We’re still about three months away from the release of Suicide Squad, but Warner Bros. apparently has a lot of confidence in the property and its female star, and are already prepping a spinoff film for Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn. The news comes from THR, who claim that the spinoff won’t just feature the iconic and beloved anti-heroine, but […]
Kevin Smith developing a Buckaroo Banzai TV series
Following his small screen exploits in Central City with last week’s episode of The Flash, Kevin Smith has announced on his podcast Hollywood Babble-On that he’s working on a new TV series based upon the 1984 cult film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension. Here’s Smith’s comments on the subject: “Because I […]
Movie Review – Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass, 2016. Directed by James Bobin. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen, Timothy Spall, Rhys Ifans and Sacha Baron Cohen. SYNOPSIS: Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter. For all […]
Blu-Ray Review – The Last Command (1928)
The Last Command, 1928. Directed by Josef von Sternberg. Starring Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell and Jack Raymond. SYNOPSIS: A former imperial Russian general, and a cousin to the fallen Tsar, ekes out a living as a Hollywood extra, and lands a role in a movie that, unbeknownst to him, is being directed by a […]
DVD Review – Bloodsucking Bosses (2015)
Bloodsucking Bosses, 2015. Directed by Brian James O’Connell. Starring Fran Kranz, Pedro Pascal, Joey Kern, Joel Murray, Emma Fitzpatrick, Yvette Yates and Marshall Givens. SYNOPSIS: Evan is a dedicated office worker who is passed over for promotion in favour of newcomer Max, but once Max settles in to his new job the bodies start piling […]
Steven Spielberg says Guardians of the Galaxy is his favourite comic book movie
He has been branded as one of the greatest directors of our generation, and now Steven Spielberg has been weighing in his thoughts on the comic book boom that has taken over Hollywood. Speaking at Cannes, where his latest film The BFG is screening, Spielberg was asked about ‘superhero movies’ and he unveiled which one is […]
Rumour: Elizabeth Wood in talks to direct Captain Marvel
A few week back, Kevin Feige revealed that Marvel “will be announcing a filmmaker in the next month or two” for the studio’s first female-led superhero movie Captain Marvel, and so naturally rumours are starting to spring up as to who might find themselves helming Carol Danvers’ big screen adventure. According to We Got This […]
69th Cannes Film Festival Review – Toni Erdmann (2016)
Toni Erdmann, 2016. Directed by Maren Ade. Starring Peter Simonischek, Sandra Hüller, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Puetter and Hadewych Minis. SYNOPSIS: A bittersweet German comedy about a prankster father who disguises himself as a man named ‘Toni Erdmann’ in a bid to get the attention of his serious, business executive daughter. Parents and adult children struggling to […]
Liam Neeson set for In Order of Disappearance
Deadline is reporting that Liam Neeson has added a new action project to his upcoming slate, with the Irish actor signing on for a remake of the hit 2014 Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance. The project will be directed by Hans Petter Molland from a script by Frank Baldwin, and will see Neeson taking […]
Armando Iannucci assembles an all-star cast for The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep) is assembling an all-star cast for his next feature film project, The Death of Stalin, which is based upon Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin’s 2011 graphic novel and explores the political infighting in the days following the death of the Soviet leader in 1953. According to The Hollywood […]
