Spider-Man is set to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in a few short weeks as Tom Holland takes on the role in Captain America: Civil War, before taking centre stage in his own reboot next year… and it seems that the solo movie may be using a title that may be familiar to long time […]
Kevin Feige confirms that MCU characters will appear in the Spider-Man reboot
From the moment that Marvel and Sony announced they’d reached a deal to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Captain America: Civil War ahead of a solo reboot, there was speculation that the deal would see characters from the MCU appearing in the wall-crawler’s own movie. MCU stalwarts Chris Evans and Robert Downey […]
Blu-ray Review – Speedy (1928)
Speedy, 1928. Directed by Harold Lloyd. Starring Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Babe Ruth, Brooks Benedict and Bert Woodruff. SYNOPSIS: Harold Lloyd is ‘Speedy’, keen to charm but a klutz in any job he’s in. When you make a list of silent comedians, the three you would inevitably see are Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. […]
Blu-ray Review – Tootsie (1982)
Tootsie,1982. Directed by Sydney Pollack. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Dabney Coleman, Charles Durning, Teri Garr, Charles Gaynes, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray, and Sydney Pollack. SYNOPSIS: A New York actor’s volatile reputation keeps him unemployed, which forces him to adopt a new identity as a woman to secure any roles. With transgender rights being such a hot […]
Movie Review – I Am Belfast (2015)
I Am Belfast, 2015. Directed by Mark Cousins. Starring Helena Bereen, Richard Buick, Felicity McKee, Shane McCaffrey and Simon Millar. SYNOPSIS: Born in Belfast, director Mark Cousins fondly recalls the poetic beauty of the capital of Northern Ireland Mark Cousins, filmmaker, artist and writer, has leapt from the expansive, sprawling Gombrichian scale of The Story of Film to […]
DVD Review – Respectable – The Mary Millington Story (2016)
Respectable – The Mary Millington Story, 2016 Directed by Simon Sheridan. Starring Dexter Fletcher, David Sullivan, Linzi Drew, Jess Conrad, Dudley Sutton, Colin Wills and Pat Astley. SYNOPSIS: Documentary chronicling the life of ‘70s porn star Mary Millington, who died tragically young at the age of 33 in 1979. The name Mary Millington may not […]
Suicide Squad’s Jai Courtney says DC is “still the bad guy” in the Marvel v DC war
Having passed $700 million worldwide, it would be hard to call Suicide Squad a complete flop, but that doesn’t stop people focusing on the negative reaction the film got upon its release, which further fueled the Marvel vs. DC debate. Speaking with Batman-News, Captain Boomerang himself Jai Courtney spoke about the rivalry, and how the […]
The Omen prequel in development at 20th Century Fox
It looks like the long-running horror franchise The Omen is heading back to the big screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that 20th Century Fox is in development on a prequel to the original movie titled The First Omen. The site reports that Antonio Campos (Christine) is in talks to direct the project, which will […]
Controversial Ten Years wins Best Picture at Hong Kong Film Awards
Controversial indie film Ten Years has won the highest accolade at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards, despite its highly controversial, anti-Communist message. As a result, many of the state’s top government-controlled news outlets have neglected to report on the win, despite the Hong Kong Awards being one of the most important ceremonies of the […]
Rumoured details on Benicio Del Toro and Laura Dern’s Star Wars: Episode VIII characters
While much of the focus at the moment is on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the folks at Making Star Wars have offered up a few rumoured details on two new characters set to debut in the galaxy far, far away in next year’s Star Wars: Episode VIII. According to the site, who had a […]
