Elves, 1989. Directed by Jeffrey Mandel. Starring Dan Haggerty, Deanna Lund, Julie Austin and Borah Silver. SYNOPSIS: In a botched attempt to perform an occult ritual, a group of friends accidently summon up a demonic elf. The elf soon attempts to seek out one of the girls, the virginal Kirsten, in an effort to complete […]
Stellan Skarsgard won’t appear in Thor: Ragnarok but could feature in Avengers: Infinity War
Although Marvel is yet to make an official announcement on the cast for Thor: Ragnarok, we do know of several cast members who will feature in the God of Thunder’s third solo outing. However, it looks like we can rule out an appearance from Erik Selvig, with actor Stellan Skarsgard telling Den of Geek that he’ll […]
Movie Review – Gods of Egypt (2016)
Gods of Egypt, 2016 Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Brenton Thwaites, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Gerard Butler, Courtney Eaton, Chadwick Boseman, Elodie Yung, Rachel Blake, Bryan Brown, Emma Booth, Alexander England, Rufus Sewell, and Geoffrey Rush. SYNOPSIS: Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness who has […]
Gods of Egypt director Alex Proyas unleashes tirade against film critics
Gods of Egypt hasn’t been faring well with critics [read our review here] or at the box office, where it tanked with an opening weekend of just $14 million. This seems to have triggered its director Alex Proyas to undergo a complete meltdown. Below is what he had to say on Facebook… NOTHING CONFIRMS RAMPANT STUPIDITY […]
Gods of Egypt bombs at the box office with a $14 million opening weekend
Uh-oh. Looks like those bad reviews of Gods of Egypt [read ours here] has taken its toll on the movie, as it has opened to a rather dismal $14 million. The film opened behind Deadpool (which has now crossed $600 million worldwide). This was the predicted number by industry experts, however its 13% on Rotten Tomatoes […]
Movie Review – James White (2015)
James White, 2015 Directed and written by Josh Mond Starring Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Scott Mescudi, Ron Livingston, Makenzie Leigh, David Call SYNOPSIS: A hedonistic twenty-something must come to terms with personal responsibility in the face of his mother’s battle with serious illness. Painting a painful and believable account of modern city life, this impressive […]
Dan Trachtenberg to direct The Secret Life of Houdini
Deadline is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to direct Lionsgate’s long-gestating Harry Houdini biopic. The project is based upon Larry Sloman’s book The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero and will depict the legendary illusionist “not just as the master of magic, but as an adventurer and […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 8 – The Children (2008)
The Children, 2008. Directed by Tom Shankland. Starring Eva Birthistle, Hannah Tointon, Stephen Campbell Moore and Eva Sayer. SYNOPSIS: Two families get together to celebrate Christmas and usher in the New Year, but a strange illness seems to be spreading around the children. Things soon take a horrifying turn as the illness turns the children from […]
Logan Marshall-Green to star in Leigh Whannell’s sci-fi thriller Stem
Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus) has signed on to star in Stem, a sci-fi thriller from writer-director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious), which is set to go into production in Whannell’s home town of Melbourne, Australia. THR is reporting that the project “is set in a near-future when technology controls nearly all aspects of life and centers on […]
Deadpool crosses $700 million at the worldwide box office
Having opened almost a month ago to the day, 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool has now reached another box office milestone, passing the $700 million mark worldwide with $708.1 million and counting. The Merc with a Mouth is now the fourteenth highest-grossing superhero movie of all time, and has outperformed the likes of Man of […]
