The Amityville Horror, 1979. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud, Murray Hamilton, Meeno Peluce, John Larch, and Val Avery. SYNOPSIS: The Lutz family move into a house that was the scene of a grisly mass murder, only to flee for their lives 28 days later. While approximately three […]
A Dog’s Purpose sequel in development thanks to China success
While its domestic box office was likely harmed by the allegations of animal abuse, grossing just $64 million in North America, Lasse Hallstrom’s A Dog’s Purpose has proven to be a huge hit in China, so much so that Amblin is now developing a sequel which will “keep Chinese audiences in mind”. According to the […]
Viz Media releasing Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke picture books
Viz Media has announced that it is expanding its Studio Ghibli Library with a pair of full-colour picture books for the anime classics Castle in the Sky and Princess Mononoke. The legends were true! Somewhere high in the clouds, human beings have again set foot on the floating island of Laputa, for centuries a peaceful, […]
Tommy Lee Jones to join Brad Pitt in sci-fi Ad Astra
Having been announced back in May 2015, director James Gray’s (The Lost City of Z) “sci-fi epic” Ad Astra is gearing up to go into production this September, and Deadline is reporting that Tommy Lee Jones is in final talks to join Brad Pitt in the project. According to the site, Pitt is set to […]
Movie Review – Gremlin (2017)
Gremlin, 2017. Directed by Ryan Bellgardt. Starring Adam Hampton, Kirsty K. Boone, Christian Bellgardt, Katie Burgess and Connie Franklin. SYNOPSIS: When an estranged family member delivers a mysterious box to his house, Adam Thatcher initially thinks nothing of it. However, it soon becomes apparent that the metallic container actually has a clock engraved on it, one that […]
Event Review – The Best of Elmer Bernstein at the Royal Albert Hall
Tony Black reviews The Best of Elmer Bernstein at the Royal Albert Hall… Over the last few years, the Royal Albert Hall has become the go-to venue for a remarkable array of film music concerts, be they live orchestra alongside viewings of a movie (such as Raiders of the Lost Ark, which I was lucky […]
Meg author Steve Alten’s The Loch being developed as a feature film
Next year sees the release of a feature film adaptation of Steve Alten’s Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror, after which it looks like we could be seeing another of the author’s books coming to the big screen, with Alten revealing to Bloody Disgusting that the producers behind Meg are also looking to adapt his […]
Lilly Singh joins HBO’s Fahrenheit 451
YouTube star Lilly Singh (Bad Moms) has become the latest addition to the cast of HBO’s Fahrenheit 451, joining a cast that includes Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon and Sofia Boutella. The film, based on the Ray Bradbury novel, is being directed by Ramin Bahrani, and takes place in a dystopian future where books are outlawed […]
Renny Harlin to direct Chinese action thriller Operation Somalia
THR is reporting that Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger) has signed on to direct the Chinese action thriller Operation Somalia, which will mark his fourth Chinese project in three years. The project is based on true events and follows an epic rescue operation by Chinese special forces against Somali pirates. It is set to […]
How to Save the Dark Universe
Harrison Abbott on how Universal can save the Dark Universe… Whilst its international take is admittedly surpassing its domestic performance by quite some way, it is still reasonable to suggest that The Mummy hasn’t been the mega-hit that Universal were hoping for. Weighed down by astonishingly clunky exposition, countless instances of tonal whiplash and a […]
