Audition, 1999. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki and Jun Kunimura. SYNOPSIS: A widower holds auditions to find a new love, only the woman he chooses isn’t quite what she appears to be. If you’ve yet to see Takashi Miike’s 1999 movie Audition then you can be damn sure you’ve […]
Movie Review – Last Girl Standing (2016)
Last Girl Standing, 2015 Written and directed by Benjamin R. Moody. Starring Akasha Villalobos, Danielle Evon Ploeger, Brian Villalobos, JD Carrera, Ryan Hamilton, Kelsey Pribilski, Laura Ray, Chris J. Knight. SYNOPSIS: She survived a brutal massacre, but lost her life. What happens to the final girl after the credits roll? Ever since Laurie Strode first […]
Ben Affleck says that The Dark Knight and Man of Steel don’t share many scenes in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Despite literally being titled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck has told Premiere Magazine that The Dark Knight and Last Son of Krypton actually don’t have many scenes together. “It is a continuation of Man of Steel, so I came to the world of Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill,” he said. “In fact, we didn’t share many scenes. […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 11 – Silent Night Deadly Night (1984)
Silent Night Deadly Night, 1984. Directed by Charles E. Seller Jr. Starring Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero and Robert Brian Wilson. SYNOPSIS: After witnessing the brutal murder of his parents at the hands of a criminal in a Santa outfit and forced to endure a brutal upbringing at the hands of a strict Mother […]
Movie Review – Eddie the Eagle (2016)
Eddie the Eagle, 2016. Directed by Dexter Fletcher. Starring Taron Egerton, Hugh Jackman, Keith Allen, Jo Hartley, Rune Temte, Iris Berben, Jim Broadbent, and Christopher Walken. SYNOPSIS: The story of Eddie Edwards, the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Eddie the Eagle is not your traditional […]
Sam Raimi to wage World War 3
Sam Raimi has signed on to direct World War 3, an adaptation of George Friedman’s 2009 non-fiction novel The Next 100 Years, which is being produced by Bill Block Media and Warner Bros. Pictures. Here’s the official synopsis for the book, via Coming Soon… In his thought-provoking new book, George Friedman, founder of STRATFOR — […]
Gareth Edwards reveals that Lucasfilm has a 4K restoration of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
During an interview with Little White Lies, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards has revealed that Lucasfilm has a completed a shiny new 4K restoration of George Lucas’ first foray to the galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: Epsiode IV – A New Hope. “On day one, we were in Lucasfilm in San […]
The Shocking Lack of Diversity in Hollywood
This week Neil Calloway looks at a report about representation on-screen. In between re-watching Deadpool, I’m sure you’ve all been spending your time reading Inclusion or Invisibility? Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity in Entertainment. If not, I’m here to help. Complied by the Media, Diversity, & Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California. […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 12 – Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2, 1987. Directed By Lee Harry. Starring Eric Freeman, Elizabeth Kaitan, James L Newman and Jean Miller. SYNOPSIS: Years after his older brother Billy went on a killing spree, young Ricky finds himself incarcerated and telling his story to a psychiatrist. As Ricky tells the doctor about the events of […]
Ava DuVernay to direct A Wrinkle in Time for Disney
Having passed on the opportunity to direct Marvel’s Black Panther, Selma director Ava DuVernay has now found her next project. Entertainment Weekly revealing that the filmmaker is set to adapt Madeleine L’Engle’s 1963 time travel novel A Wrinkle in Time, working from a script by Jennifer Lee (Frozen). A Wrinkle in Time “follows the Murry […]
