The 2015 European Film Awards were presented in Berlin on Saturday evening, with Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth taking home the top prize, Best European Film, along with Best European Director (Sorrentino) and Best European Actor (Michael Caine). Meanwhile, Charlotte Rampling was named Best European Actress for her role in 45 Years. You can see a full […]
Movie Review – Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance (2015)
Samurai Cop 2: Deadly Vengeance, 2015. Directed by Gregory Hatanaka. Starring Matt Hannon, Mark Frazer, Tommy Wiseau, Bai Ling, Kayden Kross, Cranston Komuro, Melissa Moore, Lexi Belle, Nicole Bailey, Joselito Rescober, Shane Ryan, Mindy Robinson, Lisa London, Kristine DeBell, Joe Estevez, Gerald Okamura, Mel Novak and Laurene Landon. SYNOPSIS: It’s 25 years later, and Detective […]
Lionsgate bringing Stan Lee’s Romeo and Juliet: The War to the big screen
Variety is reporting that 1821 Media and Stan Lee’s POW! Entertainment are teaming up with Lionsgate for an adaptation of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel Romeo and Juliet: The War, a futuristic reimagining of the William Shakespeare classic. “What a treat it is to finally announce our partnership with Lionsgate on a project,” […]
Movie Review – The Big Short (2015)
The Big Short, 2015. Directed by Adam McKay. Starring Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Brad Pitt, Finn Wittrock, Max Greenfield, Melissa Leo, Rafe Spall, Hamish Linklater, Tracy Letts, John Magaro, Jeremy Strong, Marissa Tomei, Karen Gillan, Stanley Wong, Byron Mann, Margot Robbie, and Selena Gomez. SYNOPSIS: Four outsiders in the world of high-finance who […]
Ridley Scott confirms that Alien: Covenant will feature the Xenomorph
Ridley Scott is set to bring Prometheus closer in line to his original Alien movie with the upcoming sequel Alien: Covenant, and the filmmaker has revealed that as such, the new film will feature the classic Xenomorph alien. “Well, really it’s Alien,” Scott tells The Wrap when asked about the Prometheus sequel. “They’re going to […]
A World Without Star Wars
This week, Neil Calloway looks at the influence of Star Wars on other films, politics and daily life… If you’re under about 40, you have no real experience of a world without Star Wars. The films, the universe, the lunch boxes, the toys have always just been there. It’s easy for people of that age […]
Movie Review – Room (2015)
Room, 2015. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson. Starring Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Shawn Bridges and William H. Macy SYNOPSIS: After five-year-old Jack and his mother escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery: the outside world. Room is one of the most emotional and heartwarming […]
Movie Review – Sherpa (2015)
Sherpa, 2015. Directed by Jennifer Peedom. Starring Phurba Tashi Sherpa, Ed Douglas, Russell Brice and Karma Doma Sherpa. SYNOPSIS: Jennifer Peedom set out to film a climbing expedition from the perspective of the Sherpa community, but when tragedy strikes, tensions rise on the face of Mt Everest, changing the focus of the entire film. As […]
James Cameron says Avatar sequels have to prove the original wasn’t “some big fluke”
It took James Cameron over fifteen years to bring Avatar to the big screen, so it’s not really much of a surprise that six years after the release of the film, he’s still hammering away at development on his planned sequels. Initially planning to shoot two movies back-to-back for release in 2014 and 2015, the […]
Kathleen Kennedy says Lucasfilm will “certainly move forward” with Indiana Jones 5
Over the past couple of months there’s been a lot of talk from both Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford about a fifth Indiana Jones movie, and now Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy has confirmed that “we’ll certainly move forward” with another outing for the globe-trotting archaeologist and adventurer. “We’re all trying to figure out when the […]
