More news on the next film in the Fast & Furious franchise, with reports from both The Wrap and The Hollywood Reporter about who may be stepping into the director’s chair for the new installment. The Wrap have reported that Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray is in pole position to take over from […]
DVD Review – The Entity (2015)
The Entity, 2015. Directed by Eduardo Schuldt. Starring Carlos Casella, Daniella Mendoza and Rodrigo Falla. SYNOPSIS: A group of students discover a terrifying “reaction video” on the internet in which all the participants have died in mysterious circumstances. The search to discover the whereabouts of the video reveal an obscure corner of cyberspace known as […]
DVD Review – The Houses of Halloween (2014)
The Houses of Halloween, 2014 Directed by Bobby Roe. Starring Brandy Schaefer, Mikey Roe, Zack Andrews, Jeff Larson and Bobby Roe. SYNOPSIS: Five filmmakers set off on a road trip to track down alternative underground Halloween festivities and the ultimate scare-filled experience. Just when their search seems to reach a dead-end, strange and disturbing things start happening, meaning the experience […]
Film4 FrightFest announces line-up for Halloween 2015 event
Film4 FrightFest has announced the line-up for its Halloween Shockathon, which is set to take place at the Prince Charles Cinema on Saturday October 24th and features six brand new movies, including two world premiers, a European premiere and two UK premieres. Here’s the line-up… 11:00 SURPRISE MOVIE 12:55 THE VATICAN TAPES (UK Premiere) A […]
Tilda Swinton set to reteam with Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho
Tilda Swinton (Trainwreck) is set to re-team with acclaimed Korean director Bong Joon-ho for a future project, Variety reports. Swinton and Joon-ho previously worked on the hit action-thriller Snowpiercer. Released in 2013, the film was a huge international success, though criminally it is still to receive a release in the UK. Speaking at a press conference at […]
Paramount acquires Alexander Payne’s new film Downsizing
Paramount Pictures has closed a deal to purchase the new film from acclaimed director Alexander Payne (Sideways, Nebraska), entitled Downsizing. Downsizing will see Payne return to Nebraska for the film, which stars Matt Damon (The Martian) and Reese Witherspoon (Wild), and will mark the third production between the filmmaker and Paramount. The film tells the […]
Countdown to Spectre – Thunderball Review
Ricky Church counts down to the release of Spectre with a retro review of Thunderball… In the next film of the Bond franchise, the evil organization SPECTRE takes center stage in their most ambitious plot yet as they hijack two nuclear bombs, ransoming the safety of a major American and British city in Thunderball. Though […]
Rumour: Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Star Wars: Episode VIII shortlist
So, this one comes from Latino-Review, so have your pinch of salt at the ready, but according to the site Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who, Belle) has joined the shortlist of actresses said to be in contention for a new female lead in Star Wars: Episode VIII. The original shortlist was said to include Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), […]
Lethal Weapon set to make the jump to the small screen with TV adaptation
With the reports this week that comic book Watchmen and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are set to get the television treatment, you can now add 80’s action favourite Lethal Weapon into the mix, says The Hollywood Reporter. Fox has reportedly put an order in to Warner Bros. TV from Forever scribe Matt Miller for a […]
Countdown to Spectre – Goldfinger Review
Ricky Church counts down to the release of Spectre with a retro review of Goldfinger… Goldfinger is arguably the best and most beloved Bond film yet made. What the previous two films lacked in the typical Bond formula, Goldfinger has it all: beautiful women, one of the most diabolical Bond villains, the villain’s tough sidekick […]
