The Guv’nor, 2016. Directed by Paul Van Carter. Starring Jamie McLean, Guy Ritchie, Jason Flemyng, Vas Blackwood, Martin Askew and John Huntley. SYNOPSIS: Documentary covering the life of bare knuckle boxer and all-round hard man Lenny McLean, as seen through the eyes of his son. Trying to encapsulate the life of a character like Lenny […]
60th BFI London Film Festival 2016 Review – King Cobra (2016)
King Cobra, 2016. Directed by Justin Kelly. Starring Garrett Clayton, Christian Slater, Keegan Allen, James Franco, Alicia Silverstone and Molly Ringwald. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of Sean Lockhart A.K.A Brent Corrigan, an up and coming gay porn star who shot to fame only to run into legal disputes with his producer, which eventually took […]
The Universal Soldier film that foreshadows Donald Trump’s rise to power
Tom Jolliffe on the Universal Soldier film that foreshadows Donald Trump’s rise to power… In case you haven’t noticed there’s an election race going on in America right now. Megalomaniacal business mogul, Donald Trump is head to head with former First Lady, Hillary Clinton. As for the general movie going public, I’d wager only a […]
Roy Orbison biopic The Big O in development
Legendary American musician Roy Orbison is set to receive an official biopic, with his estate pledging their cooperation to The Big O: Roy Orbison, which is being scripted by Ray Gideon and Bruce Evans (Stand By Me, Starman). The film will follow the Texan singer’s life, from his breakthrough single ‘Ooby Dooby’ and subsequent hits […]
Lee Daniels developing Lee Daniels biopic
Precious and The Butler director Lee Daniels has revealed that he’s in talks to direct a musical biopic based upon his own life, which he’s comparing to Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 and Bob Fosse’s All That Jazz. “My publicist will kill me, but I’m in talks about doing a musical film about my life,” Daniels […]
Donnie Yen announces Ip Man 4
Following his adventure in the galaxy far, far away in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Donnie Yen will be returning to the role of Wing Chun grandmaster Yip Man, with the martial arts superstar announcing on Instagram that he’ll be reuniting with director Wilson Yip for Ip Man 4. https://www.instagram.com/p/BK-t_fiAGv_/?hl=en The first Ip Man […]
Don Bluth brings the Dragon’s Lair movie to Kickstarter
For those of us that haunted the Arcade Rooms of the 1980’s there was one particular arcade machine that stood-out amongst the rest due to it unbelievable animation and graphics, that game was Dragon’s Lair by the great animator Don Bluth. Unlike a normal arcade machine which relied computer generated images, Dragon’s Lair was the […]
Disney reportedly retiring Slave Leia from all Star Wars merchandise
It looks like Disney may have decided to retire Princess Leia’s iconic slave outfit from Return of the Jedi from all future Star Wars merchandising, with Marvel comics artist J Scott Campbell stating on Facebook that: “Disney is well on its way to wiping out the “slave” outfit from any future products period. You will […]
Ralph Fiennes to voice Alfred in The LEGO Batman Movie
Ralph Fiennes has become the latest addition to the cast of The LEGO Batman Movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the British actor has joined the animated movie as Bruce Wayne’s trusty butler Alfred Pennyworth. The LEGO Batman Movie will see Will Arnett reprising his role from The LEGO Movie as the Caped Crusader, […]
DVD Review – Highlander Director’s Cut: 30th Anniversary Edition
Highlander Director’s Cut: 30th Anniversary Edition Directed by Russell Mulcahy. Starring Christopher Lambert, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown and Sean Connery. SYNOPSIS: “There can be only one.” Cult classic film Highlander arrives on Blu-ray and two-disc DVD in a new 30th Anniversary Edition that features new interviews with director Russell Mulcahy and star Christopher Lambert, along […]
