On Monday, Hasbro found themselves at the centre of a controversy surrounding the latest iteration of Star Wars Monopoly, stemming from the fact that Daisy Ridley’s character Rey is absent from the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens edition, despite her being the main protagonist of the movie. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, a Hasbro spokesperson defended the omission, […]
Simon Kinberg talks X-Men crossovers and Apocalypse’s look
Over the past couple of days Simon Kinberg has been speaking about the status of the Fantastic Four sequel [see here], as well as confirming that there’s been talk of a second Deadpool movie [see here]. Bow we have more comments from the writer-producer, this time concerning the possibility of Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a […]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIII Review
Brad Cook reviews Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIII… In this era of Twitter feuds, it’s tempting to view Mystery Science Theater 3000 as a show wherein the host and his bots mercilessly mocked bad movies, but as some of the cast members have noted in the past, their approach was a gentler one. They […]
Vince Vaughn to star in Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge
Deadline is reporting that Vince Vaughn (True Detective) has signed on to appear in the upcoming war drama Hacksaw Ridge, which is to be directed by Mel Gibson (Apocalypto) and also has Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) and Sam Worthington (Avatar) attached to star. Hacksaw Ridge will tell the story of Desmond Doss (Garfield), the […]
DVD Review – Here Come the Munsters (1995)
Here Come the Munsters, 1995. Directed by Robert Ginty. Starring Edward Herrmann, Veronica Hamel, Robert Morse, Christine Taylor, Mathew Botuchis, Amanda Bearse, Max Grodénchik, Judy Gold. SYNOPSIS: The ghoulish Munster family move from Transylvania to America to search for Herman’s missing brother-in-law Norman, only to discover that the mad scientist has transformed himself into congress […]
DVD Review – Munster, Go Home! (1966)
Munster, Go Home!, 1966. Directed by Earl Bellamy. Starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, Debbie Watson, John Carradine, Richard Dawson, Terry-Thomas, Jeanne Arnold and Hermione Gingold. SYNOPSIS: Herman Munster inherits the title of Lord Munster and the estate of his English uncle so the family visit England but their presence isn’t […]
Full list of winners from the 2016 SAG Awards
The Screen Actors Guild announced the winners of the 2016 SAG Awards last night, with Spotlight taking home the top movie honour, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and Downton Abbey (Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series ) and Orange Is the New Black (Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble […]
Short film Hellyfish being turned into a feature
Pod Intermedia has announced that it is teaming up with the creators of Hellyfish for a feature film adaptation of the acclaimed short, which features giant jellyfish monsters taking over the world. “I found out about the short film on the Maxon Cinema 4D website and had to reach out to these guys to see […]
Movie Review – Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
Justice League: Gods and Monsters, 2015. Directed by Sam Liu. Featuring the voice talents of Michael C. Hall, Benjamin Bratt, Tamara Taylor, Jason Isaacs, Paget Brewster and C. Thomas Howell. SYNOPSIS: In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC’s Trinity (Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman), who operate outside of the law, are framed for […]
Festive horror Good Tidings starts production
Two-Headed Snake Entertainment has announced that production is underway on the festive horror Good Tidings from British filmmakers Stu Jopia, Stuart W. Bedford and Giovanni Gentile. Due for release Christmas 2016, Good Tidings is inspired by genre classics such as Black Christmas, Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Silent Night Deadly Night and Assault on Precinct 13, […]
