Simon Columb on press junket interviews… I listen to many film podcasts. When I get behind, I’ll try and desperately catch up and inevitably listen to interviews with the same guest on different shows. This means that if Tom Cruise is speaking on various podcasts, then I’ll hear Cruise speak time and again about his new […]
Live action Mega Man movie in development
There’s been a resurgence in video game movies over the last couple of months. Not only did we get the release of Hitman: Agent 47, but there has been news of James Wan producing the a Mortal Kombat reboot and Nintendo throwing their hat into the movie business again after the failure of 1993’s Super Mario […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Emelie (2015)
Emelie, 2015 Directed by Michael Thelin Starring Sarah Bolger, Joshua Rush, Carly Adams, Thomas Bair, Chris Beetem, Susan Pourfar, Elizabeth Jayne, Dante Hoagland SYNOPSIS: After their regular babysitter can’t make it, the Thompson family turns to her friend Anna to supervise the children while they go out to celebrate their anniversary. You know those movies where there’s […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Last Girl Standing (2015)
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? What happens to the Final Girl […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Cherry Tree (2015)
Cherry Tree, 2015 Directed by David Keating Starring Naomi Battrick, Patrick Gibson, Sam Hazeldine, Minnie Phipps, Elva Trill, Anna Walton SYNOPSIS: Faith’s world is turned upside down after she finds out that her beloved father is dying. When the mysteriously alluring Sissy Young becomes her field hockey coach, Faith finds a compassionate spirit and much-needed mother […]
HBO recruits Michelle Pfeiffer to join Robert De Niro for Bernie Madoff film
Variety is reporting that Michelle Pfeiffer is one of the new recruits to the cast of HBO Films’ Bernie Madoff film Wizard of Lies, alongside Robert De Niro. Barry Levinson (Rain Man) has been hired to direct the film, which is based on the New York Times bestseller from author Diana Henriques, Wizard of Lies, […]
Ensemble comedy The Brits Are Coming adds more to cast
Indie comedy The Brits Are Coming has swelled its ensemble cast The Wrap reporting that six actors have joined the cast. Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction) had already been cast in the film directed by James Oakley, but now she has been joined by a plethora of acting talent. Alice Eve (Star Trek Into Darkness), Sofia […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Suspension (2015)
Suspension, 2015 Directed by Jeffery Scott Lando Starring Ellen MacNevin, Sage Brocklebank, Taylor Russell, Connor Fielding, Johannah Newmarch, Duncan Ollerenshaw SYNOPSIS: A high school girl and her bullying peers are terrorized by an escaped psychotic killer who is more than meets the eye. There is a good movie trying to get out of Suspension, but it just […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Howl (2015)
Howl, 2015 Directed by Paul Hyett Starring Ed Speleers, Holly Weston, Elliot Cowan, Amit Shah, Sam Gittins, Shauna Macdonald, Duncan Preston, Ania Marson, Rosie Day, Calvin Dean and Sean Pertwee SYNOPSIS: When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning. Forget Snakes on a Plane, this […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
A Christmas Horror Story, 2015 Directed by Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, Brett Sullivan Starring George Buza, Rob Archer, Jeff Clarke, Jessica Clement, Percy Hynes White, Zoé De Grand Maison, Amy Forsyth, Ken Hall, Debra McCabe, Michelle Nolden, Alex Ozerov, William Shatner SYNOPSIS: Interwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio […]
