Dragon Blade, 2015. Directed by Daniel Lee. Starring Jackie Chan, John Cusack and Adrien Brody. SYNOPSIS: Set in China during the Han dynasty (206-220 AD), Dragon Blade follows Huo An (Chan), an official framed and enslaved for a crime he didn’t commit. Soon thereafter, however, he meets a Roman soldier in Cusack’s Lucius and the […]
Interview: Director David Gordon Green on Manglehorn
david j. moore chats with Manglehorn director David Gordon Green… One of the most interesting filmmakers working today, David Gordon Green has worked up an impressive list of films to his credit. He started with the true indie films George Washington (2000), All the Real Girls (2003), and Undertow (2004), and moved into studio-driven films […]
Julia Stiles returning for Bourne 5 alongside Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass
According to Variety, Julia Stiles has signed on to return alongside Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass for the upcoming fifth instalment of the Bourne franchise, reprising her role as CIA operative Nicky Parsons from the first three movies. Damon and Stiles are set to be joined by Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) in the cast […]
Jesse Eisenberg says Lex Luthor hair loss scene in Batman v Superman is the best of his career
Although the first official image (released back in March) of Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice showed the villain with what is perhaps his most well-known physical trait, a completely bald head, the character has been seen sporting a full head of fairly long hair in all of the promotional […]
Jesse Eisenberg on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: “It’s really phenomenal”
Jesse Eisenberg (American Ultra) has been on the publicity trail in the US this week promoting his new book Bream Gives Me Hiccups, and appearing on US morning show The Today Show, it wasn’t long until the focus turned to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. On the film and his role as the villainous […]
Second Opinion – Accidental Love (2015)
Accidental Love, 2015. Directed by David O. Russell (as Stephen Greene). Starring Jessica Biel, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Marsden, Catherine Keener, Tracy Morgan and James Brolin. SYNOPSIS: A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, D.C., where sparks fly when she meets a clueless […]
Matthew Vaughn confirms plans for Hit Girl movie: “I think we’ve got to do this prequel to regain the love that we had with Kick-Ass”
Back at the end of May, comic book writer Mark Millar revealed that he still held ambitions of bringing his proposed Hit Girl movie to the screen, and now Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn has confirmed that development is underway on a solo spinoff for the young assassin, which he hopes will then pave the way […]
Movie Review – Mr. Holmes (2015)
Mr. Holmes, 2015. Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker, Hattie Morahan, Hiroyuki Sanada and Patrick Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes looks back on his life, and grapples with an unsolved case involving a beautiful woman. In a period where remakes, reboots, sequels and any other chance to bring […]
Jurassic World becomes the fifth-biggest movie of all time at the worldwide box office
Univeral Pictures’ Jurassic World has pushed its worldwide gross to $1.385 billion in its fourth weekend, overtaking Frozen ($1.274 billion), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ($1.341 billion) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($1.383 billion) to climb to fifth in the list of the highest grossing movies of all time. Jurassic World […]
Jurassic World becomes third biggest movie of all time after overtaking The Avengers
After surpassing Furious 7 a couple of days ago, Jurassic World has now overtaken the worldwide box office haul of Marvel’s The Avengers to become the third-biggest movie of all time. To date, the Colin Trevorrow-directed sequel has pulled in $1.522 billion, compared to The Avengers’ $1.520 billion (which included a re-release). However, second place […]
