This week, Neil Calloway looks at the recent collapse of two films, and the wider implications for Hollywood… Imagine if you’d secured Bruce Willis, or Robert De Niro and Robert Pattinson to star in your film, sorted out financing and actually started shooting; you’d be pretty happy. You wouldn’t be guaranteed a hit – in […]
Bruce Willis: Die Hard prequel “is a very good idea”
Earlier this month it was announced that Live Free or Die Hard director Len Wiseman is reuniting with Bruce Willis for a sixth entry in the Die Hard franchise, which will reportedly reinvent the action series with a 1979 prequel adventure for a young John McClane and featuring flash-forward scenes with Willis in the present […]
Len Wiseman developing Die Hard 6 as a reinvention of the series
It looks like Bruce Willis could be back for a sixth outing as John McClane, although this time he may not be getting in on much of the action himself. According to Deadline, director Len Wiseman (Underworld) and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers) are making a deal with Fox to reinvent the action series with […]
DVD Review – Predestination (2014)
Predestination, 2014. Directed by The Spierig Brothers. Starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Madeleine West, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers and Noah Taylor. SYNOPSIS: The life of a time-travelling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. Time is linear and moves forward, so says the “science”. […]
DVD Review – Backtrack: Nazi Regression (2014)
Backtrack: Nazi Regression (a.k.a. Nazi Vengeance), 2014. Directed by Tom Sands. Starring Mark Drake, Sophie Barker, Rosie Akerman, Miles Jovian, Julian Glover and Jon Bartlett. SYNOPSIS: A man tries to connect with his past and conjures up more than he bargained for when that past comes looking for him. Released in the UK on DVD […]
Movie Review – Lost River (2014)
Lost River, 2014. Written and Directed by Ryan Gosling. Starring Ben Mendelsohn, Christina Hendricks, Eva Mendes, Iain De Caestecker, Matt Smith and Saorise Ronan. SYNOPSIS: A single mother of two descends into a dark underworld trying to save her childhood home and hold her family together, while her son sets off on a journey to […]
When a Flop Film Isn’t a Flop Film
This week, Neil Calloway looks at how public perceptions can affect how a movie is thought of… Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past ten days, you’ll know about the fallout from the Fantastic Four movie, which bombed at the box office during its opening weekend, and was on the receiving end […]
The Muppet Show revival in the works at ABC
It looks like the Muppets may be heading back to the small screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that The Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady is developing a reboot of The Muppet Show, which is being eyed as a straight-to-series variety show at ABC. According to the site, a pilot presentation is being filmed […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron character bios for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Ultron, Baron Strucker, Dr. Cho and Ulysses Klaue
As Marvel continues its promotional blitz for Avengers: Age of Ultron, the studio has released character bios for the principal players in the hotly-anticipated superhero sequel, including Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, Ultron, Baron Strucker, Dr. Helen Cho and Ulysses Klaue (…not Klaw?). Check them out here via Starmometer… Tony Stark/Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.). Brash but […]
Jesus is Alive: The original superhero on film
Lee Brown looks at Jesus on film… It’s Easter and while many of you will be tucking into your chocolate eggs there really is somebody you ought to thank for your edible wonders. The reason behind the season. The man who can. The reason behind your hot cross buns! Jesus. Before DC and Marvel entered […]
