Next year, Warner Bros. will finally pull the trigger on a shared DC movie universe with the release of not one but two DC comic book movies in the Man of Steel follow-up Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and the supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad. If all goes to plan for the studio, it will […]
Warner Bros. CEO talks DC movies, says “they’re a little bit edgier than Marvel’s movies”
There’s no doubt that comic book movies are dominating the box office right now and over the next few years there is no shortage of superhero films incoming, from both Marvel and DC. In an effort to avoid superhero fatigue, CEO of Warner Bros. Kevin Tsujihara has spoken to Variety about differentiating the movies so […]
Movie Review – Project Almanac (2015)
Project Almanac, 2015. Directed by Dean Israelite. Starring Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner and Amy Landecker. SYNOPSIS A found-footage teen-flick, whereby our college-applying scientists find a clock-rewinding contraption in the basement… The word ‘almanac’ isn’t in the vocabulary I use. Perhaps ‘annual’, but I’d assume a collection of lists isn’t what the director is […]
The Callow Way – Why Awards Season Doesn’t Matter
Neil Calloway says that whoever wins this award season, it might not make a difference to their career… The Directors Guild of America Awards and the BAFTAs were last weekend, the Oscars are next weekend, we are right in the middle of award season. I hope you’re keeping your best dress or tuxedo clean. Whether […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and True Detective win big at the 2015 WGA Awards
With the Oscars almost upon us, the Writers Guild of America held its annual WGA Awards ceremony last night, with The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game taking home the gongs for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay respectively. On the TV front, True Detective claimed the awards for Drama Series and New […]
Will Smith talks After Earth failure and his new outlook on his career
Will Smith is arguably the biggest movie superstar of the last two decades, up in the upper-echelons of box-office “super powers ” with Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, as well as Jim Carrey, Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their heydays. No-one could guarantee box-office gold (i.e. $100 million+) like Will Smith, and what’s more […]
Joss Whedon on why Tom Hiddleston’s Loki was cut from Avengers: Age of Ultron
Back in November, Idris Elba let slip that he’d shot a scene for Avengers: Age of Ultron alongside Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Tom Hiddleston’s Loki. However, Hiddleston was absent from the cast list on the subsequent poster, and as it turned out, the God of Mischief was nowhere to be seen in the final film […]
Ethan Hawke remembers Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman
In 2014, two acting legends passed away which struck the film community, and indeed the world as a whole, profoundly. In February, we lost Philip Seymour Hoffman and then in August, Robin Williams died at his home. Two massive Hollywood stars who had a huge impact on many peoples lives, both within the film industry […]
Joel Kinnaman to play Rick Flagg in Suicide Squad
After Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) dropped out, and Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) passed on the opportunity to replace him, it looks like Warner Bros. has found its Rick Flagg for the upcoming DC movie Suicide Squad. According to The Wrap, Joel Kinnaman (RoboCop) is set to sign on to the David Ayer-directed project in […]
Second Opinion – While We’re Young (2015)
While We’re Young, 2015. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Driver, Charles Grodin and Maria Dizza.SYNOPSIS: The life, career and marriage of Cornelia and Josh is upended when they meet young and vibrant couple, Jamie and Darby who introduce them to a new way of living. Actors are regularly […]
