Rollerball, 1975. Directed by Norman Jewison. Starring James Caan, Maud Adams, John Houseman, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Burt Kwouk, Pamela Hensley and Ralph Richardson. SYNOPSIS: In the not-too-distant future the corporations control everything, and when they tell top sportsman James Caan he can’t play the game of rollerball anymore he decides to challenge the controlling […]
Blu-ray Review – Network (1976)
Network, 1976. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch, Ned Beatty, Wesley Addy, Cindy Grover, Beatrice Straight and Ken Kercheval. SYNOPSIS: When a news anchorman threatens to kill himself on air the corporate bodies find every way they can to exploit his rantings for ratings. It’s amazing to think […]
The Callow Way – Where Are The British Comic Book Movies?
This week Neil Calloway wonders why Britain doesn’t make films based on comics… As someone who usually bemoans the apparent abundance of sequels and comic book adaptations, I was disappointed to hear Alex Garland’s announcement this week that there would not be a sequel to the 2012 film Dredd. Not just because I liked the […]
John Williams on scoring Star Wars: The Force Awakens
There may be a different studio and director behind Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but when Episode VII opens in cinemas this December one thing that will be very familiar is the music of John Williams. The composer, who has scored all six previous movies in the Star Wars saga, has been talking to Vanity […]
John Williams to record Star Wars: The Force Awakens score in Los Angeles
John Williams is set to break tradition when it comes to the score for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with the official Star Wars site revealing that the composer will record the score for the hotly-anticipated first chapter in Disney’s Sequel Trilogy in Los Angeles, rather than utilising Abbey Road Studios and the London Symphony […]
Gal Gadot responds to criticism of her Wonder Woman casting in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
During an interview with Robot Underdog, Gal Gadot has been speaking about her upcoming role as Wonder Woman in next year’s DC ensemble Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and more specifically, the criticism levied towards her casting as the Amazon Princess. “They said that I was too skinny and my boobs were too small. […]
Dwayne Johnson on whether Black Adam could join the Justice League
Last month Dwayne Johnson shared a few words about his upcoming role as Black Adam in the Shazam movie, and the possibility of him squaring off against the likes of Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) in the DC Cinematic Universe. Well, The Rock has now offered up a few more comments about the […]
Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves and Jason Momoa join Ana Lily Amirpour’s The Bad Batch
With a Sundance and London Film Festival appearance under its belt already, vampire movie A Girl Who Walks Home Alone at Night has been garnering lots of praise both for the film and its director Ana Lily Amirpour. So it comes as no surprise that her next film, The Bad Batch, is securing some top […]
Charlotte Gainsbourg set to join Independence Day 2
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the cast of Independence Day 2, the long-awaited sequel to Roland Emmerich’s 1996 blockbuster, has swelled further with a new addition. Charlotte Gainsbourg (Nymphomaniac) is in talks to join the cast, which would see her join Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher and Bill Pullman, though Pullman’s involvement is […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt heading to Fraggle Rock
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to produce and star in a feature film adaptation of the classic Jim Henson children’s series Fraggle Rock, which is being developed by New Regency and The Henson Company. “The first screen personas I ever loved were Henson creations, first on Sesame Street, and then on Fraggle Rock,” states Gordon-Levitt. “Jim […]
