The Town That Dreaded Sundown, 2014. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring Addison Timlin, Veronica Cartwright, Anthony Anderson, Joshua Leonard, Edward Herrman, Travis Tope, Gary Cole, Spencer Treat Clark. SYNOPSIS: 65 years after a spate of murders in a small town the killings start up again, but how could it be the same killer? This trend of delving […]
Blu-ray Review – My Darling Clementine (1946)
My Darling Clementine, 1946. Directed by John Ford. Starring Henry Fonda, Victor Mature, Linda Darnell, Cathy Downs, Walter Brennan, Tim Holt and Ward Bond. SYNOPSIS : A Western retelling of the shoot-out at the OK Corral. John Ford’s classic Western gets a prestigious release on Blu-ray containing a stagecoach load of extras and features uncovering the […]
Why does every superhero movie feature the Military-Industrial Complex?
Anghus Houvouras on superhero movies and the military-industrial complex… To say that comic book movies have become formulaic is like saying that Michael Bay enjoys explosions and hot women. It’s painfully obvious and hardly a revelation. I sat through Fantastic Four last week, and like many of you checked out around the halfway point, and […]
Movie Review – Love, Simon (2018)
Love, Simon, 2018. Directed by Greg Berlanti. Starring Nick Robinson, Jennifer Garner, Josh Duhamel, Katherine Langford, Alexandra Shipp, Logan Miller, Keiyan Lonsdale, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., and Tony Hale. SYNOPSIS: Simon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends, and all of his classmates: he’s gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face […]
Second Opinion – The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E., 2015. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani, Sylvester Groth, Jared Harris, and Hugh Grant. SYNOPSIS: In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to […]
The League of Extraordinary Gentelmen reboot will be female-centric
Back in May it was revealed that 20th Century Fox is looking to reboot The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and now producer John Davis has suggested that the latest take on Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill’s comic book series will be “female-centric”. “Just by going back to the roots and making it authentic to what […]
Red heading to the small screen courtesy of NBC
Deadline has revealed that NBC is developing a small screen adaptation of Red, which is being produced by the creative team behind the 2010 movie and its 2013 sequel. Written by Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber, who penned both movies, the small screen take on Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s comic book series “will retain the […]
Interview: Colm Meaney talks about Hell on Wheels
Paul Risker chats with Hell on Wheels actor Colm Meaney… Actor Colm Meaney who brings Dr. Thomas Clarke Durant (1820-1885), Vice President of the Union Pacific Railroad during the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad to life in AMC’s Hell On Wheels, exclaims enthusiastically: “Absolutely, and that’s one of the reasons for doing the show.” The […]
ABC to air Star Wars Land preview hosted by Harrison Ford
Last year during the D23 Expo it was announced that Disney is set to introduce Star Wars Land attractions at Disneyland Walt Disney World resorts, and now it has been announced that Harrison Ford will host a special preview of the attractions next month on ABC. SEE ALSO: The Attractions That Would Make Star Wars Land […]
Rumour: Felicity Jones’ character name revealed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Warning: possible spoilers below… Now that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is out of the way and dominating the global box office, it’s time for rumours and speculation about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story to begin. And it didn’t take long into 2016 for that to happen. According to Making Star Wars, Felicity Jones’ […]
