Veteran American character actor Tony Longo has passed away aged 53, his manager Susan Ferris has announced. Born in New Jersey in 1961, Longo enjoyed a career spanning over thirty years; moving out to Los Angeles back in the early 1980’s he landed a recurring role on the hit TV series Alice, and films such as Sixteen Candles, […]
Movie Review – The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator, 1984. Directed by James Cameron. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton and Michael Biehn. SYNOPSIS: A human-looking indestructible cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all […]
Greg Berlanti reportedly directing Booster Gold/Blue Beetle film for Warner Bros.
If you thought the DC Extended Universe was going to be nothing but dark and brooding for the foreseeable future, think again, because a new report suggests that a Booster Gold/Blue Beetle film is in the works! The report – which remains unconfirmed by Warner Bros. – comes from The Tracking Board, who insist that Greg Berlanti, […]
Lionsgate developing sequel to Sicario
Following the film’s strong US box office debut this past weekend, Lionsgate is reportedly developing a sequel to Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, this time around focusing on Benicio Del Toro’s mysterious hitman character Alejandro. Villeneuve will be involved with the project in some way, although it is unclear at the time if he will be back […]
Movie Review – 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 […]
The Five Worst Film Franchises
Anghus Houvouras on the five worst film franchises… Film franchises are easy targets for writers looking to grind an axe and bemoan the current state of big budget cinema. Like a pinata filled with gold bullion and airplane sized bottles of bourbon, everyone is just a little too eager to take a swing. It’s an […]
Inside Out becomes 8th successive Pixar film to cross $500 million worldwide
Inside Out has been going great guns at the US box office since its release on June 19th, and this week has seen it become the eighth successive Pixar film to cross the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office. The Disney-Pixar film passed the milestone on Tuesday, and by Wednesday the film had […]
Director and cast interviews for Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out
Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out finally makes its way this side of the Pond tomorrow as the film opens in UK cinemas, and we’ve got some video interviews for you here with director Pete Docter and voice stars Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Mindy Kaling, Lewis Black and Phyllis Smith; check them out… SEE ALSO: Read our review […]
Pixar dominates the 2016 Annie Award nominations
The nominations for the 43rd annual Annie Awards have been announced, with Disney-Pixar’s Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur dominating the field with 34 nominations between them (14 for Inside Out and 10 for The Good Dinosaur). Both films will contest the Best Animated Feature Award alongside Shaun the Sheep Movie, The Peanuts Movie and […]
Ant-Man hits $300 million at the worldwide box office
As it reaches its fourth weekend of release, Marvel Studios’ latest franchise Ant-Man has crossed the $300 million mark at the global box office, reaching the milestone on Friday. Ant-Man has surpassed the worldwide haul of 2008’s The Incredible Hulk ($263.4 million), but remains the second-lowest instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe behind 2011’s Captain […]
