A Christmas Horror Story, 2015 Directed by Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, Brett Sullivan Starring George Buza, Rob Archer, Jeff Clarke, Jessica Clement, Percy Hynes White, Zoé De Grand Maison, Amy Forsyth, Ken Hall, Debra McCabe, Michelle Nolden, Alex Ozerov, William Shatner SYNOPSIS: Interwoven stories that take place on Christmas Eve, as told by one festive radio […]
R.I.P. Wes Craven (1939 – 2015)
Some sad news this morning as it has been revealed that American filmmaker and horror maestro Wes Craven has passed away at his home in Los Angeles aged 76 after a battle with brain cancer. Craven began his career as a director in 1972 with his first feature The Last House of the Left, a […]
Terminator Genisys crosses $400 million worldwide
It may have stumbled at the North American box office with just $89.5 million, but Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions’ Terminator Genisys has pushed its worldwide gross to $409.5 million, topping the international box office for the second weekend in a row thanks to its continued strong performance in China. This weekend saw Genisys adding […]
Bad Movies & Bad Content: There Has To Be Consequences
Samuel Brace on bad movies on bad content… There has to be consequences for making a bad movie. There just has to. Consequences for bad movies, bad TV shows, bad video games, whatever. If a studio produces a movie, a bad one, one that is below a certain standard, a standard that we are not […]
Josh Brolin talks Thanos, says he’s “bringing the wrath” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is set to kick off early next year with Captain America: Civil War, building to the long-awaited showdown between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Thanos in the two-part Avengers: Infinity War. Speaking to MTV, Josh Brolin has shared his excitement over his role as the Mad Titan, and stated […]
Why All Film Directors Should Be Forced To Make A Film For $7,000
This week, Neil Calloway argues that every film director should have to make an ultra low-budget film… This week brought the news that Robert Rodriguez planned to mark the 25th anniversary of his debut, El Mariachi, by making another film for $7,000. If you don’t know the story of El Mariachi‘s production, then you really […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Demonic (2015)
Demonic, 2015 Written and directed by Will Cannon Starring Maria Bello, Frank Grillo, Cody Horn, Dustin Milligan, Megan Park, Scott Mechlowicz, Aaron Yoo, Alex Goode SYNOPSIS: A police officer and a psychologist investigate the deaths of five people who were killed while trying to summon ghosts. Just as with The Diabolical, Demonic from producer James Wan […]
Film4 FrightFest 2015 Review – Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema (2014)
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema, 2014 Directed by Cem Kaya SYNOPSIS: Turkey in the 1960s and 70s was one of the biggest producers of film in the world even though its film industry did not have enough written material to start with. In order to keep up with the demand, screenwriters […]
The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One rumours, new Force Awakens footage, Kylo Ren details and more
In this packed edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got new footage from The Force Awakens, details on new characters, some Rogue One rumours and more… Kicking things off this week (as we usually do) with The Force Awakens and we were treated to some new footage for the movie via a teaser trailer. […]
Sam Worthington and Ruth Wilson set for sci-fi The Titan
Deadline is reporting that Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Ruth Wilson (The Affair) have signed on to appear in sci-fi The Titan. The film will mark the feature directorial debut of Lennart Ruff and has been scripted by Max Hurwitz (Hell On Wheels) from an original story by Arash Amel (Grace of Monaco). Taking place in […]