Nil by Mouth, 1997. Directed by Gary Oldman. Starring Ray Winstone, Kathy Burke, Laila Morse and Charlie Creed-Miles. SYNOPSIS: Depicting the lives of a dysfunctional, South London family. Aggressive Ray and junkie Billy are central roles as we see how their flaws bleed into their home lives and affect others. There is a moment, on the tube, […]
Rumour: Marisa Tomei’s Aunt May to appear in Captain America: Civil War
We heard back in July that Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler) is set to take on the role of Peter Parker’s (Tom Holland) Aunt May in Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man reboot, but a rumour from Heroic Hollywood (sorry!) is suggesting we won’t have to wait until 2017 to get our first look at Aunt Tomei. According […]
Paul Thomas Anderson to debut Jonny Greenwood documentary Junun at NYFF
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is the subject of the new forthcoming documentary helmed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The documentary entitled Junun, which follows the alternative rock guitarist on a trip to northwest India’s Rajasthan, will debut at the New York Film Festival (NYFF) beginning in late September. The focus of Junun is the making of Greenwood’s […]
Jessica Chastain and Daniel Bruhl to star in The Zookeeper’s Wife
The Wrap has revealed that Daniel Bruhl (Rush) and Jessica Chastain (Interstellar) are to co-star in The Zookeeper’s Wife, for which Focus Features has acquired the US distribution rights. The film is based on Diane Ackerman’s novel of the same name, and is being directed by Niki Caro (Whale Rider). It tells the “true story […]
Henry Cavill on whether Lois Lane or Wonder Woman is a better fit for Superman
Lois Lane could find some competition for Clark Kent’s affections in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in the form of Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince, a.k.a. Wonder Woman, and Heny Cavill has offered a rather diplomatic response when asked by Cosmopolitan whether the intrepid Daily Planet reporter or the Amazon Princess is a better fit […]
Max Landis talks American Ultra flop and “death” of original movies
After a big promotional push over recent weeks, American Ultra flopped at the US box office this past the weekend, grossing just $5.5 million, and the film’s lack of business has alarmed writer Max Landis, who has taken to Twitter to express his views and argue whether original films are “dead”. SEE ALSO: Read our […]
Vin Diesel confirms that xXx: The Return of Xander Cage will shoot this year
After enjoying monumental success with this summer’s Fast & Furious 7 ($1.51 billion so far), Vin Diesel looks like he might be stepping back into another old familiar with word from his official Instagram that xXx 3 is on the horizon. xXx 3 has long been touted as a potential future vehicle for Diesel, moreso […]
Kirsten Dunst and Sofia Coppola to reteam for a third time
News from Town & Country suggests that actress Kirsten Dunst might be reteaming with director Sofia Coppola next year, marking the third time the two have collaborated. It has been a couple of years since Coppola directed 2013’s The Bling Ring, although she has been behind the camera since with the upcoming Bill Murray Christmas […]
DVD Review – The Deadly Mantis (1957)
The Deadly Mantis, 1957. Directed by Nathan Juran. Starring Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton, Donald Randolph and Pat Conway. SYNOPSIS: A prehistoric giant praying mantis is freed from the Arctic ice and goes on the rampage across the US. The Deadly Mantis is not one of the first titles to spring to mind when […]
DVD Review – The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
The Creature Walks Among Us, 1956. Directed by John Sherwood. Starring Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden, Gregg Palmer, Maurice Manson and David McMahon. SYNOPSIS: The Gill-Man is captured by scientists and begins to mutate so it can breathe air and walk on land. Cue lots of rampaging mutant creature madness… possibly. Back in the 1950s horror […]
