Paramount Pictures has closed a deal to purchase the new film from acclaimed director Alexander Payne (Sideways, Nebraska), entitled Downsizing. Downsizing will see Payne return to Nebraska for the film, which stars Matt Damon (The Martian) and Reese Witherspoon (Wild), and will mark the third production between the filmmaker and Paramount. The film tells the […]
Countdown to Spectre – Thunderball Review
Ricky Church counts down to the release of Spectre with a retro review of Thunderball… In the next film of the Bond franchise, the evil organization SPECTRE takes center stage in their most ambitious plot yet as they hijack two nuclear bombs, ransoming the safety of a major American and British city in Thunderball. Though […]
Rumour: Gugu Mbatha-Raw joins Star Wars: Episode VIII shortlist
So, this one comes from Latino-Review, so have your pinch of salt at the ready, but according to the site Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Doctor Who, Belle) has joined the shortlist of actresses said to be in contention for a new female lead in Star Wars: Episode VIII.The original shortlist was said to include Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Gina […]
Lethal Weapon set to make the jump to the small screen with TV adaptation
With the reports this week that comic book Watchmen and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan are set to get the television treatment, you can now add 80’s action favourite Lethal Weapon into the mix, says The Hollywood Reporter.Fox has reportedly put an order in to Warner Bros. TV from Forever scribe Matt Miller for a new […]
Countdown to Spectre – Goldfinger Review
Ricky Church counts down to the release of Spectre with a retro review of Goldfinger… Goldfinger is arguably the best and most beloved Bond film yet made. What the previous two films lacked in the typical Bond formula, Goldfinger has it all: beautiful women, one of the most diabolical Bond villains, the villain’s tough sidekick […]
Movie Review – Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Hotel Transylvania 2, 2015. Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky. Starring Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Keegan Michael Key, Fran Drescher, Molly Shannon, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Dana Carvey, Rob Riggle, Chris Kattan, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Jon Lovitz, and Mel Brooks. SYNOPSIS: Dracula and his friends try to bring […]
Director J.C. Chandor set to take on Triple Frontier
Deadline is reporting that acclaimed director J.C. Chandor has agreed a deal to direct Universal Pictures’ Triple Frontier.Chandor, who directed A Most Violent Year and All Is Lost, had been circling the project back in June but since deciding against taking on oil spill film Deepwater Horizon (now directed by Peter Berg and starring Mark Wahlberg), […]
Countdown to Spectre – From Russia with Love Review
Ricky Church counts down to the release of Spectre with a retro review of From Russia with Love… In From Russia with Love, James Bond’s adventures continue as he’s sent to help Tatiana, a young Russian clerk, defect with Russia’s new cryptograph machine, though in actuality she’s being sent undercover. Unbeknownst to either the British […]
Countdown to Spectre – Dr. No Review
Ricky Church counts down to the release of Spectre with a retro review of James Bond’s first adventure, Dr. No… In October of 1962, the world was introduced to its most famous international spy, James Bond 007 as played by Sean Connery in the film Dr. No. Based off the bestselling series of novels by […]
Spectre sets the record for vehicular destruction
If you thought the level of carnage on display in Furious 7 was out of control, then you’re apparently in store for much more with Spectre, as it had a production budget allowing for the destruction of £24 million-worth of Aston Martin DB10 sports cars alone.In an interview with The Daily Mail, stunt coordinator Gary Powell spoke […]
