The Grandmaster, 2013. Directed by Wong Kar Wai. Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen, Quinxiang Wang, Hye-Kyo Song, Shun Lao, Hoi Pang-Lo, Xiaofei Zhou and Benshan Zhao. SYNOPSIS: The poetically charged biographical story of Ip-Man, the martial arts expert and teacher , who went on to train Bruce Lee… Wong Kar Wai is a film-maker […]
Movie Review – Son of a Gun (2014)
Son of a Gun, 2014. Directed by Julius Avery. Starring Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Jacek Koman, Matt Nable, Tom Budge and Nash Edgerton. SYNOPSIS: JR busts out of prison with Brendan Lynch, Australia’s most notorious criminal, and joins Lynch’s gang for a gold heist that soon pits the two men against one another. […]
Movie Review – Lowlife (2018)
Lowlife, 2018. Directed by Ryan Prows. Starring Nicki Micheaux, Ricardo Adam Zarate, Jon Oswald, Clayton Cardenas, and Mark Burnham. SYNOPSIS: The lives of a luchador, an ex-con and an addict collide when an organ harvesting scheme goes awry. Ryan Prows’ feature film debut, Lowlife, is a mean bastard. A film that smacks you in the […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and David S. Goyer give update on Sandman movie
While the Joseph Gordon-Levitt / David S. Goyer-produced adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s seminal comic book series Sandman was absent from Warner Bros.’ big DC Comics announcement, the project is still very much a priority for the studio, and both Gordon-Levitt and Goyer have given updates on its status today. During a Reddit AMA, JGL stated […]
And the winners of the 2014 Gotham Awards are…
The 2014 Gotham Awards took place in New York City last night, with director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s acclaimed drama Birdman scooping Best Feature, along with Best Actor for Michael Keaton. Julianne Moore claimed Best Actress for Still Alice, while Richard Linklater’s Boyhood claimed the Audience Award. Check out the full list of nominations here, […]
More from Hugo Weaving on a potential Red Skull return for Captain America: Civil War
A few days ago, Captain America: The First Avenger star Hugo Weaving was asked about the possibility of him returning as the Red Skull in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, with his reponse that “we’ll just have to wait and see” seemingly indicating that he’d softended his stance towards another outing in the Marvel Cinematic […]
Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a series of tie-in books
Disney and Lucasfilm have announced that they will count down to the hotly-anticipated release of the seventh chapter of the Star Wars Saga with a publishing initiative entitled Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which will include at least 20 “in canon” books, ranging from adult and teen novels to kid’s sticker books. “The […]
Andy Serkis talks Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Not much is known about the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Last month we got to see the first trailer which got fans very excited, but the cast of the film are keeping their mouths shut on any details about the film. Whilst on the red carpet for The Hobbit: The Battle of […]
Wicked movie rumoured for 2016?
A big screen version of the hit stage musical Wicked has been talked about for a number of years now. Stephen Daldry (The Reader, Billy Elliot) has been linked to direct but as yet no other information has been confirmed by Universal; however we may be seeing the movie adaptation a lot sooner than we […]
Blu-ray Review – The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much, 1963. Directed by Mario Bava. Starring Letícia Román, John Saxon, Gianni De Benedetto, Valentina Cortese, Titti Tomaino, Luigi Bonos and Robert Buchanan. SYNOPSIS: A young American witnesses a murder while visiting Rome and inadvertently stumbles upon a serial killer nicknamed the ABC murderer – and her name begins with a […]
