M, 1931. Directed by Fritz Lang. Starring Peter Lorre, Otto Wernicke and Gustaf Gründgens. SYNOPSIS: When the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt. Within Fritz Lang’s first film made in sound, 1931’s M, there’s fascinating evidence of the period’s – and, of course, the […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2014 Review – Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
Songs from the Second Floor, 2000. Written and Directed by Roy Andersson. Starring Lars Nordh, Stefan Larsson, Bengt C.W. Carlsson, Torbjörn Fahlström, Sten Andersson and Peter Roth. SYNOPSIS: One evening, a series of strange events with no apparent logic take their course. A clerk is made redundant; an immigrant is violently attacked; a magician makes […]
Mark Ruffalo says a solo Hulk movie “feels even further away”
Mark Ruffalo is set to reprise his role as the hulking green goliath, The Hulk, in Thor: Ragnarok before teaming up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes again for Avengers: Infinity War Pars 1 & 2. Rumours have been around for many years that he’d be getting his own solo outing just like his pals Iron Man, […]
The Hulk confirmed for Thor: Ragnarok
Earlier in the week a rumour emerged suggesting that The Incredible Hulk will be making an appearance in 2017’s Phase Three threequel Thor: Ragnarok, and now it has been confirmed that Mark Ruffalo is in final negotiations to reprise the role of Bruce Banner and his monstrous alter-ego for the film. Thor: Ragnarok is to […]
Mark Ruffalo talks Avengers: Age of Ultron
During an interview with Total Film, Mark Ruffalo has shared a few details about Bruce Banner’s role in Avengers: Age of Ultron, as well of course as that of his alter-ego, The Incredible Hulk… “Banner’s been living in Stark Tower. They’ve been working side by side and Bruce has his own lab now. He’s doing […]
New look at Billy Connolly as Dain Ironfoot in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Thanks to Reddit, we’ve got a new look at Billy Connolly as the Dwarven King Dain Ironfoot in Peter Jackson’s upcoming fantasy epic The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies… The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of […]
Black Panther (or The Unintended Racism of Ignorance)
Anghus Houvouras on Black Panther (or the unintended racism of ignorance)… Political Correctness is a virus that infects well-intentioned people and turns their good-natured arguments into a laughable folly. We see this happen from time to time in the entertainment business when people talk about diversity in the Hollywood studio system. Hollywood is white. Real […]
Christoph Waltz linked to Blofeld in Bond 24
Earlier this month it was reported that two-time Oscar-winner Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained) is wanted for the main villain role in Bond 24, and now The Daily Mail is claiming that Waltz is set to play 007’s arch-enemy Ernst Stavro Blofeld. According to the paper, EON “will announce the star is playing an […]
Movie Review – The Theory of Everything (2014)
The Theory of Everything, 2014. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Harry Lloyd, David Thewlis, Emily Watson and Christian McKay. SYNOPSIS: A look at the relationship between Stephen Hawking (Redmayne) and Jane Hawking (Jones), from their meeting at Cambridge until Hawking’s worldwide success. There have been many biopics that show […]
Rumoured plot for Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars spin-off movie
Following the news of the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuting this coming Friday in select IMAX cinemas in the US, some plot rumours have surfaced about the spin-off movie, set for release in 2016 and to be directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). According to /Film and their “several sources”, the movie will take place before Star […]
