Tom Jolliffe looks back at four must see cult classics… Whilst perusing a few episodes of Mark Kermode Uncut I stumbled upon an episode focused on a film I’d been meaning to see for a fair while. Firstly, it was directed by William Friedkin, a cinematic great. Secondly the film is scored by Tangerine Dream. […]
Watch a VFX showreel for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water
A VFX showreel has arrived online for The Shape of Water, which gives viewers a look at how Guillermo del Toro’s ‘other-worldly fairytale’ was brought to life on the big screen; take a look below or watch it on our YouTube channel… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Shape of Water here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djwgri0S7ZE From master storyteller, […]
Poster and images for Jennifer Lawrence spy thriller Red Sparrow
IGN has revealed the first poster and five new images from director Francis Lawrence’s (The Hunger Games) upcoming spy thriller Red Sparrow featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Edgerton; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Red Sparrow here When she suffers a career-ending injury, Dominika and her mother are facing a bleak and uncertain future. That […]
Maleficent 2 sets spring start date with Angelina Jolie returning
It looks like Maleficent 2 is officially a go, with Omega Underground reporting that Walt Disney Pictures has set an April start date for the sequel to the 2014 live-action fantasy. Given the apparent collapse of Universal’s Dark Universe and its planned Bride of Frankenstein movie, for which Jolie had long been courted, it seems […]
Movie Review – Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird, 2017. Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges, Beanie Feldstein, and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS: In the early 2000s, an artistically-inclined seventeen year-old comes of age in Sacramento, California. Lady Bird tells the story of Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a high school rebel who cannot wait […]
UK trailer for psychological thriller The Holly Kane Experiment
Substantial Films has announced that the psychological thriller The Holly Kane Experiment is set for its UK digital debut on February 12th, following its London premiere on February 6th 2018 and a limited theatrical release. Penned by father-son duo, writer-director team Mick Sands (Three Acts) and Tom Sands (Backtrack) and starring Kirsty Averton (Our Girl) […]
Disney’s Lady and the Tramp joins the Walt Disney Signature Collection
Disney has announced that its cherished animated classic Lady and the Tramp is set to join the celebrated Walt Disney Signature Collection this February. The Walt Disney Signature Collection edition offers three exciting ways to watch Lady and the Tramp—the original theatrical version, sing-along mode and Walt’s story meetings—both Digitally and via the Multi-screen Edition […]
Trailer for sci-fi thriller Curvature starring Lyndsy Fonseca and Linda Hamilton
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the award-winning sci-fi mystery thriller Curvature. Directed by Diego Hallivis, the film stars Lyndsy Fonseca, Linda Hamilton, Glenn Morshower, Alex Lanipekun, Zach Avery, and Noah Bean; check them out here… A scientist must break into a top-secret facility in order to travel back […]
Cinematic Confessions: Looper and Guillermo del Toro
Anghus Houvouras with his cinematic confessions on Looper and Guillermo del Toro… It’s a new year and time for a new column. This year I decided it was time to share some of the dirty little secrets that I don’t often discuss. To bare my soul each week, reaching into the deepest recesses of my […]
Donald Glover on the Solo: A Star Wars Story reshoots
We’re presumably only a short matter of time away from our first look at May’s Solo: A Star Wars Story, Disney and Lucasfilm’s second Star Wars Anthology movie, which – like 2016’s Rogue One – has had a bit of a troubled production. As you’ll no doubt recall, original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller […]
