Fox has picked up a new animated comedy from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane entitled Bordertown, which will centre on two families living in a desert town on the U.S. – Mexico border. The show has been created by MacFarlane and Family Guy producer Mark Hentemann, with Fox ordering an initial 13 episodes. It’s expected […]

Simon Columb chats with Richard Shepard, writer-director of Dom Hemingway… Richard Shepard is an actor’s director. He has worked with Richard Gere, Pierce Brosnan and, now, Jude Law. He directed the pilot episode of Ugly Betty, episodes of 30 Rock and multiple episodes of Lena Dunham’s Girls. Dom Hemingway, is Shepard’s glorious, character-driven London gangster […]

Last week, Disney finally unveiled the release date for the first instalment of its eagerly-anticipated Star Wars sequel trilogy, revealing that the J.J. Abrams-directed Star Wars: Episode VII is to hit cinemas on December 18th, 2015 and bringing to an end any speculation about pushing the film back to 2016 at the behest of Lucasfilm’s […]

Gravity, 2013. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. SYNOPSIS: A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. This review was for an IMAX 3D screening. The following statement is undeniable: Gravity is a cinematic experience unlike any other we have seen before […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Mark Kermode, on Tuesday 5th November 2013, revealed on his Uncut Blog: “Gravity … is worth seeing … in 3D. That’s all. Thank you.” Watch the video in full on his site here. Wittertainment listeners and fans will see this moment as ground-breaking. Mark Kermode has rallied against […]

On Friday it was revealed by The Wrap that Girls star Adam Driver is front-runner for the role of Dick Grayson / Nightwing in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman, with the site suggesting that “at least two other actors may in the mix”. Well, we might now know the identity […]

The Counselor, 2013. Directed by Ridley Scott.Starring Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt. SYNOPSIS: A lawyer finds himself in over his head when he gets involved in drug trafficking. There are no hard and fast rules to making a successful movie, but one thing is needed above all else; talent. […]

Earlier in the week we heard that Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Brie Larson (21 Jump Street) and Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) are under consideration for the role of Sarah Connor in director Alan Taylor’s (Thor: The Dark World) upcoming Terminator reboot, with Boyd Holbrook (The Host) and Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy) […]

Cast aside any hope of Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon returning to the Bourne franchise, at least for the time being. As revealed last night, Universal Pictures has tapped Justin Lin to direct the next chapter of Aaron Cross’ (Jeremy Renner) story, with the studio hoping he can do what he did for the Fast […]

Over the past couple of months, there’s been whispers that Ben Affleck’s Dark Knight could be joined in Batman vs. Superman by his sidekick Robin / Nightwing, and following a report earlier this week from Latino-Review, The Wrap has now confirmed that Dick Grayson is set to feature in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel, […]