Samuel L. Jackson and Michael Caine are to star in George C. Wolfe’s (Lackawanna Blues, Nights in Rodanthe) drama Harry and the Butler. Jackson will star as Harry, a one-time Jazz musician residing in New Orleans who has given up on his dreams and spends his days as a mechanic for a derelict roller coaster […]

Back in September, Rockstar Games and Take Two Interactive’s Grand Theft Auto V racked up $1 billion in just three days (becoming the quickest entertainment product to reach that total), with first day sales of $800 million. While that feat seemed staggering, Activision has now shattered the record, with the publisher announcing that Call of […]

Iron Man and Elf director Jon Favreau may be busy filming is “little indie film” Chef starring himself, Robert Downey Jr. and Dustin Hoffman, but he’s found time to enter negotiations to direct Disney’s upcoming adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. This would be Disney’s third adaptation of the book following the classic animated […]

Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]

We’re just over a week away from our November 14th screening of zombie comedy movie Stalled at the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square ahead of its UK release next year – and it’s just gotten even more exciting. Not only will director Christian James and writer/star Dan Palmer be on stage for a Q&A session after […]

Matt Smith reviews the second episode of Elementary season 2… Television used to be seen, and in some circles still is seen, as a distraction. Something we take in as almost a kind of sugary nourishment, full of nothing and only serving to take us away from our lives for a half hour to an […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the sixth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D…. I’ve heard the criticism levied against Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which at this point has reached near deafening levels.  It’s dry, bereft of energy, lacks charisma, and needs a powerful infusion of Marvel’s more super powered (i.e. where are the super powered heroes and villains?) […]

While Marvel Studios seems reluctant to confirm Vin Diesel’s casting as the voice of Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy (possibly due to all the rumours about a dual role as Thanos), but Parks and Recreation star Chris Pratt (Star-Lord) is certainly talking like it’s a done deal. And considering Groot has just one line, […]

With The Wolverine shaking off a mediocre domestic run to become the second highest grossing X-Men movie globally behind X-Men: The Last Stand, it seems that 20th Century Fox are keen to reunite leading man Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold, with Deadline reporting that the studio has opened negotiations for another solo outing from […]

Kevin Smith may have already begun shooting his body shock horror/comedy Tusk, but he hasn’t finished the casting with Epic Meal Time frontman Harley Morenstein joining. Although there’s no word on the role he is playing, The Sauce Boss confirmed that he will appear early on in the film and has “a whole bunch of […]