Back when he first decided to “freshen up” the Transformers series with Transformers: Age of Extinction, director Michael Bay suggested that he could pass on the reins to a new director for the fifth and sixth instalments of the lucrative Hasbro franchise. Despite near-universal negative reviews, Age of Extinction has proved popular with audiences, becoming […]

Thomas Roach on whether television is producing better shows than Hollywood is films… Hollywood films do tend to all be the same: predictable, and sometimes lacking in substance. This is not always the case but still. For example, this year Transformers: Age of Extinction is the first film to break a billion dollars at the […]

It is with sadness we report that today Menahem Golan, co-founder of 1980’s movie studio Cannon Films, has died at the age of 85. According to multiple Israeli news outlets, Golan lost consciousness while strolling outside his house in the city of Jaffa with family members in the early hours of Friday evening. Ambulances rushed to […]

It looks like Disney and director Jon Favreau have found their Baloo for the upcoming retelling of The Jungle Book, with Deadline revealing that Bill Murray has signed on to voice the loveable bear in the live-action / CG hybrid. Murray joins an impressive cast which sees newcomer Neel Sethi starring as Mowgli alongside Scarlett […]

In the latest edition of The Dusty VHS Corner, Tom Jolliffe looks at the films of Anthony Hickox… Director Anthony Hickox comes from a strong cinematic lineage. His father, Douglas Hickox was also a director (Zulu Dawn, Theatre of Blood) whilst his mother is critically lauded editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia). A career […]

With Marvel Studios expected to make a big announcement on its upcoming releases at Comic-Con this Saturday, and Benedict Cumberbatch attending the convention for the first time for yesterday’s Penguins of Madagascar panel, there’s been a lot of speculation about whether Marvel is set to announce the Sherlock star as having secured the role of […]

Any fans still holding out hope that DC and Warner Bros. could combine its Cinematic Universe with the likes of Arrow and The Flash will be disappointed to hear that DC Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns has categorically ruled out a shared movie and TV universe: “You’ll see a lot of DC universe characters [on […]

The seconds are ticking away, but 24 is as good as ever. Scott Davis continues his look at Live Another Day… After the hugely surprising finale to episode ten, hour eleven has certainly raised the alert level to a new high. With the reintroduction of Chang (Tze Ma) mixed in with a Russian “dressing”, the […]

Tom Jolliffe chats with Gianni Capaldi about his latest film Puncture Wounds, a.k.a. A Certain Justice… Having started as a businessman in Glasgow, and then moving to L.A, Motherwell born Gianni Capaldi has forged himself a career as an actor and producer and has been working steadily for the last few years, mixing it with […]

Last year Disney and Lucasfilm embarked on a talent search for Star Wars: Episode VII, launching an open casting call across the States and the UK which resulted in over 67,000 applications, and now it has been announced that two entrants have secured roles in the eagerly-anticipated sequel. According to the official Star Wars site […]