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Cutting Edge: A conversation with film editor Peter Honess

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Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-nominee Peter Honess about his career and the craft of film editing… “My parents were not involved directly in the arts,” states British Film Editor Peter Honess who was the son of the head of personnel at MGM Studios in England. “I left school when I was 17 and after […]

Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 – Pilot – Review

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Luke Graham reviews the pilot episode of Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23… Last week, E4’s latest imported comedy, Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, debuted as part of its Thursday night line-up. In America, the show was fairly well received by both critics and audiences after premiering in April, with viewing figures […]

Could the top prize at Cannes, the Palme d’Or, split Twilight couple Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart?

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The Twilight films are a divisive franchise. Some would like to repeatedly ram a crucifix shaped stake through the heart of the teen focused series, until it disintegrates into ashes. Others wish that the vampire fuelled angst would never end. Similarly (kind of), the Cannes film festival can split cinemagoers down the middle into two […]

Novel Thoughts: A conversation with author Gary Collinson

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Trevor Hogg chats with author Gary Collinson about his debut book, Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen… “I’d spend hours reading and writing little short stories when I was young,” states British author Gary Collinson when recalling his childhood.” I always knew I’d like to be a writer and by my […]

Looks like that rumoured Suicide Squad game has been cancelled

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Ever since the movie was announced, there have been rumours circulating online that Warner Bros. Montreal were working on a Suicide Squad game that would be released to promote the movie. Despite several teases in their Arkham Origins and Arkham Origins Blackgate games, the game has now officially been cancelled. “Executives at Warner Bros. decided to […]

Josh Hutcherson, Zach Braff, Analeigh Tipton, Ashley Greene and Ahna O’Reilly join James Franco’s In Dubious Battle

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With principal photography now underway, it has been announced that Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), Zach Braff (Garden State), Analeigh Tipton (Crazy, Stupid, Love), Ashley Greene (Twilight) and Ahna O’Reilly (The Help) have joined the cast of James Franco’s John Steinbeck adaptation In Dubious Battle. The five new additions join an all-star cast alongside Franco, […]

Bryan Cranston wanted for Star Trek 3; more new female characters

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Star Trek 3 (really, Star Trek 13) is well into development now that Simon Pegg and Doug Jung are writing the script with Justin Lin (Fast and Furious) in the director’s chair. It’s believed that the story put forward by Roberto Orci has now been pushed aside, but that’s not 100% confirmed. According to our friends over […]

Michael Chabon to write new screenplay for Bob The Musical, Tom Cruise circling

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The Hollywood Reporter has revaled that the long-gestating Bob The Musical may finally be coming to the screen thanks to Wonder Boys scribe Michael Chabon and Oscar winner Brett McKenzie (The Muppets), with Tom Cruise said to be circling the film. Chabon, who worked on Spider-Man 2 with Sam Raimi and Disney’s John Carter, is […]

Simon Kinberg says Wolverine 3 “takes place in the future”

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With Hugh Jackman set to do the claws one final time for next year’s Wolverine 3, there’s been a lot of speculation – perhaps even bordering on expectation – that the film will adapt Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s acclaimed Old Man Logan comic book storyline. As yet, there’s been no official word from anyone involved […]