Life Itself, 2014 Directed by Steve James. Featuring Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel and Martin Scorsese. SYNOPSIS: The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert. About halfway through Life Itself, a documentary love letter to the life and death of film critic Roger Ebert, a fellow film critic […]

The Zero Theorem, 2013. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw and Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A computer hacker whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; namely, they send a teenager and lusty love […]

Dwayne Johnson has been teasing a DC role for some time now, and speaking to Total Film, the star has confirmed that an official announcement is imminent (at Comic-Con, perhaps?), as well as dropping a huge hint that he’s set to play Shazam, the hero formerly known as Captain Marvel. “DC and I have been […]

Enemies Closer, 2013. Directed by Peter Hyams. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tom Everett Scott, Orlando Jones, Linzey Cocker, Christopher Robbie and Zahary Baharov. SYNOPSIS: Deep within a forest on the US-Canadian border, two sworn enemies must work together to escape a ruthless drug cartel hell-bent on retrieving a drug shipment which went missing there. Having […]

Need for Speed, 2014 Directed by Scott Waugh Starring Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Scott Mescudi, Rami Malek, Ramon Rodreiguez, Harrison Gilbertson and Michael Keaton SYNOPSIS: Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places […]

Legendary graphic novel writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, V For Vendetta) has called for fans to boycott the forthcoming Hercules movie directed by Brett Ratner (X:Men The Last Stand, Rush Hour), produced by Paramount/MGM and starring Dwayne Johnson. The latest adaptation of the Greek demigod is based on Radical Comics Hercules: The Thracian Wars written by longtime friend […]

The threequel to Paramount’s remake of the classic Japanese horror Ringu has landed a director and it’s none other than F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall). The third movie has been in the pipe line for a while now but the Spanish director is the first name linked with the task of breathing new life into […]

Devin Faraci over at Badassdigest is claiming that he has the ‘exclusive’ plot details to Star Wars: Episode VII. While I’m doubting their veracity, there is still an outside chance that some of this could potentially constitute spoilers (in a world where pigs fly). Faraci says… “Imagine the standard Star Wars crawl, and when it […]

American actor James Garner has passed away aged 86, according to reports. An Academy Award-nominated film actor, Garner was best known for his TV work, appearing in the title role in the Western comedy series Maverick from 1957-1960, as well as playing private investigator Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files between 1974 and 1980. Born […]

According to Deadline, Academy Award nominee Frank Langella has joined the FX Cold War drama The Americans. He’s landed a recurring role as Gabriel, the former KGB handler of Philip and Elizabeth Jennings (Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell, respectively). Gabriel is forced to come out of retirement in the upcoming third season now that Claudia (Margo Martindale) […]