Buried Alive, 1990. Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Matheson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Atherton and Hoyt Axton. SYNOPSIS: A man is left buried alive after a failed murder attempt by his wife and her lover. Before turning his hand to bringing Stephen King’s material to the big screen with acclaimed adaptations of The Shawshank […]

Rio Breaks, 2009. Directed by Justin Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: Two best friends look to escape the poverty and violence of the slums of Rio de Janeiro by taking to the waves with dreams of becoming professional surfers. First of all, I should probably confess that I have very little knowledge about surfing and my familiarity with […]

51, 2011. Directed by Jason Connery. Starring Bruce Boxleitner, Rachel Miner, Vanessa Branch, Jason London, Andrew Sensenig and Damon Lipari. SYNOPSIS: Following pressure from the American public, the military open the doors to Area 51 to two well-known reporters only for the well-managed tour to turn into a fight for survival when one of the […]

Green Lantern, 2011. Directed by Martin Campbell. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Mark Strong, Angela Bassett, Tim Robbins, Temuera Morrison, Taiki Waititi, Jay O. Sanders, Geoffrey Rush, Michael Clarke Duncan, Peter Sarsgaard and Clancy Brown. SYNOPSIS: The first human to be selected for the Green Lantern Corps, test-pilot Hal Jordon soon becomes Earth’s last hope […]

Shaolin (Xin shao lin si), 2011. Directed by Benny Chan. Starring Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Jackie Chan, Fan Bingbing, Xin Xin Xiong, Yu Xing, Jacky Wu, Hai Yu and Xiaohong Shi. SYNOPSIS: A brutal warlord is double crossed by his deputy and seeks refuge among the peace-loving monks at the fabled Shaolin Temple. When his […]

With Star Wars: The Complete Saga arriving on Blu-ray this month, Gary Collinson completes the countdown of his most memorable Star Wars moments (along with a couple of bonus entries)… STAR WARS: EPISODE V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK “Luke, you can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, […]

With Star Wars: The Complete Saga arriving on Blu-ray this month, Gary Collinson counts down his most memorable Star Wars moments (check out the previous entry here)… STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE Although the Battle of Yavin doesn’t quite match up to the ground-based warfare of The Empire Strikes Back (see here), […]

With Star Wars: The Complete Saga arriving on Blu-ray this month, Gary Collinson counts down his most memorable Star Wars moments (check out the previous entry here)… STAR WARS: EPISODE V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Despite having all the fancy CG tools in the world at his disposal for the Prequel Trilogy, George Lucas […]

With Star Wars: The Complete Saga arriving on Blu-ray this month, Gary Collinson counts down his most memorable Star Wars moments (check out the previous entry here)… STAR WARS: EPISODE IV – A NEW HOPE “The Force is what gives the Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds […]

With Star Wars: The Complete Saga arriving on Blu-ray this month, Gary Collinson counts down his most memorable Star Wars moments (check out the previous entry here)… STAR WARS: EPISODE V – THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK And so, we reach the first entry from The Empire Strikes Back – the crowning achievement in George Lucas’ […]