According to Deadline, Fox is gearing up to develop a remake of the classic musical West Side Story, specifically because Steven Spielberg has expressed an interest in the project, although it’s said to be in the very early stages, with a writer yet to become attached. The original movie adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical […]

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 […]

Anghus Houvouras asks why we want our celebrities to suffer… Matthew McConaughey had an enviable 2013. The kind of career reinvention that is so rare I’m hard pressed to find a modern comparison. He was always a likable guy. Since he first rolled up in movies like Dazed and Confused audiences were drawn to this […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews the fourteenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D… They should have called this episode ‘Course Correction’. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has suffered something of an identity crisis. Since the shows big premiere, fans have become disenfranchised with the show citing its lack of big thrills and a bland, grating cast as reasons they’ve […]

Mister John, 2013. Written and Directed by Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy.Starring Aidan Gillen, Zoe Tay, Molly Rose Lawlor, Michael Thomas, Claire Keelan, Michael Walsh and Ashleigh Judith White. SYNOPSIS: Following the mysterious death of his brother, a middle-aged man travels to Singapore to help out with the funeral arrangements and family affairs. There he […]

X-Men: Days of Future Past star Nicholas Hoult is to star in Kill Your Friends, an adaptation of John Niven’s 2008 novel. Hoult will star as Stephen Stelfox, a 27 year old A&R man carving out a career in the London music industry, trying to find the next massive hit powered by cocaine, alcohol and […]

We’re still yet to get official confirmation from 20th Century Fox as to the cast (even though it seems all but assured at this point), but with The Fantastic Four gearing up to go into production this month, producer Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) has spoken briefly about the reboot to Empire, during which […]

Yesterday it was announced that Scarlett Johansson is expecting her first child with fiancé Romain Dauriac, sending Marvel fans into a state of panic as to the implications for the upcoming sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is gearing up to kick off principal photography ahead of a release next summer. Well, we can […]

Matt Smith reviews the second episode of True Detective… True Detective, especially this week, is all about subjectivity. Who’s telling the right story, whose point of view and recollection can be trusted. Both views running parallel are rarely shown, so the show, while not holding your hand, certainly tells you where to look. Do we […]

Bryan Singer clearly isn’t busy enough. Although he is still putting the finishing touches to X-Men: Days of Future Past and is attached to write, produce and possibly direct the sequel/prequel/interquel X-Men: Apocalypse for a 2016 release, he is now on board to helm the pilot for Battle Creek, the latest series from Breaking Bad […]