Trapeze, 1956. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez, Johnny Puleo, Minor Watson and Sid James. SYNOPSIS: A retired master trapeze artist takes an aspiring aerialist under his wing, but their friendship comes under threat by the arrival of a beautiful and driven acrobat. It wouldn’t be […]

Joyful Noise, 2012. Written and Directed by Todd Graff. Starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Dexter Darden and Courtney B. Vance. SYNOPSIS: Two women face off over the direction of their choir as they head into a national competition. When choir leader Bernie (Kris Kristofferson) dies from a heart attack, second in […]

Friends with Kids, 2011. Written and Directed by Jennifer Westfeldt. Starring Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, Megan Fox and Edward Burns. SYNOPSIS: Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic. When it comes to having kids most people would agree that once […]

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey, 2011. Directed by Constance Marks. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on the man behind the Muppet – Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash. I have little doubt in my mind that The Avengers will end up being my favourite movie of the year, but one film has come really close to taking the top […]

Pentathlon, 1994. Directed by Bruce Malmuth. Starring Dolph Lundgren, David Soul, Renée Coleman and Roger E. Mosley. SYNOPSIS: An Olympic Gold-winning East German pentathlete defects to the West, only to become the target for a group of Neo-Nazis led by his sadistic ex-coach. With London 2012 getting underway, Olympic fever is taking over the UK. […]

The Killing Jar, 2010. Written and Directed by Mark Young. Starring Michael Madsen, Harold Perrineau, Amber Benson, Jake Busey, Danny Trejo, Kevin Gage, Lew Temple, Lindsey Axelsson and Talan Torriero. SYNOPSIS: A stranger armed with a shotgun takes seven patrons hostage in a remote roadside diner. But as the body count increases, the desperate survivors […]

The Philly Kid, 2012. Directed by Jason Connery. Starring Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa, Sarah Butler, Chris Browning, Lucky Johnson, Kristopher Van Varenburg, Neal McDonough, Adam Mervis and Michael Jai White. SYNOPSIS: After ten years in prison, former championship wrestler Dillon (Chatham) forces himself back into the fighting circuit in order to save the life of […]

Airborne, 2012. Directed by Dominic Burns. Starring Mark Hamill, Craig Conway, Billy Murray, Sebastian Street, Simon Phillips, Alan Ford, Julian Glover, Gemma Atkinson and Rita Ramnani. SYNOPSIS: Hell literally breaks loose on board a Trans-Atlantic flight when an ancient evil is unleashed at 30,000 feet. Direct-to-DVD director Dominic Burns is back with another low budget […]

American Reunion, 2012. Directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Starring Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Chris Klein, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge and John Cho. SYNOPSIS: The American Pie gang return to East Great Falls, Michigan for one long-overdue weekend to celebrate their […]

The Dark Knight Rises, 2012. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. SYNOPSIS: Eight years after the death of Harvey Dent, Bruce Wayne is forced to don the cape and cowl as Batman once more when Gotham is threatened by a terrorist […]