You Only Live Once, 1937. Directed by Fritz Lang. Written by Gene Towne and C. Graham Baker. Starring Sylvia Sidney, Henry Fonda and Barton MacLane. SYNOPSIS: A recently released criminal is determined to go straight and marry the woman he loves. Circumstance says otherwise. StudioCanal are releasing Fritz Lang’s second American film on DVD June […]

Luke Owen on last night’s episode of The Apprentice 2012… After 11 weeks of “fish out of water” antics and slight sexism, market stall salesman Adam has taken the taxi ride of shame back to the North of England. I think it’s been a long time coming for poor Adam. From day 1 it seemed […]

Prometheus, 2012. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba and Charlize Theron. Is that Apocalypse Now-era Marlon Brando in the background? SYNOPSIS: The crew of the spaceship Prometheus investigate signs of life on a faraway planet. Prometheus was the name of the titan who stole fire from the Gods. Prometheus is the […]

As he prepares to join fellow action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Tomb, Sylvester Stallone has taken a moment to discuss the state of the action genre with Entertainment Tonight, and more specifically, the impact of the superhero movie on this once-glorious section of cinema: “[The action] genre unfortunately is becoming… let’s just say it’s […]

Oliver Davis reviews the ninth episode of Game of Thrones Season Two… Blackwater. Directed by Neil Marshall. Written by George R.R. Martin. As predicted last week, Blackwater was centred entirely on the Battle of Blackwater Bay, a significant event near the end of Clash of Kings. And Game of Thrones brought its A-game, with director […]

Shake Hands with the Devil, 1959. Directed by Michael Anderson. Starring James Cagney, Don Murray, Dana Wynter, Glynis Johns and Michael Redgrave. SYNOPSIS: In 1920s Dublin, a young medical student is sucked into the world of the IRA and becomes embroiled in a series of plots against the occupying British forces. No first sentence tricks […]

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie, 1996. Directed by Jim Mallon. Starring Michael J. Nelson, Trace Beaulieu, Kevin Murphy and Jim Mallon. SYNOPSIS: Mad scientist, Dr Clayton Forrester has concocted a diabolical scheme for world domination, to subject the human race to the worst movies ever made. This time it’s the classic 1950’s B-Movie This […]

Prometheus, 2012. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Guy Pearce, Logan Marshall-Green, Sean Harris and Rafe Spall. SYNOPSIS: A team of scientists discover a threat to the very existence of humanity when searching for clues to the origins of mankind on a distant planet. Ridley Scott’s much anticipated […]

Rock of Ages, 2012. Directed by Adam Shankman. Starring Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Tom Cruise, Paul Giamatti, Russell Brand, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Akerman, Bryan Cranston, Alec Baldwin and Mary J. Blige. SYNOPSIS: It is 1987. Sherrie Christian (Julianne Hough) is heading to LA to follow her dream. She winds up working at The Bourbon Club, […]

Blackthorn, 2011. Directed by Mateo Gil. Starring Sam Shepard, Eduaro Noriega, Stephean Rea, Magaly Solier, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Padraic Delaney and Padraic Delaney. SYNOPSIS: Surviving his stand-off with the Bolivian military, Butch Cassidy (Sam Shepard) now goes by the name of James Blackthorn. Living out his days in a secluded Bolivian village, Blackthorn decides to return […]