UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 25th – Sunday 27th November 2011… There was little surprise at the UK box office this past weekend as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 pulled in another £4.6m in receipts, with the fourth entry in the hugely popular vampire romance […]

The Legend of Bruce Lee, 2008. Starring Kwok-Kwan Chan, Michelle Lang, Ted E. Duran, Hazen MacIntyre, Ray Park, Mark Dacascos and Gary Daniels. SYNOPSIS: A biography of the legendary martial arts icon Bruce Lee, following him from his childhood in Hong Kong through to movie stardom and his untimely death at the age of 32. […]

Following on from his interview last week, Tom Jolliffe selects his Five Essential Gary Daniels films… When a plethora of martial art specialists were foist upon audiences in the late 80s and early 90s, there were a few who managed to find an audience and maintain lengthy careers in the video realm. One such star […]

Back in August it was reported that director David Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves were looking to follow up the hugley-successful Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with another book adaptation, developing what was described as ‘multi-part film series’ based upon Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic opus, The Stand. However, Deadline have revealed that Warner […]

Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2) has dropped out of the action star-studded Expendables sequel and is in talks to appear in the next film by writer / director Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). Rourke was due to reprise his role in The Expendables 2 alongside Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude […]

Acts of Godfrey, 2012. Written and Directed by Johnny Daukes. Starring Simon Callow, Iain Robertson, Harry Enfield, Doom Mackichan and Ian Burfield. SYNOPSIS: God (Simon Callow) presents us a story (in verse), mainly following Victor (Iain Robertson) at a business seminar but bringing in others and slowly revealing how every single one of them is […]

The Divide, 2011. Directed by Xavier Gens. Starring Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Ashton Holmes, Milo Ventimiglia, Courtney B. Vance and Rosanna Arquette. SYNOPSIS: Following a nuclear attack, a group of survivors find themselves grouped together in the basement of their apartment building. After his Hollywood directorial debut Hitman, Xavier Gens’ follow up movie wasn’t exactly […]

The Cabin in the Woods, 2012. Directed by Drew Goddard. Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Bradley Whitford, Richard Jenkins, Jesse Williams, Anna Hutchison and Fran Kranz. SYNOPSIS: Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind […]

Break, 2009. Written and Directed by Matthias Olof Eich. Starring Lili Schackert, Esther Maaß, Ralph Willmann, Marina Anna Eich, Thelma Buabeng and Sebastian Badenberg. SYNOPSIS: After heading out into the woods for some outdoors fun, four young girls encounter two sadistically inhuman rednecks, leading to a blood-soaked fight for survival. Familiarity can be comforting. It […]

Cassadaga, 2011. Directed by Anthony DiBlasi. Starring Kelen Coleman, Kevin Alejandro and Louise Fletcher. SYNOPSIS: A deaf girl, grieving over her sister’s death, attempts to contact her in a séance and is instead connected with a vengeful spirit of a girl who was murdered in a horrific manner. After her sister’s untimely death, Lily goes […]