As we approach the start of principal photography, the cast for J.J. Abrams as yet Untitled Star Trek Sequel has been filling out rapidly in the past few days, led by the announcement that British actor Benedict Cumberbatch has secured the role of the primary antagonist – a part that had previously been linked to […]

One from the Heart, 1982. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Staring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, Allen Garfield and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: In Las Vegas, a couple break up on their fifth anniversary and both go on to find whom they believe to be their perfect match. From the […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… True Romance, 1993. Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Val Kilmer, Dennis Hopper, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman and Samuel L. Jackson. True Romance centres around the relationship between comic store worker and film buff […]

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, 2010. Directed by Jalmari Helander. Starring Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Ilmari Jarvenpaa, Peeter Jakobi, Jonathan Hutchings. SYNOPSIS: On Christmas Eve, something is unearthed in an archaeological dig, leading to a series of strange events. Reindeer are found slaughtered, children disappear, and a young […]

Steven Spielberg’s first directorial effort since 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – enjoyed a healthy opening this past weekend, topping the UK box office with £6.7m and banking a combined European opening of $56.2m. Although the film isn’t set to […]

Mickey Rourke has been doing the press rounds these past few days to promote the release of his latest movie, Immortals, but ComingSoon took the opportunity to ask The Wrestler star about his thoughts on Sin City 2 – and specifically the news from Frank Miller that his and Robert Rodriguez’s screenplay for the upcoming […]

To coincide with the 40th anniversary of Straw Dogs, Santosh Sandhu explores the troubled history of Sam Peckinpah’s notorious thriller here in the UK… Many of the decisions the BBFC had made up to the early 1970s revolved around politics, religion and sex. Whilst then censor John Trevelyan had made the BBFC more accepting of […]

The Dead List, (a.k.a. Ultimate Heist, a.k.a. Inside Ring), 2009. Directed by Laurent Tuel. Starring Jean Reno, Gaspard Ulliel, Sami Bouajila and Vahina Giocante. SYNOPSIS: The son of a gangster looks to escape the family business as rival mobsters and federal agents close in on his father’s empire. Jean Reno will forever be known for […]

My Voyage to Italy (Italian: Il mio viaggio in Italia), 1999. Directed by Martin Scorsese. SYNOPSIS: Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese embarks on a journey through Italian cinema history. Let’s get something straight, right now. If you’re a film lover, you will quite happily soak in Scorsese’s documentary of Italian cinema for all four hours of […]

Warrior, 2011. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison and Nick Nolte. SYNOPSIS: Warrior tells the story of the broken Conlon family, Brendan (Joel Edgerton), Tommy (Tom Hardy) and Paddy (Nick Nolte), who figuratively and literally fight to repair themselves and their family. I’ll start this review by saying that I […]