Drive, 2011. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks and Ron Perlman. SYNOPSIS: A Hollywood stunt driver (Gosling) moonlighting as a ‘wheelman’ discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong. Drive is currently wrestling Red State at the […]

Back in January filmmaker Kevin Smith made quite a stir at Sundance when he announced that he’d be self-distributing his latest film, the horror Red State, through the newly-formed SModcast Pictures, before going on to shock fans by stating that his next effort – the ice-hockey comedy drama Hit Somebody – would be his final […]

With Jurassic Park being re-released in cinemas this week and news of Ghostbusters getting the same treatment next month, Luke Owen explores a possible new trend in Hollywood… October 2010, I was in the car with my housemates on the way to my local over-priced multiplex. But we weren’t on our way to see the […]

Joe Johnston has been out promoting the release of Captain America: The First Avenger and during an interview with Screen Rant the director dropped a couple of nuggets of information about possibilities for his upcoming slate. First up comes the rather familiar line that discussions are currently ongoing for Jurassic Park 4, the long rumoured […]

Drive, 2011. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks and Ron Perlman. SYNOPSIS: When a Hollywood stuntman and in-demand getaway driver finds himself double-crossed by the mob, his only choice is to drive for his life. Much had been made of Drive before it […]

Based on the winning entry in Robert Rodriguez’ SXSW Grindhouse trailer competiton, Jason Eisener’s Hobo with a Shotgun makes its way to UK shores when it hits cinemas this coming Friday, July 15th, and legendary cult star Rutger Hauer has been talking about the film in advance of its release. Check out what he has […]

Liam Trim with the latest edition of ‘Page and Screen’… In 1966 England won the World Cup. And firemen stopped putting out flames with water, to start them with kerosene to burn books. Francois Truffaut’s film version of Ray Bradbury’s classic 20th century novel Fahrenheit 451 was released in 1966. It starred Julie Christie in […]

Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2011. Directed by Rupert Wyatt. Starring James Franco, John Lithgow, Andy Serkis, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, Tyler Labine and Freida Pinto. SYNOPSIS: In San Francisco, experiments with genetic engineering sees an ape develop super-intelligence before rising up and leading a revolution against his human masters. The success of […]

Rohan Morbey selects his Five Essential Nicolas Cage Films… Nicolas Cage is unlike any other leading man in Hollywood. His films choices are anything but ‘safe’ and he doesn’t choose the same predictable, boring characters time after time. His films are undeniably hit and miss, and his last few pictures have not done his talent […]

Red State, 2011. Directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano, Nicholas Braun, Melissa Leo, Michael Parks and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS: After receiving an online invitation for sex, a group of teens encounter Christian fundamentalists with a sinister agenda. I’ll put it right out on front street – I’m a fan of Kevin Smith. […]