Horrible Bosses, 2011. Written and Directed by Seth Gordon. Starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx. SYNOPSIS: Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness. It’s ‘average new comedy’ time this weekend with the […]

Resurrected, 1989. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring David Thewlis, Tom Bell and Rita Tushingham. SYNOPSIS: A British soldier is presumed dead during battle in the Falklands, but when he is found alive suffering from exhaustion and amnesia he is accused of desertion, leading to a hate campaign that spirals out of control. Director Paul Greengrass […]

Arrietty (Japan: Kari-gurashi no Arietti), 2010. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Featuring the voice talents of Saoirse Ronan, Olivia Colman, Mark Strong, Tom Holland and Phyllida Law. SYNOPSIS: Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion in a magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, lives tiny 14-year-old Arrietty and her equally tiny parents. I knew […]

Liam Trim provides some alternatives to the Royal Wedding in the third of a three part feature… The big day is upon us. The masculine apocalypse is now. The horsemen will round the corner towards Westminster Abbey any moment, dragging their cargo of the merry middle class and nostalgic Eton boy politicians, right into our […]

Female writing/producing duo Monica Breen and Alison Schapker are long-term collaborators of J.J. Abrams. Having worked on his TV shows Alias and Lost, they have also just renewed a deal with Warner Bros to co-executive produce Fringe for a fourth season. They are also said to be developing another series for Abrams’ Bad Robot company. […]

Carmen, 1984. Directed by Francesco Rosi. Starring Julia Migenes, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi and Faith Esham. SYNOPSIS: A soldier falls in love with a beautiful factory worker but his feelings are not reciprocated. I know absolutely nothing about opera. I dabble amateurishly in appreciating classical music because my curiosity was stirred by my love of […]

Morning Glory, 2010. Directed by Roger Michell. Starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, Ty Burrell and Jeff Goldblum. SYNOPSIS: An aspiring producer takes on the challenge of reviving the fortunes of a struggling morning television show. The ongoing and increasingly shocking twists and turns of the News of the World hacking scandal […]

Slaughter High, 1986. Directed by George Dugdale, Mark Ezra and Peter Litten. Starring Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore and Billy Hartman. SYNOPSIS: A high school reunion turns into a bloodbath when a former student seeks revenge against the pranksters who left him disfigured. Slaughter High is one of those rare cult oddities, it is a cheap […]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, 2011. Directed by David Yates. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes, Warrick Davis, Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith and Robbie Coltrane. SYNOPSIS: Harry Potter confronts the Dark Lord Voldemort for a final showdown in the epic conclusion to […]

The Tree of Life, 2011. Written and Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. SYNOPSIS: A spiritually adrift man seeks answers to the origin and meaning of life. Terrence Malick directed his first feature film, Badlands, in 1973 and subsequently has made only four films since then. Each is a […]