Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary British filmmaker Carol Reed in the first of a two-part feature… Following in the footsteps of his father Sir Herbert Beerholm Tree, who founded the Royal School of Dramatic Arts, Carol Reed decided to pursue a career in the theatre. “I wasn’t a very good actor,” reflected the […]

The Tree of Life, 2011. Written and Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. SYNOPSIS: The film follows the life journey of the eldest son of a Midwestern family through the innocence of childhood in the 1950s to his disillusioned adult years in the modern world, seeking answers to the […]

This past weekend it was revealed that former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached to “an international TV series”, the details of which were expected to be announced at Cannes next week. Well, the speculation has ended early as EW’s Popwatch got exclusive word on the project, an animated superhero series entitled The Governator. […]

Blooded, 2011. Directed by Edward Boase. Starring Nick Ashton, Oliver Boot, Tracy Ifeachor, Joseph Kloska, Jay Taylor and Cicely Tennant. SYNOPSIS: In October 2005, five young people were kidnapped in the Highlands of Scotland. Stripped and abandoned in the the wilderness, they were forced into a deadly game where the hunters became the hunted… You […]

The final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, may be over a year away but fans in the UK are set to enjoy plenty of Bat-action in 2011 as the action packed arena spectacular Batman Live tours the country from July. The storyline, which has just been released today, will focus […]

Silver screen siren Jane Russell passed away yesterday from a respiratory-related illness at her home in Santa Maria, California, aged 89. Born in Bemidji, Minnesota in 1921, Russell began her career as modelling before studying drama and acting with Max Reinhardt’s Theatrical Worksho. She was quickly signed to a seven year contract by Howard Hughes. […]

Sliding Doors, 1998. Written and Directed by Peter Howitt. Starring Gwyneth Paltrow, John Hannah, John Lynch and Jeanne Tripplehorn. SYNOPSIS: A young woman’s life unfolds in two entirely different directions. What if? It’s a big question in all of our lives. What if I’d told her? What if we’d stayed together? What if I’d got […]

Missing Pieces, 2011. Written and Directed by Kenton Bartlett. Starring Mark Boone Junior, Melora Walters and Alana Jordan. SYNOPSIS: A kidnapper tries to make two lonely souls fall in love by putting them through a series of unique situations. Originality is what I always strive for in a review. Why read my specific review if […]

Senna, 2010. Directed by Asif Kapadia. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on the three-time Formula One racing legend Ayrton Senna. Anyone with even a fleeting interest in motor sport has heard of Ayrton Senna, but his heyday was a little before my time. I remember briefly his tussles with Nigel Mansell when I was a kid, but […]

Ghosted, 2011. Directed by Craig Viveiros. Starring John Lynch, David Schofield, Martin Compston, Craig Parkinson and Art Malik. SYNOPSIS: A model prisoner risk his own life and sanity to help a newcomer who has fallen under the spell of a psychotic convict. Do you think you could hack it behind bars? If you’re a Daily […]