In what could prove to be a crushing blow to the British film industry, culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has today announced the government’s intention to abolish the UK Film Council in a move first reported by Deadline London. The decision – which according to John Woodward, CEO of the Film Council, “has been imposed with […]

Liam Trim reviews the latest Bond video game 007: Blood Stone… Right now the internet is ablaze with debate and gossip. Alright it always is, but at the moment fans everywhere are wondering who will be cast in the next James Bond film, the 23rd in the franchise. Last week two pretty heavyweight acting names […]

Jackass 3D, 2010. Directed by Jeff Tremaine. Starring Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Ryan Dunn, Steve-O, Jason ‘Wee Man’ Acuña, Preston Lacy, Chris Pontius and Ehren McGhehey. SYNOPSIS: The Jackass crew return for the third installment of their TV show spin-off. Here’s how I expected Jackass 3D to play out: Annoying American Moron 1: You ready […]

Liam Trim on recent John Landis comedy Burke and Hare and Martin Scorsese’s psychological thriller Shutter Island… Burke and Hare, 2010. Directed by John Landis. Starring Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher and Tom Wilkinson. A week ago today I saw Burke and Hare at the cinema. Now ordinarily I wouldn’t dream of waiting an […]

The Killer Inside Me, 2010. Directed by Michael Winterbottom. Starring Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson and Bill Pullman. SYNOPSIS: An unassuming small town sheriff leads a double life as a psychotic serial killer. British director Michael Winterbottom’s latest project The Trip, a “semi-real” comedy starring Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan as loose versions of […]

Africa United, 2010. Directed by Debs Gardner-Paterson. Starring Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Nsengiyumva and Sanyu Joanita Kintu. SYNOPSIS: Three Rwandan children set out on an extraordinary journey across seven countries to achieve their ultimate dream of taking part in the 2010 Football World Cup opening ceremony. Africa United has been dubbed this year’s Slumdog Millionaire and […]

Harry Brown, 2009. Directed by Daniel Barber. Starring Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Ben Drew, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Jack O’Connell and Liam Cunningham. SYNOPSIS: A retired Royal Marine takes matters into his own hands when his friend is murdered by a gang of young hoodlums. It’s difficult to precisely pinpoint the moment I fully embraced […]

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 2010. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Eli Wallach, Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon. SYNOPSIS: After emerging from prison disgraced corporate raider Gordon Gecko partners with a young Wall Street broker and sets out to alert the financial community to the impending economic […]

Tom Jolliffe discusses the ins and outs, ups and downs, past, present and future of Ivan Drago… One of the Reagan era children, from the taut, muscular womb of 80’s action cinema, Dolph Lundgren never quite hit the big league. In the shadow of Stallone, Schwarzenegger and Willis were Van Damme, Seagal, and Norris. Then […]

A Single Man, 2009. Directed by Tom Ford. Starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult and Matthew Goode. SYNOPSIS: After the death of his long-time companion, a middle-aged college professor decides to kill himself and goes about getting his affairs in order in what would otherwise be a normal day. I’ve seen A Single Man […]