Rumours of his involvement have been circulating for a few weeks, but now it’s official – Ryan Reynolds (Green Lantern, Safe House) has joined the cast of Lionsgate’s Highlander reboot and will star in the lead role as the immortal Connor MacLeod, a part originally portrayed by Christopher Lambert in director Russell Mulachy’s 1986 cult […]

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, author and director Nora Ephron has died at the age of 71 following a battle with leukemia. The daughter of a Broadway playwright and a Hollywood screenwriter, Ephron was born in New York in 1941 and began her career as a reporter for the New York Post in the 1960s, as well […]

Ever feel like you’ve seen something before? Chances are, you’re probably right. Short of the Week have created a wonderful (if slightly depressing) infographic on Hollywood’s waning creativity, comparing the highest grossing films from the last three decades… And the two films in the Top 10 of 2011 (Thor and Captain America) will inevitably become […]

Sebastian Bergman (Swedish: Den fördömde) – Series 1. Directed by Daniel Espinosa and Michael Hjorth. Starring Rolf Lassgård, Gunnel Fred and Tomas Laustiola. SYNOPSIS: A strong-minded, politically incorrect and grief-stricken criminal profiler helps police to solve the murder of a 15 year old boy before finding himself on the trail of a brutal serial killer. […]

Despite the fact that Disney has already halted production on their big screen adaptation of The Lone Ranger once last year amid budgetary concerns, it seems that director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are yet to learn their lesson. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the budget for the Johnny Depp / Armie Hammer team-up […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Kev Geoghegan writes for the BBC, regarding Ken Loach’s use of language in The Angels’ Share: “Film director Ken Loach has criticised British film censors for asking him to remove swear words from his new film in order to qualify for a 15 certificate … Loach said the […]

Luke Owen on last night’s episode of The Apprentice 2012… In last week’s review, I said about Steven: “I don’t think he’ll win next week and I am looking forward to seeing him buckle under the pressure.” Sometimes it’s so hard being this right all the time. *disengage Smug Mode* Yes, after 10 annoying weeks, […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Betsy Sharkey writes for the LA Times about foul language in mainstram cinema: “Now, we head into summer, the prime time for big, bruising action flicks and lots of racy comic outrage and a grand opportunity for filmmakers to cross boundaries of taste on the language front. I’m […]

Luke Owen takes in a Planet of the Apes movie marathon… Where 3 guys watch franchise movies one after the other. Sponsored by Mountain Dew Energy and Bacon.. Despite only being our third outing, Movie Marathon Meeting is becoming the highlight of my month. Getting together with two of my best friends and kicking back […]

Luke Owen on last night’s episode of The Apprentice 2012… I remember a couple of years back, Radio 1 DJ Matt Edmundson proclaimed on his Apprentice video blog, “the fit one’s gooooooooone!” when one of the pretty candidates was fired. I didn’t quite do that yesterday (my girlfriend was in the room) but I did […]