The acclaimed illustrator and Academy Award-winning conceptual artist Ralph McQuarrie passed away on Saturday at his home in Berkeley, California, aged 82. A name that will be instantly familiar to Star Wars fans, McQuarrie was one of the most influential figures in science fiction and fantasy art and his visionary illustrations were key to defining […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Town, 2010. Directed by Ben Affleck. Starring Ben Affleck, Jon Hamm, Rebecca Hall, Blake Lively, Jeremy Renner, Chris Cooper and Pete Postlethwaite. The Town is a well crafted crime story adapted from the Chuck Hogan novel Prince of […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Terminator, 1984. Directed by James Cameron. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn and Lance Henriksen. The Terminator is a classic Hollywood action film about a cyborg assassin (Schwarzenegger) sent on a mission that sees him travel back […]

Luke Owen continues on the road to The Avengers, revisiting The Incredible Hulk… The Incredible Hulk, 2008. Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Following an experiment that causes him to turn into the giant green-skinned Hulk, Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) lives in […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… See No Evil, Hear No Evil, 1989. Directed by Arthur Hiller. Starring Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Joan Severance and Kevin Spacey. See No Evil, Hear No Evil is the classic 80s comedy caper that sees Richard Pryor as the […]

Luke Owen takes the first step on the road to The Avengers, revisiting Iron Man… Iron Man, 2008. Directed by Jon Favreau.Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Terrence Howard, Clark Gregg, John Favreau and Paul Bettany. SYNOPSIS: After building an armored suit to escape capture by a terrorist group, billionaire industrial Tony Stark […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, 1977. Directed by George Lucas. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse and James Earl Jones. Star Wars: Episode […]

Martin Deer on why the world needs the Man of Steel… This week a new, and rather fantastic, synopsis for Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel was released. It gave nothing away about the story, as was to be expected, but there were a couple of things in there that really got the fan in me […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Brazil, 1985. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin and Kim Greist. Brazil is Terry Gilliam’s black comedy futuristic fantasy film is set in a dystopian world that […]

The Adam Sandler comedy Jack and Jill enjoyed a clean sweep at last night’s 32nd annual Golden Raspberry Awards – better known as the Razzies – picking up a record-breaking ten gongs and winning in every single category as Hollywood ‘celebrated’ the very worst in cinematic achievement from 2011. Only one other film managed to […]