Jon Dudley compares Hollywood to the British film industry… “…the American hegemony over cinema in Britain has frequently been blamed for preventing the development of an authentically indigenous cinema” – Tom Ryall American films have dominated global cinema for many decades now. Such is the high number of Hollywood productions being shown in cinemas across […]

It has been announced that Ian McKellen (X-Men, Lord of the Rings), Judi Dench (Casino Royale), Mark Williams (Harry Potter) and Gillian Anderson (The X Files) are all attached to star in a zombie comedy set in the 18th century. The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet is about the inhabitants of a small seaside town […]

Waldo the Dog, 2010. Directed by Kris Canonizado. Starring Rook Kelly and Jaquelyn Xavier. SYNOPSIS: A shame-ridden and mentally unstable young man wears a dog mask in order to cope with life. Ah, lovely. Judging by the title, this sounds like something whimsical and nice. About 17 seconds into the film, when ‘Waldo’ – a […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Black Swan, 2010. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel and Barbara Hershey. Black Swan is another dark tale from director Darren Aronofsky and again deals with obsession and self-destruction. This time out Aronofsky has […]

Sean Guard analyses the hit US TV drama Dexter… A woman is walking out of her usual coffee spot while taking a small sip of a vanilla latte that she has just purchased. She climbs into her car and drives not very far to her empty apartment. She notices a couple holding hands walking along […]

Sean Guard on the third season of the popular American reality series Jersey Shore… Oh, what can we “shoreheads” say about the third and latest season that was the Jersey Shore? A lot I’m sure but I only have so much typing room before people begin to get tired of my rambling. Last season which […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Shutter Island, 2010. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Michelle Williams, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Emily Mortimer and Jackie Earle Haley. Shutter Island is the 1950s-set psychological thriller from Martin Scorsese that will have you […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Departed, 2006. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, Anthony Anderson and Alec Baldwin. The Departed is a crime thriller based on the Hong Kong film […]

American actor Farley Granger has died of natural causes on Sunday, March 27th, aged 85. Born in San Jose, California, Granger began his cinematic career as a contract player for producer Samuel Goldwyn, making his debut in the 1943 war film The North Star (dir. Lewis Milestone). He reunited with the director the following year […]

Sean Guard sinks his teeth into the popular US vampire series True Blood… Unless you happen to be dead yourself, you should know about the undead craze that is blanketing our planet. By undead I by no means am speaking of anything that slid out of the creative mind of one George A. Romero. I […]