Evil Aliens, 2005. Directed by Jake West. Starring Emily Booth, Chris Adamson and Sam Butler. SYNOPSIS: A television crew must try to survive a bloody alien encounter on a remote Welsh island. Jake West’s Evil Aliens begins with a man having a large pointy thing rammed up his arse by an alien. It would have […]

Dirty Dancing star passes away aged 57… Actor Patrick Swayze has died in his LA home on Monday after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Swayze – who shot to stardom in the 1987 hit Dirty Dancing – had continued to work since announcing his illness in March 2008, and is survived by his wife […]

Following on from ‘Beatles Week’, which has seen digitally remastered re-releases of the Fab Four’s album catalogue in addition to the rather splendid The Beatles: Rock Band music game, news comes that Walt Disney Studios and director Robert Zemeckis are planning a 3D motion-capture animation remake of the 1968 classic Yellow Submarine. The press release […]

The Green Butchers, 2003. Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas. SYNOPSIS: A depressed stoner and his highly strung friend set up a failing butchers shop, only for success to come when they stop selling chicken and start using human. As anti-heroes go, a disturbed stoner and an anxious psychotic […]

Raining Stones, 1993. Directed by Ken Loach. Starring Bruce Jones, Ricky Tomlinson and Julie Brown. SYNOPSIS: Bob Williams (Bruce Jones) is an honest grafter stuck on the dole, constantly trying to grab hold of any bit of work that comes his way. When Bob refuses to accept second best for his daughter’s Holy Communion, he […]

Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller director dead aged 59… Filmmaker John Hughes has died of a heart attack while out walking in Manhattan earlier today, Thursday 6th of August. Hughes was one of the most prolific and successful writing, directing and producing talents of the 1980s and his credits include National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983), Sixteen […]

Hannah Montana: The Movie, 2009. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Starring Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. SYNOPSIS: The world famous singer is forced to return to her hometown in order to rediscover her roots. I’m sticking my neck on the line here because I am offering Hannah Montana: The Movie to you, the cinephiles of […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Shining, 1980. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, Scatman Crothers and Philip Stone. Stanley Kubrick’s psychological horror based upon Stephen King’s novel of the same name is a classic and unnerving film about […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Shawshank Redemption, 1994. Directed by Frank Darabont. Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler and Clancy Brown. The Shawshank Redemption is one of the most beautiful stories ever told on film and is always selected near […]

London to Brighton, 2006. Directed by Paul Andrew Williams. Starring Lorraine Stanley, Georgia Groome, Johnny Harris and Sam Spruell. SYNOPSIS: A gritty and unflinching drama about the lowlifes and criminals that inhabit London’s seedy underworld. Kelly and eleven year old Joanne burst into a grim public toilet at 3am in the morning. Joanne is frantically […]