D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Raging Bull, 1980. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Cathy Moriarty. Raging Bull is one of the greatest films of all time and is an absolute classic in film history. Scorsese’s biographical masterpiece follows […]
Movie Review – Puss in Boots (2011)
Puss in Boots, 2011.Directed by Chris Miller. Featuring the voice talents of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Constance Marie and Guillermo del Toro.SYNOPSIS: The heroic Puss in Boots is pitted against the outlaws Jack and Jill, who have discoved an ancient power that threatens the world.As I’m sure most […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #32 – The Business (2005)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Business, 2005. Directed by Nick Love. Starring Danny Dyer and Tamer Hassan. The Business is a slick gangster flick from Nick Love that tells the story of a young lad, Frankie (Dyer), who flees the UK and ends […]
The biggest cinematic turkeys of 2011
Despite Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Transformers: Dark of the Moon and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides all breaking the $1 billion mark at the global box office, 2011 hasn’t exactly been the best of years for Hollywood studios. According to a report from The New York Times, box office […]
Blu-ray Review – Kill List (2011)
Kill List, 2011. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Neil Maskell, Michael Smiley, MyAnna Buring, Emma Fryer and Harry Simpson. SYNOPSIS: A hitman takes on a new contract, leading him deep into the heart of darkness. Following its world premiere at SXSW earlier this year, British filmmaker Ben Wheatley’s (Down Terrace) second feature, Kill List, has […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #31 – The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
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 […]
A Festive Week in Spandex – The Dark Knight Rises trailer talk, Joss Whedon on The Avengers… in 3D, David Fincher’s Spider-Man and more…
Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Warner Bros. gave Batman fans an early Christmas present this past Monday with the online release of the second theatrical trailer for The Dark Knight Rises and – with anticipation for Christopher Nolan’s Gotham swansong reaching fever pitch – it quickly […]
Ten Essential… Christmas Films
Jess Barratt selects her ten essential Christmas films… Here are my top 10 festive treats to get you through the Christmas hangovers. Expect snow, sparkle and choir-lead soundtracks… 10. Edward Scissorhands (1990) Although this is not typically considered a true Christmas film it does however have rather Christmassy themes and a beautiful festive score written […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #30 – Revolver (2005)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Revolver, 2005. Written and Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Jason Statham, André Benjamin, Ray Liotta, Mark Strong and Vincent Pastore. Guy Ritchie’s Revolver is not very highly regarded by many as it’s over complicated and doesn’t seem to make […]
American Horror Story: won’t kill you to try it… or will it?
Sean Guard on the U.S. television series American Horror Story… FX brought us an original horror series by way of executive producer Ryan Murphy this past fall. With horror being my favorite genre, I was completely on board with this one long before it premiered in October. As every avid fan of their respective category, […]
