Last week it was reported – erroneously – that Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy had announced that the next Star Wars Anthology movie would focus on the character of Lando Calrissian, who makes his grand return to the big screen this week in Solo: A Star Wars Story, played by Donald Glover. As it turned out, […]
Movie Review – McKellen: Playing The Part (2018)
McKellen: Playing The Part, 2018. Directed by Joe Stephenson/ Starring Ian McKellen, Milo Parker and Scott Chambers. SYNOPSIS: Documentary about the life and times of actor Sir Ian McKellen, tracing his career from his early days in rep to starring on the London stage, his more recent film career and his other role as a […]
Maleficent 2 adds Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them actress
Walt Disney Pictures and director Joachim Ronning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) continue to fill out the cast of the upcoming Maleficent sequel, with Variety reporting that Jenn Murray (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) has becom the latest addition. Maleficent 2 will see Angelina Jolie reprising her role as the […]
Exclusive Interview – Bill Harbison talks about his career in gaming from the ZX Spectrum to Runescape
Villordsutch chats with Bill Harbison about his career in gaming… Bill Harbison has been in the gaming business now for three decades plus. Cutting his teeth on the ZX Spectrum over at Ocean Software he delivered some truly outstanding pieces of artwork of the rubber-keyed wonder. Now with a client list including SEGA, the BBC […]
Movie Review – Feral (2018)
Feral, 2018. Directed by Mark Young. Starring Scout Taylor-Compton, Olivia Luccardi, Lew Temple, Renee Olstead, Brock Kelly, Landry Allbright, and George Finn. SYNOPSIS: Students fight to survive a weekend in the woods. IFC Midnight’s latest “don’t go into the woods” condemnation (in little over a month) is Mark Young’s Feral, which – not subtlety – […]
Watch the trailer for Billy Boy starring Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist
With less than a month to go until its release, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Bradley Buecker’s upcoming crime thriller Billy Boy which stars Blake Jenner and Melissa Benoist leading a cast that also includes Grant Harvey, Nick Eversman, Nathaniel Stroud, Melissa Bolona, Greg Germann, Jim Beaver, Brenda Bakke, Brad Hunt, Derek […]
Blu-ray Review – Insidious: The Last Key (2018)
Insidious: The Last Key, 2018. Directed by Adam Robitel. Starring Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Bruce Davison, Spencer Locke, Josh Stewart, Caitlin Gerard, and Ava Kolker. SYNOPSIS: Parapsychologist Elise Rainier if forced to confront her past when she is called back to the house where she grew up to take on the ghosts that […]
Trailer for kidnap thriller Trunk starring Michael Madsen and William Baldwin
Five2One Films and Convergence Films have released a trailer for Trunk, a new kidnap thriller from director Benjamin Goalabre, which stars William Baldwin (Backdraft), Michael Madsen (The Hateful Eight), Cassie Howarth (Home and Away) and Ivan Gonzalez (The Divide). Check it out here, along with the official synopsis… ERIC wakes up tied and gagged in the […]
Blu-ray Review – The Grifters (1990)
The Grifters, 1990. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring John Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening, Henry Jones, Sandy Baron, Michael Laskin, Pat Hingle, and Xander Berkeley. SYNOPSIS: A small-time con man is caught between his professional criminal mother and conniving girlfriend. Released as the first in 101 Films’ new Black Label range, highlighting cult movies from different […]
Malin Akerman, Kat Dennings and Jane Seymour set for Friendsgiving
Deadline is reporting that Malin Akerman (Rampage), Kat Dennings (2 Broke Girls) and Jane Seymour (Let’s Get Physical) have signed on to star in the ensemble comedy Friendsgiving. The film marks the directorial debut of actress Nicol Paone (This Is 40, 30 Rock), who has also penned the script, and “follows Molly (Akerman), a glamorous, […]