British-Pakistani director Sarmad Masud’s debut film My Pure Land has been announced as Britain’s selection for submission for an Academy Award in the category of Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, marking the first time an Urdu-language film has been Britain’s selection for the award. My Pure Land tells the true story of a […]
Second Opinion – Victoria and Abdul (2017)
Victoria and Abdul, 2017. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Adeel Akhtar, Tim Piggott-Smith, Michael Gambon, and Olivia Williams. SYNOPSIS: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. There’s a lewd, cheeky streak to Stephen Frears’ Victoria and Abdul, a prestige picture trying […]
South Park Season 21 Episode 1 Review – ‘White People Renovating Houses’
Liam Hoofe reviews the first episode of South Park season 21… After one of the show’s most divisive seasons last year, South Park returned to our screens this week for its 21st season and what we hoped would be a return to the glory years. Personally, I was quite a big fan of season 20, […]
Stan Lee says Leonardo DiCaprio wants to play him in a biopic
During an appearance at Wizard World Nashville, comic book legend Stan Lee was asked about the possibility of his life story being brought to the screen, during which the 94-year-old revealed that he’s already got an Oscar-winning actor lined up to portray him. “Believe it or not, I’ve already discussed it with Leonardo DiCaprio,” said […]
Toronto International Film Festival Review – Suburbicon (2017)
Suburbicon, 2017. Directed by George Clooney. Starring Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Noah Jupe, and Oscar Isaac. SYNOPSIS: Suburbicon is a peaceful, idyllic suburban community with affordable homes and manicured lawns…the perfect place to raise a family, and in the summer of 1959, the Lodge family is doing just that. But the tranquil surface masks a […]
Syfy orders George R.R. Martin’s Nightflyers
With the success of Game of Thrones it’s been inevitable that some of George R.R. Martin’s other successful properties would be picked up for the screen, and according to Variety, Syfy has grabbed the next series from the multi-talented sci-fi and fantasy author, giving a series order to Nightflyers. Previously adapted to film in 1987, Nightflyers sees the […]
Warner Bros. enlists The Expendables screenwriter for Wonder Woman 2
Now that Patty Jenkins is officially on board to direct Wonder Woman 2, Warner Bros. is moving full steam ahead with development on the sequel to this year’s blockbuster superhero origin story. According to THR, Dave Callaham (The Expendables, Godzilla) has come on board to work on the screenplay with Jenkins and Geoff Johns, who […]
James Gunn says Rocket Raccoon’s “horrible” origin will be explored in a future Marvel movie
In the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, it is established that Rocket Raccoon has a pretty nasty backstory, having been “torn apart and put back together over and over and turned into some little monster”although details about the experiments that turned him into the gun-toting mercenary we all know and love are kept vague. […]
First look at Hellboy reboot, rumours on Ben Affleck’s Batman script, Halloween reboot update and more – Daily News Roundup
LOOKING LIKE HELL It was only announced a few months ago, but the Neil Marshall directed Hellboy reboot is moving ahead at a rapid pace. And last night the official Lionsgate Twitter account released our first look at David Harbour as Anung un Rama. Check it out here. LIKE MOTHER LIKE DAUGHTER This is news that […]
New image of David Harbour’s Hellboy, 2019 release date set
Last night Lionsgate unveiled the very first image of Stranger Things star David Harbour in full costume and make-up from the upcoming Hellboy reboot, and now Harbour himself has shared another image of him in character, complete with trench coat… Meanwhile, in addition to the new image, it has also been announced that the R-rated […]
