Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #70… “Desperate Measures” Part 4! A stand-off between humans and mutants turns deadly for one side and the consequences will have an impact for years to come! Each month I read TMNT, then have a little think before I put some words down. This month, the first thought […]
Blu-ray Review – 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
1492: Conquest of Paradise, 1992. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, Sigourney Weaver, Loren Dean, and Angela Molina. SYNOPSIS: 1492: Conquest of Paradise arrives on Blu-ray in North America in a release that features some deleted scenes and a commentary track by a pair of film historians. If you’re a fan of […]
Danny Elfman to score Justice League for Joss Whedon
In a rather surprising move, iconic composer Danny Elfman has now joined Justice League to compose the film’s score, per The Hollywood Reporter. He’s joined the film just as Joss Whedon takes the director’s chair for some reshoots and additional scenes in London. Elfman is no stranger to composing superhero themes. He worked on Tim Burton’s Batman, creating […]
Movie Review – Band Aid (2017)
Band Aid, 2017. Written and Directed by Zoe Lister-Jones. Starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Adam Pally, Colin Hanks, Brooklyn Decker, Jamie Chung, Erinn Hayes, and Fred Armisen. SYNOPSIS: A couple who can’t stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band. It should go without saying, […]
Netflix/Amazon revenue to surpass UK box office by 2020
Forecasts are predicting that the revenue from streaming services Netflix and Amazon will top the U.K. box office by 2020. PricewaterhouseCoopers consulting firm is forecasting that Netflix and Amazon will be the biggest money makers on the U.K. movie scene in the next four years. The firm predicts that the U.K.’s revenue from streaming services […]
Martin Freeman producing TV adaptation of Milton’s Paradise Lost
Variety is reporting that Sherlock star Martin Freeman is set to executive produce a TV adaptation of John Milton’s 17th century poem Paradise Lost, which is being produced by Dancing Ledge. “Paradise Lost is like a biblical Games of Thrones, transporting the reader into an internecine world of political intrigue and incredible violence. At stake? […]
The director of Okja wants his film released in theaters
Bong Joon Ho, the director of Okja, has said that he wants his film to be released in theaters but respects Netflix’s release plans. Okja caused quite a stir at Cannes when Netflix announced its release plans for the film, but its director is now taking the diplomatic route in respecting Netflix’s rights to release the […]
O’Shea Jackson Jr. to play baseball star Dock Ellis
Straight Outta Compton star O’Shea Jackson Jr. is set to portray baseball pitcher Dock Ellis in a biopic entitled Dock, which has been scripted by Joey Poach (In Color) and is being produced by Ice Cube, David Permut and Jeff Kwatinetz. Ellis enjoyed a decade-long career in Major League Baseball, where he played for the […]
Billy Zane to guest star in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as P.T. Barnum
Entertainment Weekly has announced that Billy Zane will be reuniting with his Titanic co-star Victor Garber, having signed on for a one-episode guest appearance in the upcoming third season of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Zane is set to play P.T. Barnum, the American businessman, showman and politician. ““Obviously, we couldn’t resist putting Victor Garber and […]
Game of Thrones’ Michiel Huisman joins The Haunting of Hill House
THR has revealed that Game of Thrones star Michiel Huisman has become the first addition to the cast of The Haunting of Hill House, the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic 1959 novel from writer-director Mike Flanagan (Absentia, Oculus). The straight-to-series ten episode show is described as a modern reimagining of the tale, and […]
