Director Jamie Dagg has found his cast for the upcoming thriller Sweet Virginia, with Jon Bernthal (Daredevil), Imogen Poots (Roadies), Christopher Abbott (James White), Rosemarie DeWitt (Poltergeist) and Odessa Young (The Daughter) all set to appear in the film. Deadline reports that the project, which is based on a Black List script from Ben and […]
Billy Howle to star opposite Saoirse Ronan in On Chesil Beach
Number 9 Films has announced that Billy Howle (The Sense of an Ending, The Seagull) who will play the lead role of Edward Mayhew opposite Saoirse Ronan’s (Brooklyn, Atonement) Florence Ponting in On Chesil Beach. “I’m very excited about working with Billy on this brilliantly written role,” said director Dominic Cooke (The Hollow Crown). “He […]
Movie Review – David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)
David Brent: Life on the Road, 2016. Directed by Ricky Gervais. Starring Ricky Gervais, Jo Hartley, Doc Brown, Tom Bennett and Mandeep Dhillon. SYNOPSIS: Clueless sales representative David Brent, famed for 2000’s documentary The Office, returns as he self-funds his own rock star tour with band Foregone Conclusion… In the vein a few years […]
Comic Book Review – Suicide Squad #1
Tony Black reviews Suicide Squad #1… “The Black Vault” part one! When a mysterious and definitely super-important cosmic item falls out of the heavens and into enemy hands, America has only one option: Task Force X, Amanda Waller’s strike team of incarcerated super-criminals. A one-stop-shop for plausibly deniable espionage and ultra- violence, this “Suicide Squad” […]
Jack Bauer returns in Titan’s 24: Trial By Fire
It may be looking unlikely that we’ll see him in 24: Legacy, but Jack Bauer is set to return courtesy of Titan Books and its all-new standalone adventure 24: Trial By Fire, which has been penned by New York Times bestselling author Dayton Ward. SEE ALSO: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK 1994. Before the […]
Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #5
Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #5… “Red Planet” part five! Bad goes to worse as Atrocitus, leader of the Red Lanterns, comes to Earth to begin the final stages of his plan to turn Earth into a new central battery for his Corps! Without doubt, the so-far excellent opening Rebirth arc of Green Lanterns, ‘Rage […]
Movie Review – The Greasy Strangler (2016)
The Greasy Strangler, 2016. Directed by Jim Hosking. Starring Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar and Elizabeth De Razzo. SYNOPSIS: Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily […]
DVD Review – Rabid Dogs (2015)
Rabid Dogs, 2015. Directed by Éric Hannezo. Starring Lambert Wilson, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Gouix, François Arnaud, Franck Gastambide and Laurent Lucas. SYNOPSIS: After a botched robbery attempt, the criminal gang kidnap three hostages and take to the road. It’s a brave move to try and remake a movie by a cinematic master such as Mario […]
The Top 100 Your Sinclair ZX Spectrum Games: #6 – R-Type
After reaching the heady heights – in numerous landscapes – then proclaiming yourself The Sentinel, our calling in the Your Sinclair Top 100 now sees us return to the inky black. Number Six from Electric Dreams Software sees us going nose-to-nose against Bydo, as we take control of R-Type. R-Type began its life in the […]
Ninja Rap: A Production History of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
In the second part of his three part series, Luke Owen sits down with producer Tom Gray, Donatello suit actor Leif Tilden and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator Kevin Eastman to discuss the Heroes in a Half-Shell’s second big screen adventure… If you missed Turtle Power: A Production History of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), […]
