Dr. Strange, 1978. Directed by Philip DeGuere Starring Peter Hooten, Jessica Walter, Clyde Kusatsu and John Mills. SYNOPSIS: When evil being The Ancient One sends sinister sorceress Morgan LeFay to Earth to destroy the Sorcerer Supreme, the long held sorcerer must train brilliant surgeon Stephen Strange as his successor to fight the darkness… Almost as […]
Paul Feig still hoping to make a Ghostbusters sequel
A few weeks ago Paul Feig suggested that he doesn’t believe there’s been any talk within Sony about a sequel to his Ghostbusters reboot, but speaking to The Daily Beast, the director has revealed that he’s keen to get the cast back together for a follow-up, as well as discussing the positive reception to the movie […]
Suspiria star Jessica Harper signs on for remake
With production now underway on director Luca Guadagnino’s (A Bigger Splash) remake of Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic Suspiria, Amazon Studios has announced that Jessica Harper, star of the original movie, has joined the cast. Harper will appear alongside Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Chloe Grace Moretz and Mia Goth. Details on her role are being […]
Kelsey Grammer to play Cam’s ex-boyfriend in Modern Family
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Kelsey Grammer is set to guest star in an upcoming episode of ABC’s hit comedy Modern Family, where he’ll portray Keifth, a circus ringmaster and ex-boyfriend of Eric Stonestreet’s Cam. Grammer has previously worked with Modern Family co-creators Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan on the short-lived sitcom Back To You, […]
NBC passes on Cruel Intentions TV sequel
If you were looking forward to Sarah Michelle Gellar’s return as Kathryn Merteuil in the TV sequel to 1999’s Cruel Intentions, then we have some bad news for you as EW is reporting that NBC has passed on the pilot. There may be some light at the end of the tunnel though, as Sony Pictures […]
Sylvester Stallone returning for Escape Plan 2
It looks like Sylvester Stallone is set to find himself back behind bars, with Deadline reporting that Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films has given the green light to a sequel to 2013’s Escape Plan. The sequel is being penned by Miles Chapman, who also wrote the original, and will see Stallone reprising the role of security expert Ray […]
Disney developing live-action Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
This won’t come as much of a surprise given that virtually every other animated property in its back catalogue is set for the live-action treatment, but THR is reporting that Disney is in development on a musical, live-action take on its very first animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The live-action remake is […]
DVD Review – 50 Years of Star Trek (2016)
50 Years of Star Trek, 2016. Directed by Ian Roumain. SYNOPSIS: 50 Years of Star Trek isn’t an exhaustive documentary, since you can only cram so much into 85 minutes, but it is a nice look back at a franchise that has endured for half a century. It’s also notable for containing Leonard Nimoy’s last […]
Blu-ray Review – Assault on Precinct 13: 40th Anniversary Edition
Assault on Precinct 13, 1976. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston, Laurie Zimmer, Charles Cyphers, Tony Burton, Nancy Loomis, Martin West. SYNOPSIS: A cop and a ragtag collection of criminals defend a closing police station against an invading gang. Often lauded as ‘the ultimate siege move’, John Carpenter’s second full-length feature Assault […]
Movie Review – The Accountant (2016)
The Accountant, 2016. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, John Lithgow, and Jeffrey Tambor. SYNOPSIS: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise. I won’t pretend to have much of an […]
