Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. SYNOPSIS: King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles. I have my town’s local PBS station to […]
The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 7 Review – ‘Discount Store’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Apprentice, in which the teams struggled in their attempts to capitalise on the discount store boom… There was a sense of dust settling on this week’s episode of The Apprentice after last week’s boardroom bloodbath. This week saw the teams rebalanced as Lord Sugar sent them to […]
Edgar Wright to write and direct movie based on shadows for DreamWorks Animation
Edgar Wright has just signed on to co-write, as well as direct, an animated feature based on the concept of shadows. The project, which will be co-written by David Walliams, will be in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation. This yet-to-be-titled forthcoming shadow-based project will mark the Hot Fuzz director’s first fully animated feature film. As Deadline […]
Trainspotting 2 is “a beautiful thing”, says Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle (The Legend of Barney Thomson) has praised the script for Danny Boyle’s (Steve Jobs) upcoming drama Trainspotting 2 in an interview with NME, calling it “one of the best scripts I’ve fucking read”. SEE ALSO: Danny Boyle says Trainspotting 2 will shoot in the summer, won’t adapt Porno The actor, who played Begbie […]
George Lucas on Star Wars: The Force Awakens straying from his original vision for the Sequel Trilogy
With less than a month to go before Disney relaunches the Star Wars franchise with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, CBS News has been chatting with the saga’s creator George Lucas, who spoke about Disney and director J.J. Abrams’ decision to stray from his original vision for the Sequel Trilogy. “The issue was ultimately, they looked at […]
Captain Marvel was originally set to appear in Jessica Jones
Marvel’s latest series Jessica Jones arrived on Netflix today, but had the stars aligned differently the Alias adaptation would have joined Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as part of ABC’s Marvel slate – and would also have featured Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel. “Back when it was at ABC Network, I did use Carol Danvers,” showrunner Melissa […]
Colton Haynes’ Roy Harper returning to Arrow
Colton Haynes has taken to Twitter to announce his return as Roy Harper in the fourth season of Arrow, revealing that he’s arrived in Vancouver and is ready to begin filming. “We are beyond thrilled that Colton will be returning to ‘Arrow’ this season,” states executive producer Marc Guggenheim. “It was always our intention to […]
Second Opinion – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, 2015. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Mahershala Ali, Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie, Patina Miller, Wes Chatham, Elden Henson and Evan Ross. […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ‘Blood Sisters’
Chris Cooper reviews the sixth episode of Star Wars Rebels season 2… Last week my prayers were answered when Hera (and the B-Wing!), were given plenty of attention. It may not have been full of details but it was great to see more of her. Imagine my excitement when I realise that this week’s episode […]
Movie Review – The Night Before (2015)
The Night Before, 2015. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Lizzy Caplan, Jillian Bell, Helene Yorke, Ilana Glazer, Aaron Hill, James Franco, Tracy Morgan, and Miley Cyrus. SYNOPSIS: On Christmas eve, three lifelong friends, two of whom are Jewish, spend the night in New York City looking for the Holy […]