Youth, 2015. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz and Paul Dano. SYNOPSIS: Conductor Fred Ballinger (Michael Caine) spends his retirement at a luxury hotel in the Alps, when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip’s birthday. Meanwhile, his best friend, film director Mick Boyle […]
Fast & Furious spinoff movies in the works
Universal may be planning “one last trilogy” of Fast & Furious movies beginning with Fast & Furious 8, but it looks like that won’t be the last we see of the franchise, with Vin Diesel revealing to Variety that spinoff movies are in the works. “We’ve written out story lines for various characters,” states Diesel. “We’ve been […]
Val Kilmer says he’ll be back for Top Gun 2
For the past couple of years, we’ve been hearing lots about development on Top Gun 2, the planned follow-up to the late director Tony Scott’s 1986 blockbuster, and now it seems the project is finally starting to come together. According to Val Kilmer on Facebook, he’s been offered a role in the film – presumably […]
The Big Bang Theory Season 9 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Mystery Date Observation’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory’s ninth season, which foregrounded relationship faux pas and a pair of guest stars… After a solid episode last week, The Big Bang Theory continued to revitalise its rather slow ninth run with another stellar episode in ‘The Mystery Date Observation’. Like many of the […]
Matthew McConaughey eyed for Stephen King’s The Dark Tower
Matthew McConaughey’s next project may be a film adaptation of a classic Stephen King series, as the actor has reportedly been offered a role in Sony and MRC’s The Dark Tower. The Wrap and Variety state that the film will be based on The Gunslinger, the first volume in King’s series, but both sources provide different information about the part McConaughey is […]
Kenneth Branagh to receive the top accolade at London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
The London Critics’ Circle Film Awards has announced that Sir Kenneth Branagh is set to receive the highest accolade, the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, at their awards ceremony this January. An acclaimed actor and filmmaker, Branagh was nominated the Best Supporting Actor Bafta for his portrayal of Sir Laurence Olivier in My […]
Ryan Gosling confirms he’s starring in the Blade Runner sequel
Other than having a top-notch director on board in Denis Villeneuve, partnering once again with legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins (the two had collaborated on Sicario earlier this year), and Harrison Ford returning as Rick Deckard, not much had been known on the sequel to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner, but now we have confirmation of […]
Rumour: Chris Pine playing dual roles in Wonder Woman?
A few days ago we got our first look at Chris Pine as Steve Trevor in Warner’s upcoming Wonder Woman movie, which – judging by his clothing – appeared to confirm that the story between Steve and Diana would take place in the past. Well, not so according to rumour hounds Heroic Hollywood, who claim that […]
Remake in the works for Christopher Nolan mind-bender Memento
Christopher Nolan’s (Interstellar) second film, reverse chronological thriller Memento, is set to get the remake treatment according to The Hollywood Reporter. SEE ALSO: Warner Bros. rumoured to be planning Akira trilogy with Christopher Nolan SEE ALSO: Christopher Nolan’s next film set for 2017 Released in 2000, Memento put Nolan on the map as a filmmaking […]
Is Spectre the worst James Bond movie?
Anghus Houvouras on Spectre… Sweet, sweet hyperbole. Where would we be without you? Let’s just put it out there: Spectre was terrible. A lazy, lifeless, sloppily put together excuse for a 007 outing. It had all the elements of a 007 outing: action, espionage, scenic locations, beautiful women. However, none of it seemed to click. […]
