Keanu, 2016. Directed by Peter Atencio. Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Method Man, Will Forte, Tiffany Haddish, Jason Mitchell, Jamar Malachi Neighbors, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Nia Long, Rob Huebel, Luis Guzman, Anna Farris, and Keanu Reeves. SYNOPSIS: Friends hatch a plot to retrieve a stolen kitten by posing as drug dealers for a street gang. Keanu […]
Fox orders 24: Legacy to series, Kiefer Sutherland to executive produce
Deadline is reporting that Fox has given an early series order to 24: Legacy, the upcoming event series reboot of the real-time espionage franchise. Although he’s not expected to appear as Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland has signed on to the series as executive producer alongside creators Manny Coto and Evan Katz and Imagine TV’s Brian […]
Jamie Foxx to partner up with a puppet private eye in The Happytime Murders
Last year it was reported that The Jim Henson Company’s R-rated puppet noir The Happytime Murders had been revived by STX Entertainment, and now it looks as though it may have found its human lead. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jamie Foxx (Annie) is in talks to play the former partner of a disgraced puppet private eye […]
Second Opinion – Son of Saul (2015)
Son of Saul, 2015. Directed by László Nemes. Starring Géza Röhrig, Levente Molnár, Urs Rechn and Jerzy Walczak. SYNOPSIS: Surrounded by the horror of living in Auschwitz, Saul, a Sonderkommando, attempts to bury the body of a boy who he claims as his son. Based on the same source material as Tim Blake Nelson’s film […]
Stephen Merchant joins Wolverine 3
Casting on the third Wolverine movie is now in full swing, with Deadline reporting that Stephen Merchant (Extras, Hello Ladies) has signed on for an as-yet-unrevealed role in Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong. Merchant’s casting comes hot on the heels of the news that Richard E. Grant has signed on to play a “mad scientist” villain […]
Arrow Season 4 Episode 19 Review – ‘Canary Cry’
Jessie Robertson reviews the nineteenth episode of Arrow season 4… For tonight’s game, let’s play……Who’s More Guilty!! Don’t hide that self-loathing! Unleash that huge mound of guilt you feel bogging you down! You could win fabulous prizes galore on …..Who’s More Guilty! When you watch Arrow, you definitely feel the dour. It is all over […]
Robert Downey Jr. “could do one more” Iron Man movie
Last week it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. is set to reprise the role of Tony Stark for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which – along with Captain America: Civil War and the two-part Avengers: Infinity War – will take his MCU appearances up to ten. Downey hasn’t headlined his own solo movie since […]
Comic Book Review – Bill and Ted Go to Hell #3
Emma Withington reviews Bill & Ted Go to Hell #3… ‘Bill & Ted will have to team up with Satan to take down the Easter Bunny and his master-who are heading straight for the holy of all holies: Heaven! It’s time for Joan of Arc to live up to her calling and kick some evil […]
BBC and Netflix announce star-studded animated adaptation of Watership Down
The BBC and Netflix have announced that they are partnering up for a four-part animated miniseries adaptation of the beloved novel Watership Down, which will premiere on BBC One in the UK and on the streaming service around the world in 2017. The series, written by Tom Bidwell (Bafta-nominated My Mad Fat Diary) and directed […]
BFI Review – Contact (1985) and Elephant (1989)
Contact, 1985 and Elephant, 1989. Directed by Alan Clarke. SYNOPSIS: Two films reflecting on the 1980’s in Northern Ireland. Alan Clarke, director of Scum and The Firm, is a director of men. These could be men in prisons or aggressive, violent offenders keen to tattoo swastikas on their foreheads, as he did in Made in […]
