Man of the moment Jack O’Connell has signed on to Universal’s spy thriller Section 6. The film will focus on the creation of MI6, the British intelligence agency founded during the First World War. Penned by Aaron Berg, Section 6 will be produced by Mark Platt alongside Adam Siegel for Marc Platt Productions. A director […]
Meryl Streep to star as Emmeline Pankhurst in Suffragette
Meryl Streep has signed on to play famed suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst alongside Carey Mulligan (Shame), Helena Bonham Carter (The King’s Speech), Romola Garai (Amazing Grace), Anne-Marie Duff (Shameless), Natalie Press (Ill Manors), Ben Wishaw (Skyfall) and Brandan Gleeson (In Bruges) in Suffragette. The film will chart the early activists for womens’ liberation and their run-ins […]
The Following Season 2 – Episode 5 Review
Matt Smith reviews the fifth episode of The Following season 2… With last week’s episode feeling like a bit of a filler, with moments that could’ve been powerful or important seemingly sucked dry of major significance, The Following had to up its game. In terms of important moments and, perhaps, imagination. With an episode featuring […]
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn talks Thanos and The Infinity Gauntlet
Marvel Studios caused quite a stir last week with the reveal of the first trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy, which gave us our first look at the ragtag team of cosmic superheroes [if you fancy watching it again, you can do so here]. The August release is set to open a new chapter of […]
Amanda Seyfried to reunite with Seth MacFarlane on Ted 2
Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables, Lovelace) is set to reunite with Seth MacFarlane – co-star and director of the upcoming Western comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West – with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that the actress has signed on for the female lead in the Family Guy creator’s comedy sequel Ted 2. The […]
Samuel Anderson joins Doctor Who as new companion Danny Pink
When Doctor Who returns to our screens, not only will we be getting a new-look Doctor in Peter Capaldi’s Twelfth incarnation of the Time-Lord, but we’ll also be getting another companion, with Samuel Anderson (The History Boys) adding to the former Emmerdale contingent by joining the cast as Danny Pink, a fellow teacher with Clara […]
Matthew Modine wants to play Doctor Strange
With the Sorcerer Supreme seemingly set for Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, rumours continue to circulate as to who will be playing Doctor Strange, with Full Metal Jacket actor Matthew Modine touting himself as a possible candidate. On his Twitter page, Modine attached a photo of Strange with a caption, “#Marvel I’d like […]
House of Cards Season 2 – Episode 10 Review
Jackson Ball reviews the tenth episode of House of Cards season 2… So far, much of this season has involved several independent story arcs running parallel to each other, thinly connected through Frank (Kevin Spacey) and Claire Underwood (Robin Wright) and their ultimate quest for power. Over the past couple of episodes though, those parallel […]
R.I.P Harold Ramis (1944 – 2014)
We are very sad to report the passing of actor, writer and director Harold Ramis, who has passed away at the age of 69. He was surrounded by family when he died at 12:53 a.m. from complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, a rare disease that involves swelling of the blood vessels, his wife Erica Mann has […]
DVD Review – Valley of Eagles (1951)
Valley of Eagles, 1951. Directed by Terence Young.Starring Jack Warner, John McCallum, Anthony Dawson, Nadia Gray and Mary Laura Wood. SYNOPSIS: Nils Ahlen (John McCallum), a Swedish scientist discovers a sensational method to transform sound into electricity. The potential of this discovery is enormous. His neglected wife Helga (Mary Laura Wood) mysteriously disappears with his […]