With the Academy Awards fast approaching, the Writers Guild of America handed out its 2016 honours last night, with Spotlight claiming the WGA Award for Best Original Screenplay, and The Big Short received the award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Alex Gibney’s Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief was award Best Documentary Screenplay, while on […]
Are the BAFTAs British Enough?
This week, Neil Calloway questions whether the BAFTAs promote British films as much as they should… Variety magazine called the BAFTAs one of the most significant bellwethers for the Oscars, which is high praise indeed, but it makes me wonder if BAFTA is deliberately setting itself up to be a bellwether for the Oscars, so […]
The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII begins filming, Ewan McGregor in talks to star and more
Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US The latest edition of The Week in Star Wars sees Episode VIII go into production, more rumours about Ewan McGregor, The Force Awakens being sued and more… First of all – happy Valentine’s Day! And if you’re here reading this, you’re probably having […]
DVD Review – Romanzo Criminale: Season 2
Romanzo Criminale : Season 2 Directed by Stefano Sollima Starring Vinicio Marchioni, Francesco Montanari, Marco Bocci, Alessandro Roja, Andrea Sartoretti, Giovanna Di Rauso, Carolina Felline SYNOPSIS: A dramatised chronicle of the real life criminal exploits of a ruthless gang from the Magliana district in Rome. The release of the second season of Romanzo Criminale from Arrow […]
Fox orders Lethal Weapon pilot, Damon Wayans to star and McG to direct
It looks like we can add Lethal Weapon to the ever-growing list of movies getting the small screen treatment, with Fox giving a pilot order to Warner Bros. for a TV adaptation of the hit buddy cop franchise. The pilot will see Damon Wayans (My Wife and Kids) taking on the role of Roger Murtaugh, […]
Batman v Superman, Mystery & Over Promotion
Samuel Brace on Batman v Superman, mystery and over promotion… Mystery is a great thing. Mystery is often the seed of both wonder and the desire to understand. What we don’t know, what we haven’t figured out, is what leads us to learn more. This mystery, this lack of knowledge, is the very thing that […]
Second Opinion – Zoolander 2 (2016)
Zoolander 2, 2016. Directed by Ben Stiller. Starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Penelope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Justin Theroux, Christine Taylor, Billy Zane, Kiefer Sutherland, Milla Jovovich, Cyrus Arnold, Nathan Lee Graham, and Benedict Cumberbatch. SYNOPSIS: Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business. […]
Emily Kinney joins Hayley Atwell in Conviction
A couple of days ago it was announced that Hayley Atwell is to lead ABC’s new legal drama pilot Conviction, and now Variety is reporting that the Agent Carter star will be joined by Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead). Kinney is set to play Tess Thompson, “the paralegal for the Unit team who is extremely […]
Twin Peaks adds Ashley Judd to its cast
Deadline is reporting that Twin Peaks has added another name to its ever-expanding cast, with the site revealing that Ashley Judd is set to feature in the follow-up to David Lynch and Mark Frost’s cult TV series. Judd will join fellow new additions Amanda Seyfried, Naomi Watts, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Laura Dern, Robert Knepper, James […]
A host of horror icons assemble for Expendables-inspired Death House
A host of the horror genre’s biggest names are set to assemble for an Expendables-inspired ensemble entitled Death House, which is being directed by Harrison Smith (Camp Dread) from a script he wrote with the late Gunnar Hansen, a.k.a. Leatherface from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Set to feature in the cast are horror icons Robert […]
