Bicycle Thieves (Italian: Ladri di biciclette), 1948. Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Starring Lamberto Maggiorani, Enzo Staiola, Liannela Carell, Vittorio Antonucci and Gino Saltamerenda. SYNOPSIS: In post-war Italy, Antonio is offered a job that requires a bicycle. Selling his bed sheets, he manages to buy a bike. On his first day it is stolen forcing Antonio, […]
Marc Webb sets new projects Gifted and The Only Living Boy In New York
Seeing as he doesn’t have any more commitments to Sony’s wall-crawler following the disappointing The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Deadline is reporting that director Marc Webb is filling out his upcoming slate. First for the filmmaker will be Gifted, which is set to start shooting this autumn with Chris Evans (Captain America: The Winter Soldier) set […]
J.J. Abrams reveals Star Wars: The Force Awakens runtime
We’ve been absolutely inundated with Star Wars news these past few days, so much so that one little nugget from D23 has slipped under our radar. According to Comic Book, director J.J. Abrams has revealed that December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens will run for 2 hours and 4 minutes – exactly the same length […]
Jemaine Clement says What We Do in the Shadows sequel and TV spinoff in development
During an interview with the Seattle Times, Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine Clement has revealed that a sequel to the rather excellent vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows is in the early planning stages. According to the report, the follow-up to Clement and Taika Waititi’s comedy will focus on Rhys Darby’s Anton […]
Guardians of the Galaxy animated short explores Rocket Raccoon’s Origins
Marvel Entertainment has released its latest animated short ahead of Disney XD’s Guardians of the Galaxy series, which details the origin of Rocket Raccoon. Check it out below, and watch the previous shorts for Star-Lord and Groot… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVO7OiDtKy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9TVX0f_TeA We still have two more shorts coming before the animated series launches proper… – August 22: […]
Vin Diesel says next Fast & Furious movie is titled Fast 8
On Sunday, Vin Diesel may have let the title of the next Fast & Furious movie slip while accepting a Teen Choice Award for Furious 7 in the Choice Movie Action/Adventure category. At the end of his acceptance speech on behalf of the film’s cast, Diesel said, “I love all of you. I love all […]
Samantha Morton joins Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them cast as shooting begins
A press release has confirmed that principal photography on the upcoming Harry Potter spinoff film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them has begun. With the start of production, it has also been announced that Oscar-nominated actress Samantha Morton (Minority Report, Sweet and Lowdown) will play the role of Mary Lou in the film. The film, […]
DVD Review – Soldiers of the Damned (2015)
Soldiers of the Damned, 2015. Directed by Mark Nuttall. Starring Gil Darnell, Miriam Cooke, Lucas Hansen, Tom Sawyer, Mark Fountain and Nicky Bell. SYNOPSIS: The Eastern Front, 1944. A German Army Major is ordered to escort a female scientist into a mysterious Romanian forest on fear of death for him and his men… World War […]
Blu-ray Review – Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome, 1983. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Les Carlson, Peter Dvorsky and Jack Creley. SYNOPSIS: A cable TV channel owner wants to broadcast ‘Videodrome’, the most extreme programme on the network, but discovers that the show is front for a sinister global conspiracy. Videodrome was the right film at […]
Blu-ray Review – Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 (2015)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. 2015. Directed by Andy Fickman. Starring Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough, Daniella Alonso, David Henrie, Gary Valentine and Ana Gasteyer. SYNOPSIS: After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to […]
