The Last Command, 1928.Directed by Josef von Sternberg. Starring Emil Jannings, Evelyn Brent, William Powell and Jack Raymond.SYNOPSIS:A former imperial Russian general, and a cousin to the fallen Tsar, ekes out a living as a Hollywood extra, and lands a role in a movie that, unbeknownst to him, is being directed by a former revolutionary.Upon arriving […]
DVD Review – Bloodsucking Bosses (2015)
Bloodsucking Bosses, 2015. Directed by Brian James O’Connell. Starring Fran Kranz, Pedro Pascal, Joey Kern, Joel Murray, Emma Fitzpatrick, Yvette Yates and Marshall Givens. SYNOPSIS: Evan is a dedicated office worker who is passed over for promotion in favour of newcomer Max, but once Max settles in to his new job the bodies start piling […]
Steven Spielberg says Guardians of the Galaxy is his favourite comic book movie
He has been branded as one of the greatest directors of our generation, and now Steven Spielberg has been weighing in his thoughts on the comic book boom that has taken over Hollywood.Speaking at Cannes, where his latest film The BFG is screening, Spielberg was asked about ‘superhero movies’ and he unveiled which one is his […]
Video Game Review – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Thomas Roach reviews Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End… The much anticipated Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End lets players take our protagonist Nathan Drake on one last adventure. Having waited through several delays for the game it is finally great to get our hands on it. Many of us had high expectations from the final game […]
Rumour: Elizabeth Wood in talks to direct Captain Marvel
A few week back, Kevin Feige revealed that Marvel “will be announcing a filmmaker in the next month or two” for the studio’s first female-led superhero movie Captain Marvel, and so naturally rumours are starting to spring up as to who might find themselves helming Carol Danvers’ big screen adventure.According to We Got This Covered, […]
69th Cannes Film Festival Review – Toni Erdmann (2016)
Toni Erdmann, 2016.Directed by Maren Ade. Starring Peter Simonischek, Sandra Hüller, Thomas Loibl, Trystan Puetter and Hadewych Minis.SYNOPSIS:A bittersweet German comedy about a prankster father who disguises himself as a man named ‘Toni Erdmann’ in a bid to get the attention of his serious, business executive daughter.Parents and adult children struggling to forge mature relationships with […]
Liam Neeson set for In Order of Disappearance
Deadline is reporting that Liam Neeson has added a new action project to his upcoming slate, with the Irish actor signing on for a remake of the hit 2014 Norwegian film In Order of Disappearance. The project will be directed by Hans Petter Molland from a script by Frank Baldwin, and will see Neeson taking […]
Armando Iannucci assembles an all-star cast for The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep) is assembling an all-star cast for his next feature film project, The Death of Stalin, which is based upon Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin’s 2011 graphic novel and explores the political infighting in the days following the death of the Soviet leader in 1953. According to The Hollywood […]
March of the Penguins is getting a sequel
In news coming out of Cannes, Variety is reporting that Wild Bunch is shopping around a sequel to the Academy Award-winning documentary March of the Penguins. The sequel, titled March of the Penguins 2: The Call, was shot in 4K last winter in Antarctica, and is once again directed by Luc Jacquet. There’s no word […]
Comic Book Review – Penguins of Madagascar #2.3
Emma Withington reviews Penguins of Madagascar #2.3…The North Wind (the super-spy animal organization) have gone missing and it’s up to the Penguins to find them. But will their search bring danger into the Penguins’ lives?In the penultimate issue of this four part miniseries, the Penguins: The Elite-est of the Elite saga continues. The Penguins are battling it […]
