The Fugitive Kind, 1959. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Maureen Stapleton and Joanne Woodward. SYNOPSIS: Val Xavier is on the run, and stumbling into a small town, he decides to change his ways. Employed as a clerk in a shop, he takes the attention of the manager, Lady Torrence… Marlon Brando […]
Blu-ray Review – The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne (1981)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne, 1981. Directed by Walerian Borowczyk. Starring Udo Kier, Marina Pierro, Patrick Magee and Howard Vernon. SYNOPSIS: A brilliant doctor’s engagement party livens up a bit when the guests start getting raped and murdered, and every time there’s a murder the doctor is nowhere to be found. […]
John C. McGinley joins James Gunn’s latest project The Belko Experiment
Following on from the casting of John Gallagher Jr. (The Newsroom, Short Term 12), James Gunn has taken to Facebook to announce that John C. McGinley (Office Space, Scrubs) has signed on for a role in his latest project The Belko Experiment. “John will play Wendell Dukes, one of the top execs at Belko, and […]
Peter Sarsgaard to play the villain in The Magnificent Seven
MGM’s upcoming remake of The Magnificent Seven has found its villain, with Variety reporting that Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State, The Slap) has signed on to play Bartholomew Bogue, the leader of the group of outlaws terrorising a Mexican village. The Magnificent Seven is being directed by Antoine Fuqua and features al all-star cast that includes […]
The Croods 2 adds Leslie Mann and Kat Dennings
The Croods 2, the sequel to Dreamworks Animation’s 2013 hit, has added a few new members to its voice cast. According to THR, Thor alum Kat Dennings and This is 40 star Leslie Mann have jumped on board the film, as members of a new upscale family that competes against the titular cro magnons. Mann will play the matriarch of the […]
Michael Kaplan on designing the costumes for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
This December, costume designer Michael Kaplan is set to add b to an impressive CV that includes the likes of Blade Runner, Se7en, Fight Club, Star Trek and Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and during an in depth interview with Vanity Fair, the BAFTA Award winner has spoken about his work on December’s hugely-anticipated Star […]
George A. Romero’s Empire of the Dead heading to the small screen
It looks like another zombie series is heading to the small screen, and this time it’s from the mind of George A. Romero, granddaddy of the genre. Demarest Films has snapped up the rights to Romero’s Empire of the Dead, a Marvel Comics series which serves as a loose continuation of his Night of the […]
Video Game Review – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Ben Rayner reviews The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt… Games can be enthralling. Since their creation and gradual evolution they’ve been a medium that could grab you by the eyes and hold on for dear life until you realise, six red bulls and two cold pizzas later that you’ve been up for hours. It’s morning in […]
Andrea Riseborough in talks for Top Dollar role in The Crow
It looks like Relativity Studios may have found its main villain for The Crow, with Deadline reporting that Andrea Riseborough (Oblivion, Birdman) is in talks to play Top Dollar, the gang boss whose thugs are responsible for the murders of Eric Draven and his fiancee Shelly Webster. The character was played by Michael Wincott in […]
Greg Grunberg will return for Heroes Reborn
NBC’s special event series Heroes Reborn has gained yet another returning cast member from the original series, this time in the form of Greg Grunberg, who played mind-reading detective Matt Parkman. According to EW, Grunberg will not be a regular on the 13-episode miniseries, but will instead show up “in a guest star arc.” Grunberg joins other […]
