2015 is shaping up to be a big year for Mark Hamill. Not only is he returning as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but he’s also set to reprise the role of the the DC supervillain The Trickster (a part he played back in the early 90s) in The CW’s rebooted series […]
Movie Review – Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher, 2014. Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Sienna Miller, Vanessa Redgrave. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Mark Schultz is recruited by billionaire John du Pont to compete in the 1988 games in Seoul and the two develop a kinship that leads to unlikely circumstances. […]
Christoph Waltz talks excitement for SPECTRE
Despite being asked several times about the character he plays in SPECTRE, the upcoming 24th Bond film, Christoph Waltz keeps saying his character is Franz Oberhauser. A few days ago in an interview Waltz said his character is not head of SPECTRE, and in a recent interview with Seth Meyers the two-time Oscar winner has reiterated this, […]
Dr. Evil makes fun of the Sony hack on Saturday Night Live
It seems like everywhere you looked on the internet these past few weeks you just can’t get away from the Sony hack scandal. A few days ago Sony decided to cancel The Interview completely which provoked an explosive reaction from movie fans and celebrities on Twitter. During the opening segment of last nights Saturday Night […]
Shortlist for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film revealed
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed that there are now just nine films vying for a nomination for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film at the upcoming 87th Academy Awards. The shortlist of films, by country, is as follows: Argentina, “Wild Tales,” Damián Szifrón, director; Estonia, “Tangerines,” Zaza Urushadze, director; […]
Tim Burton on Beetlejuice 2: “I wouldn’t call it so much a sequel”
Tim Burton has been talking a lot about Beetlejuice 2 lately, stating that it’s “probably closer than ever” and confirming Winona Ryder will return to the cast alongside Michael Keaton, and now the director has shared a few more words during a promotional interview for his new film Big Eyes, revealing that he “wouldn’t call […]
American Horror Story: Freak Show – Episode 10 Review
Alice Rush reviews the tenth episode of American Horror Story: Freak Show… This week saw the mid-season finale of Freak Show and what I would deem a return to form for the series. This week’s episode ‘Orphans’ not only tugs at the heart strings of its viewers but reintroduces a character from a past season […]
Nintendo planning next console, says Shigeru Miyamoto
Speaking to Associated Press, the man behind Mario, Zelda and a number of other staple Nintendo titles, Shigeru Miyamoto, has confirmed that the company is working on a console to succeed the Wii U, which is struggling to compete with the PS4 and the Xbox One. “For the time being, our focus is on the […]
Robert Kirkman says “no one is safe” in The Walking Dead, including Norman Reedus
If you watch The Walking Dead you will know that the characters face death every week and in its five season run so far, many have been killed off in some surprising (and not so surprising) manners. Whilst the series is based on the comic book of the same name by Robert Kirkman, there has […]
Sony’s Amy Pascal says Idris Elba should be the next James Bond
He’s already the bookmakers’ favourite, and now it has been revealed that Sony co-chairmain Amy Pascal wants Idris Elba (Luther, Thor: The Dark World) to succeed Daniel Craig as 007. According to The Daily Beast, Pascal sent an email to Elizabeth Cantillon, former executive vice president of production for Columbia Pictures, back in January, which […]
