The Gambler, 2014. Directed by Rupert Wyatt Starring Mark Wahlberg, John Goodman, Michael K. Williams, Brie Larson, Jessica Lange and George Kennedy. SYNOPSIS: Lit professor and gambler Jim Bennett’s debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation is his relationship with one of his students. Will […]
Kurt Angle talks Oscar-nominated Foxcatcher
Little-known fact, professional wrestler Kurt Angle actually trained for the Olympics on Foxcatcher farm, and developed a close friendship with Dave Schultz. An even lesser-known fact is that he dedicated his Olympic gold-medal win to Dave. Due to the memories and deep personal relationships with everyone depicted in the movie, it makes sense that Kurt […]
Movie Review – Mortdecai (2015)
Mortdecai, 2015. Directed by David Koepp. Starring Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Paul Bettany, Jeff Goldblum and Olivia Munn. SYNOPSIS: Juggling angry Russians, the British Mi5, and an international terrorist, debonair art dealer and part time rogue Charlie Mortdecai races to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain a code that leads to lost […]
Marvel announces third Secret Wars tie-in Warzones!
Following on from the announcements of Last Days and Battleworld, Marvel has announced its third Secret Wars tie-in brandings, Battlezones!… “If you want a glimpse of what the future holds, you’ll find it in the WARZONES titles,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “Our creators let their imaginations run wild as they lay down the foundations […]
Comic Book Review – Burning Fields #1
Zeb Larson reviews Burning Fields #1… Dana Atkinson, a dishonorably discharged army investigator, is pulled back to the Middle East when a group of American oil technicians disappear under bizarre circumstances. With the help of an Iraqi investigator, what Dana discovers is unimaginable: A series of unusual incidents at the drill site lead her and […]
Margot Robbie to star in gambling biopic Dangerous Odds
After her star-making turn in Martin Scorsese’s superb The Wolf of Wall Street, actress Margot Robbie has become hot property, and studios and filmmakers are fighting over each other to work with her. The Wrap reports that Warner Bros. has acquired Dangerous Odds, the true-life story of Marisa Lankester, who helped Ron Sacco run illegal […]
DreamWorks Animation cutting 500 jobs; PDI closing down
The news of DreamWorks Animation’s film How to Train Your Dragon 2 being nominated for an Academy Award is about the only good news to come out of the animation studio as of late. Variety is reporting that DreamWorks Animation (DWA) is cutting 500 jobs and closing their Bay Area animation division Pacific Data Images […]
Andy Serkis’ Avengers: Age of Ultron character details revealed?
Since the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer arrived a few months ago, there’s been a lot of speculation that Andy Serkis will be playing the Black Panther villain, Ulysses Klaw. This has now seemingly been confirmed, with Schmoes Know reporting that Serkis will indeed portray Klaw, as well as offering up some details about the […]
Paul Bettany teases Avengers: Age of Ultron’s “enormous” scale
Paul Bettany, who has played Tony Stark’s A.I. butler J.A.R.V.I.S. multiple times in the Marvel cinematic universe, will be showing up in the flesh for Avengers: Age of Ultron, as popular character and android The Vision. We still know very little about his role, and have yet to see him in any of the footage that’s been […]
Luke Evans says he won’t be doing The Crow remake “in the near future”
Relativity Media certainly hasn’t had a smooth ride when it comes to its long-planned remake of The Crow, with the project passing through the hands of several filmmaker before settling upon its latest director Corin Hardy (The Hallow), who signed on to the project in December. At the time, Luke Evans (The Hobbit: The Battle […]
