Michelle Herbert reviews Nyctophobia by Christopher Fowler… Nyctophobia is a book structured around darkness and light and its focus is on Hyperion House which is bathed in sunlight from dawn to dusk. Callie Shaw is looking to find the perfect house to share with her new husband Mateo Torres in the region of Spain he […]
Movie Review – The Grandmaster (2013)
The Grandmaster, 2013. Directed by Wong Kar Wai. Tony Leung, Ziyi Zhang, Chang Chen, Quinxiang Wang, Hye-Kyo Song, Shun Lao, Hoi Pang-Lo, Xiaofei Zhou and Benshan Zhao. SYNOPSIS: The poetically charged biographical story of Ip-Man, the martial arts expert and teacher , who went on to train Bruce Lee… Wong Kar Wai is a film-maker […]
Paddington topples The Hunger Games at the UK box office, Frozen re-enters the top ten
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 28th to Sunday 30th November 2014… After just one week atop the UK chart, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has been pushed down into second place, with new release Paddington taking top spot with a solid £5,125,519 opening weekend. Despite being […]
Maisie Williams is almost a lock to play Ellie in The Last Of Us adaptation
At the moment we know very little about Sony’s planned film adaptation of their massively successful apocalyptic survival horror video game, The Last Of Us. Neil Druckmann (he also wrote the game) is still currently writing the script that we know will have some changes to it in order to fit a 15 hour game […]
Doomsday, Joker and KGBeast “confirmed” for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Hot off the heels of yesterday’s blockbuster announcement of the casting for Suicide Squad, we now have some possible news on plot details for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. According to Badass Digest – who are usually spot on with “scoops” – Doomsday will indeed be in the main villain of the piece. Not […]
Monica Bellucci and Andrew Scott tipped for Bond 24 roles
With the official title and cast of Bond 24 set to be announced tomorrow, we’ve got a couple of last minute rumours about potential stars for the latest chapter of the iconic spy series. According to Deadline, Monica Bellucci (Irreversible) “may be in the mix” for a part in the film, while The Daily Mirror […]
Homeland series celebrated with unique illustrated cards
Whether you’ve watched it or not, the chances are that you have heard of the hit TV show Homeland. The high energy drama focuses around Carrie Mathison, a brilliant but troubled CIA agent who suffers with bi-polar disorder. She works for the Counter Terrorism Centre in Iraq, where she meets Nicholas Brody, who she suspects […]
Celebrities who love to gamble
Many celebrities are known for spending ridiculous amounts of money on flashy sports cars, luxury holiday homes, designer clothing and, in the case of Mike Tyson, Bengal tigers. One of the most costly (and profitable) activities pursued by superstars from all walks of life is high stakes betting. We take a look at some of […]
It’s official – Will Smith, Jared Leto, Tom Hardy, Cara Delevingne and Jai Courtney join Suicide Squad
It’s a cast list that has been rumoured for some time, but has now been confirmed by Warner Bros. that a star studded line-up will form alongside the previously confirmed Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) as the Suicide Squad. Will Smith (Hancock) will be taking on the role of Deadshot, Cara Delevingne (Pan) […]
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and David S. Goyer give update on Sandman movie
While the Joseph Gordon-Levitt / David S. Goyer-produced adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s seminal comic book series Sandman was absent from Warner Bros.’ big DC Comics announcement, the project is still very much a priority for the studio, and both Gordon-Levitt and Goyer have given updates on its status today. During a Reddit AMA, JGL stated […]
