Amy Richau reviews the season two premiere of Halt and Catch Fire… The second season of AMC’s retro tech drama Halt and Catch Fire jumps forward 20 months and throws the main characters in different and sometimes surprising directions. However it’s not clear from the first episode where the series is actually going and if […]
The Callow Way – On Tax and Fraud in Film
This week, Neil Calloway looks at cases of the misuse of tax incentives in film… The tax incentives offered by various countries, and some US states, to film and TV production companies have been a good thing. Maybe not in if you live in Los Angeles, which has seen a decline in projects being shot […]
Mark Millar updates on Starlight, Chrononauts, Kindergarten Heroes and Hit-Girl movies
During an interview with Joblo to promote the home entertainment release of Kingsman: The Secret Service, writer Mark Millar provided an update on several Millarworld projects headed to the big screen in Starlight, Chrononauts and Kindergarten Heroes, as well as the long-rumorued Hit Girl solo movie. “The next two [movies] that I think will be […]
Andre Tricoteux playing Colossus in Deadpool
Back in February Daniel Cudmore (X2, X-Men: The Last Stand, X-Men: Apocalypse) revealed that the role of Colossus has been recast in the upcoming spin-off movie Deadpool, with a mystery actor then seen on set portraying the character of Piotr Rasputin via motion-capture. Well, thanks to cast member Gina Carano, we now know who plays […]
Second Opinion – San Andreas (2015)
San Andreas, 2015. Directed by Brad Peyton Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffud, Paul Giamatti, Hugo Johnstone-Burt and Art Parkinson. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his daughter. When going into a disaster movie […]
David Ayer says Suicide Squad “surprises are intact” despite set photos
Over the past few weeks we’ve been inundated with spy photos from the Toronto set of Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, with numerous images arriving online of the likes of The Joker, Harley Quinn, Deadshot and even the Dark Knight himself. Naturally this has led to some concern about the amount of spoilers we’ve seen from […]
Six actors screentest for Spider-Man role in Captain America: Civil War
It looks like we won’t have long to wait until we discover who’ll be the next actor to don the mask as Spider-Man, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Marvel and Sony have tested six actors on Saturday for the role of the wall-crawler. According to the site, the candidates included Asa Butterfield (Ender’s Game) […]
Arrow’s Stephen Amell rumored to face WWE’s Stardust at SummerSlam
Stephen Amell of Arrow fame has made it clear that he is a long time fan of WWE, and according to HollywoodLife plans are set in motion to feature him in an actual match at the company’s annual flagship dog days event SummerSlam. Not only has Amell been very vocal on social media outlets expressing […]
Second Opinion – Man Up (2015)
Man Up, 2015. Directed by Ben Palmer. Starring Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Ophelia Lovibond, Rory Kinnear, Olivia Williams, Sharon Horgan, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Harriet Walter and Ken Stott. SYNOPSIS: A single woman who’s mistaken for a stranger’s blind date, leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend. Nancy (Lake Bell) and Jack (Simon Pegg) meet under the […]
Wayward Pines Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Our Town, Our Law’
Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Wayward Pines… Wayward Pines is turning into some sort of twisted Alice in Wonderland. There are now so many levels of weird involved that David Lynch might bulk. This week it really is about finding out how far down that rabbit hole goes, if I can para-phrase Morpheus […]
