This week Neil Calloway unexpectedly finds himself in agreement with the guy from Tenacious D… It pains me to say it, but Jack Black had a point. During his interjection into the opening song of last week’s Oscars, Black jokingly bemoaned the current state of cinema, complaining about sequels, prequels and comic book movies. It’s […]
New official Bruce Lee biopic in the works
Deadline has revealed that Shannon Lee, daughter of Bruce Lee, is teaming with with producer Lawrence Grey (Last Vegas) for what is being described as “the definitive biographic film” on the martial arts icon. “There have been projects out there involving my father, but they’ve lacked a complete understanding of his philosophies and artistry,” states […]
House of Cards Season 3 Episode 1 Review – ‘Chapter 27’
Jackson Ball reviews the Season 3 premiere of House of Cards… For better or for worse, the Underwoods are back! Yes, nearly a full year since the release of the last season, new episodes of House of Cards have finally found their way back on to Netflix. Whatever this season has in store for us, […]
Leonardo DiCaprio to take on 24 personalities in The Crowded Room
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in The Crowded Room, an adaptation of Daniel Keyes’ 1981 book The Minds of Billy Milligan. The film will tell the true story of Milligan, the first person to successfully use multiple personality disorder as a defense in a court of law, after […]
Second Opinion – Focus (2015)
Focus, 2015. Written and Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Gerald McRaney, BD Wong, Robert Taylor, Dominic Fumusa, Brennan Brown and Griff Furst. SYNOPSIS: In the midst of veteran con man Nicky’s latest scheme, a woman from his past – now an accomplished femme fatale – shows […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spider-Man, Daredevil, The Fantastic Four, X-Men, Batman v Superman, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Supergirl and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Daredevil, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men vs. Fantastic Four, Wolverine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Shazam, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Gotham, Lucifer, Powers and more… We’ll […]
Chris Hemsworth on Thor’s role in Avengers: Age of Ultron, promises “a lengthy fight scene of destruction”
Coinciding with the release of yesterday’s Thor character poster, the official Marvel site has posted an in depth interview with Chris Hemsworth, during which the star offered up a few details about the God of Thunder’s role in Avengers: Age of Ultron. “We pick up with Thor having stayed on Earth from Thor: The Dark […]
Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde head into Battleworld for new Secret Wars series
As war rages across Battleworld, Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde are set to head up their own Secret Wars series from writer Sam Humphries and Marvel newcomer Alti Firmansyah, which will ask the question – can love really conquer all? “Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde is an action romantic comedy,” says Sam Humphries. “It is the emotional […]
DVD Review – Tommy (2014)
Tommy, 2014. Directed by Tarik Saleh. Starring Moa Gammel, Ola Rapace, Lykke Li, Johan Rabaeus, Alexej Manvelov, Alexander Stocks and Inez Buckner. SYNOPSIS: A week before Christmas, Estelle lands at Arlanda Airport. A year earlier, she had left Stockholm on the run with her husband Tommy and their daughter… Focusing on the grim underbelly of Stockholm’s […]
Blake Lively and Jason Clarke to join Marc Forster’s All I See Is You
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that director Marc Forster (Monster’s Ball, World War Z) has signed Blake Lively (Gossip Girl, The Age of Adaline) and Jason Clarke (Terminator: Genisys, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) to star in his latest film, All I See Is You. Forster and Sean Conway (Ray Donovan) have written […]
