Last month it was confirmed that Rachel McAdams (True Detective) is set to appear as the female lead in Marvel’s Doctor Strange, and while her role is being kept under wraps, there was speculation suggesting that she’d be playing Clea, love interest to Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme. Well, not so according to Latino-Review, with the […]
John Carpenter wins plagiarism lawsuit over Luc Besson thriller Lockout
Luc Besson’s (Lucy) production company Europacorp has been ordered by a French court to pay €80,000 in damages after John Carpenter (Halloween) filed a lawsuit claiming that Besson-produced thriller Lockout infringed the copyright of his own Escape From New York.SEE ALSO: John Carpenter to executive produce Escape from New York remakeSEE ALSO: Clive Owen joins […]
The Apprentice Series 11 Episode 2 Review – ‘Cactus Shampoo’
Tom Beasley reviews the latest episode of The Apprentice, in which the two teams were tasked with branding and advertising a cactus-based shampoo. Things got a little hairy…Advertising tasks on The Apprentice are usually pretty easy to predict, with a runaway director derailing their team’s chances by running around like Terrence Malick trying to flog […]
Interview: Ben Trebilcook on Doomsday
Zachary Leeman chats with Ben Trebilcook about his new film Doomsday… Ben Trebilcook is a man who doesn’t give up. An independent screenwriter and producer, he’s perhaps most widely known for writing a rather famous Die Hard fan script. The script has won him both praises and eye rolls. However, the man has kept chugging […]
Hacking Hero: Mr. Robot
Of course the best thing about fall is the return of our favorite TV series’, like The Walking Dead in all of its gory glory. However, emerging with the tried and true are also some new shows. One new series that is receiving the most acclaim of 2015 is USA Network’s Mr. Robot, created by […]
Movie Review – Momentum (2015)
Momentum, 2015.Directed by Stephen Campanelli. Starring Olga Kurylenko, James Purefoy, Morgan Freeman, Jenna Saras and Karl Thaning.SYNOPSIS:A diamond heist gone awry leads a highly-trained operative to go on the run, pursued by a smooth-talking, ruthless assassin attempting to protect an enormous conspiracy.“Diamond heist gone awry” has been the jumping off point for dozens and dozens […]
Countdown to Spectre – For Your Eyes Only Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of For Your Eyes Only… After his adventure into space, James Bond comes back to Earth in a much more grounded and closer to reality mission in For Your Eyes Only. This film takes Bond back to the basics as he fights without the assistance […]
Rosario Dawson to voice Batgirl in The LEGO Batman Movie
Rosario Dawson (Daredevil) is the latest addition to the cast of The LEGO Movie spinoff The LEGO Batman Movie, with the actress set to voice Batgirl, a.k.a. Barbara Gordon. Dawson joins Will Arnett ,who reprises his role as Batman from The LEGO Movie, with Michael Cera playing Robin and Zach Galifianakis as The Joker. The film is being produced […]
Second Opinion – Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept […]
Star Wars Rebels Season 2 Review – ‘The Lost Commanders’
Chris Cooper reviews the latest episode of Star Wars Rebels…Star Wars Rebels’ first season finished extremely strongly, as the Lothal rebels took their first steps into a larger world.This was followed up by The Siege of Lothal, a double length episode/film released in the summer. With the full introduction of a terrifying Darth Vader, things had […]
