As some of you may have noticed, tomorrow is Friday the 13th – which makes it the ideal day to go back and re-watch the classic horror franchise. To celebrate, Grimm Up North, the chaps and gals behind Grimmfest are showing a double bill of the original Friday the 13th as well as slasher favourite […]
Eric Bana joins Guy Ritchie’s Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur
Coinciding with the release of the first trailer for Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Variety is reporting that the British filmmaker has cast Eric Bana (Hulk, Deliver Us from Evil) in his next offering, Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur. Bana is set to play Uther Pendragon, the father of the future king […]
Book Review – The Damned by Andrew Pyper
Michelle Herbert reviews The Damned by Andrew Pyper… The Damned focuses on Near Death Experiences (NDE’s), the story follows Danny growing up in Detroit and how his NDE at the age of 16 affected his life. This is also a book that looks at the past as Danny re-lives the experiences that led up to […]
More footage from the cancelled Justice League video game
Last month some footage surfaced online from a cancelled Justice League video game from developers Double Helix, showing Batman taking on Superman and Bizarro going up against Bane [check it out here]. Well, a new video has now popped up, which is packed with footage from the aborted Xbox 360 project that showcases the likes […]
Robbie Amell talks the future of Caitlin Snow in The Flash – bad news for SnowBarry shippers!
Warning – spoilers for upcoming episodes of The Flash… So Arrow has its legion of Olicity shippers, but it seems The Flash is about to get their own version after episode “Crazy For You”, which saw Barry Allen and Caitlin Snow grow a littler closer than we’ve previously seen. Well, we’ve got some bad news for […]
The ideal anti-Valentine’s Day gift for film fantatics
This year MUBI, a curated video-on-demand service, will be offering an opportunity for individuals to gift someone they love with a great film every day for a year. MUBI’s in-house film experts will hand pick a beautiful new film each day, and each film will be available for 30 days. All for just £22.99 a […]
New Zealand horror comedy Housebound is getting remade, thanks to Peter Jackson
“You can’t punch ectoplasm…” The brilliantly funny and twisted New Zealand horror comedy Housebound has found a huge fan in Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson, so much so that he’s brought the film to the attention of New Line Cinemas who intend to remake it. Even though the film isn’t […]
DVD Review – The Way He Looks (2014)
The Way He Looks, 2014. Directed by Daniel Ribeiro. Starring Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi and Tess Amorim. SYNOPSIS: Leonardo, blind from birth, discovers that he is gay and in love with Gabriel, his best friend. Amidst school projects, a need to break free from his parents, and the changing dynamic in his friendship with Giovanna, […]
Second Opinion – Selma (2015)
Selma, 2015. Directed by Ava DuVernay. Starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Carmen Ejogo, Cuba Gooding Jr, Oprah Winfrey, Common and Tim Roth. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Watching a film like Selma is […]
The Hunger Games: The Exhibition kicks off in New York in July
Following on from the first synopsis for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 and the news that Lionsgate is actively exploring “prequel and sequel possibilities” for the Jennifer Lawrence-headlined franchise, the studio has announced that The Hunger Games: The Exhibition will launch at Discover Times Square in New York City on July 1st, running […]
