Trevor Hogg delves into Writing with Hitchcock by Steve DeRosa to explore the collaborations of director Alfred Hitchcock and screenwriter John Michael Hayes in the first of a two part feature… “A lot of people embrace the auteur theory,” observed legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. “But it’s difficult to know what someone means by it. I […]
Director Shane Black talks Iron Man 3
Screenwriter-turned-director Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout) was at the Long Beach Comic Con this past weekened, where he took part in a Q&A about his plans for the upcoming Marvel sequel Iron Man 3, which will see him reunite with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang star Robert Downey Jr. for Tony Stark’s third […]
DVD Review – Saint (2010)
Saint (a.k.a. Sint a.k.a. Saint Nick), 2010. Written and Directed by Dick Maas. Starring Huub Stapel, Egbert Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes, Madelief Blanken, Escha Tanihatu, Kees Boot and Ben Ramakers. SYNOPSIS: A vengeful Saint Nicholas descends on Amsterdam, unleashing a bloody wave of terror that forces an obsessive ex-cop to take the law […]
Blu-ray Review – The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation, 1974. Written and Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth MacRae, Teri Garr and Harrison Ford. SYNOPSIS: During a routine wire-tapping job, a surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when comes to suspect that the couple he is recording will […]
Blu-ray Review – Maniac Cop (1988)
Maniac Cop, 1988. Directed by William Lustig. Starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith and Robert Z’Dar. SYNOPSIS: A killer in police uniform is dubbed the Maniac Cop after he starts taking out innocent people on the streets of New York City. The 80s had such a high output of schlocky […]
Mickey Rourke talks Sin City 2 and hits out at Marvel Studios over Iron Man 2
Mickey Rourke has been doing the press rounds these past few days to promote the release of his latest movie, Immortals, but ComingSoon took the opportunity to ask The Wrestler star about his thoughts on Sin City 2 – and specifically the news from Frank Miller that his and Robert Rodriguez’s screenplay for the upcoming […]
DVD Review – The Poet (2003)
The Poet, 2003. Directed by Paul Hills. Starring Dougray Scott, Laura Harring, Jürgen Prochnow, Andrew Lee Potts and Erika Marozsán. SYNOPSIS: A contract killer in Vienna kills a young artist during a hit. After discovering the artists’ work, he promptly falls in love with his grieving sister. Ever since the outstanding Leon, contract killers in […]
DVD Review – The Outsiders (1983)
The Outsiders, 1983. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise and Diane Lane. SYNOPSIS: Two rival teen gangs, the working class Greasers and the well-off Socs get caught up in frequent confrontation in 1960s Oklahoma. But when one of the Socs […]
The Week in Spandex – The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel filming updates, Iron Man 3, The Wolverine, Kick-Ass 2 and more…
Presenting our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… The Dark Knight Rises may no longer be looking to Occupy Wall Street but Christopher Nolan certainly has ambitious plans for his third and final Batman feature, with a member of the Official Dark Knight Rises Community posting an image […]
55th BFI London Film Festival – The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
The Deep Blue Sea, 2011. Written and Directed by Terence Davies. Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston, Simon Russell Beale, Karl Johnson, Ann Mitchell, Harry Hadden-Paton, Sarah Kants and Jolyon Coy. SYNOPSIS: The wife of a British Judge leaves her husband to embark on a self-destructive love affair with an RAF pilot. It is quite fitting […]