DC Entertainment has released another batch of DC Nation animated shorts, this time featuring the Emerald Archer, the Green Arrow; check them out here… You can check out a selection of DC Nation shorts featuring Creature Commandos, Plastic Man, Doom Patrol and Tales of Metropolis by clicking here.
Movie Review – The Longest Week (2014)
The Longest Week, 2014. Written and Directed by Peter Glanz. Starring Olivia Wilde, Jason Bateman, Billy Crudup, Jenny Slate and Tony Roberts. SYNOPSIS: Affluent and aimless, Conrad Valmont lives a life of leisure in his parent’s prestigious Manhattan Hotel. In the span of one week, he finds himself evicted, disinherited, and… in love. Jason Bateman […]
New Supergirl TV series details
Yesterday news broke that a Supergirl TV series was in development, from DC Comics writer Michael Green. Green worked on the Supergirl New 52 relaunch and has worked on shows like Smallville and Gotham, so his involvement certainly made sense. However, new reports have since surfaced from several of the trades, debunking Green’s involvement and providing a few updates. According to […]
TIFF 2014 Review – The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Kaguyahime no monogatari) (2013)
The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Kaguyahime no monogatari), 2013. Directed by Isao Takahata. Starring Aki Asakura, Kengo Kora, Takeo Chii, and Nobuko Miyamoto. SYNOPSIS: Based on a tenth-century folk tale, an old man finds a princess in a bamboo who is only the size of a finger. A bamboo cutter is out in the forest where he […]
TIFF 2014 Review – Scarlet Innocence (Madam Ppang-Deok) (2014)
Scarlet Innocence (Madam Ppang-Deok), 2014. Directed by Yim Pil-sung. Starring Woo-sung Jung, Esom, and So-young Park. SYNOPSIS: Small-town girl Deokee is abandoned by university professor Hak-kyu after a lusty affair, and vengefully approaches him 8 years later when he starts suffering from blindness. A university professor seeks refuge teaching in a small town while a […]
R.I.P. Joan Rivers (1933 – 2014)
American comedian, actress, writer, producer and TV host Joan Rivers has passed away today aged 81, her daughter Melissa has revealed. She had been on life support since August 28th, having suffered a cardiac arrest during throat surgery. Born in Brooklyn in 1933, Rivers began her career as a stand-up comic in New York City […]
X-Men: Apocalypse to shoot in Montreal in April
According to Journal de Montreal (via CJAD), the X-Men will be returning to Montreal for 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse, with 20th Century Fox set to open a production office for the next instalment in the mutant Marvel series next month. Set construction is reportedly due to get underway in December, with cameras starting to roll in […]
Why people need to get over the destruction in Man of Steel
Thomas Roach on why people really need to get over the destruction in Man of Steel…. One thing that has surprised me is that people are still really angry that Superman caused so much destruction in Man of Steel. Firstly I would say “it’s only a film, get over it”, but you can’t really say […]
Cambridge Film Festival Review – Four Corners (2013)
Four Corners, 2013. Directed by Ian Gabriel. Starring Brendon Daniels, Jezzriel Skei, Lindiwe Matshikiza, Irshaad Ally and Abduragman Adams. SYNOPSIS: Intertwining tales of 4 people caught in the Number Gang Wars of the 26 and the 28 in the Cape Flats of Cape Town. Four Corners has a good contrast of differences and similarities to […]
Margot Robbie in talks for live-action Ghost in the Shell
Back in January Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) signed on to direct the long-gestating live-action adapation of the anime classic Ghost in the Shell, and now it looks like we may have our first cast member. According to The Wrap, Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) is in early talks for the […]