Slow West. 2015 Directed by John Maclean Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Michael Fassbender, Ben Mendelsohn, Rory McCann, and Caren Pistorius SYNOPSIS: A young Scottish man travels across America in pursuit of the woman he loves, attracting the attention of an outlaw who is willing to serve as a guide. Slow West is a methodically paced Western […]
Movie Review – San Andreas (2015)
San Andreas. 2015 Directed by Brad Peyton Starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Paul Giamatti, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Colton Haynes, Matt Gerald, Will Yun Lee and Kylie Minogue SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a massive earthquake in California, a rescue-chopper pilot makes a dangerous journey across the state in order to rescue his […]
San Andreas opens to $113 million worldwide
San Andreas has certainly been no disaster at the box office, having opened to an impressive $113 million worldwide. The blockbuster movie, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, opened in 60 markets around the globe and shot to the number one position domestically with $53.1 million (knocking Tomorrowland from the top spot) and added another $60 […]
Superman takes on Wonder Woman in storyboard art from George Miller’s Justice League Mortal
Since the announcement of a documentary following the development of the failed Justice League Mortal, we’ve started to see a lot more of what could have been. We’ve seen some concept art for Aquaman and Wonder Woman as well as a sculpture of Martian Manhunter and now we have a new set of storyboard art […]
Colin Trevorrow won’t return for Jurassic World sequel
With the cast and crew of Jurassic World embarking on the press tour ahead of the film’s release next week, director Colin Trevorrow has revealed to BadTaste.it that he won’t be returning to direct the sequel. “Jurassic Park is like Star Wars. Different directors can give a different taste to each movie,” states Trevorrow. “I […]
Craig Fairbrass and Mem Ferda to star in crime flick Gunned Down
British action stars Craig Fairbrass and Mem Ferda are set to square up in the ultra-violent crime flick Gunned Down, which is set to be directed by Mark McQueen and is described as “classic British crime meets hard hitting cinematic swagger.” Gunned Down takes places in the sun-kissed city of Marbella and the shadowy streets […]
DVD Review – Spring (2015)
Spring, 2015. Directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead. Starring Lou Taylor Pucci, Nadia Hilker, Vanessa Bednar, Shane Brady, Holly Hawkins, Kenzo Lee. SYNOPSIS: A troubled young man flees the US to Italy but gets more than he bargained for when he meets the alluring Louise. When Evan (Lou Taylor Pucci – Evil Dead) has had enough of […]
Blu-ray Review – The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)
The Hound of the Baskervilles, 1959. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, André Morell, John Le Mesurier, Helen Goss, David Oxley, Marla Landi, Francis de Wolff and Miles Malleson. SYNOPSIS: Sherlock Holmes and his assistant Dr. Watson are called upon to investigate the Baskerville family curse as the aire to the estate […]
Halt and Catch Fire – Season 2 Episode 1 ‘SETI’ Review
Amy Richau reviews the season two premiere of Halt and Catch Fire… The second season of AMC’s retro tech drama Halt and Catch Fire jumps forward 20 months and throws the main characters in different and sometimes surprising directions. However it’s not clear from the first episode where the series is actually going and if […]
The Callow Way – On Tax and Fraud in Film
This week, Neil Calloway looks at cases of the misuse of tax incentives in film… The tax incentives offered by various countries, and some US states, to film and TV production companies have been a good thing. Maybe not in if you live in Los Angeles, which has seen a decline in projects being shot […]
