The London Critics’ Circle Film Awards took place at the May Fair Hotel in London tonight, with Boyhood taking home the top honour, Film of the Year, as well as Director of the Year (Richard Linklater) and Supporting Actress of the Year (Patricia Arquette). Under the Skin was named British Film of the Year and […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens to feature first female stormtrooper
It looks like Disney and J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens is set to introduce the very first female stormtrooper… The Daily Mirror is reporting that unknown British actress Amybeth Hargreaves has been cast as an Imperial Stormtrooper in the hotly-anticipated first chapter of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, which stems from a listing […]
Felicity Jones says there are “no plans” for her to play Black Cat
Prior to the release of last year’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it looked like Sony had set out its stall for the future of the Spidey franchise, with the Marc Webb-directed sequel paving the way for The Sinister Six, Venom, a female-led spin-off, and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4. One of […]
American Sniper shatters box office records with its opening weekend
Opening in the States on Friday, the Oscar-nominated American Sniper has enjoyed a record-breaking debut weekend in the States, with the film pulling in an astonishing $90.2 million over the three day weekend. It is projected to reach $105.2 million by close of play on Martin Luther King Jr. weekend tomorrow. That figures shatters the […]
Joe Manganiello, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin, Keke Palmer and Ariana Grande join Scream Queens
Glee and American Horror Story creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s upcoming comedy-horror anthology series Scream Queens is filling out its cast, with Fox announcing several additions at the Television Critics Association winter press tour. Set to join the previously announced Jamie Lee Curtis (Halloween) and Emma Roberts (American Horror Story: Freak Show) are Joe […]
The Callow Way – Why aren’t there more female directors?
This week Neil Calloway looks at the lack of women behind the camera in Hollywood… This week, a report by San Diego State University revealed that only 7% of the films in 2014’s top 250 highest grossing list were directed by women. That works out at 17 films, with only one film in the top […]
Movie Review – American Sniper (2014)
American Sniper, 2014. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Cory Hardrict, Jake McDorman, Kyle Gallner, Luke Grimes and Sam Jaeger. SYNOPSIS: Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, […]
Kristen Stewart wants a role in Marvel’s Captain America franchise
It looks like former Twilight star Kristen Stewart is looking to get back into the franchise game, with the actress revealing to Yahoo! Movies that she’s keen on securing a role in the superhero genre – specifically, Marvel’s Captain America series. “I love watching [superhero movies],” said Stewart during a promotional interview for her latest […]
Julianne Hough and Vanessa Hudgens joins Fox’s live Grease musical
Fox has announced the first casting for its upcoming Grease live musical, with Julianna Hough (Rock of Ages) set to portray Sandy Olsson and Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical) securing the role of Rizzo. “Grease is one of the movies that made me want to be an entertainer, and I have literally been waiting my […]
Movie Review – Wild (2014)
Wild, 2014. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffman and Kevin Rankin. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe. Few mainstream American films play around with memory as well as Wild. Jean-Marc Vallee’s adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s memoir, about […]
