Although it was assumed when a reboot of The Fantastic Four was announced that Marvel’s First Family would inhabit the same universe as the X-Men – owing in no small part to comments from Mark Millar suggesting as much – producer Simon Kinberg downplayed the possibility back in May, stating that the characters “live in […]
Movie Review – Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl, 2014. Directed by David Fincher Starring Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Carrie Coon, Emily Ratajkowski and Kim Dickens. SYNOPSIS: With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent. […]
5 Reasons Why Mel Gibson Should Direct Iron Man 4
Anghus Houvouras with five reasons why Mel Gibson should direct Iron Man 4… Robert Downey Jr. set the internet ablaze with crazy and wild speculation after making a comment about the liklihood of his involvement in Iron Man 4 should certain factors fall into place. When asked about his long time friend Mel Gibson directing […]
58th BFI London Film Festival Review – Queen & Country (2014)
Queen & Country, 2014. Written and Directed by John Boorman. Starring Callum Turner, Caleb Landry Jones, Pat Shortt, David Thewlis, Richard E. Grant, Vanessa Kirby and Tamsin Egerton. SYNOPSIS: An Englishman who grew up in London during World War II joins the military to fight in the Korean War. In 1987, Hope and Glory was […]
US Box Office Report – Gone Girl beats Annabelle with a career best of $38 million
The US Box Office Report for week commencing 3rd October 2014… It was a fiercely fought competition over the weekend between the big budget thriller Gone Girl and the low budget horror Annabelle, with the latter seemingly on point to take the number one spot. But it was Fincher’s adaptation that eventually topped the chart in […]
Jeffrey Tambor says there is still talk of Hellboy 3
Back in July Guillermo del Toro revealed his ideas for Hellboy 3, but stated that he didn’t think the film would ever get made. We’ve been hearing similar statements for a few years now and with each passing day the hope of Hellboy 3 hitting the big screen fades. Enter Arrested Development‘s Jeffrey Tambor, who played Tom Manning in both Hellboy and Hellboy […]
The Callow Way – British Cinema in 2014
Neil Calloway begins his new weekly column looking at the state of ‘British’ cinema in 2014… According to a report in The Sunday Times, UK cinema audiences were down 8% on last year this summer, with only The Inbetweeners 2 and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (both sequels AND based on material from elsewhere) […]
Ben Affleck talks Daredevil and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Ben Affleck has been doing the promotional rounds for his latest film Gone Girl, and of course much of the conversation has shifted to his upcoming role as The Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Affleck has been reluctant to give anything away, but he did take a moment to express his […]
Movie Review – Horns (2014)
Horns, 2014. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Heather Graham, David Morse, James Remar and Max Minghella. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of his girlfriend’s mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect about Alexandre Aja’s (High Tension, Piranha 3D) latest directorial feature […]
Grimmfest 2014 Review – WolfCop (2014)
WolfCop, 2014. Directed by Lowell Dean. Starring Leo Fafard, Amy Matysio and Jonathan Cherry. SYNOPSIS: As a series of strange and violent events start happening, an alcoholic policeman realizes that he has been turned into a werewolf as part of a larger plan, so he investigates with the help of his partner and his friend. […]