Bad Grandpa .5, 2014. Directed by Jeff Tremaine. Starring Johnny Knoxville, Spike Jonze, Jeff Tremaine and Catherine Keener. SYNOPSIS: A behind-the-scenes documentary on Bad Grandpa with over 40-minutes of never-before-seen footage. Ever heard of a .5 movie release? I certainly hadn’t. It’s basically a “glorified behind-the-scenes doc with unseen footage,” my understandably frustrated Flickering Myth […]
Robert Downey Jr. is Hollywood’s highest paid actor once more
For the second successive year, Robert Downey Jr. has topped Forbes’ annual list of the highest paid actors, released today. What is even more impressive is that he is number one again despite only having had one film released in 2014 so far – his cameo in Jon Favreau’s hit indie comedy Chef. It turns […]
Monster Mash-Up: What can we expect from a shared Universal Monster universe?
Anghus Houvouras on what we can expect from a shared Universal Monsters universe… The franchise wars continue. Every studio is rummaging through their intellectual property library looking for anything they can turn into a multi-picture franchise or a shared cinematic universe. Enter Universal Studios with their announcement this week that their most famous Monsters will […]
Movie Review – Life Itself (2014)
Life Itself, 2014 Directed by Steve James. Featuring Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel and Martin Scorsese. SYNOPSIS: The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert. About halfway through Life Itself, a documentary love letter to the life and death of film critic Roger Ebert, a fellow film critic […]
Kevin Feige talks Planet Hulk, while James Gunn says rumours are “bullsh*t”
With Marvel setting a host of release dates through to 2019, there’s a lot of expectation that the studio will take the opportunity to announce its Phase Three line-up this coming Saturday at the San Diego Comic-Con International. Among the contenders for the slate of as-yet-unrevealed movies is another standalone feature for The Incredible Hulk […]
Interview: Judith Hill talks 20 Feet from Stardom and Spike Lee
Simon Columb chats to Judith Hill about 20 Feet from Stardom and Spike Lee… 20 Feet from Stardom showcases some incredible talent. Women who had been hidden away were brought to the forefront by director Morgan Neville who ensured they would have their day. Unlike many singers featured, whose experience was in a time whereby […]
Andrew Kreisberg discusses the upcoming Arrow / Flash crossover
On Friday it was confirmed that The CW will bring together its DC shows Arrow and The Flash for a two-hour crossover in episode eight of Arrow’s third season and The Flash’s first, following a guest appearance by Emily Bett Rickards in episode four of The Flash. Now, speaking to Collider, executive producer Andrew Kreisberg […]
Blu-ray Review – The Zero Theorem (2013)
The Zero Theorem, 2013. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Christoph Waltz, Mélanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon, Ben Whishaw and Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A computer hacker whose goal is to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; namely, they send a teenager and lusty love […]
Dwayne Johnson hints at Shazam DC movie role
Dwayne Johnson has been teasing a DC role for some time now, and speaking to Total Film, the star has confirmed that an official announcement is imminent (at Comic-Con, perhaps?), as well as dropping a huge hint that he’s set to play Shazam, the hero formerly known as Captain Marvel. “DC and I have been […]
Gotham showrunner talks Joker and Poison Ivy plans
Fox’s upcoming Batman prequel series Gotham has been generating a ton of fan interest because of its heavy focus on the Dark Knight’s extensive rogues gallery, who appear to be just as front-and-center in the series as its main protagonist, the young up-and-coming detective James Gordon. Showing us early incarnations of these villains will be no easy feat, and […]
