Paul Feig has got a tough job on his hands trying to win round the Ghostbusters fanbase since the announcement that he’s rebooting the franchise with an all-female cast. The film has been met with a lot of negativity online, but that hasn’t bothered Feig yet. “We’re not recreating the old movie, but we want […]
Movie Review – Inherent Vice (2014)
Inherent Vice, 2014. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Owen Wilson, Benicio Del Toro, Eric Roberts, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jena Malone, and Martin Short. SYNOPSIS: In 1970, drug-fueled Los Angeles detective Larry “Doc” Sportello investigates the disappearance of a former girlfriend. “What is Inherent Vice?” “I don’t […]
Robert Kinoshita, Robot Creator for ‘Lost in Space’, ‘Forbidden Planet’ Dies at 100
The science fiction world has lost a great artist. Robert Kinoshita, who worked as production designer and art director in film and television for decades, has passed away. There are many people who would be hard pressed to name any of the actors from the 1960’s sci-fi TV cult darling Lost in Space or the […]
And the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has today announced the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards, with Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel leading the pack with nine nods apiece, followed by The Imitation Game with eight. The two films will contest Best Picture against American Sniper, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, Selma, The […]
Michael Keaton in talks for McDonald’s Mogul role in The Founder
Birdman actor Michael Keaton is flying high these days. Now the recipient of a Golden Globe award (and likely an Oscar to follow) for his work on the Alejandro González Iñárritu film, an abundance of choice roles are bound to present themselves to him. Less than a week after his big win at the Globes, […]
Exclusive: Mark Millar talks The Fantastic Four reboot, “everything I’ve seen looks good”
Yesterday we brought you the exclusive word from Kingsman: The Secret Service director and The Fantastic Four producer Matthew Vaughn, who has seen the reboot and praised the work of Josh Trank (Chronicle). Today we bring you a snippet from our chat with Mark Millar, whose comic book is the basis for Kingsman: The Secret Service, who gave […]
Movie Review – Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher, 2014. Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave and Sienna Miller. SYNOPSIS: Olympic wrestlers Mark and David Schultz are taken under the wing of multimillionaire sponsor John E Du Pont as they train for the 1988 Olympics. There is a lot right with Foxcatcher and a lot wrong […]
Comic Book Review – Wytches #3
Jessie Robertson reviews Wytches #3… A parent’s worst nightmare: a beloved child lost in the woods. Behind the trees lurk horrors, and the brush conceals atrocity. No matter how desperate the search, understand that your prayers will fall on deaf ears. There is no escape from the Wytches. The key components of a successful comic […]
Movie Review – Unbroken (2014)
Unbroken, 2014. Directed by Angelina Jolie. Starring Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Jai Courtney, Alex Russell, Finn Wittrock, Garrett Hedlund and Luke Treadaway. SYNOPSIS: The true and inspiring story of Louie Zamperini, Olympic athlete and WWII vet who survived air raids, 45 days in open sea with no food or water, and two years in […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #40
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #40… It’s the epic finale of “The Q Gambit”! The fate of the past, present and future are at stake as Kirk, Sisko and Spock face off with the mad Cardassian Dukat… and discover the secret behind Q’s machinations in their timeline! Don’t miss this climactic chapter in the STAR TREK […]
