DC vs. Marvel. It’s a war that hasn’t been this hot in decades as the two comic book titans bring their big name characters to silver screen in their expanded universes. In the next few months, Marvel will be moving to Phase Three with Avengers: Age of Ultron bringing a close to Phase Two, while DC […]
Hugh Jackman joins Taron Egerton in Eddie the Eagle biopic
According to The Daily Mail, Hugh Jackman is set to join the cast of Dexter Fletcher’s biopic of British Olympian Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards, a ski-jumper who became a national hero at the 1988 Olympics despite finishing last in both of his events. Jackman will reportedly play Chuck Berghorn, the trailer who helped Eddie prepare […]
DVD Review – Retribution (2014)
Retribution, 2014 Directed by Kat Candler. Starring Aaron Paul, Juliette Lewis, Josh Wiggins, Deke Garner and Jonny Mars. SYNOPSIS: An emotionally distant widower tries to reconnect with his wayward teenage son after the authorities split the family up. For anybody with young children writer/director Kat Candler’s Retribution (a.k.a. Hellion) is a film that touches on […]
Who is Reverse Flash? Is he the only one in the show?
Warning – potential spoilers below… As The Flash went into its mid-season break, the show revealed that STAR Labs’ wheelchair bound mystery Harrison Wells was indeed the man in the yellow suit. But is he the only one? Producer Andrew Kriesberg added fuel to the fire at the Television Critics Association over the weekend when talking about Detective […]
Arrow spin-off show in development for Brandon Routh’s Atom
Having made his debut in season three of Arrow, Brandon Routh’s Ray Palmer has revealed that he is working on an ATOM suit, but has not yet started his career as the superhero. With that said, it looks like plans are afoot to push him further. “The thing that we’ve been talking about is just how […]
DVD Review – Erebus: Into the Unknown (2014)
Erebus: Into the Unknown, 2014. Directed by Charlotte Purdy. SYNOPSIS: The true story of the men who came face to face with one of the world’s worst aviation disasters and became part of one of the most extraordinary police operations in history. Erebus: Into the Unknown charts the real life tragedy that befell New Zealand […]
DVD Review – God’s Pocket (2014)
God’s Pocket, 2014. Directed by John Slattery. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins, John Turturro and Eddie Marsan. SYNOPSIS: A low-level petty criminal tries to cover up the suspicious death of his no-good stepson while his wife tries to uncover the truth with the help of a drunken newspaper journalist. In his final […]
Taken 3 opens to $91.8 million worldwide
Your US box office report for January 9th – 11th… Despite the mediocre reviews (read our review here) with some critics outright calling the film “Die Hard 5 bad” (Den of Geek’s Ryan Lambie), Taken 3 has opened to the second-biggest January weekend in the US with $40.4 million. Just falling shy of Ride Along‘s […]
And the winners of the 72nd Golden Globe Awards are…
The stars of the big and small screen gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California last night as the Hollywood Foreign Press Assocation presented the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards. The big success of the night was Boyhood, which won three categories in Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (Richard Linklater) and Best […]
Noah Baumbach’s Mistress America gets distributor
After great success with 2013’s Frances Ha, and his latest effort While We’re Young set for an Easter release, it seems that writer/director Noah Baumbach can do no wrong. And this weekend, Fox Searchlight Pictures Presidents Nancy Utley and Stephen Gilula have announced that the company has acquired worldwide rights to Baumbach’s next comedy Mistress […]
