Matthew Vaughn is no stranger to directing comic book movies having helmed Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class, and his latest film, Kingsman: The Secret Service, which is an adaptation of Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons’ The Secret Service. However, it seems that Vaughn is against the idea of comic book movies being too serious, which has […]
Filming underway on Doctor Who series 9
The BBC has announced via the Radio Times that filming is now underway on the ninth series of the relaunched Doctor Who in Cardiff, with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman returning to the roles of the Twelfth Doctor and Clara. There had been doubts about Coleman’s involvement in the ninth series, although it was confirmed […]
DVD Review – Vengeance Road (2014)
Vengeance Road, 2014. Directed by Ravi Dhar. Starring Nick Principe, Robin Sydney, Todd Farmer, Malice McMunn and John Fallon. SYNOPSIS: After 10 years in prison a convicted criminal returns home and begins to clean house by taking revenge on those who put him away. After serving 10 years in prison for a botched robbery that […]
Jennifer Saunders says Absolutely Fabulous movie will happen this year
Following on from the 20th anniversary episodes in 2012, it looks like Edina and Patsy are heading to the big screen, with Jennifer Saunders revealing to the Sunday People that she intends on shooting an Absolutely Fabulous movie this year. “I’ve finished the first draft,” said Saunders, who will be joined in the cast by […]
Comic Book Review – Graveyard Shift #1
Andrew Newton reviews Graveyard Shift #1… Graveyard Shift is the new comic book series from writer Jay Faerber (creator of Image Comics’ Near Death and Noble Causes series). Those lovers of horror and particularly vampire horror stories will be intrigued by this storyline which sees police officer Liam start his night with what appears to be a normal […]
Revenge of the Sith 3D to premiere at Star Wars Celebration
It looks like fans wanting to complete their viewing of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy in 3D will get their wish at Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim this April, with the convention set to play host to the premiere of the Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 3D conversion. In addition to […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies crosses the $700 million mark worldwide
Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has become the eighth movie of 2014 to cross $700 million at the global box office, with the epic conclusion to Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy pushing its worldwide haul to $722.9 million this weekend. The Battle of the Five Armies is now the fifth-highest grossing movie […]
Sherlock rides again… and again
Robert Downey Jr., Jonny Lee Miller, Ian McKellen and Benedict Cumberbatch have all played Sherlock Holmes in either film or television during the last four years. Now I know that people say that Hollywood reproduces the same shlock year on year, but when it is literally the same character stories recreated, within the time it […]
Razzies 2015: Shortlist for the Golden Raspberry Awards revealed
As the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences gears up to announce the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards on January 15th, the shortlist for the 2015 Golden Raspberry Awards has leaked online, giving us a look at the stinkers from the past twelve months who will battle it out for the “honour” of […]
Second Opinion – 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: After a near-fatal plane crash in WWII, Olympian Louis Zamperini spends a harrowing 47 days in a raft with two fellow crewmen before he’s caught by the Japanese navy and sent […]
