Villordsutch chats to Tom Petch, writer-director of The Patrol… Tom Petch is both writer and director of The Patrol (Soda Pictures), which follows a physically and mentally exhausted British Patrol in Afghanistan as both ammunition and morale run dangerously low. Tom himself spent 8 years within the British armed forces and later the Special Forces, […]
Movie Review – Afternoon Delight (2013)
Afternoon Delight, 2013. Directed by Jill Soloway. Starring Kathryn Hahn, Juno Temple, Josh Radnor and Jane Lynch. SYNOPSIS: Bored and listless housewife Rachel visits a lap-dancing club to help spice up her marriage and connects with a stripper that she invites into her home as a live-in nanny, with surprising consequences. Go on, you can […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe overtakes James Bond to become second-highest grossing franchise of all time
With the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Marvel Studios’ Cinematic Universe has already become the highest-grossing franchise of all time in North America, and with the Phase Two sequel now pushing its worldwide total beyond $586 million, the MCU has surpassed the global haul of James Bond franchise ($6.198 billion) to become the […]
Terrahawks returning with Big Finish
Today Anderson Entertainment (founded by the late great Gerry Anderson MBE) announced that Terrahawks, Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr’s 1983 cult TV series, would be making its return with production company and publisher Big Finish for eight brand new audio episodes. Big Finish is best known for their audio adaptations of cult hits like Doctor Who and Blake’s […]
The Week in Spandex – The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Batman vs. Superman, Guardians of the Galaxy, Beware the Batman, Batman Beyond and more
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Venom, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Superior, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Batman vs. Superman, Beware the Batman, Batman Beyond, Son of Batman, Batman: Assault […]
Movie Review – The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2, 2014. Directed by Marc Webb. Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field, B.J. Novak, Felicity Jones, Chris Cooper and Denis Leary. SYNOPSIS: Peter Parker runs the gauntlet as the mysterious company Oscorp sends up a slew of supervillains against […]
Movie Review – Svengali (2013)
Svengali Directed by John Hardwick Starring Jonny Owen, Vicky McClure, Martin Freeman SYNOPSIS: Welsh dreamer Dixie travels to London to manage the band of his dreams. Blind optimism and painfully positive enthusiasm, There is something to be said for always looking on the bright side of life, oblivious to the shackles that most of us […]
Movie Review – Magic Magic (2013)
Magic Magic, 2013. Directed by Sebastián Silva. Starring Michael Cera, Juno Temple, Emily Browning, Catalina Sandino Moreno and Agustin Silva. SYNOPSIS: A delicate and fragile young woman takes a Chilean roadtrip with some of her cousins’ friends, with unsettling and unexpected results. Juno Temple could never be accused of choosing easy roles. The St Trinian […]
The Amazing Spider-Man producers rule out Avengers crossover until “we’ve run out of ideas”
Despite the fact that Sony has laid out the future of its Spider-Man franchise with The Amazing Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man 4, Venom and The Sinister Six, and Marvel Studios having reportedly mapped out the Marvel Cinematic Universe until 2028, it’s the question that just won’t go away… will we see Andrew Garfield’s wall-crawler […]
Pierce Brosnan says he “was never good enough” as Bond
During an interview with The Daily Telegraph to promote his new film The Love Punch, Irish actor Pierce Brosnan has been reminiscing about his time as James Bond, stating that he is unable to watch himself as 007 as he was “never good enough”. “I felt I was caught in a time warp between Roger […]