Very few stars in recent memory have had such a meteoric rise like Jessica Chastain. Her roles in The Help, The Tree of Life, Zero Dark Thirty and the upcoming Interstellar and Crimson Peak have placed her with the Hollywood elite and it seems as if she can now turn down roles with ease. Although […]
DVD Review – Stuck in Love (2012)
Stuck in Love, 2012. Written and Directed by Josh Boone.Starring Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly, Lily Collins, Logan Lerman, Nat Wolff, Kristen Bell and Liana Liberato. SYNOPSIS: A family of three writers all experience different kinds of love, respectively. The father, William (Kinnear) longs for the love of his ex-wife, whilst his children find love in […]
PlayStation 4 shifts 1 million consoles in 24 hours
Sony released the fourth generation of the PlayStation console last week and in the first 24 hours sold 1 million units, with most coming from pre-orders, giving the company a healthy head start in the console war against Microsoft and its Xbox One. CEO of Sony Adam House said, “PS4 was designed with an unwavering […]
Will Forte discusses Alexander Payne’s Nebraska
Will Forte is a gifted comic. His Saturday Night Live characters are memorable, his brief role in 30 Rock was the highlight of series 5, and now he has a starring role in Alexander Payne’s dramatic comedy Nebraska. Asked by Collider about the dynamic on set, Forte stated that, “It was intimidating going into it, […]
The Flash now getting a traditional standalone pilot rather than spinning out of Arrow; first look at Barry Allen
Earlier this year The CW announced that it was to introduce a potential new series for DC Comics’ Scarlett Speedster by using the hit superhero show Arrow to launch a backdoor pilot for The Flash. The original plan was for Barry Allen – played by Grant Gustin (Glee) – to appear in episodes 8 and […]
Shows To Watch Now That Breaking Bad Is Over – Sons of Anarchy
Anthony Stokes on shows to fill that Breaking Bad void; first up is Sons of Anarchy… It’s finally come to an end after five seasons. Breaking Bad, one of the most celebrated shows since The Wire, is over. Not the most explosive series finale ever, but it did its job very well . I’ve seen […]
Adam Driver joins Hungry Hearts
Adam Driver (Girls) has signed on to appear in Saverio Costanzo’s Hungry Hearts, which will pair him up with Italian actress Alba Rohrwacher (I Am Love). Driver and Rohrwacher will play a couple who meet by chance in New York City. They develop the perfect love story with marriage and children before finding their happiness […]
Blu-ray Review – Streets of Fire (1984)
Streets of Fire, 1984. Directed by Walter Hill.Starring Willem Dafoe, Michael Paré, Diane Lane, Rick Moranis, Bill Paxton and Mykelti Williamson. SYNOPSIS: A mercenary goes after his ex-girlfriend, a singer who has been kidnapped by a gang. By prefacing the film with the words “another time, another place…” Walter Hill allows himself the freedom to […]
Christian Bale and Ben Affleck share support for Batkid
In case you somehow missed it, in an event that made the Internet give a collective “awww”, four-year-old Miles, a boy in remission from leukemia, got to be Batkid for a day thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and now Batmans past and present Christian Bale and Ben Affleck have both responded positively, showing their support […]
Second Opinion – The Counselor (2013)
The Counselor, 2013. Directed by Ridley Scott.Starring Michael Fassbender, Penelope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem and Brad Pitt. SYNOPSIS: A slick lawyer gets in over his head after becoming involved in drug trafficking to ease his financial difficulties. Cameron Diaz removes her underwear and slowly steps out of the bright yellow Ferrari. She climbs onto […]