Between the release of his latest film The Counselor, TV movie The Vatican, his biblical epic Exodus, the Untitled Blade Runner Sequel, and a multitude of producing projects, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Ridley Scott had forgotten all about his plans for a sequel to last year’s Alien prequel Prometheus. Well, he hasn’t. Speaking […]
Christoph Waltz to appear in Horrible Bosses 2
A few weeks ago, Chris Pine (Star Trek Into Darkness, Rise of the Guardians) was confirmed for Horrible Bosses 2, after rumours he and Christoph Waltz (Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained) were to play the sequel’s father/son duo who “would terrorize the main characters as their new bosses.” Variety confirmed Pine to star, but Waltz was […]
DVD Review – The Bling Ring (2013)
The Bling Ring, 2013. Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola. Starring Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann, Georgia Rock, and Claire Julien. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes. The Bling Ring is the latest […]
The Wolverine overtakes X2 to become the second-highest grossing X-Men movie
Hugh Jackman’s second solo outing as the adamantium-clawed Logan may not have set the box-office alight domestically, with The Wolverine earning just $132.1 million during its North American run – the lowest of any X-Men movie to date. However, the James Mangold-directed solo sequel has enjoyed healthy returns internationally and, having opened strongly in China […]
DVD Review – Twixt (2011)
Twixt, 2011. Written and Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.Starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, Ben Chaplin, Joanne Whalley, David Paymer, Anthony Fusco and Alden Ehrenreich. SYNOPSIS: Hall Baltimore (Kilmer), a mystery writer whose career has gone downhill, goes on a book signing tour and arrives in a supposedly haunted town where he becomes involved […]
Harrison Ford signs deal with Lucasfilm for Star Wars sequels and Indiana Jones 5?
Since it was first announced that Disney and Lucasfilm were to deliver a brand new Star Wars sequel trilogy, there’s been plenty of speculation that Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker), Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Harrison Ford (Han Solo) would return for another adventure in a galaxy far, far away in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode […]
Fede Alvarez says Sam Raimi is directing Army of Darkness 2
It looks like the long-awaited fourth instalment in the original Evil Dead series is inching ever closer to becoming a reality; just last week, star Bruce Campbell confirmed that he was set to reprise the role of deadite slayer Ash and now Fede Alvarez – the director of this year’s Evil Dead reboot – has […]
Countdown to Halloween – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
To countdown to this year’s Halloween, Luke Owen reviews a different horror film every day of October. Up next; the supposed closing chapter of A Nightmare on Elm Street – Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare… The tagline reads, “they saved the best for last”. That’s a lie. As discussed during the Child’s Play 3 entry […]
Elementary Season 2 – Episode 1 Review
Matt Smith reviews the first episode of Elementary season 2… Sherlock Holmes is back. On TV and in London, I mean. He travels with Watson on a case to help an old colleague, reaching the old abode known as 221B, finding that inside everything has been changed. It’s his old home, but the contents have […]
Blu-ray Review – The Witches (1966)
The Witches, 1966. Directed by Cyril Frankel.Starring Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Ann Bell and Ingrid Boulting. SYNOPSIS: Returning home to England following a harrowing and life threatening encounter with the occult in Africa, schoolteacher Gwen Mayfield takes up the position of headmistress in a quaint English village. In a distinctly English fashion, Hammer’s […]