Neil Calloway tackles the supposed North/South divide in the funding of the British film industry… People – usually those from the south of England – talk about a North/South divide in Britain when it comes to politics and the economy. The received wisdom is that the South is rich and votes Tory, the North is […]
Movie Review – Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler, 2014.Written and Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, Rene Russo and Riz Ahmed.SYNOPSIS:A young man stumbles upon the underground world of L.A. freelance crime journalism.Motivation for success is a perfectly fine trait to have, but what happens when all moral consciousness is lost while climbing the ladder? In Nightcrawler Jake Gyllenhaal […]
Tom Hiddleston’s Loki returning for Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War
We already knew that Tom Hiddleston’s Loki would be back for Thor 3, given the cliffhanger ending to Thor: The Dark World, and it seems the God of Mischief will also have a role to play in the two-part Avengers: Infinity War, Digital Spy is reporting.Loki’s inclusion in Infinity War isn’t too surprising given that […]
First trailer and new images for Fast & Furious 7
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for Fast & Furious 7 (or Furious 7, as it is titled in the States), which sees James Wan (The Conjuring) directing a cast that includes returning starsPaul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, and Lucas Black alongside new additions Kurt Russell, Jason Statham, […]
Magic City to get a feature film adaptation with Bill Murray, Bruce Willis and original cast members
Having been cancelled after just two seasons last year, it looks like Starz drama Magic City is getting a big screen adaptation, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that show creator Mitch Glazer is set to write and direct a feature film version. The Magic City movie will see original cast members Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga […]
Alex Garland to write and direct an adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation
Following on from the arrival of the trailer for his directorial debut Ex Machina [watch it here], it has now been revealed that Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Dredd) is set to write and direct an adaptation of Jeff VanderMeer’s sci-fi novel Annihilation.The first book of The Southern Reach Trilogy, Annihilation is set in the […]
Shia LaBeouf is a great actor and you know it!
Anthony Stokes praises Shia LaBeouf…I like to think that I’m pretty good in seeing the best in actors. I watched Bradley Cooper in Limitless and said “this guy is going to win an Oscar some day”. I also defended Channing Tatum when people were saying he couldn’t act, and now he’s got legitimate Oscar buzz […]
The Week in Spandex – Marvel’s Phase Three, Guardians of the Galaxy, Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Gambit, Supergirl, Static Shock and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Daredevil, Spider-Man, Gambit, Batman […]
Ricky Gervais teaming with Eric Bana for Special Correspondents
Ricky Gervais (The Office) is set to team with Eric Bana (Deliver Us from Evil) for a remake of the 2009 French comedy Special Correspondents, which will also see Gervais directing (he’s previously co-directed The Invention of Lying and Cemetery Junction).According to THR, “the story tells of a once-hot radio journalist (Bana), and his technician […]
Kevin Smith provides an update on Clerks III, describes it as “The Empire Strikes Back of Clerks movies”
Having finally secured funding, Kevin Smith has been talking about Clerks III during his latest Smodcast (via Slash Film), during which he confirmed the expected return of Jeff Anderson as Randall and Jason Mewes as Jay, stating that Jay and Silent Bob are “in the movie as much as they were in Clerks and Clerks […]
