Simon Columb attends BFI Southbank’s Rita Hayworth retrospective…In The Shawshank Redemption (titled Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in Stephen King’s Different Seasons) there is a moment whereby we see a scene from Gilda. Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) attempts to ask Red (Morgan Freeman) to bring him “Rita Hayworth” but before he can ask, Red […]
Will Smith not returning for Independence Day 2
Director Roland Emmerich (White House Down) has spent a lot of time talking up the sequels to the sci-fi box office smash Independence Day over the past few months, and now that 20th Century Fox has set a July 3rd 2015 release date for the first of the two follow ups – tentatively titled ID […]
William Fichtner confirms he’s playing The Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Last month William Fichtner (The Dark Knight, Drive Angry) joined the cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in “a lead role with iconic stature in the Turtles’ mythology,” leading many to speculate that director Jonathan Leibesman (Wrath of the Titans) and producer Michael Bay (Transformers 4) had found their Shredder for the live-action reboot. Well, […]
Movie Review – World War Z (2013)
World War Z, 2013. Directed by Marc Forster.Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Fana Mokoena, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Matthew Fox, Abigail Hargrove, Sterling Jerins, and Fabrizio Zacharee Guidoas. SYNOPSIS: United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and […]
Movie Review – Black Rock (2012)
Black Rock, 2012. Directed by Katie Aselton.Starring Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson, Anslem Richardson and Carl K. Aselton. SYNOPSIS: Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into […]
The Week in Spandex – Man of Steel, The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Justice League, Arrow, Beware the Batman, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and more
Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel (and Man of Steel 2), Justice League, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (3 and 4), Kick-Ass 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the […]
Strip Search – Series Review
Luke Graham reviews Penny Arcade’s online reality TV series Strip Search….In March, Penny Arcade (the rather large and influential web comic company) launched an incredibly ambitious and innovative reality TV show called Strip Search. The aim was to find an artist and give them the chance to launch a brand new web comic with the […]
Movie Review – Monsters University (2013)
Monsters University, 2013. Directed by Dan Scanlon.Featuring the voice talents of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter Sohn, Charlie Day, Nathan Fillion, Frank Oz, and John Ratzenberger. SYNOPSIS: A look at the relationship between Mike and Sulley during their days at Monsters University […]
Dwayne Johnson to star in Terminator 5?
Dwayne Johnson is certainly starting to become the go-to guy for studios looking to rejuvenate their franchises with some fresh blood; he’s already enjoyed success with the sequels Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Fast Five and Fast & Furious 6. Now it looks as though he could be set to join […]
DVD Review – Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God (2012)
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, 2012. Directed by Alex Gibney. SYNOPSIS: Documentary-maker Alex Gibney narrates a harrowing insight into cases of paedophilia and sexual abuse within the Catholic church. The measure of a truly great documentary – and maybe even a great film full stop – is its ability to convey […]
