Just yesterday it was revealed that Garrett Hedlund (Inside Llewyn Davis) looks set to join Warner Bros.’ Peter Pan movie Pan in the role of Captain Hook, and now it has been confirmed that Hugh Jackman (The Wolverine) will take on his first villainous part, having signed on to appear as the pirate Blackbeard. Jackman […]

The story of Philippe Petit’s attempt to tightrope across the twin towers in 1974 was most recently captured in the Oscar winning documentary Man on Wire. This is about to change, as Twitch are reporting that Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Flight) plans to adapt the autobiography Petit’s tale, known as To Reach the […]

Welcome to the 6th annual superhero showdown…. REVISITING LAST YEAR’S PREDICTIONS…  As always, we’ll get things underway with a recap of the past year, as Warner Bros. rebooted Superman and kicked off its DC Movie Universe with Man of Steel, Marvel Studios got Phase Two of the Cinematic Universe underway with Iron Man 3 and […]

The Terminator franchise is one that’s mostly forgotten since its glory days of The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgement Day; perhaps that’s why several compaies were involved with the resurrection of said franchise with the anticipated Terminator: Genesis reboot. Well, until recently that is, as Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures has now dropped out of the project, leaving it to Skydance […]

Legends of the Knight, 2013. Directed by Brett Culp. SYNOPSIS: Stories, myths, legends – they have the power to shape our lives, and this documentary examines how one particular mythology has become a modern legend and inspires people to do great things: the story of The Batman. Films, books, even bedtime stories from your parent […]

Piers McCarthy chats with Ian Nathan, author of Masters of Cinema: Ethan and Joel Coen… With Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest – Inside Llewyn Davis – due out today, I’ve returned to the filmography of the two enigmatic brothers, and a Masters of Cinema book dedicated to them. The author of said book is Ian […]

Robb Ghag reviews All-New X-Men #22… “The arrival of the original X-Men in the present sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe, but we’ve only seen the effects on Earth. When alien races learn that Jean Grey, host of the destructive Phoenix Force, is back on earth, they do something about it. Now it’s up to […]

Marvel Studios has decided to take advantage of Warner Bros.’ decision to push Batman vs. Superman back to May 2016 by moving forward the release of its first Phase Three offering Ant-Man, with the film now set to arrive on occupy the Man of Steel sequel’s slot on July 17th 2015, as opposed to its […]

Devil’s Due, 2014. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.Starring Alison Miller and Zach Gilford. SYNOPSIS: After a mysterious, lost night on their honeymoon, a newlywed couple finds themselves dealing with an earlier-than-planned pregnancy. While recording everything for posterity, the husband begins to notice odd behaviour in his wife that they initially write off to nerves, but, […]

Anghus Houvouras on Jonah Hill’s ‘pay cut’ Oscar campaign… Jonah Hill really wants to win an Academy Award. That statement seems pretty obvious at first. Most actors want to achieve the highest possible honor that can be bestowed upon them and be recognized by their peers. But Jonah Hill wants it a little bit more […]