Every Wednesday, FM writers Simon Columb and Brogan Morris write two short reviews on Woody Allen films … in the hope of watching all his films over the course of roughly 49 weeks. If you have been watching Woody’s films and want to join in, feel free to comment with short reviews yourself! Next up […]
Bill Murray signs on to Rock the Kasbah
Bill Murray (Moonrise Kingdom) is set to star in Barry Levinson’s Rock the Kasbah, with a script written by Mitch Glazer (Scrooged). He will play a burned-out music manager who stumbles upon a young singer with an amazing voice in Afghanistan. Somehow he manages to smuggle her to Kabul so she can compete in The […]
Jack Nicholson reportedly retires from acting
According to reports, screen legend Jack Nicholson has decided to call time on his illustrious career, with Radar quoting a source as stating, “Jack has – without fanfare – retired. There is a simple reason behind his decision – it’s memory loss. Quite frankly, at 76, Jack has memory issues and can no longer remember […]
DVD Review – Gimme the Loot (2012)
Gimme the Loot, 2012. Directed by Adam Leon.Starring Ty Hickson, Tashiana Washington, Joshua Rivera, Meeko and Zoë Lescaze. SYNOPSIS: Two determined teen graffiti writers set out across New York City to tag an iconic city landmark – the New York Mets’ Homerun Apple. The photogenic nature of New York City comes out strongly in this […]
Comic Book Review – G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files #6
Gary Collinson reviews G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files #6… “After being captured by the enemy and seeing the team’s mission fall apart, FLINT’s faith in his leadership abilities has been shaken. Can FLINT keep things together and help the team get past their mistakes… or have the cracks begun to show?“ Last month The Cobra […]
Hans Zimmer teases Dark Knight return for Batman vs. Superman
Having provided the score for The Dark Knight trilogy and Man of Steel, Hans Zimmer certainly knows a thing or two about putting together a musical accompaniment for DC’s two biggest characters, but with Warner Bros. set to bring the two icons together for 2015’s Batman vs. Superman, will the Oscar-winning composer be back to […]
Breaking Bad Season 5 – Episode 12 Review
Martin Deer reviews the latest episode of Breaking Bad (spoilers within)…. Yet another outstanding episode this week, much less frantic than the last episode but one which expanded on several threads and opened things up immensely. First, let’s give credit to first time director Sam Catlin, who did an outstanding job with this episode. Catlin […]
Benedict Cumberbatch’s reps deny Star Wars: Episode VII casting reports
Yesterday a new Star Wars: Episode VII rumour emerged suggesting that director J.J. Abrams was set to reunite with Star Trek Into Darkness villain Benedict Cumberbatch for Disney’s forthcoming Star Wars sequel trilogy, with Badass Digest subsequently updating the story by stating that Cumberbatch was being considered for “a bad guy, almost certainly a Sith, […]
Special Features – Has Universal Missed the Boat with Fifty Shades of Grey?
Luke Owen ponders the point of making a Fifty Shades of Grey movie for 2014… Fads. As a society and human race, we go through a lot of fads. Some of them stick around for some time while others fade into obscurity to only ever to be mentioned in conversations with the prefix, “do you […]
TIFF Movie Review – Short Cuts Canada: Anatomy of Assistance, Method, We Wanted More & A Grand Canal (2013)
As much as feature films and documentaries are staples of the Toronto International Film Festival line-up so is the Short Cuts Canada program; 39 short films will be showcased from 15 returning filmmakers who will be competing for the YouTube Award for Best Canadian Short Film which includes a $10,000 cash prize. Here are a […]