It seems as if every young actor currently working in Hollywood has auctioned for the as yet titled Star Wars: Episode VII, one of these being Irish starlet Saoirse Ronan, the Oscar nominated star of Atonement, Hanna and How I Live Now. She herself revealed that she auditioned during the summer and in doing so […]

A massive spoiler warning to those who have yet to watch Thor: The Dark World… Seriously. You have been warned… Odin is dead. Or at least that is what Anthony Hopkins and director Alan Taylor revealed on the press junket for the latest addition to Marvel’s Phase Two. At the end of Thor: The Dark […]

Outspoken director Kevin Smith has revealed on his podcast “Hollywood Babble-On with Ralph Garman and Kevin Smith” that he has information about the new Batman costume for the upcoming (possibly titled) Batman vs. Superman. He revealed that director Zack Snyder showed him a picture backstage at the Man of Steel Blu-ray launch Smith hosted this […]

8½, 1963. Directed by Federico Fellini.Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimee and Sandra Milo. SYNOPSIS: Guido (Mastroianni), a tired movie director, begins to fantasize about past occurrences in his life. 8½ reaches its 50th birthday this year, celebrated with a splendid restored DVD and Blu-ray. In its golden year, there isn’t much to be […]

Fox has picked up a new animated comedy from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane entitled Bordertown, which will centre on two families living in a desert town on the U.S. – Mexico border. The show has been created by MacFarlane and Family Guy producer Mark Hentemann, with Fox ordering an initial 13 episodes. It’s expected […]

Simon Columb chats with Richard Shepard, writer-director of Dom Hemingway… Richard Shepard is an actor’s director. He has worked with Richard Gere, Pierce Brosnan and, now, Jude Law. He directed the pilot episode of Ugly Betty, episodes of 30 Rock and multiple episodes of Lena Dunham’s Girls. Dom Hemingway, is Shepard’s glorious, character-driven London gangster […]

Last week, Disney finally unveiled the release date for the first instalment of its eagerly-anticipated Star Wars sequel trilogy, revealing that the J.J. Abrams-directed Star Wars: Episode VII is to hit cinemas on December 18th, 2015 and bringing to an end any speculation about pushing the film back to 2016 at the behest of Lucasfilm’s […]

Gravity, 2013. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. SYNOPSIS: A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. This review was for an IMAX 3D screening. The following statement is undeniable: Gravity is a cinematic experience unlike any other we have seen before […]

In yesterday’s live fan event promoting the release of Man of Steel (Henry Cavill) on DVD and Blu-Ray, the film’s director Zack Snyder possibly confirmed Lex Luthor’s appearance in the sequel. Sometime after host Kevin Smith had finished his one hour, 12 minute-long introduction to the hour and a quarter-long event, Snyder said the following […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Mark Kermode, on Tuesday 5th November 2013, revealed on his Uncut Blog: “Gravity … is worth seeing … in 3D. That’s all. Thank you.” Watch the video in full on his site here. Wittertainment listeners and fans will see this moment as ground-breaking. Mark Kermode has rallied against […]