Back in May of 2010 it was revealed that Transformers director Michael Bay was looking to bring another classic children’s property to the big screen, landing the feature film rights to those heroes in a half-shell, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, via his production company Platinum Dunes. Now comes word from Variety that Bay and […]
Five Essential… Found Footage Films
Gary Collinson presents his five essential found footage films… Given the success of Oren Peli’s self-financed debut Paranormal Activity a few years back, it was inevitable that filmmakers would seek to capitalise on this with a string of new entries in the ‘found footage’ genre. Requiring only modest budgets, and often without star names of […]
Uggie is top dog at the first ever Golden Collar Awards
The Academy Awards may be off-limits to canine superstar Uggie – with a spokesperson for The Weinstein Company revealing earlier today that “Uggie has not been asked to participate or appear at the Oscars” – but that didn’t stop the pooch from stealing the show at the inaugural Golden Collar Awards at a ceremony in […]
Thoughts on… (500) Days of Summer (2009)
(500) Days of Summer, 2009. Directed by Marc Webb. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel and Chloë Grace Moretz. SYNOPSIS: A young man falls for a woman who is skeptical about the existence of love. Director Marc Webb’s feature film debut (500) Days of Summer is a romantic comedy – but before you go running to […]
Michael Bay to reboot his own franchise with Transformers 4
We’ve known for quite some time that Michael Bay has been circling a fourth Transformers movie after the box office success of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but now comes word from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura that not only is Bay set to direct the fourth installment – which is planned to arrive in cinemas […]
Special Features – The Ten Most Convincing Movie Couples
Simon Moore selects his ten most convincing movie couples… Chances are you’ve been recommended at least thirty ‘most romantic’ films by now, very likely accompanied by pictures of couples kissing in torrential rain, or laughing in sunlit streets, flashing their pearly whites and smooth complexions at one another. Just out of focus, you might see […]
Director Jon Chu talks G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Cobra Commander
While Stephen Sommers’ G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra left a lot of moviegoers cold with its release back in 2009, if the trailer for director Jon M. Chu’s follow-up, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, is anything to go by, it looks as if fans could be shouting ‘Yo Joe!’ from the rooftops when the sequel arrives […]
Movie Review – Red Kingdom Rising (2012)
Red Kingdom Rising, 2012. Directed by Navin Dev. Starring Emily Stride, Silvana Maimone, David Caron and Etalia Turnbull. SYNOPSIS: A troubled young woman must come to terms with her horrific past when she is propelled through dreams into the terrifying fairy tale world of the Red Kingdom, where she encounters figures reminiscent of her memories […]
Second Opinion – Chronicle (2012)
Chronicle, 2012. Directed by Josh Trank. Starring Dane DeHaan, Michael B. Jordan and Alex Russell. SYNOPSIS: Three teens develop super powers after stumbling upon a mysterious cave, but they soon come to learn the downside of their amazing gift. What initially put me off Chronicle was the video camera footage. The whole film is shown […]
Movie Review – Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Martha Marcy May Marlene, 2011. Directed by Sean Durkin. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, John Hawkes, Sarah Paulson, and Hugh Dancy. SYNOPSIS: The damaged Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) is haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult. During the Sydney Film Festival last year I heard over and […]
