D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Blade Runner, 1982. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Daryl Hannah and Edward James Olmos. Blade Runner is a Hollywood classic from Ridley Scott and loosely based upon Philip K. Dick’s novel Do Androids […]

Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Jonathan Romney writes for The Independent about the up-and-coming Oscar-contender The Artist: “The Artist raises the ghosts of Tinseltown to uncanny effect, but also with a sincerity that’s utterly disarming. Executed with rapturous fondness for the period, it’s far more than a conceptual film-buff project – although Hazanavicius […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… The Dark Knight Rises continued to dominate the headlines this week as a Los Angeles press screening of the six-minute prologue was accompanied by the first steps in the viral marketing campaign of the hugely-anticipated sequel, code-named ‘Operation Early Bird’. […]

Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, 2010. Directed by Jalmari Helander. Starring Onni Tommila, Jorma Tommila, Tommi Korpela, Rauno Juvonen, Per Christian Ellefsen, Ilmari Jarvenpaa, Peeter Jakobi, Jonathan Hutchings. SYNOPSIS: A supernatural Santa Claus is unearthed during an excavation in the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains. If you fancy something a bit different to watch this […]

Variety have announced that Lionsgate Entertainment has started development on a low-budget remake of American Psycho, the screen adaptation of author Bret Easton Ellis controversial 1991 novel, which first graced the screen courtesy of director Mary Harron just eleven years ago. According to the report, the project is yet to receive the official green light, […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Mike Bassett: England Manager, 2001. Directed by Steve Barron. Starring Ricky Tomlinson, Amanda Redman, Bradley Walsh, Philip Jackson, Phill Jupitus and Dean Lennox Kelly. This satirical comedy follows the rise of Norwich City manager Mike Bassett as he is […]

Burning Man, 2011. Written and Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. Starring Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic, Rachel Griffiths, Jack Heanly and Essie Davis. SYNOPSIS: An English chef with a restaurant in Bondi tries to put his life and his relationship with his son back together in the wake of a life changing event. We’re truly in an […]

Luke Owen reviews the first episode of Charlie Brooker’s anthology series Black Mirror… “In Serling’s day, the atom bomb, civil rights, McCarthyism, psychiatry and the space race were of primary concern. Today he’d be writing about terrorism, the economy, the media, privacy and our relationship with technology.” – Charlie Brooker on Black Mirror Last Sunday […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Requiem for a Dream, 2000. Written and Directed Darren Aronofksy. Starring Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Marlon Wayans and Jennifer Connelly. Today’s film to see before you die is based upon the novel of the same name written by Hubert […]

Film journalist Nick Goundry considers the evolution of the IMAX format… Christopher Nolan wants to steer cinemagoers back towards the bigger picture. A lengthy IMAX-filmed trailer for his new Batman film The Dark Knight Rises will tower before audiences in selected IMAX theatres later this month, ahead of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. With the […]