Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor has passed away aged 79 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, where she had recently been admitted with congestive heart failure. Born to American parents in Hampstead, London in 1932, Taylor began taking ballet lessons at the age of three and in 1941 she was signed to a […]
Kiefer Sutherland Optimistic About ’24’ Film
Much loved real time show 24, starring Kiefer Sutherland, has come under some criticism from fans about the slow progress to release a film version. In fact, a script was only penned in February 2010 by Billy Ray, and unfortunately for fans of the show it was dismissed by Fox. Despite these obvious setbacks however, […]
Movie Review – Wake Wood (2011)
Wake Wood, 2011. Directed by David Keating. Starring Aidan Gillen, Eva Birthistle, Timothy Spall, Amelia Crowley, Brian Gleeson, Dan Gordon, Ruth McCabe and Ella Connolly. SYNOPSIS: A married couple move to the Irish village of Wake Wood after the death of their daughter, where they discover an ancient ritual that can reunite them with their […]
DVD Review – Arrivederci Millwall (1990)
Arrivederci Millwall, 1990. Directed by Charles McDougall. Starring Kevin O’Donohoe, Sidney Cole, Tim Keen, Stephen Marcus, Peter McNamara, Andrew Tiernan, Valerie Gogan, Brian Lawrence and David Barrass. SYNOPSIS: A fiery group of English football supporters make their way to the continent for the holy grail of the football calendar, the 1982 World Cup in Spain. […]
DVD Review – Husk (2011)
Husk, 2011. Written and Directed by Brett Simmons. Starring Devon Graye, Wes Chatham, C.J. Thomason, Tammin Sursok and Ben Easter. SYNOPSIS: When a crow smashes into their car windscreen a group of young friends find themselves stranded near a desolate cornfield and take shelter in a crumbling farmhouse, which they soon discover to be the […]
The Week in Spandex – The Wolverine, X-Men: First Class, Ant-Man, The Avengers, Daredevil, Spidey and The Justice League
Presenting our weekly round-up of the biggest stories from the world of movie superheroes… We kick things off this week with the rather disappointing news that The Wrestler and Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky has quit The Wolverine, leaving the status of Fox’s latest X-Men spin-off up in the air. The Wrap first broke the […]
DVD Review – We Are What We Are (2010)
We Are What We Are, 2010. Written and Directed by Jorge Michel Grau. Starring Adrián Aguirre, Miriam Balderas, Francisco Barreiro, Carmen Beato and Alan Chávez. SYNOPSIS: After the head of a family of cannibals dies, his wife and three children must confront the question of how to survive. We Are What We Are is a […]
Red Dawn remake revises its villains
The remake of 1984’s classic ‘kidz against the world’ tale Red Dawn has hit a snag due to the ethnicity of its villains and, fearing low box-office returns in China, MGM has insisted that the filmmakers digitally remove all traces of Chinese military and cultural symbols from the film. The new invading force will be […]
Megan Fox to star in Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up spin-off?
Megan Fox is reportedly in line to take a role in Judd Apatow’s follow-up to Knocked Up. The as-yet untitled spin-off to the 2007 comedy hit will see Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann return as the slightly crazed pairing of Pete and Debbie. Meanwhile Deadline are also reporting that Albert Brooks is set to join […]
R.I.P. Michael Gough (1916-2011)
Veteran British character actor Michael Gough has passed away aged 94 after a lengthy battle with illness, having enjoyed a career spanning seven decades and over 150 roles. Born in Kuala Lumpur in 1916, Gough first appeared in the 1946 TV movie Androcles and the Lion before making the transition to the silver screen two […]
