Luke Graham selects his five essential Alan Moore graphic novels…. After the recent release of Man of Steel and Iron Man 3, I’ve been getting back into my comic collections, and digging through the works of my favourite comic book writer, the crazy, creative occultist Alan Moore. Born in England in the 50s, Moore has […]
I’ll Be Back: Not a Series to be Terminated
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. The mural on my brother’s wall Catherine Gee writes for The Telegraph about the upcoming Terminator 5… “But now a formal announcement has been made – complete with release date. According to Paramount, Laeta Kalorgridis (Avatar) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) are attached to write the screenplay, and […]
Rita Hayworth BFI Retrospective – The Lady from Shanghai
Simon Columb attends BFI Southbank’s Rita Hayworth retrospective… Two years after Citizen Kane, the genius Orson Welles married Rita Hayworth. This was her second marriage lasting three years before they separated – but not before a brief rekindling of their romance on the set of The Lady from Shanghai. It didn’t last long and they […]
Shane Black talks Doc Savage
It’s certainly been a good year for screenwriter-turned-director Shane Black, whose second collaboration with Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man 3, not only launched Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also climbed to fifth in the all time global box office chart with a worldwide box office haul of $1.209 billion. Having tacked Marvel’s […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013 – The East (2013)
The East, 2013. Directed by Zal Batmanglij.Starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Julia Ormond, Patricia Clarkson and Jason Ritter. SYNOPSIS: Intelligence company Hillard Brood send in agent Jane to infiltrate an extremist left-wing group, to attempt to prevent their next attacks. I must admit, this film appealed to me entirely […]
The Week in Spandex – Kick-Ass 2, The Wolverine, Man of Steel 2, Marvel Phase Three, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Captain Planet and more
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Kick-Ass 2, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Man of Steel, Man of Steel 2, Justice League, The Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Phase Three, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Captain Planet, Arrow, Teen Titans Go!, Beware the Batman, […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013 – Not Another Happy Ending (2013)
Not Another Happy Ending, 2013. Directed by John McKay.Starring Karen Gillan, Stanley Weber, Gary Lewis, Amy Manson, Henry Ian Cusick, Kate Dickie, Freya Mavor, and Iain de Caestecker. SYNOPSIS: Karen Gillan stars as Jane, a budding Scottish writer who gets writers block during her second novel. Having been advised that the trailer for this film […]
HBO plans six season run for Neil Gaiman’s American Gods
Television company HBO, producers of some of the most successful TV coming out of America over the past few years, including Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire and The Wire, has announced its plans to turn popular author Neil Gaiman’s book American Gods into a six season series. The book is about mystical beings, including Gods […]
Batman vs. Superman – An extract from Holy Franchise, Batman!
Gary Collinson presents an extract from his book Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen detailing director Wolfgang Petersen’s aborted DC superhero cross-over movie Batman vs. Superman…. Although Warner Bros was finding it difficult to relaunch the Dark Knight after Batman & Robin, the struggle was nothing compared to that of its […]
Pedro Pascal cast as The Red Viper in Game of Thrones
If you’re struggling to keep track of all the characters in Game of Thrones, then the fourth season isn’t going to make things any easier for you. We might still be some nine months away from the return of the epic fantasy series, but casting for the new additions is now underway, with Entertainment Weekly […]
