Obvious Child, 2014 Written and directed by Gillian Robespierre Starring Jenny Slate, Jake Lacy, Gaby Hoffmann, Gabe Liedman, David Cross, Richard Kind and Polly Draper  SYNOPSIS: Brooklyn comedian Donna Stern gets dumped, fired and pregnant just in time for the worst/best St. Valentine’s Day of her life. Anyone who has seen the superb Parks and Recreation might […]

Finding Fela, 2014 Directed by Alex Gibney SYNOPSIS: A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti. It would be fair to say that Fela Kuti isn’t as well known a singer as someone like Bob Marley or James Brown. However, those who do know his story and music will tell you […]

Our weekly round up of all the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, Batman vs. Superman, Arrow, Gotham, […]

Last year it was revealed that director Ryan Coogler will reunite with his Fruitvale Station star and upcoming Human Torch Michael B. Jordan for Creed, a spin-off of the Rocky franchise centred around the grandson of the late Apollo (Carl Weathers) as he is taken under the wing of the Italian Stallion (the returning Sylvester […]

As part of the BFI’s Studio Ghibli Season, Jackson Ball reviews Spirited Away… In one of the more terrifying cases of time passing in the blink of an eye, it has been nearly thirteen years since Spirited Away’s initial release. Often billed as Hayao Miyazaki’s masterpiece, the film has broken some impressive monetary records in […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Will Cohen about bringing the right elements together when creating the visual effects for Sherlock… “The Milk team have been involved with Sherlock since it first started,” states Milk VFX CEO Will Cohen. “We are proud to be part of one of the UK’s most popular TV drama series.” Creative freedom […]

After reaching a deal with Fox a couple of weeks ago for an adaptation of his superhero series Superior, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that comic book writer Mark Millar’s upcoming title MPH has been optioned by producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, G.I. Joe). “(Lorenzo’s) one of the few real moguls in the industry, having […]

Transcendence, 2014. Directed by Wally Pfister. Starring Johnny Depp, Morgan Freeman, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: As Dr. Will Caster works toward his goal of creating an omniscient, sentient machine, a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent him from establishing a world where computers can transcend the […]

Having done its best to replicate Marvel Studios’ shared universe approach by bringing together the original X-Men and First Class casts for X-Men: Days of Future Past, it now seems that 20th Century Fox could be set to follow Marvel’s expansion onto the small screen. Chatting with Collider, writer and producer Simon Kinberg (Fox’s main […]

It was expected – and hinted at by Simon Kinberg recently – but now it’s official: J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: Episode VII and Disney’s subsequent entries in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy will tell an original story, rather than taking their cues from the established continuity of the Expanded Universe. Furthermore, Lucasfilm has confirmed that […]