Zero Dark Thirty, 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Stephen Dillane, Edgar Ramirez, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins and John Barrowman. SYNOPSIS: A dramatisation of the decade-long manhunt for the terrorist leader Osama bin Laden […]

Last month it was reported that the shortlist for the role of Peter Quill / Star-Lord in Marvel’s upcoming ‘big space epic’ Guardians of the Galaxy was down to three candidates, with Jim Sturgess (Cloud Atlas) and Zachary Levi (Chuck) said to be favourites alongside “an unnamed third actor”. Well, the identity of this mystery […]

During a recent appearance on PBS’ Charlie Rose to promote the release of his latest feature Django Unchained, acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino took a moment to discuss some actors that he’d like to work with in the future; in addition to naming Michael Caine (The Dark Knight Rises) and Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady) as […]

The James Bond movie franchise celebrated its 50th anniversary in style this past year as Sam Mendes’ Skyfall shattered box office records on its way to becoming the first movie to hit £100 million in the UK (and the first 007 adventure to top $1 billion at the global box-office), but when it comes to […]

During an interview in the latest issue of Total Film, The Impossible star Ewan McGregor took a moment to discuss Disney’s forthcoming Star Wars trilogy, stating that he’d be happy to return to the galaxy far, far away by reprising the role of the venerable Jedi Knight Obi Wan Kenobi: “I’d be up for it. […]

Trevor Hogg chats with creator-director Luke Jurevicius, art director Deane Taylor and co-producer / animation director David Webster about their work on The Adventures of Figaro Pho…. Luke Jurevicius Nightlights figured into the childhood of the creator of The Adventures of Figaro Pho which revolves around an excessively paranoid boy. “Yes.  [I had] several to […]

Anghus Houvouras reviews The Amazing Spider-Man #700 and Avenging Spider-Man #15.1… Finally, after weeks of speculation and Internet rage the final issue of Amazing Spider-Man hit the stands (#700 for those keeping count).  Underneath the hyperbole and the irrational anger towards writer Dan Slott is arguably one of the most insane and sadistic plot twists […]

20 Something, 2011. Written and Directed by Lanze Spears. SYNOPSIS: A series of vignettes documenting the lives of five 20 somethings with aspirations to succeed in life. Lanze Spears’ debut documentary  20 Something centres around five twenty-somethings living in cities in the United States. Each of them aspire to something and the documentary revolves around […]

As 2012 draws to a close, we’re already casting our eye towards next year’s cinematic offerings, but before 2013 gets underway it’s time to reflect on the past twelve months as we present our selection of the very best films to arrive on screens over the past year. Like previous years, the team here at […]

Considering that Warner Bros. is yet to officially announce the movie, never mind appoint a director, it would seem that there’s still a long way to go before DC Comics’ team of superheroes line up together for the studio’s proposed Justice League feature. Still, with Will Beall (Gangster Squad) busy developing a script, and recent […]