Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, 2012. Directed by Stewart Hendler.Starring Tom Green, Anna Popplewell, Enisha Brewster, Osric Chau, Kat De Lieva, Mike Dopud, Ayelet Zurer and Daniel Cudmore. SYNOPSIS: A conflicted military rookie, Thomas Lasky, is thrown in to heat of battle deep in the Halo universe when his training academy is unexpectedly ambushed by […]
Comic Book Review – Batman, Incorporated #11
Oliver Davis reviews Batman, Incorporated #11… Issue #10 ended on a cliffhanger. Bruce had injected himself with the Man-Bat serum, bulging his body into a monstrosity of rage. Soaring in a giant, robotic suit with wings of flesh, the Bat-Batman of Vengeance flew towards Talia al Ghul atop her fortress for their epic, final showdown, […]
Ranking the Series: The Fast & Furious Franchise
Jake Peffer ranks the six installments of Fast & Furious franchise…. Since beginning in 2001, The Fast and the Furious franchise has become one of the most successful movie series of the past decade, combining cool cars with incredible action set pieces and likable characters. The franchise has changed somewhat over the years, going from […]
Movie Review – The Hangover Part III (2013)
The Hangover Part III, 2013. Directed by Todd Phillips.Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS:This time, there’s no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off. After making more money than they’d ever thought possible […]
Countdown to Man of Steel – Trailer 4, TV Spots, Posters, Powers and Respecting the S
Martin Deer rounds up all the latest talking points from Man of Steel as we count down to the return of Superman this summer…. Since we last checked in here on the Man of Steel countdown we’ve had a number of new posters, banners and footage as the marketing ramps up in to super speed […]
Interview: A conversation with Jonnie Hurn, writer, producer and star of Do Elephants Pray?
Paul Risker chats with Jonnie Hurn, writer, producer and star of Do Elephants Pray… Ahead of the release of Do Elephants Pray? I had the opportunity to speak with the film’s multi-talented writer, producer and star Jonnie Hurn. He spoke to me about the film’s personal genesis, how writing and performance are complementary skills, his […]
Special Features – Over the Rainbow: The Wizard of Oz and the American Dream
Jordan Schwarzenberger on The Wizard of Oz and the American Dream… “Dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” On a warm spring day at school, myself and my English group were ready to begin Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, a renowned classic both tragic and truly honest in its inference of […]
Filmmaker Report Card – Judd Apatow
Anthony Stokes assesses the career of Judd Apatow…. Comedy seems to be like a mechanical bull, with many people holding on for dear life and not quite realizing they’ve fallen off (I’m looking at you Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and especially Eddie Murphy). Few people have had more success producing, writing, and directing comedies than Judd […]
Henry Cavill on the possibility of a Superman / Batman World’s Finest movie
A couple of months back it was rumoured that Christopher Nolan was set to produce a potential Justice League / World’s Finest movie, which would have seen Christian Bale donning the cape and cowl once more to team up with Henry Cavill, star of the upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel. While the initial report turned out to […]
Lars von Trier BFI Retrospective – Dogville (2003)
Simon Columb attends BFI Southbank’s Lars von Trier retrospective… Cubism, as an art movement, can be simplified as a style that depicts an object or person through distorting perspective and space. Cubism argued that, as an artist, if you look at an object, though you might depict what is observed, why not include what is […]