For someone contemplating his retirement a year ago, Kevin Smith has certainly found a new wave of inspiration, thanks in no small part to his various SModcast podcasts. Episodes have already inspired the upcoming horror Tusk and the kaiju Jesus feature Helena Handbag, and now Smith has announced that he’s working on another Christmas-themed horror […]
The Naked Gun reboot is more of a sequel
Last month it was announced that Paramount Pictures is to reboot The Naked Gun, with Ed Helms taking on the role of Sergeant Frank Drebin, Detective Lieutenant Police Squad, made famous of course by the legendary Leslie Nielsen in the 80s TV series Police Squad! and its subsequent movie trilogy. But, according to co-writer Ben […]
Girls Season 3 – Episodes 1 and 2 Review
Sadé Green reviews the first two episodes of Girls season 3… Finally, the ‘voice of my generation’ is back and it is very welcome! Hannah, Jessa, Marnie and Shoshanna carried on their early-20’s exploits with hilariously funny consequences. The sometimes unrealistic series opened with a two-parter carrying on a few months from where season 2 […]
Movie Review – Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, 2014. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.Starring Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner, and Kenneth Branagh. SYNOPSIS: Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. Since Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass left the Jason Bourne series, the franchise has really […]
The Week in Spandex – Batman vs. Superman, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, The Flash, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and more
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman vs. Superman, Justice League, Arrow, The Flash, Constantine, Son of Batman, Superman: Flyby, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel’s Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (and […]
Rupert Sanders to direct live-action Ghost in the Shell movie
A live-action Hollywood version of Masamune Shirow’s acclaimed manga Ghost in the Shell has been in development at DreamWorks since 2008, when the studio acquired the rights at the behest of Steven Spielberg. Since then, there’s been little real movement on the movie, but the adaptation now finally seems to be pushing ahead with Deadline […]
Batman vs. Superman production to get underway as Ben Affleck pulls out of directing The Middle Man pilot
Last week brought the news that Warner Bros. has decided to push back the hotly-anticipated Man of Steel sequel Batman vs. Superman ten months to May 2016, with production also delayed from February to May. However, it seems the latter part may be inaccurate, as Deadline is reporting that Ben Affleck has been forced to […]
The Godfather Part II is Joss Whedon’s “guiding star” for The Avengers: Age of Ultron
Despite being deep in pre-production on The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Joss Whedon has found the time to pop over to France for the Paris premiere of Much Ado About Nothing, but of course much of the press focus was on the upcoming Avengers sequel. Speaking to AlloCine (via CBM), Whedon discussed whether the events […]
Movie Review – Grudge Match (2013)
Grudge Match, 2013. Directed by Peter Segal.Starring Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Alan Arkin, Kim Basinger, Kevin Hart, Jon Bernthal, LL Cool J and Ireland Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout — 30 years after their last match. There are plenty of must […]
Big changes to the origin of The Fantastic Four in Fox’s reboot?
20th Century Fox’s The Fantastic Four is finally starting to move forward, with Fox and director Josh Trank (Chronicle) said to be testing several actors this month ahead of principal photography starting at the back end of March, and now we may have a plot synopsis for the reboot, which suggests radically different origins for […]
