There’s a chance we should take this one with a healthy dose of salt, but according to industry tracking website It’s On The Grid, John Travolta is attached to the title role in the proposed remake of the 1984 cult comedy-horror The Toxic Avenger, which is set to be directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub […]
Special Features – One Hobbit too many?
Anghus Houvouras wonders if Peter Jackson has given in to excess with his three-part adaptation of The Hobbit… I’m not sure where the trend started exactly. I’ve traced it backwards like a piece of thread pinned to a cork board. You have a successful movie that evolves into a franchise. And in the efforts of […]
Tony Scott: A Flickering Myth Tribute
Rohan Morbey pays tribute to Tony Scott… The sad and shocking news of Tony Scott’s death on Sunday marked the end of a life of a true filmmaking visionary, responsible for some of the key films from the last 30 years. His filmography was undeniably hit and miss in terms of financial and critical success, […]
DVD Review – The Monk (2011)
The Monk (French: Le moine), 2011. Directed by Dominik Moll. Starring Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Josephine Japy, Catherine Mouchet, Geraldine Chaplin, Sergi López and Jordi Dauder. SYNOPSIS: A respected and virtuous monk finds himself giving in to temptation after a mysterious presence enters the monastery, leading him down a dark path of depravity. Expecting little […]
The Sound of Silent R-Patz
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Robert Pattinson keeps schtum about his relationship with Kristen Stewart. Amy Kaufman for the LA Times writes… “The actor’s manager would not allow Pattinson to sit alone for an interview with The Times, and even suggested that reporters not ask him about his personal life, or Twilight. But […]
DVD Review – Ghost Stories from the BBC: The Stalls of Barchester / A Warning to the Curious
Simon Moore reviews Ghost Stories: Classic Adaptations from the BBC – Volume 2… The Stalls of Barchester, 1971. Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark. Starring Clive Swift, Will Leighton, Robert Hardy, Thelma Barlow and Harold Bennett. A Warning to the Curious, 1972. Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark. Starring Peter Vaughan, Clive Swift, Julian Herrington, John Kearney, […]
DVD Review – Ghost Stories from the BBC: Whistle and I’ll Come to You (1968 and 2010)
Simon Moore reviews Ghost Stories: Classic Adaptations from the BBC – Volume 1… Whistle and I’ll Come To You, 1968. Directed by Jonathan Miller. Starring Michael Hordern, Ambrose Coghill, George Woodbridge, Nora Gordon and Freda Dowie. Whistle and I’ll Come To You, 2010. Directed by Andy de Emmony. Starring John Hurt, Gemma Jones, Lesley Sharp […]
DVD Review – Marley (2012)
Marley, 2012. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Starring Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley and Jimmy Cliff. SYNOPSIS: A documentary about the life, death, and legacy of Rastafarian, reggae-legend, Bob Marley. Going through a string of directors, the ultimate Bob Marley documentary would have got postponed indefinitely were it not for Kevin Macdonald. The Scottish-born director might not […]
R.I.P. Tony Scott (1944 – 2012)
British filmmaker Tony Scott committed suicide by jumping from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in Los Angeles, California on Sunday after discovering he was suffering from inoperable brain cancer. He was 68. The younger brother of fellow film director Ridley Scott, Tony was born in North Shields in 1944 and made an on-screen appearance aged 16 […]
The Week in Spandex – The Dark Knight Rises, The Avengers 2, Iron Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Daredevil, The Wolverine, Kick-Ass 2, Arrow and more
Our weekly round up of the big news stories from the world of screen superheroes… The Dark Knight Rises became the third film of the year to cross the $400m mark in North America on Friday and will overtake The Hunger Games this weekend to become the second-biggest domestic release of 2012 behind The Avengers […]
