The Hunger Games, 2012. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Woody Harrelson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl must compete in The Hunger Games – a televised event where ‘Tributes’ must fight to the death. This is a film review, not a book […]
Movie Review – The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits, 2012. Directed by Peter Lord. Featuring the voice talents of Hugh Grant, Lenny Henry, Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Piven, Brian Blessed, Salma Hayek, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen. SYNOPSIS: A motley crew of pirates set out to compete in the annual Pirate of the Year contest. Who […]
The Week in Spandex – The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, The Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League, X-Men, Marvel Sequels and more…
Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… The Disney marketing machine really has gone into overdrive recently, with the studio flooding the internet with all things Avengers as we inch ever closer to release of the epic superhero team-up. Just trying to keep on top of everything is […]
Thoughts on… 28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later…, 2002. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns and Christopher Eccleston. SYNOPSIS: A virus sweeps across Britain, turning the population into raging creatures. Four weeks later, a man in a coma awakes to find the country in a dire state. Before discussing 28 Days […]
Thoughts on… Margin Call (2011)
Margin Call, 2011. Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: After being retrenched, Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci) gives his research to his protege Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) to complete. All signs point to an impending (nigh inevitable) global financial crisis and Margin Call follows the […]
Turning The Page: The Games by Ted Kosmatka
Trevor Hogg reviews The Games by Ted Kosmatka… Making the creative leap from short fiction, Ted Kosmatka has released his debut novel, The Games, which envisions the world where mutant gladiators become the main attraction at the Olympics. In the Prologue which is reminiscent of Part 1: Distant Thunder, introduces geneticist Dr. Silas Williams who […]
Into the Abyss: A conversation with filmmaker Werner Herzog
Matt Smith takes part in a roundtable discussion with acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog about his latest documentary Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life… So. My first ever Q&A. And it’s with a cinematic great. Greeeaaat. No pressure then. So I pack my bags, head off to London with my questions […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito and Eddie Murphy to star in Triplets?
If you’ve read The Hollywood Reporter today, you’d be forgiven for thinking that April Fools’ Day has come early with the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are set to re-team for a sequel to 1988’s Twins. Entitled Triplets, the proposed follow-up would see brothers Julius and Vincent discovering they have a third genetically-conceived […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #75 – Scent of a Woman (1992)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Scent of a Woman, 1992. Directed by Martin Brest. Starring Al Pacino, Chris O’Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar and Philip Seymour Hoffman. Scent of a Woman is the story of prep school student Charlie Simms (O’Donnell) caring for a […]
Thoughts on… Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 1990. Directed by Steve Barron. Starring Josh Pais, Michelan Sisti, Robbie Rist, Leif Tilden, Corey Feldman, David Forman, Brian Tochi, Kevin Clash, Judith Hoag, David McCharen and Elias Koteas. SYNOPSIS: Four teenage mutant ninja turtles must face a villainous foe in order to protect their master and save New York City. […]
