Saul Zaentz, the Academy Award-winning American film producer behind the likes of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Amadeus and The English Patient, has passed away after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s, aged 92. Born in Passaic, New Jersey in 1921, Zaentz began his career in the music industry after serving in World War II, […]
Movie Review – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 2013.Directed by Justin Chadwick. Starring Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Terry Pheto, and Riaad Moosa. SYNOPSIS:A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. It’s almost too easy to sneer at […]
Second Opinion – American Hustle (2013)
American Hustle, 2013. Directed by David O. Russell.Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner. SYNOPSIS: The true story of con-man Irving Rosenfeld’s dealings with FBI Agent Richie DiMaso in exposing corrupt politicians takes dangerous turns when ego pushes them in to places they shouldn’t be. A brilliant cast of actors […]
Marvel to publish Star Wars comic books from 2015
This won’t come as much of a surprise seeing as Disney owns both companies, but its been revealed today that Lucasfilm and Marvel are teaming up to publish Star Wars comics and graphic novels starting from 2015. Here’s the official press release for the announcement… The Walt Disney Company’s Lucasfilm Ltd. and Marvel Entertainment are […]
Comic Book Review – The Twilight Zone #1
Luke Owen reviews The Twilight Zone #1 from Dynamite Entertainment… Trevor Richmond is a Wall Street investor who embezzled millions and is about to tank the economy. Again. Desperate to avoid the consequences for his actions, he goes to Expedited Services, Inc., which offers to help him disappear and enjoy a life of leisure in […]
Agent Carter series a go at Marvel?
If the British tabloid The Daily Mirror is to be believed, Marvel is set to expand its TV output beyond Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the upcoming Netflix series for Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders this year, with the paper reporting that the green light has been given to Agent Carter, […]
Dwayne Johnson linked to John Stewart, a.k.a. Green Lantern
On New Year’s Eve Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson teased a role in an upcoming DC film from Warner Bros., leading to speculation that WB could be reviving the planned Lobo adaptation, or that Johnson might find himself lining up with the likes of Henry Cavill (Superman), Ben Affleck (Batman) and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) in […]
Hugh Jackman thought X-Men was over with X-Men: The Last Stand
It seems as if Hugh Jackman was expecting the X-Men franchise to be dead and buried following 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, with Jackman telling Empire, “I thought that was it. There was already talk about doing a younger version and I was certainly talking about Wolverine and trying to drum up interest in that. […]
Movie Review – American Hustle (2013)
American Hustle, 2013.Directed by David O. Russell.Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Jeremy Renner.SYNOPSIS:A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.On the surface, American […]
Special Features – Anchorman 2 marketing challenges the idea that there is no bad publicity
Anghus Houvouras on the Anchorman 2 publicity campaign and how it challenges the idea that there is no bad publicity…Somebody, somewhere once said there’s no such thing as bad publicity. I don’t know who it was. In my mind it’s some well dressed, finely coiffed advertising executive from the Mad Men era with a drink […]
