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 […]
Movie Review – The Three Stooges (2012)
The Three Stooges, 2012. Directed by Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly. Starring Chris Diamantopoulos, Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch, Larry David, Sofía Vergara, Brian Doyle-Murray, Jennifer Hudson and Kate Upton. SYNOPSIS: Moe, Larry and Curly get caught up in a series of misadventures as they attempt to save their childhood orphanage. The Farrelly Brothers […]
Second Opinion – The Expendables 2 (2012)
The Expendables 2, 2012. Directed by Simon West. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Yu Nan and Scott Adkins. SYNOPSIS: Sent to track down a safe that holds the key to global power, the Expendables come up […]
An update on Adam McKay’s adaptation of The Boys
Two years ago Adam McKay discussed the possibility of bringing Garth Ennis’ The Boys comic book series to the big screen. Since that time there have been many rumours of the project being shut down. However, new information has emerged via a conversation between McKay and a fan on Twitter. The fan tweeted to the […]
Special Features – The Top 5 WWE / Movie Crossovers
Luke Owen on his favourite WWE / movie crossovers… With the recent news that WWE Studios and Warner Bros. are working on a new animated crossover between Scooby Doo and the stars of the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment – formally WWF), I thought I’d delve into the world of professional wrestling and movie crossovers. This […]
Special Features – The Top 13 Kid’s TV Show Theme Tunes
Luke Owen takes a stroll down memory lane as he selects his Top 13 Kid’s TV Show Theme Tunes… If there is one thing I notice on the YouTube comments section (other than utter stupidity), it’s that “kids of today don’t have good cartoons like we did”. Is this really true? Perhaps. But I’m sure […]
