License to Drive, 1988. Directed by Greg Beeman. Starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Heather Graham, Carol Kane, Richard Masur, Michael Manasseri and Nina Siemaszko. SYNOPSIS: A high school student hopes to impress his dream girl by getting his driver’s license, but when he fails the test he’s forced to take drastic action and steals his […]
DVD Review – Trapeze (1956)
Trapeze, 1956. Directed by Carol Reed. Starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina Lollobrigida, Katy Jurado, Thomas Gomez, Johnny Puleo, Minor Watson and Sid James. SYNOPSIS: A retired master trapeze artist takes an aspiring aerialist under his wing, but their friendship comes under threat by the arrival of a beautiful and driven acrobat. It wouldn’t be […]
Movie Review – Joyful Noise (2012)
Joyful Noise, 2012. Written and Directed by Todd Graff. Starring Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Dexter Darden and Courtney B. Vance. SYNOPSIS: Two women face off over the direction of their choir as they head into a national competition. When choir leader Bernie (Kris Kristofferson) dies from a heart attack, second in […]
Warner Bros. to develop a prequel to The Shining?
We already know that Stephen King is busy writing a sequel to his 1977 novel The Shining entitled Doctor Sleep, which is set to follow the adult Danny Torrance as he battles a tribe of vampires, but now comes word that Warner Bros. is exploring the possibility of developing a prequel to Stanley Kubrick’s classic […]
Citizen Kane May Not Be The Best Film Ever
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Matthew Sweet writes for The Telegraph about Citizen Kane (potentially) losing it’s place on the Sight & Sound poll… “Orson Welles’ 1941 feature tracks the rise and fall of an American media mogul from the Colorado backwoods to a lonely death in his fairy-tale palace. Every 10 years […]
Manning up for The Expendables 2 – The Arnold Schwarzenegger Rampage
Tom Jolliffe mans up in preparation for The Expendables 2, taking in an overdose of explosive action cinema with ‘The Arnold Schwarzenegger Rampage’… Arnold Schwarzenegger personifies the American Dream. He came to the country to achieve something, and then managed to fulfill every fanciful goal he set himself. He wanted to be the best at […]
Movie Review – Friends with Kids (2011)
Friends with Kids, 2011. Written and Directed by Jennifer Westfeldt. Starring Adam Scott, Jennifer Westfeldt, Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, Megan Fox and Edward Burns. SYNOPSIS: Two best friends decide to have a child together while keeping their relationship platonic. When it comes to having kids most people would agree that once […]
The Week in Spandex – The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, The Wolverine, The Marvel Cinematic Universe, Arrow, Booster Gold, Powers and more
Our weekly round up of the big news stories from the world of screen superheroes… Having recorded a solid $160m opening weekend in North America, Christopher Nolan’s Batman swansong The Dark Knight Rises crossed the $225m mark on Thursday and is currently the fourth highest-grossing domestic release of 2012 behind Marvel’s The Avengers ($615m), The […]
UK box office takings exceed £1 billion for the first time
Despite the gloomy economic climate, UK cinemas enjoyed a record-breaking year in 2011, with cinema receipts exceeding £1 billion for the very first time. According to the British Film Institute’s annual report (via The Independent), the UK box office increased 5% from 2010, amassing £1.04 billion in total, which was spurred on by a trio […]
Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 – Episode 7 – Review
Luke Graham reviews the final episode of Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23’s first series… The season finale to Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23, entitled Shitagi Nashi after a fictional Asian manga that features in the plot, was a compelling affair. Between holidays, graduation and searching for work, it has taken me […]
