42, 2013. Directed by Brian Helgeland.Starring Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Christopher Meloni, John C. McGinley, Alan Tudyk, T. R. Knight, Lucas Black, Andre Holland, and Nicole Beharie. SYNOPSIS: The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey. The greatest testament to 42 […]
First Star Wars: Episode VII title rumour arrives
Well, it had to happen sooner or later… over the past few months we’ve been bombarded with reports about potential additions to the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII, and now we have our first potential title for the first instalment of Disney’s eagerly-anticipated Star Wars sequel trilogy. According to a report on Talkbacker (via […]
Katey Sagal thinks Futurama could return once again
Matt Groening and David X. Cohen’s cult animated series Futurama came to an end for the third time this past week as Comedy Central broadcast the finale of the show’s seventh (and so far final) season, but according to Katey Sagal, we might not have seen the last of Fry, Leela, Bender and co. just […]
Money to be Made from Diana Memories
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb…. Katy Brand writes for The Telegraph on the power of Princess Diana in 2013: “This week, the director of ‘Diana’ told my fellow Telegraph Wonder Women columnist Cathy Newman that he felt the Princess was a “sort of genius…like a film star”. She certainly had an extraordinary, unsettling […]
Movie Review – Ain’t Them Bodies Saints (2013)
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, 2013. Directed by David Lowery.Starring Rooney Mara, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Keith Carradine, and Nate Parker. SYNOPSIS: The tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met. “I shot someone. I think I […]
Gemma Arterton and Tim Roth to star in Christopher Nolan-adapted The Keys to the Street
It’s been announced at the Toronto International Film Festival that Gemma Arterton (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Runner Runner) and Tim Roth (Pulp Fiction, Grace of Monaco) are to star in the London-set crime thriller The Keys to the Street, which has been adapted by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar) and Michael Stokes […]
TIFF Movie Review – Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Dallas Buyers Club, 2013. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Steve Zahn Dallas Roberts, Kevin Rankin, Denis O’Hare, Juliet Reeves and Griffin Dunne. SYNOPSIS:Diagnosed with HIV and frustrated by bureaucratic red tape, Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) becomes a medical drug dealer for himself and others. A Texan bull rider and electrician who […]
Special Features – How Will The RoboCop Remake Differ From The Original..?
Luke Owen on the RoboCop remake… It would be fair to say that RoboCop is a stone-cold classic. It would also be fair to say that it’s not only one of the best sci-fi films of the 1980s, but one of the best science fiction movies ever made. It blends a dystopian future with over-the-top […]
Blu-ray Review – Time Bandits (1981)
Time Bandits, 1981. Directed by Terry Gilliam.Starring Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, David Warner, Kenny Baker and Craig Warnock. SYNOPSIS: A young boy accidentally joins a band of dwarves as they jump from time-period to time-period looking for treasure to steal. The 80’s were a great […]
The Week in Spandex – Thor: The Dark World, Batman vs. Superman, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow, The Avengers: Age of Ultron and more
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Batman vs. Superman, Arrow, Beware […]
