Anthony Stokes believes that 2013 has been a disappointing summer for blockbuster movies… This summer has been pretty good for movies and intellectual properties. We won’t see anther big event-filled summer like this until 2015 when we get Avengers: Age of Ultron, Star Wars: Episode VII, and supposedly a World’s Finest movie to name but […]
Movie adaptations announced for sci-fi novels Elusion & Tomorrow and Tomorrow
The film rights for two upcoming sci-fi novels have been acquired and they are set to be adapted for the big screen. FlynnPictureCo. and Silver Reel have reportedly acquired the rights to Claudia Gabel and Cheryl Klam’s sci-fi thriller/teen romance Elusion. The first in a series, it follows two teens who can travel to virtual […]
Movie Review – Despicable Me 2 (2013)
Despicable Me 2, 2013. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.Featuring the voice talents of Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Steve Coogan, Ken Jeong and Miranda Cosgrove. SYNOPSIS: Reformed evil mastermind Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to take down a terrorising villain. The marketing cats at Universal are not stupid […]
Movie Review – RED 2 (2013)
RED 2, 2013. Directed by Dean Parisot. Starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Byung-hun, and Anthony Hopkins. SYNOPSIS: Retired C.I.A. agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. Bruce Willis has been making British headlines […]
Sky’s NOW TV Box – Review
Last week Sky launched it’s latest product, the Now TV Box, in an effort to hook non-subscribers into its internet TV service; essentially a white labelled Roku box with fewer services but retailing at a bargain £9.99 as opposed to £50, the NOW TV Box is a tiny piece of kit measuring 84x84x24mm, which turns […]
San Diego Comic-Con 2013 – Defiance Cast Interview
Defiance stars Grant Bowler, Jaime Murray, Julie Benz, Jesse Rath, Stephanie Leonidas and Tony Curran and video game producer Rob Hill discuss the hit sci-fi series in this exclusive interview from San Diego Comic-Con 2013 by david j. moore…. SyFy’s television show Defiance has had a successful first season run, with an equally successful videogame […]
Why a Harry Potter tour is good news for British film fans
There are probably a lot of you out there that pretend you’re too old or too cool for Harry Potter. However, it’s fairly obvious that some of you might be saying one thing and secretly thinking another. For as well as all the certified Potter fans out there, there must be a fair few who […]
Arrow creators offer details on The Flash spin-off, and the truth behind Black Canary
Yesterday we heard the news that The CW is looking to extend its DC output beyond the hit superhero series Arrow with a spin-off centred around The Flash, and now we have a few more details about the network’s plans courtesy of Arrow executive producers Greg Berlanti and Andrew Kreisberg and The CW President Mark […]
Movie Review – Fruitvale Station (2013)
Fruitvale Station, 2013. Written and Directed by Ryan Coogler.Starring Michael B. Jordan, Kevin Durand, Chad Michael Murray, Melonie Diaz and Octavia Spencer. SYNOPSIS: The true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident, who crosses paths with friends, enemies, family, and strangers on the last day of 2008. Fruitvale Station is directed by first time […]
Special Features – Five Recent Movies That Deserve A Second Look
Anthony Stokes on five recent movies that deserve a second look…. Although we act as though we are the supreme authority and last word on movies, it’s important to remember that critics are humans. The notion of watching a movie objectively without any opinion or agenda creeping in is not true. Even if indifferent to […]
