Arrietty (Japan: Kari-gurashi no Arietti), 2010. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Featuring the voice talents of Saoirse Ronan, Olivia Colman, Mark Strong, Tom Holland and Phyllida Law. SYNOPSIS: Beneath the floorboards of a sprawling mansion in a magical, overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, lives tiny 14-year-old Arrietty and her equally tiny parents. I knew […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Daniel H. Wilson, author of the recent sci-fi novel Robopocalypse… The elder son of an automobile mechanic sheepishly confesses, “I always worked at the shop but I never did learn much about cars.” When asked if his father’s profession had influenced him, writer Daniel H. Wilson reflects, “You would think that […]

Danielle Shields looks at ten youngsters destined to be the next big thing… With the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 bringing an end to the magical franchise, it is clear that just like its three main protagonists, thousands of children have grown up with the series and are now progressing […]

Joe Johnston has been out promoting the release of Captain America: The First Avenger and during an interview with Screen Rant the director dropped a couple of nuggets of information about possibilities for his upcoming slate. First up comes the rather familiar line that discussions are currently ongoing for Jurassic Park 4, the long rumoured […]

Sean Guard sinks his teeth into the latest episode of the popular US vampire series True Blood, “I’m Alive and On Fire”… This week’s episode continues to have Eric being a “nice” guy but also somewhat delusional after draining and killing Sookie’s fairy-godmother. She enlists the help of Alcide to find him after he runs […]

Carmen, 1984. Directed by Francesco Rosi. Starring Julia Migenes, Plácido Domingo, Ruggero Raimondi and Faith Esham. SYNOPSIS: A soldier falls in love with a beautiful factory worker but his feelings are not reciprocated. I know absolutely nothing about opera. I dabble amateurishly in appreciating classical music because my curiosity was stirred by my love of […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Well, it’s certainly been an exciting week for Batman fans as The Dark Knight Rises took the spotlight away from Harry Potter somewhat with the release of the first poster and teaser trailer from Christopher Nolan’s hotly anticipated sequel. It […]

Morning Glory, 2010. Directed by Roger Michell. Starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, Ty Burrell and Jeff Goldblum. SYNOPSIS: An aspiring producer takes on the challenge of reviving the fortunes of a struggling morning television show. The ongoing and increasingly shocking twists and turns of the News of the World hacking scandal […]

The Funhouse, 1981. Directed by Tobe Hooper. Starring Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Cooper Huckabee, Largo Woodruff, Miles Chapin, Wayne Doba, William Finley and Sylvia Miles. SYNOPSIS: After an evening at a travelling fun fair, two teenage couples decide to spend the night stowed away inside ‘The Funhouse’, only to find themselves stalked by a grotesque […]

Slaughter High, 1986. Directed by George Dugdale, Mark Ezra and Peter Litten. Starring Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore and Billy Hartman. SYNOPSIS: A high school reunion turns into a bloodbath when a former student seeks revenge against the pranksters who left him disfigured. Slaughter High is one of those rare cult oddities, it is a cheap […]