The Dark Knight Rises, 2012. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. SYNOPSIS: After an eight year self-imposed exile following the death of Harvey Dent, The Batman must return to face the threat of Bane and the mystery of Selina Kyle. Batman […]
Kiefer Sutherland says the 24 movie will shoot next year
When Twentieth Century Fox put the brakes on the 24 feature film back in March, it was starting to look like Kiefer Sutherland’s counter-terrorist machine Jack Bauer may have choked out his last bad guy and given his last word. The official line was ‘budgetary concerns’ and ‘scheduling issues’, with sources indicating that Fox wanted […]
Alien Territory: The Making of Prometheus
Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisors Richard Stammers, Charley Henley, Martin Hill, and Paul Butterworth; visual effects producers Michelle Eisenreich, and Unjoo Byars; executive producer Jason Bath, creative director Ahmet Ahmet, 3D cg supervisor Lee Nelson, 3D design lead Dong Ho Lee and Territory Founder / Director David Sheldon-Hicks… “I worked with Ridley [Scott] […]
Edgar Wright to direct the J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi Collider
British filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) has signed on to direct a science fiction film called Collider, which is also being produced by J.J. Abrams’ (Lost, Star Trek) Bad Robot for Paramount Pictures. Although little is known about the project (which comes as no surprise given Abrams’ knack for secrecy), Collider […]
Movie Review – The Philly Kid (2012)
The Philly Kid, 2012. Directed by Jason Connery. Starring Wes Chatham, Devon Sawa, Sarah Butler, Chris Browning, Lucky Johnson, Kristopher Van Varenburg, Neal McDonough, Adam Mervis and Michael Jai White. SYNOPSIS: After ten years in prison, former championship wrestler Dillon (Chatham) forces himself back into the fighting circuit in order to save the life of […]
Director Martin Campbell bringing Blake’s 7 back to the small screen
According to Deadline, producer Marc Rosen and director Martin Campbell are set to reboot the cult British sci-fi series Blake’s 7, which was originally created by Terry Nation (the man behind Doctor Who‘s classic villains The Daleks) and ran for four series on the BBC between 1978 and 1981. The series centred on a group […]
Anne Hathaway open to a Catwoman solo movie
So, we’ve known for a while that Christopher Nolan would call time on his stewardship of the Batman franchise with the release of The Dark Knight Rises, and he’s already stated that also includes Warner Bros.’ potential Justice League feature, but is there a chance that the British filmmaker could be tempted back to Gotham […]
Thoughts on… the Man of Steel teaser trailer
Martin Deer looks forward to the return of Superman as the first teaser trailer arrives for Man of Steel… Think. Think about what you felt when you watched the Man of Steel trailer. What emotions ran through you? Last week we were treated to the first poster from the film, which I loved. I’d seen […]
DVD Review – Airborne (2012)
Airborne, 2012. Directed by Dominic Burns. Starring Mark Hamill, Craig Conway, Billy Murray, Sebastian Street, Simon Phillips, Alan Ford, Julian Glover, Gemma Atkinson and Rita Ramnani. SYNOPSIS: Hell literally breaks loose on board a Trans-Atlantic flight when an ancient evil is unleashed at 30,000 feet. Direct-to-DVD director Dominic Burns is back with another low budget […]
Soundtrack Review: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lodger by Nitin Sawhney
Simon Columb reviews Nitin Sawhney’s new soundtrack for the silent Alfred Hitchcock classic The Lodger… Nitin Sawhney has become a sought-after film composer through successful scores for Nike adverts and BBC’s Human Planet TV series. This summer, in conjunction with Network Releasing and the BFI, Sawhney has composed a new score for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1926 […]
