Red State, 2011. Directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano, Nicholas Braun, Melissa Leo, Michael Parks and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS: After receiving an online invitation for sex, a group of teens encounter Christian fundamentalists with a sinister agenda. I’ll put it right out on front street – I’m a fan of Kevin Smith. […]

The Devil’s Rock, 2011. Directed by Paul Campion. Starring Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela, Karlos Drinkwater and Luke Hawker. SYNOPSIS: On the eve of D Day, two Kiwi commandos discover an occult plot by the Nazis to unleash demonic forces to win the war. On paper The Devil’s Rock has a refreshing and promising […]

Forbes has compiled a list of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses between May 2010 and May 2011, who earned a combined estimated total of $218 million (£136.5m) during that period. The list is based on information from agents, lawyers, producers and other industry insiders. Tied for first place were Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker, who earned […]

Liam Trim with the latest edition of ‘Page and Screen’… The idea of character is more complicated than we allow ourselves to realise. Of course put simply they are made up, fictional people in stories. But there are those who wish to challenge such a casual assumption. Some say they are merely bundles of words. […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary filmmaker George Lucas in the fifth of a six part feature… read parts one, two, three and four. “One of the exercises I wanted to do after Jedi [1983] was to see if the companies I had built could survive not having Star Wars in their life,” stated […]

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the career of Mark Dacascos… Sometimes there is someone who flirts with the big time, but for one reason or another, never quite makes it. In the grand pantheon of action star legends, you will remember such luminaries as Arnold, Sly, Jean Claude, Steven and Dolph. They forged lasting careers, […]

Sean Guard sinks his teeth into the latest episode of the popular U.S. vampire series True Blood, ‘You Smell Like Dinner’… Oh my stakes! I know that was pretty cheesy but it was meant to be. This week’s episode was possibly even bigger than the major hype that last week’s premiere brought along with it. […]

The Conspirator, 2010. Directed by Robert Redford. Starring James McAvoy, Robin Wright, Kevin Kline, Tom Wilkinson, Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long and Colm Meaney. SYNOPSIS: The lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Surratt (Robin Wright) is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer to uncover the truth […]

Henry of Navarre a.k.a. Henri 4, 2010. Directed by Jo Baier. Starring Julien Boisselier, Joachim Król and Andreas Schmidt. SYNOPSIS: After the St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre, the Protestant Henry of Navarre must use all of his guile both to stay alive and maneuver for the throne of France. July the 4th is of course a […]

The Violent Kind, 2010. Directed by Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores. Starring Cory Knauf, Taylor Cole, Bret Roberts, Christina Prousalis and Tiffany Shepis. SYNOPSIS: One night at a secluded farmhouse deep in the Northern California woods, a small group of hardened young bikers and their girlfriends are tormented when one of the girls becomes savagely […]