Ali, 2001. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Will Smith, Jon Voight, Jamie Foxx, Mario Van Peebles, Ron Silver, Jeffrey Wright, Jada Pinkett Smith and Mykelti Williamson. SYNOPSIS: The movie depicts a decade in the life of Muhammad Ali, beginning with the legendary athlete’s defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964 and concluding with his 1974 ‘Rumble […]
Second Opinion – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 2011. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Richard Griffiths, Stephen Graham, Judi Dench, Greg Ellis, Damian O’Hare, Gemma Ward, Roger Allam and Keith Richards. SYNOPSIS: Captain Jack Sparrow crosses paths with Black Beard (Ian McShane) and his enigmatic daughter […]
DVD Review – Max Schmeling: Fist of the Reich (2010)
Max Schmeling: Fist of the Reich, 2010. Directed by Uwe Boll. Starring Henry Maske, Susanne Wuest, Heino Ferch, Vladimir Weigl and Yoan Pablo Hernández. SYNOPSIS: A biopic of the German boxer and heavyweight champion Max Schmeling. Nazi Germany is a historical setting we are all familiar with. Films set within the Third Reich often have […]
The Week in Spandex – The Dark Knight Rises’ Bane, Green Lantern 3D trailer, X-Men: First Class and more
Our weekly round-up of all the talking points from the world of movie superheroes… Well, just when it was shaping up to be a quiet week in the land of cinematic superherodom what goes and happens? Warner Bros. deliver the first image of Tom Hardy as Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, that’s what! Things […]
Movie Review – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, 2011. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Richard Griffiths, Stephen Graham, Judi Dench, Greg Ellis, Damian O’Hare, Gemma Ward, Roger Allam and Keith Richards. SYNOPSIS: Captain Jack Sparrow embarks on an adventure to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. […]
Ian McKellen and Judi Dench to fight zombies
It has been announced that Ian McKellen (X-Men, Lord of the Rings), Judi Dench (Casino Royale), Mark Williams (Harry Potter) and Gillian Anderson (The X Files) are all attached to star in a zombie comedy set in the 18th century. The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet is about the inhabitants of a small seaside town […]
Blu-ray Review – Buried (2010)
Buried, 2010. Directed by Rodrigo Cortés. Starring Ryan Reynolds. SYNOPSIS: An American contractor working in Iraq finds himself buried alive inside a coffin. Being buried alive is up there with drowning and burning to death on the commonly accepted list of the worst ways to snuff it. Cinema has a long history of exploring and […]
Michael Mann Retrospective – The Insider (1999)
The Insider, 1999. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Roger Bart, Rip Torn, Bruce McGill, Michael Gambon, Gina Gershon, Philip Baker Hall and Paul Perri. SYNOPSIS: The airing of an exclusive 60 Minutes interview with a tobacco industry insider is cancelled because of corporate pressure. Despite the praise […]
DVD Review – Winter’s Bone (2010)
Winter’s Bone, 2010. Directed by Debra Granik. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Lauren Sweetser, Garret Dillahunt, Dale Dickey and Shelley Waggener. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl embarks on a mission to find her father in the stark and hostile landscape of the Ozark Woods, Missouri. Isn’t it helpful when reviews compare a new film to something […]
Talkin’ Trilogies – Issue #4 – The “High School Musical” Trilogy
Luke Owen charts the ‘High School Musical’ trilogy… No wait! Come back! Alright, so this may hardly be “one of the greatest trilogies of all time”, however I once again refer to my original post and my rules: 1. It has to be a trilogy And like it or not, this is a trilogy of […]
