After a string of flops such as Imagine That, A Thousand Words and Meet Dave, Eddie Murphy has found himself in the unenviable position of being named ‘Hollywood’s Most Overpaid Actor’, topping Forbes magazine’s list of low-to-no-value-for-money A-listers. The magazine has gathered box office data for the last three non-animation movies for each actor over […]
Special Features – Is Cloud Atlas the Worst Movie of the Year?
As Time Magazine selects its worst movies of 2012, Anghus Houvouras asks whether Cloud Atlas is worthy of its place at the top of the list…There was a time when there was a very clear and defined line between online film sites and the mainstream media. On one side you had the unorganized snarky bloggers […]
Christopher Nolan talks Man of Steel
To promote the arrival of The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray and DVD earlier this week, The Playlist sat down with Christopher Nolan to discuss his acclaimed Batman trilogy. As well as reiterating once more that TDKR wraps up his Dark Knight saga – “I’ll say definitively again, I am done with the Batman films, […]
Special Features – The Big Questions of 2013
Anghus Houvouras tackles the big questions of 2013…2013 is almost upon us, and there’s a lot to look forward to. It’s going to be hard to top 2012, a year that gave film geeks so much to be thankful for. The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Dredd, Skyfall, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The […]
Movie Review – Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Seven Psychopaths, 2012. Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh.Starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, Željko Ivanek, Michael Pitt, Kevin Corrigan, Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Stuhlbarg and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap […]
Comic Book Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Micro-Series: Michaelangelo
Chris Cooper reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Color Classics Micro-Series: Michaelangelo…IDW are currently reprinting issues of the original Mirage Comics run, in colour! This time we have the Michaelangelo one shot, which as it turns out is very apt for this time of year. This also happens to be the first Eastman/Laird original TMNT story […]
The Justice League movie to feature Darkseid?
Despite the fact that Warner Bros. is yet to officially announce Justice League, there’s been a tonne of speculation these past few months over the proposed DC Comics superhero ensemble. However, while much of the talk has centred on proposed directors for the epic team-up, the folks at Latino Review are reporting that they’ve uncovered […]
T2 3D: Battle Across Time – The Story Behind the Theme Park Extravaganza at Universal Studios
david j. moore chats with Gary Goddard about the design and creation of the Universal Studios theme park extravaganza T2 3-D: Battle Across Time… Imagineer Gary Goddard has devoted his entire career to creating, designing, and conceptualizing theme park attractions around the world including Jurassic Park: The Ride and The Adventures of Conan at Universal […]
Blu-ray Review – Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
Zombie Flesh Eaters, 1979. Directed by Lucio Fulci.Starring Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson and Al Cliver. SYNOPSIS: When a supposedly abandoned yacht sails into New York Harbour, a journalist and scientists Daughter investigate only to find themselves in a zombie nightmare! Zombie. Zombi 2. Island of the Living Dead. Zombie Flesh Eaters. Though it […]
State of the Genre – The Dark Knight Rises: A Masterpiece
In his latest ‘State of the Genre’ column, , Martin Deer revisits the epic conclusion to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy…“Sometimes a man rises from the darkness…“Words spoken about Bane and his emergence from the pit but which have so much meaning for Bruce Wayne himself, 30 years spent angry and in pain seeking and […]
