Benedict Cumberbatch (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse) is going to star as Brian Epstein in a biopic that tells the story of the manager of The Beatles.Epstein, who signed the band in 1961 and passed away in 1967 from an accidental drug overdose, is sometimes called “the fifth Beatle”. Todd Graff wrote the screenplay, […]

Luke Owen on the possibilities for Star Wars and other Lucas-related properties following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm… Last night while watching Arsenal getting battered three-nil by Reading, I went on to Twitter to gloat that my hometown team were beating a team that should be playing better (they eventually went on to lose in a […]

Men Behaving Badly 20th Anniversary Complete CollectionCreated by Simon Nye.Starring Martin Clunes, Neil Morrissey, Leslie Ash and Caroline Quentin.SYNOPSIS:Flatmates Gary and Tony are your typical “lads”, a pair of irresponsible, politically incorrect and seriously juvenile men who refuse to grown up and whose idea of heaven is sitting on the sofa, drinking lager, talking about […]

Luke Owen takes in a Halloween movie marathon… With 3 of our last 4 marathons being centred around horror movies, you’d think we’d move onto something else. But, with October being the month of Halloween (and a good way to end of my countdown special), it felt only right to tackle “The Shape” and his […]

Skyfall, 2012. Directed by Sam Mendes.Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Albert Finney, Bérénice Marlohe, Helen McCrory, Rory Kinnear, Ola Rapace and Ben Wishaw. SYNOPSIS: Things get personal for Bond and M as a dark shadow from her past returns seeking revenge for what is perceived as ill treatment. Upon […]

With a group of eleven journalists, Trevor Hogg had an opportunity to have a chat with Brian De Palma about his latest cinematic offering Passion…While promoting Passion (2013) at the Toronto International Film Festival, American writer-director Brian De Palma participated in a round table interview to discuss his latest cinematic effort.  “I thought the relationship […]

Mother’s Day, 2010. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Briana Evigan, Patrick Flueger, Warren Kole, Matt O’Leary, Deborah Ann Woll, Shawn Ashmore, Frank Grillo, Lisa Marcos, Lyriq Bent, Tony Nappo, Kandyse McClure and Jessie Rusu. SYNOPSIS:  The sadistic members of a villainous family return to their childhood home, interrupting a […]

Having enjoyed enormous success with its acquisitions of Pixar Animation Studios and Marvel Entertainment, The Walt Disney Company has now reached an agreement to purchase Lucasfilm Ltd. from founder George Lucas in a $4 billion deal that will see the Mouse House acquiring Lucasfilm and its subsidiary companies, including LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and […]

david j. moore chats with director John Hyams about the new action sequel Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, as well as working with his father Peter Hyams, action stars Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins, and his previous films Universal Soldier: Regeneration and Dragon Eyes… The Universal Soldier franchise soldiers on with the […]

Luke Owen counts down to Halloween by reviewing horror movies from the last 60 years; next up is Attack the Block (2011)… We finish our countdown to Halloween in the current decade in which we live with a movie that I absolutely adore – Joe Cornish’s Attack The Block. Being a fan of Channel 4’s […]