Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Charles Gant, on Thursday 29th March, writes for The Guardian: “MGM, disclosed to its investors that box-office for Fincher’s [The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo] film was “below our expectations and we booked a modest loss”. The result follows a damp squib return for Let Me In, the […]
Michael Bay to produce a live-action ThunderCats movie
After bringing the Autobots and Decepticons to the screen with his big-budget Transformers trilogy, Michael Bay seems determined to replicate this success with further live-action adaptations of classic children’s properties. As we know, Bay is currently working on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot alongside a fourth Transformers movie, and now comes word that his […]
Second Opinion – The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games, 2012. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Woody Harrelson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl must compete in The Hunger Games – a televised event where ‘Tributes’ must fight to the death. This is a film review, not a book […]
Movie Review – The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits, 2012.Directed by Peter Lord. Featuring the voice talents of Hugh Grant, Lenny Henry, Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Piven, Brian Blessed, Salma Hayek, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen.SYNOPSIS: A motley crew of pirates set out to compete in the annual Pirate of the Year contest.Who lives in a […]
The Week in Spandex – The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, The Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League, X-Men, Marvel Sequels and more…
Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… The Disney marketing machine really has gone into overdrive recently, with the studio flooding the internet with all things Avengers as we inch ever closer to release of the epic superhero team-up. Just trying to keep on top of everything is […]
Thoughts on… 28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later…, 2002. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns and Christopher Eccleston. SYNOPSIS: A virus sweeps across Britain, turning the population into raging creatures. Four weeks later, a man in a coma awakes to find the country in a dire state. Before discussing 28 Days […]
Thoughts on… Margin Call (2011)
Margin Call, 2011. Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: After being retrenched, Eric Dale (Stanley Tucci) gives his research to his protege Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) to complete. All signs point to an impending (nigh inevitable) global financial crisis and Margin Call follows the […]
Turning The Page: The Games by Ted Kosmatka
Trevor Hogg reviews The Games by Ted Kosmatka… Making the creative leap from short fiction, Ted Kosmatka has released his debut novel, The Games, which envisions the world where mutant gladiators become the main attraction at the Olympics. In the Prologue which is reminiscent of Citizen Kane [1941], a young boy is taken away from […]
Into the Abyss: A conversation with filmmaker Werner Herzog
Matt Smith takes part in a roundtable discussion with acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog about his latest documentary Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life… So. My first ever Q&A. And it’s with a cinematic great. Greeeaaat. No pressure then. So I pack my bags, head off to London with my questions […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito and Eddie Murphy to star in Triplets?
If you’ve read The Hollywood Reporter today, you’d be forgiven for thinking that April Fools’ Day has come early with the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are set to re-team for a sequel to 1988’s Twins. Entitled Triplets, the proposed follow-up would see brothers Julius and Vincent discovering they have a third genetically-conceived […]
