Our weekly round up of the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, Justice League, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Fantastic Four, The […]
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The Week in Spandex – Iron Man 3, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine, Thor: The Dark World, Ant-Man, Kick-Ass 2 and more
Our weekly round up of the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Ant-Man, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D., X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Wolverine, Kick-Ass 2, Supercrooks, The Dark Knight Rises, Arrow and more… …Disney and Marvel Studios launched Phase Two […]
Game of Thrones Season Two – Episode 5 Review
Oliver Davis reviews the fifth episode of Game of Thrones Season Two… The Ghost of Harrenhal. Directed by David Petrarca. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. This week was a mixed bag. We were spoilt with Joffrey’s douchebagery last week, but here he’s not present at all. Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) and Davos Seaworth […]
Game of Thrones Season Two – Episode 2 Review
Oliver Davis reviews the second episode of Game of Thrones Season Two… “That’s not the way to get a-head in life.” -Austin Powers I’m unsure what it was about Episode 1, but it left me pretty underwhelmed. Here was I, expecting to be screwed over and played with by the giant, tormenting cat HBO embodies, […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #65 – Saving Private Ryan (1998)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Saving Private Ryan, 1998. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper, Tom Sizemore, Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel, Jeremy Davies, Ted Danson, Dennis Farina and Paul Giamatti. Saving Private Ryan is the epic war […]
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. […]
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 […]
Master & Commander: Peter Weir Returns with The Way Back
Concluding our Peter Weir Blogathon, Trevor Hogg explores the making of the acclaimed filmmaker’s latest epic, The Way Back… In my quest to learn more about The Way Back, a World War II prison escape and survival epic, I spoke to two cinematic artists who have an unwavering sense of loyalty and respect for their […]
Peter Weir Retrospective: The Way Back (2010)
The Way Back, 2010. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Dragoş Bucur, Alexandru Potocean, Sebastian Urzendowsky and Gustaf Skarsgård. SYNOPSIS: A small group of multi-national prisoners escape from a Siberian gulag in 1940 and attempt an epic journey across five hostile countries. Leaving behind the high […]
Encountering Spielberg: A Steven Spielberg Profile (Part 3)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary Hollywood filmmaker Steven Spielberg in the third of a five part feature… read parts one and two. In the screenplay Night Skies drafted by American filmmaker John Sayles (Passion Fish), a violent space creature has the ability to kill with a touch of its boney finger. One of […]