Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat which turns 25 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat turns 25 this month. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, together for the first time since The […]
Hank Azaria will no longer voice Apu in The Simpsons
With the character having been the subject of much controversy in recent times, particularly since the release of Hary Kondabolu’s documentary The Problem with Apu back in 2017, The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria has revealed that he will no longer be lending his voice to Kwik-E-Mart owner Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. “All we know there is […]
Blu-ray Review – Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition (1995)
Heat: Director’s Definitive Edition, 1995. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Willliamson, Natalie Portman, Amy Brenneman, and Hank Azaria. SYNOPSIS: Heat has been released on Blu-ray before in a pretty definitive edition, but this new one features remastered video from a 4K […]
Second Opinion – Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
Smurfs: The Lost Village, 2017. Directed by Kelly Asbury. Featuring the voice talents of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Mandy Patinkin, Julia Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Meghan Trainor, Gordon Ramsey, Jake Johnson, Tituss Burgess, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, and Kelly Asbury. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious map sets Smurfette […]
Movie Review – Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)
Smurfs: The Lost Village, 2017. Directed by Kelly Asbury. Featuring the voice talents of Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Joe Manganiello, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Mandy Patinkin, Julia Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter, Meghan Trainor, Gordon Ramsey, Jake Johnson, Tituss Burgess, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham, and Kelly Asbury. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious map sets Smurfette […]
Richard Gere leads an all-star cast in trailer for Norman
Sony Pictures Classics has released a new poster and trailer for the upcoming drama Norman. Written and directed by Joseph Cedar, the film sees Richard Gere leading an all-star cast that includes Charlotte Gainsbourg, Josh Charles, Michael Sheen, Lior Ashkenazi, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi, and Hank Azaria; take a look below… Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere) lives a […]
Watch the trailer for Norman starring Richard Gere
Sony Pictures Classics has released a trailer for writer-director Joseph Cedar’s upcoming drama Norman which stars Richard Gere in the titular role alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg, Josh Charles, Michael Sheen, Lior Ashkenazi, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi and Hank Azaria; take a look below after the official synopsis… Norman Oppenheimer (Richard Gere) lives a lonely life in the […]
WATCH: The Simpsons’ actually really good 80s couch gag
Now in it’s 5,692nd 27th season, The Simpsons’ couch gags are often much funnier than the episodes themselves, and their latest is one of the more memorable. Watch the retro opening from this Sunday’s new episode, Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles, below: The Simpsons’ Teenage Mutant Milk-Caused Hurdles stars Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer and […]
Hank Azaria joins the cast of HBO’s Wizard of Lies alongside Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer
Emmy Award-winning actor Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) has joined the cast of HBO’s upcoming drama Wizard of Lies, based on the story of money fraudster Bernie Madoff. Directed by Oscar winner Barry Levinson (Rain Man), the film stars Robert De Niro in the lead title role as Madoff, the disgraced financer behind a Ponzi scheme […]