Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, 1994. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Robert De Niro, Helena Bonham Carter, Tom Hulce and John Cleese. SYNOPSIS: Sailors embarking upon a voyage to the North Pole rescue a man travelling through the barren wastelands by himself. The man is Victor Frankenstein who begins to tell the tale of his […]
Trailer for animated musical fantasy Charming featuring Demi Lovato, Avril Lavigne, Sia and Ashley Tisdale
Blue Finch Films has released a poster and trailer for the animated musical fantasy Charming, which features a star-studded voice cast that includes Demi Lovato, Wilmer Valderrama, Avril Lavigne, Ashley Tisdale, Sia, G.E.M and John Cleese. Check them out here… Cursed with irresistible charm that bewitches the heart of every maiden in the Kingdom, Prince […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #11 – Film critic Stuart O’Connor on Monty Python’s Life of Brian
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, film critic and journalist Stuart O’Connor chats about Monty Python’s religious satire Life of Brian… This week, film critic and journalist Stuart O’Connor stops by to chat about the state of big screen […]
Blu-ray Review – A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
A Fish Called Wanda, 1988. Directed by Charles Crichton. Starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin. SYNOPSIS: A Fish Called Wanda has been released on Blu-ray before, but this new edition from Arrow sports a fresh 4K restoration and a pair of new bonus features. Nearly everything from the prior Blu-ray […]
Rampant Speculation: Is John Cleese playing Highfather in Justice League?
Anghus Houvouras with some rampant speculation as to John Cleese’s possible role in the DC Extended Universe… In the world of movie rumors there are stretches, and then there are gaps so wide that the collective elasticity of Plastic Man, Mister Fantastic, Elongated Man, Stretch Armstrong, and Ron Jeremy couldn’t traverse. A series of Twitter […]
John Cleese linked to DC Extended Universe role
Rumours are flying that John Cleese could have bagged himself a role in the DC Extended Universe, owing to some social media activity which has seen DCEU stills photographer Clay Enos following Cleese on Twitter, before the Monty Python legend then began following both Zack Snyder and Ben Affleck. While it seems quite preposterous that someone […]
DreamWorks adds to voice cast of Trolls movie
DreamWorks Animation has announced that it has expanded the cast of the upcoming Trolls movie with the addition of Zooey Deschanel (New Girl), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (How to Train Your Dragon), Jeffrey Tambor (Transparent), Christine Baranski (Into the Woods), Quvenzhané Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and John Cleese (A Fish Called Wanda). “Our cast is […]
Blu-ray Review – Absolutely Anything (2015)
Absolutely Anything, 2015. Directed by Terry Jones. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Robin Williams, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Rob Riggle, Eddie Izzard. SYNOPSIS: An absolutely average earthling (Simon Pegg) is given the galactic power to do absolutely anything by a group of sinister aliens. Whether he uses his power […]
Blu-ray Review – Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 40th Anniversary Edition
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975. Directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones. Starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. SYNOPSIS: King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles. I have my town’s local PBS station to […]
Movie Review – Absolutely Anything (2015)
Absolutely Anything, 2015. Directed by Terry Jones. Starring Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Rob Riggle, Robin Williams, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones. SYNOPSIS: A group of eccentric aliens give a man the power to do absolutely anything in order to determine if the Earth is worth saving. The premise of Absolutely Anything will be familiar to fans […]