Today marks the 31st anniversary of Tim Burton’s Batman (or Batman ’89 as it’s known nowadays). It was a movie that changed the landscape of comic book movies, broke the mould that came before it and wrote the blueprint for how to market a summer blockbuster. To celebrate this occasion (and the news that Michael […]
The Ultimate Batman Film
On Batman Day, Tom Jolliffe delves back through the Caped Crusader’s films and TV so far to pick the best of the best in the ultimate Batman film… Lets say you’re putting together a Batman film, and you’ve got to piece together a cast and crew of the best from the film and TV incarnations […]
Blu-ray Review – L.A. Confidential: 20th Anniversary Edition
L.A. Confidential, 1997. Directed by Curtis Hanson. Starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, David Strathairn, Kim Basinger, and Danny DeVito. SYNOPSIS: L.A. Confidential has been reissued on DVD and Blu-ray for its 20th anniversary. Unfortunately, nothing new was created for this release, so owners of the 2008 Blu-ray can skip this one, […]
First images from Channing Tatum’s Communist cop show spoof Comrade Detective
Amazon Studios has released a batch of first look images from its upcoming ’80s Romanian cop show spoof Comrade Detective. The series takes the form of a “rediscovered and remastered” Communist cop show thought lost after the fall of the Berlin Wall, with Channing Tatum and Joseph Gordon-Levitt lending their voices to the English dub as Detectives Gregor […]
Movie Review – Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
Fifty Shades Darker, 2017. Directed by James Foley Starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Bella Heathcote, Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Max Martini, Bruce Altman, Marcia Gay Harden, and Kim Basinger. SYNOPSIS: While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before […]
Fifty Shades Darker featurette introduces the new cast
With Fifty Shades Darker set to arrived in cinemas this Friday, Universal Pictures has released a featurette for the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel which focuses on ‘Mrs. Robinson’ (Kim Basinger), Jack Hyde (Eric Johnson), and Leila (Bella Heathcote) and the threats they bring to Anastasia (Dakota Johnson) and Christian’s (Jamie Dornan) relationship; watch it […]
Fifty Shades Darker gets an extended trailer
Over the weekend we brought you a TV spot for Fifty Shades Darker [check it out here], and now with a little over a month to go until it arrives in cinemas, Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for the Fifty Shades of Grey sequel featuring the single ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’ by Zayn […]
DVD Review – The Nice Guys (2016)
The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Keith David, Gil Gerard, Kim Basinger, Beau Knapp and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: A private detective and an enforcer team up to infiltrate the porn industry in 1977 Los Angeles. Mismatched buddy movies have been a constant staple of […]
Christian Grey and Anastasia Steele return in first trailer for Fifty Shades Darker
Following yesterday’s poster and teaser [see here], Universal Pictures has now released the first full trailer for February’s Fifty Shades of Grey sequel Fifty Shades Darker, which sees Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson returning as Christian Grey and Anastasia Steel; check it out below after the official synopsis… When a wounded Christian Grey tries to […]
Movie Review – The Nice Guys (2016)
The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: A mismatched pair of private eyes investigate the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles. After tackling Marvel with Iron Man 3, Shane Black has returned to […]