UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 5th June to Sunday 7th June 2015… Melissa McCarthy’s latest collaboration with director Paul Feig, the action comedy Spy, has topped the UK box office chart in its opening weekend, with the film earning £2,557,824, including £198k in previews. That’s pretty much on […]
Interview: A conversation with Man Up screenwriter Tess Morris
Martin Carr chats with Man Up screenwriter Tess Morris… Nestled away just off embankment in London sits Whitehall Place. Amongst the opulence and heritage sits ‘The Corinthia’. A hotel for which the phrase ‘five star’ was invented and also where I met Tess Morris. Diane Keaton fan, When Harry Met Sally expert and lover of […]
San Andreas tops the UK box office chart in its opening weekend
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 29th May to Sunday 31st May 2015… Warner Bros.’ disaster flick San Andreas has topped the UK box office chart in its opening weekend, with the Dwayne Johnson-headlined film pulling in £4,628,394 to dethrone reigning champ Pitch Perfect 2. In addition to San […]
Second Opinion – Man Up (2015)
Man Up, 2015. Directed by Ben Palmer. Starring Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Ophelia Lovibond, Rory Kinnear, Olivia Williams, Sharon Horgan, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Harriet Walter and Ken Stott. SYNOPSIS: A single woman who’s mistaken for a stranger’s blind date, leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend. Nancy (Lake Bell) and Jack (Simon Pegg) meet under the […]
Two new clips from Man Up starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell
The romantic comedy Man Up – which Flickering Myth’s Scott Davis says “makes an early claim for not only rom-com of the year but also comedy of the year” in his review – is out in UK cinemas tomorrow, and to whet your appetite we’ve got two clips for you here featuring stars Simon Pegg […]
Movie Review – Man Up (2015)
Man Up, 2015. Directed by Ben Palmer. Starring Simon Pegg, Lake Bell, Ophelia Lovibond, Rory Kinnear, Olivia Williams, Sharon Horgan, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Harriet Walter and Ken Stott. SYNOPSIS: A single woman who’s mistaken for a stranger’s blind date, leads to her finding the perfect boyfriend. Readers beware: in a change to our regularly schedule programming, […]
Nancy and Jack meet in new clip from Man Up starring Lake Bell and Simon Pegg
Ahead of its release later this month, a new clip has arrived online from Man Up, the upcoming romantic comedy starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell; check it out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Man Up here Meet Nancy (Lake Bell): 34, single (still), hung-over (again), and exhausted by […]
New posters and clip for Man Up starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell
Two new posters and a clip have arrived online for the upcoming romantic comedy Man Up starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell, and we have them for you here… SEE ALSO: First trailer for Man Up starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell Meet Nancy (Lake Bell): 34, single (still), hung-over (again), and exhausted by the […]
Saban Films acquires Man Up starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell
Following its US premiere last weekend at the Tribeca Film Festival, the romantic comedy Man Up has been picked up by Saban Films, who will distribute the film in North America. Directed by Ben Palmer, (The Inbetweeners Movie), the film stars Bell as Nancy, a single woman who is mistaken for Jack’s (Pegg) blind date under […]
New poster for Man Up starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell
Ahead of its release next month, a poster has arrived online for the upcoming Simon Pegg / Lake Bell romantic comedy Man Up, which you can check out here… SEE ALSO: First trailer for Man Up starring Simon Pegg and Lake Bell Meet Nancy (Lake Bell): 34, single (still), hung-over (again), and exhausted by the […]