Doctor Jekyll, 2023.Directed by Joe Stephenson. Starring Eddie Izzard, Scott Chambers, Lindsay Duncan, Robyn Cara, and Simon Callow.SYNOPSIS:A modern re-imagining of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale.What better way to re-launch the legendary Hammer Films name than by taking a classic tale of terror and bringing it bang up-to-date? There isn’t, quite frankly, and hopefully […]
The Seventh Doctor and Ace embark on a Wicked! new Doctor Who adventure
Big Finish has released Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor Adventures – Wicked!, a new full-cast audio box set for the Seventh Doctor and Ace. Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred created one of the most iconic pairings in Doctor Who history, and this latest box set goes back to the start of their adventures together. A […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Amadeus (1984)
Amadeus, 1984.Directed by Miloš Forman. Starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, and Charles Kay.SYNOPSIS:Miloš Forman and Peter Shaffer’s 1984 classic Amadeus gets its debut on 4K Ultra HD, although you’ll only find the theatrical version here, and the bonus features are a bit lacking. However, […]
Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 drops first trailer and poster
The 100-Acre Woods gang is all together in what looks to be a twisted follow-up to the indie horror film Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey.ITN has just dropped the first look at the poster and the teaser trailer for the sequel, Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2.As previously reported, Winnie-the-Pooh will now be joined by Tigger in […]
Movie Review – Viceroy’s House (2017)
Viceroy’s House, 2017. Directed by Gurinder Chadha. Starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson, Manish Dayal, Michael Gambon, Huma Qureshi, Lily Travers, Simon Callow, and Om Puri. SYNOPSIS: Lord Mountbatten, as the last appointed Viceroy of India in 1947, is tasked with handing the country back to its people after 300 years of British imperial rule. His […]
Movie Review – Golden Years (2016)
Golden Years, 2016. Directed by John Miller. starring Phillip David, Bernard Hill, Simon Callow, Alun Armstrong, Una Stubbs, Virginia McKenna, Sue Johnston, Brad Moore. SYNOPSIS: Retired couple Arthur (Bernard Hill) and Martha (Virginia McKenna) Goode refuse to fade into old age and take the loss of their pension lying down. Instead they slip unseen into […]
BFI Review – A Room with a View (1985)
A Room with a View, 1985.Directed by James Ivory. Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Julian Sands, Daniel Day-Lewis, Fabia Drake, Patrick Godfrey, Rupert Graves, Joan Henley and Rosemary Leach.SYNOPSIS:A young woman, Lucy, falls for a man while in Florence. Returning home, she is due to marry another until she realises that the Florentine romance is due to live in the […]
Movie Review – The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
The Man Who Invented Christmas, 2017.Directed by Bharat Nalluri. Starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow, Morfydd Clark, Miriam Margolyes, Donald Sumpter, Bill Paterson, Cosimo Fusco, Ian McNeice, Annette Badland, Justin Edwards, Ger Ryan, Miles Jupp, and Valeria Bandino. SYNOPSIS:The journey that led to Charles Dickens’ creation of “A Christmas Carol,” a timeless tale […]
