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Are the days of the big name headliners disappearing?

October 28, 2018 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe looks at whether the days of the superstar headliner are disappearing with audiences more drawn to franchises or film concepts than the stars attached… You could say it started in Hollywood’s classic era. The movie star. The big name. They were in some ways manufactured, or at least their image was. Rock Hudson […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Al Pacino, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Creed, Dwayne Johnson, James Cagney, James Stewart, John Wick, Jumanji, Keanu Reeves, Marilyn Monroe, Marvel, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro, Rock Hudson, Rocky, Sly Stallone, Star Wars, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Will Smith

Blu-ray Review – Dragnet (1987)

June 6, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

Dragnet, 1987. Directed by Tom Mankiewicz. Starring Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Christopher Plummer, Alexandra Paul, Jack O’Halloran, Harry Morgan, Elizabeth Ashley and Debney Coleman. SYNOPSIS: Police Sergeant Joe Friday and his new partner Pep Streebeck investigate a pagan cult causing havoc in Los Angeles. It was the 1980s and buddy cop movies were coming at you […]

Filed Under: Chris Ward, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alexandra Paul, Christopher Plummer, Dan Aykroyd, Debney Coleman, Dragnet, Elizabeth Ashley, Harry Morgan, jack o'halloran, Tom Hanks, Tom Mankiewicz

Tom Hanks is the grumpiest man in the world in trailer for A Man Called Otto

October 20, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

Based on Fredrik Backman’s New York Times Best Seller A Man Called Ove, which was originally adapted into a 2015 Swedish movie of the same name, comes an against type Tom Hanks as the grumpiest man in the world in Marc Forster’s A Man Called Otto.  Hanks plays Otto Anderson, a curmudgeonly widower whose miserable […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: A Man Called Otto, A Man Called Ove, marc forster, Tom Hanks

Movie Review – Pinocchio (2022)

September 8, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Pinocchio, 2022. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Tom Hanks, Luke Evans, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, Kyanne Lamaya, Jaquita Ta’le, Lewin Lloyd, Giuseppe Battiston, and Sheila Atim. SYNOPSIS: A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. The live-action/CGI hybrid Pinocchio remake (based on Disney’s Oscar-winning […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Disney, Giuseppe Battiston, Jaquita Ta'le, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan Michael Key, Kyanne Lamaya, Lewin Lloyd, Lorraine Bracco, Luke Evans, pinocchio, Robert Zemeckis, Sheila Atim, Tom Hanks

Pinocchio cast discuss Disney’s live-action remake in new featurette

September 1, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Walt Disney Studios has released a new featurette for Robert Zemeckis’ live-action adaptation of Pinocchio ahead of its arrival on Disney+ next month, which sees stars Tom Hanks, Luke Evans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Cynthia Erivo talking about bringing the magical story to life and their favourite moments from the retelling of the classic tale; watch […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Cynthia Erivo, Disney, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Luke Evans, pinocchio, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks

Disney brings Pinocchio to life with new trailer for live-action movie

August 24, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

With a little over two weeks until Pinocchio arrives on Disney+, Walt Disney Studios has released a trailer, poster and images for director Robert Zemeckis’ live-action retelling of the classic tale; take a look here…   Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis directs this live action retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Disney, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, pinocchio, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks

Movie Review – Elvis (2022)

August 8, 2022 by Robert Kojder

Elvis, 2022. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Dacre Montgomery, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Richard Roxburgh, Helen Thomson, Yola, David Wenham, Luke Bracey, Alex Radu, Alton Mason, Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natasha Bassett, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Gareth Davies, Charles Grounds, Josh McConville, Adam Dunn, Gary Clark Jr., Shonka Dukureh, and […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Adam Dunn, Alex Radu, Alton Mason, Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, Charles Andre Allen, Charles Grounds, Dacre Montgomery, David Wenham, Elvis, Elvis Presley, Gareth Davies, Gary Clark Jr., Helen Thomson, Josh McConville, Kate Mulvany, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leon Ford, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, Olivia DeJonge, Richard Roxburgh, Shonka Dukureh, Tom Hanks, Xavier Samuel, Yola

Final trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks

June 23, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its theatrical release this Friday, Warner Bros. has revealed the final trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s musical biopic Elvis which stars Austin Butler as Presley, and chronicles the story of the King of Rock and Roll over the span of 20 years from the perspective of his manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks); watch […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Adam Dunn, Alton Mason, Austin Butler, Baz Lu, Charles Grounds, Dacre Montgomery, David Wenham, Elvis, Gareth Davies, Gary Clark Jr., Helen Thompson, Josh McConville, Kate Mulvany, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leon Ford, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, Olivia DeJonge, Richard Roxburgh, Shonka Dukureh, Tom Hanks, Xavier Samuel, Yola

Robert Zemeckis brings Disney’s Pinocchio to life with first trailer for live-action movie

May 31, 2022 by Matt Rodgers

“When You Wish Upon a Star” not only do Disney announce that their Disney+ Day will be on September 8th this year, but they also reveal that the celebrations will coincide with the release of Robert Zemeckis’ live-action adaptation of the classic animated movie Pinocchio. Starring Tom Hanks as Geppetto, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Pinocchio, […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Disney, pinocchio, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks

The King lives in new trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic

May 23, 2022 by Amie Cranswick

Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for the upcoming musical biopic Elvis Directed by Baz Luhrmann, the film stars Austin Butler as the King of Rock and Roll and tells Presley’s story over the span of 20 years from the perspective of his manager Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks); watch the trailer here… SEE […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Adam Dunn, Alton Mason, Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, Charles Grounds, Dacre Montgomery, David Wenham, Elvis, Gareth Davies, Gary Clark Jr., Helen Thompson, Josh McConville, Kate Mulvany, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leon Ford, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, Olivia DeJonge, Richard Roxburgh, Shonka Dukureh, Tom Hanks, Xavier Samuel, Yola

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