Exclusive video interviews with Despicable Me 2 stars Steve Carell and...
Gru and his minions return to the screen next Friday with the UK release of Despicable Me 2, the follow-up to the 2010 animated smash hit, and thanks to James Kleinmann we've got a couple of exclusive...
View ArticleDwayne Johnson to star in Terminator 5?
Dwayne Johnson is certainly starting to become the go-to guy for studios looking to rejuvenate their franchises with some fresh blood; he's already enjoyed success with the sequels Journey 2: The...
View ArticleMovie Review - Monsters University (2013)
Monsters University, 2013.Directed by Dan Scanlon.Featuring the voice talents of Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Dave Foley, Sean P. Hayes, Joel Murray, Peter...
View ArticleStrip Search - Series Review
Luke Graham reviews Penny Arcade's online reality TV series Strip Search....In March, Penny Arcade (the rather large and influential web comic company) launched an incredibly ambitious and innovative...
View ArticleThe Week in Spandex - Man of Steel, The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel Cinematic...
Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Man of Steel (and Man of Steel 2), Justice League, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (3 and 4), Kick-Ass 2, X-Men: Days...
View ArticleHitchcock's Dial M For Murder getting a 3D rerelease in the UK
It seems we're never far from a 3D re-release these days as the Hollywood studios look to cash in with converted versions of past classics, but next month UK fans will get to see Alfred Hitchcock's...
View ArticleArnold Schwarzenegger signs on for zombie flick Maggie
Despite having a host of projects on his slate - including Escape Plan (formerly The Tomb), Sabotage (formerly Ten), Terminator 5, The Expendables 3, Triplets, The Legend of Conan and Unknown Soldier -...
View ArticleMovie Review - Black Rock (2012)
Black Rock, 2012.Directed by Katie Aselton.Starring Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson, Anslem Richardson and Carl K. Aselton.SYNOPSIS:Three childhood friends set aside...
View ArticleMovie Review - World War Z (2013)
World War Z, 2013.Directed by Marc Forster.Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Fana Mokoena, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Matthew Fox, Abigail Hargrove, Sterling Jerins and Fabrizio...
View ArticleWilliam Fichtner confirms he's playing The Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja...
Last month William Fichtner (The Dark Knight, Drive Angry) joined the cast of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in "a lead role with iconic stature in the Turtles' mythology," leading many to speculate that...
View ArticleWill Smith not returning for Independence Day 2
Director Roland Emmerich (White House Down) has spent a lot of time talking up the sequels to the sci-fi box office smash Independence Day over the past few months, and now that 20th Century Fox has...
View ArticleAmazing Coverage for The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb... This week has seen countless stories surrounding the production of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, with Marc Webb explaining his decision to cut Shailene...
View ArticleRita Hayworth BFI Retrospective - Gilda (1946)
Simon Columb attends BFI Southbank's Rita Hayworth retrospective...In The Shawshank Redemption (titled Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in Stephen King's Different Seasons) there is a moment...
View ArticleWhy Man of Steel's Ending Doesn't Work
Anthony Stokes has some issues with the ending to Man of Steel…It seems like nobody can agree these days and depending who you ask, Man of Steel is either the best movie of the summer or the biggest...
View ArticleParamount developing a World War Z sequel
After a turbulent production that saw several rounds of reshoots, script rewrites and a sixth month delay from its original release date, Brad Pitt's zombie epic World War Z was tipped to be one of the...
View ArticleSecond Opinion - Before Midnight (2013)
Before Midnight, 2013.Directed by Richard Linklater.Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Ariane Labed, and Athina Rachel Tsangari.SYNOPSIS: We meet Jesse and Celine nine years...
View ArticleDVD Review - Portlandia: Seasons One and Two
Portlandia: Seasons One and TwoCreated by and starring Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein.SYNOPSIS:A character-based sketch show taking place in "Portlandia", a dreamy and absurd hipster rendering of...
View ArticleBlu-ray Review - Foxy Brown (1974)
Foxy Brown, 1974.Directed by Jack Hill.Starring Pam Grier, Antonio Fargas, Peter Brown, Terry Carter, Kathryn Loder, Harry Holcombe and Sid Haig.SYNOPSIS:A voluptuous black woman takes a job as a...
View ArticleMan of Steel 2 casting rumours begin with Mark Strong for Lex Luthor
It was widely reported a couple of weeks back that director Zack Snyder and screenwriter David S. Goyer had signed on to fast track a sequel to Man of Steel through development for release in 2014, and...
View ArticleThe Echoes of 9/11 in Man of Steel
This article contains spoilers for Man of Steel. And technically also World Trade Center...Why is the Superhero film so prevalent in today's age? There are two ideas to explain their success. One, that...
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