The Dark Knight Rises becomes the biggest hit of 2012 at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 24th to Sunday 26th August 2012... With little in the way of real competition from new arrivals, Disney-Pixar's Brave retains first place at...
View ArticleFX orders 90 episodes of Charlie Sheen’s Anger Management
FX has announced that it’s placed an order with Lionsgate for an additional 90 episodes of Charlie Sheen’s latest sit-com Anger Management in a deal that was automatically triggered after the first ten...
View ArticleRyan Gosling to make his directorial debut with How to Catch a Monster
Exciting news for Gosling fans – it was announced today that Gosling and his Drive co-star Christina Hendricks’ script, How to Catch a Monster, has been green lit. The plot has been detailed as...
View ArticleThe Avengers deleted scene sees Captain America as a man out of time
If there was one complaint that Captain America fans could have had about Marvel’s The Avengers, it’s that – outside of a few comedy moments – there really wasn’t much time devoted to Steve Rogers...
View ArticleDVD Review - Filthy Rich & Catflap 25th Anniversary Edition
Filthy Rich & Catflap, 1987. Created by Ben Elton. Starring Nigel Planer, Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmundson. SYNOPSIS: The misadventures of the self-centred, z-list TV presenter Richie Rich, his...
View ArticleThe London Film Memorabilia Convention celebrating Bond's 50th anniversary...
As the James Bond movie franchise reaches its 50th anniversary this year with the release of Skyfall, the London Film Memorabilia Convention is celebrating the quintessential Bond film on Saturday,...
View ArticleMichael Bay responds to Ninja Turtles script criticism
It's fair to say that producer Michael Bay's planned live-action adaptation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles didn't get off to the best of starts with fans of the heroes in a half-shell, which of course...
View ArticleMetal Gear Solid Movie Announced by Sony
Avi Arad, the founder of Marvel Studios (he no longer works there), has confirmed that Sony is developing a Metal Gear Solid movie based on the video game series by Hideo Kojima. The announcement was...
View ArticleDoctor Who series 7 movie-style posters released
The latest series of Doctor Who begins this Saturday with the season seven premiere 'Asylum of the Daleks', and to build anticipation for the Doctor's return, the BBC has released a batch of...
View ArticleMovie Review - Savages (2012)
Savages, 2012. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Aaron Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro, John Travolta, Salma Hayek and Demian Bichir. SYNOPSIS: Ben (Johnson), John (Kitsch) and...
View ArticleBat-Blog reviews Holy Franchise, Batman!
Yesterday Tommy over at Bat-Blog was kind enough to write a nice review for Holy Franchise, Batman!; here's an excerpt: Now most people who know me say that I'm a complete fanatic when it comes to our...
View ArticleRed band trailer for Seven Pyschopaths
Earlier this month we got our first look at Martin McDonagh’s (In Bruges and Academy Award Winning short Six Shooter) next directorial outing, Seven Psychopaths, which looked hilariously brilliant....
View ArticleFirst trailer for The Iceman starring Michael Shannon
Currently being shown at the Venice Film Festival, Millenium Films have released a trailer for The Iceman. Directed by Ariel Vromen (Danika), the film stars Michael Shannon as Richard Kuklinski. Whilst...
View ArticleTrailer Trash - Passion, The Master and My Uncle Rafael
Sara Bentley reviews everyone's favourite part of the going to The Pictures - the trailers... A Walk on the Wild Side: Passion When Darren Aronofsky’s masterpiece Black Swan (Natalie Portman) was...
View ArticleCrazy For Batman: Michael McKean talks about The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1
Perhaps I'm imaging things but there seems to be a theme developing in both the live-action and animated versions of Gotham City. On the big screen Bane breaks the back of the Caped Crusader in The...
View ArticleTIFF Movie Review - Looper (2012)
Looper, 2012. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Piper Perabo, Jeff Daniels, Paul Dano, Garret Dillahunt and Tracie Thoms.SYNOPSIS:A mob hitman runs...
View ArticleTIFF Movie Review - Argo (2012)
Argo, 2012.Directed by Ben Affleck. Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Taylor Schilling, John Goodman, Kyle Chandler, Alan Arkin, Clea DuVall, Zeljko Ivanek, Tate Donovan and Victor...
View ArticleThe CW developing a Wonder Woman TV series
With its latest comic book-inspired adaptation Arrow building a positive buzz ahead of its premiere next month, The CW has now turned its attention to another DC Comics character, with Vulture...
View ArticleMovie Review - Shadow Dancer (2012)
Shadow Dancer, 2012. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough, Gillian Anderson, Aidan Gillen, Domhnall Gleeson, Brid Brennan, David Wilmot, Stuart Graham and Martin McCann....
View ArticleWhen Friday Comes: This Week's New Releases (Anna Karenina, Lawless, Dredd 3D...
It's time once again to visit the Church of Cinema, to sit with strangers in its hushed darkness, and to rejoice in the best that film has to offer...Thank Flickering Myth it's Friday... Anna...
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