Magic in the Moonlight, 2014. Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Hamish Linklater, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver, Erica Leerhsen, Eileen Atkins, and Simon McBurney. SYNOPSIS: A sceptical magician attempts to unmask a young woman claiming supernatural powers, only to question his own beliefs. Magic in the Moonlight gives us so much […]
Why people need to stop complaining about The Fantastic Four reboot
Anthony Stokes on why people need to stop complaining about The Fantastic Four reboot…. I’ll never understand what pleases or displeases the geek community sometimes. In 2013, I was verbally assaulted for not being excited about Man of Steel. And those same fanboys were later upset that Superman killed somebody. Fanboys were clamoring for a […]
Talk of a 24 movie resurfaces following the success of 24: Live Another Day
Following Jack Bauer’s successful return to TV screens earlier this year with 24: Live Another Day, it seems that Brian Grazer and Imagine Entertainment are now looking to revive their plans for a 24 movie. TV Line is reporting that a new feature idea for a 24 movie “is kicking around”, which Grazer is particularly […]
Former Game of Thrones star joins Star Wars: Episode VII
According to the BBC, former Game of Thrones star Miltos Yerolemou, who portrayed the character of swordsman Syrio Forel in the first season of HBO’s epic fantasy series, has signed on to the cast of Star Wars: Episode VII in an unspecified role. While no character details have been revealed, speculation would suggest that Yerolemou […]
3 of the Greatest Book to Movie Adaptations
Anthony Hodgson on his three greatest book to movie adaptations… American Psycho Author, Bret Easton Ellis. Screenplay, Mary Harron & Guinevere Turner. Upon its original publication in 1991, American Psycho was marred by controversy, and it’s no surprise considering one of the chapters is called ‘Killing Child at Zoo’, which was sensibly not included in […]
Writer Charles Soule says there are no plans to bring Logan back after Death of Wolverine
After a huge build up, this week sees the release of the first issue of Marvel’s four-part miniseries Death of Wolverine, which is set to kill off the fan favourite X-Man. Of course, death means very little in the world of comic books, but according to writer Charles Soule, there are currently no plans to […]
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes crosses $600 million worldwide
Having already become the highest grossing instalment in the franchise, Fox’s simian sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has now crossed $600 million at the global box office, with an opening weekend of $47 million in China helping to push the film to an impressive $611 million to date. Apes is the sixth […]
Movie Review – Night Moves (2013)
Night Moves, 2013. Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat, Logan Miller, Kai Lennox, Katherine Waterston and James LeGros. SYNOPSIS: Three radical environmentalists look to execute the protest of their lives: the explosion of a hydroelectric dam. A dam in the Pacific Northwest is targeted to be blown up […]
Charlie Hunnam, Jon Bernthal and Dan Stevens linked to Snake Plissken in team-based remake of Escape from New York
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about producer Joel Silver’s planned remake of Escape from New York. Back in March of 2013 when the movie was first announced, Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises) and Jason Statham (The Expendables) were linked to the role of Snake Plissken, portrayed of course by Kurt Russell […]
Warner Bros. registers domains for four DC movies
Although the expected announcement about the studio’s future DC movie slate failed to materialise at Comic-Con, Warner Bros. did take steps to lay out its plans for its stable of superheroes earlier this month, setting dates for nine DC movies post-Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, taking us through to 2020. Well, now we have […]
