In gestation since early last year, Tom Hanks (Saving Private Ryan) is prepping himself for his re-teaming with Steven Spielberg (Jurassic Park) in the still-untitled film about the incident involving a U-2 spy plane. And if the re-team of Hanks and Spielberg, as well as a script from Joel & Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis) wasn’t […]
Robert Downey Jr. is Hollywood’s highest paid actor once more
For the second successive year, Robert Downey Jr. has topped Forbes’ annual list of the highest paid actors, released today. What is even more impressive is that he is number one again despite only having had one film released in 2014 so far – his cameo in Jon Favreau’s hit indie comedy Chef. It turns […]
24: Live Another Day – Episode 12 Review
A teary Scott Davis reviews the finale to 24: Live Another Day… After eleven weeks of nail-biting tension, dramatics, explosions, political stand-offs and terrorist threats, 24: Live Another Days has finally reached it’s explosive finale. Zooming across London Town across a 12-hour day (well, actually 24-hours), LAD has if nothing else reenergized and refreshed the […]
DVD Review – Haunter (2013)
Haunter, 2013. Directed by Vincenzo Natali. Starring Abigail Breslin, Sarah Manninen, David Hewlett, Stephen McHattie, Peter DaCunha, Michelle Nolden, Eleanor Zichy and Peter Outerbridge. SYNOPSIS: The ghost of a teenager who died years ago reaches out to the land of the living in order to save someone from suffering her same fate. In a genre […]
Blu-ray Review – Under the Skin (2013)
Under the Skin, 2013. Directed by Jonathan Glazer. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Jessica Mance, Krystof Hádek, Scott Dymond, and Michael Moreland. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious woman seduces lonely men in the evening hours in Scotland. Events lead her to begin a process of self-discovery. Opening on an aligning of planetary activity, darkness shimmering against the […]
24: Live Another Day – Episode 11 Review
The seconds are ticking away, but 24 is as good as ever. Scott Davis continues his look at Live Another Day… After the hugely surprising finale to episode ten, hour eleven has certainly raised the alert level to a new high. With the reintroduction of Chang (Tze Ma) mixed in with a Russian “dressing”, the […]
24: Live Another Day – Episode 10 Review
Scott Davis continues his look at the newest incarnation of 24, as the clock winds down on Live Another Day… What’s the old Al Pacino quote: “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in”? While paraphrasing and changing the context slightly, a similar conceit could be attached to the latest episode […]
Bond 24 production to be delayed for script rewrites
Word from The Daily Mail today is that rewrites are needed on the script for Bond 24, which could cause a small delay on the start of production, but not necessarily affect the film’s release date. The site says that is likely the film will now start in December of this year, having originally been […]
Will Ferrell set to stay Overnight with Steve Pink
After his return as Ron Burgundy is last year’s Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Will Ferrell has been keeping himself busy with some new material. Earlier this year, he worked on his upcoming comedy Get Hard co-starring Kevin Hart (Ride Along) and Alison Brie (Community), as well as co-starring again with Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids) and […]
Black Mass adds Kevin Bacon to its cast
Fresh from his current success in Fox’s The Following, Kevin Bacon has signed to co-star in Black Mass, the new film from Out Of the Furnace director Scott Cooper. The new thriller tells the story of notorious Irish mob boss White Bulger and his relationship with FBI agent John Connolly, who helps him become the […]