Back in March it was reported by Latino-Review that Marvel and Sony’s new Spider-Man reboot would be going by the title of The Spectacular Spider-Man, but now we have another possible title, with former LR writer El Mayimbe claiming on Instagram that the working title for the film is Spider-Man: The New Avenger. Of course, […]
DVD Review – The Duke of Burgundy (2014)
Duke of Burgundy, 2014. Directed by Peter Strickland. Starring Sidse Babett Knudsen, Monica Swinn, Chiara D’Anna, Fatma Mohamed and Zita Kraszkó. SYNOPSIS: A relationship based around mistress and submissive begins to deteriorate as repetition begins to set in. Peter Strickland is a filmmaker with the uncanny knack of being able to make films that draw […]
Movie Review – Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron,2015. Directed by Joss Whedon Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Samuel L. Jackson, Paul Bettany, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, James Spader, Thomas Kretschmann, Cobie Smulders, Claudia Kim, Andy Serkis, Don Cheadle, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Hayley Atwell and Linda Cardellini. SYNOPSIS: When Tony Stark […]
Joss Whedon interested in directing a DC movie
We know that Joss Whedon has decided to call time on his Marvel exploits with Avengers: Age of Ultron, having decided to hand over the reins on the Avengers franchise to Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors Anthony and Joe Russo for Avengers: Infinity War, but it seems he still has ambitions in the superhero […]
Fast & Furious 7 overtakes Frozen to become fifth biggest film of all time
Despite losing top spot in many international markets this weekend to Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, Universal’s Fast & Furious 7 has reached another box office milestone, having overtaken Iron Man 3 ($1.215 billion) and Frozen ($1.274 billion) to become the fifth biggest film of all time. SEE ALSO: Furious 7: Turn Off Your Brain […]
The Deep Blue Good-By halted due to Christian Bale’s injury
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed The Deep Blue Good-By has been delayed due to a knee injury to its star Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Trilogy). Bale tore his ACL in this knee just prior to shooting his latest film, The Big Short. However, the physical demands that would have come from Good-By were too […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron debuts with $201 million opening weekend
After we reported the news of its record-breaking first two days of international release, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron continued the trend through its first weekend of release with a massive opening, according to Deadline. Age of Ultron opened to a reported $201 million in its first weekend of international screenings, beating the first film’s […]
The Callow Way – On Politicians and Films
With less than two weeks before the UK General Election, Neil Calloway looks at the connections between politicians and the film industry… They say politics is show business for ugly people, but some people have crossed the line between the two, with varying degrees of success over the years. Whoever wins the UK General Election, […]
Wes Craven teaming with Syfy for The People Under the Stairs TV series
Not content with bringing Scream to the small screen, it is now being reported that Wes Craven is teaming with Universal Cable Productions and Syfy to adapt his 1991 horror classic The People Under the Stairs, in what is being described as “a contemporary Downton Abbey meets Amityville Horror“. The logline for the series reads: […]
Web Reaction: Jared Leto as The Joker
Anghus Houvouras on the web reaction to Jared Leto as The Joker… It’s been 24 hours since David Ayer unleashed his vision for The Joker. Jared Leto’s heavily tattooed, Marilyn Manson inspired take on the character has left hardcore fans perplexed. The reaction online has been a healthy mix of love, hate, and downright disdain. […]
