Rumours are circulating from The Tracking Board that the cast for Expendabelles, the all-female spin-off from Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables franchise, may be taking shape. Word from the site is that Naomi Watts (21 Grams) is attached to star in the film, with Brit Kate Beckinsale (Underworld) also rumoured to be taking on the lead […]
Chris Pratt talks Indiana Jones reboot rumours, “I don’t think it’s overwhelming to contemplate”
A rumour popped up late last month that suggested Disney were looking to retool/reboot the Indiana Jones franchise and use Guardians of the Galaxy’s Chris Pratt in the leading role to replace Harrison Ford. Last week, another report came to light that original Indiana Jones director Steven Spielberg himself was interested in helming the project, […]
Kristen Stewart becomes first American actress to win prestigious French award
Kristen Stewart has become the first US actress to win the prestigious Cesar award in France for her supporting role in drama Clouds of Sils Maria. The French equivalent of the Oscars were held over the weekend, and Stewart made history with her win, which also saw Sean Penn receive a lifetime achievement award. Accepting […]
Nicolas Cage to re-team with Oliver Stone for Snowden
Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, Joe) has joined an already stellar cast for Oliver Stone’s Snowden. Cage – who previously worked with Stone on World Trade Center – will play a former U.S. Intelligence Officer in the film. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in the title role as Edward Snowden, a whistleblower who was charged […]
Kingsman: The Secret Service crosses $150 million worldwide
With talk of a sequel being bounded around, it’s good news for Kingsman: The Secret Service as the movie passed $150 million worldwide over the weekend. The movie, directed by Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class), took $17.5 million in the US, which was only marginally behind Fifty Shades of Grey‘s $23 million. With its foreign […]
DVD Review – Life Itself (2014)
Life Itself, 2014. Directed by Steve James. Featuring Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel, Werner Herzog, Stephen Stanton, Marlene Siskel. SYNOPSIS: Documentary detailing the life and career of movie critic and social commentator Roger Ebert. Life Itself isn’t just the story of Roger Ebert and his rise from newspaper writer through to arguably the best-known […]
Movie Review – Persepolis (2007)
Persepolis, 2007. Directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud Featuring the voice talents of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, Iggy Pop SYNOPSIS: Poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. We want films that shake us up. That pulls us out of our slumber […]
And the winners of the 87th Academy Awards are…
The 87th Academy Awards took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood last night, with Birdman named Best Picture, as well as taking home a further three awards – Best Director (Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu), Best Original Screenplay and Best Cinematography. Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel also managed a haul of four Oscars for Best […]
Avengers: Infinity War – An accumulation, or continuation?
Pim Razenberg on whether Avengers: Infinity War will be an accumulation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or a continuation… We’re well into 2015 and Avengers: Age of Ultron is firmly knocking on our doors. The superhero ensemble movie will pick up the threads from Marvel Studios’ previous Phase Two instalments, and, looking at the studio’s […]
The Calloway Way – Why The New Alien Movie Might Disappoint
This week Neil Calloway is wary of Neill Blomkamp’s Alien film… When Neill Blomkamp released some of the artwork for his proposed Alien film, I was impressed – concept art for science fiction films is often better than the films themselves – and mentally filed it in my “great unmade films” drawer. It sat there […]
