A little treat for you on a Monday afternoon (or whenever you’re reading this). We have an exclusive clip from found footage time travel movie Project Almanac, which sees a group of kids discover a time machine in their basement. In the clip, the teenagers have just made their first jump back in time and […]
DVD Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, 2014. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Starring Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Johnny Knoxville, Noel Fisher, Alan Ritchson, Jeremy Howard and Tony Shaloub. SYNOPSIS: When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home. Aside from a CGI film […]
Space Invaders movie finds its screenwriter
Yes you have read that correctly. After a couple of years in limbo the Space Invaders movie adaptation is actually moving forward now that it has found a writer. Deadline is reporting that Warner Bros. has officially hired Daniel Kunka to pen the movie version of the mega-popular classic arcade game, whose only produced feature […]
Why Tobey Maguire is a better Spider-Man than Andrew Garfield
Anthony Stokes on why Tobey Maguire is a better Spider-Man than Andrew Garfield… Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy will always have a special place in my heart. I watched them as a kid, then grew up and enjoyed them even more so as an adult. The style and art direction were ahead of their time, and […]
Movie Review – Project Almanac (2015)
Project Almanac, 2015. Directed by Dean Israelite. Starring Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista, Virginia Gardner and Amy Landecker. SYNOPSIS A found-footage teen-flick, whereby our college-applying scientists find a clock-rewinding contraption in the basement… The word ‘almanac’ isn’t in the vocabulary I use. Perhaps ‘annual’, but I’d assume a collection of lists isn’t what the director is […]
Should Critics Watch Films Twice?
Simon Columb on whether critics should watch films twice… Initially, many were surprised at Inherent Vice’s lack of nominations during the awards season. Its directing pedigree of Paul Thomas Anderson, combined with an outstanding cast (Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Owen Wilson, etc) seemed like it would be a shoe-in for the big-guns. Instead, not only […]
Fifty Shades of Grey enjoys a massive $240 million global opening weekend
It was to be expected given that it set all kinds of pre-release sales records, but now the numbers are in and it’s official: Fifty Shades of Grey is a massive success for Universal and Focus Features, with the film pulling in a huge $240 million opening weekend around the globe. The adaptation of E.L. […]
The Callow Way – Why Awards Season Doesn’t Matter
Neil Calloway says that whoever wins this award season, it might not make a difference to their career… The Directors Guild of America Awards and the BAFTAs were last weekend, the Oscars are next weekend, we are right in the middle of award season. I hope you’re keeping your best dress or tuxedo clean. Whether […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel, The Imitation Game and True Detective win big at the 2015 WGA Awards
With the Oscars almost upon us, the Writers Guild of America held its annual WGA Awards ceremony last night, with The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game taking home the gongs for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay respectively. On the TV front, True Detective claimed the awards for Drama Series and New […]
Top 5 most convincing performances of musicians in film
William Fanelli with his top five most convincing performances of musicians in film… Bennett Miller’s Whiplash has certainly resonated with audiences since its release in theaters late last year. The film follows a young drummer who, in his pursuit to master his instrument, crosses paths with a sadomasochistic music instructor when he enrolls in an […]