UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th to Sunday 28th December 2014… Peter Jackson’s final voyage to Middle-earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, closed out the UK box office chart of 2014 by retaining the crown for the third consecutive week, pulling in £4.25 million to […]
Mark Schultz publicly criticises Foxcatcher; tells director “Your career is over!”
Foxcatcher tells the real life story of Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz and his intense, troublesome relationship with his brother Dave and their insanely rich sponsor-turned-coach John du Pont. It has been receiving high praise since its debut at Cannes in May 2014 and has grown into a multiple Oscar contender since its general release in November. […]
Paul Feig promises “not to ruin your childhoods” with Ghostbusters reboot
It seems like Bridemaids writer/director Paul Feig has been doing everything he can in recent weeks to help change the minds of those Ghostbuster reboot haters – of which it’s fair to say there are many. The all-female cast reboot was officially confirmed to be in development at the end of the summer with Feig […]
Movie Review – Enemy (2013)
Enemy, 2013. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Sarah Gadon and Isabella Rossellini. SYNOPSIS: A university lecturer seeks out his exact double after seeing him in a movie. Taking its cue from a José Saramago novel, Enemy is a film that further displays evidence of Denis Villeneuve’s extraordinary ability to tackle essential […]
Set construction underway for Pirates of the Caribbean 5
Shooting for the fifth instalment of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is set to start later this year in Queensland, Australia, and thanks to ComingSoon we have been given our first look at the set being built for the film. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales will see Johnny Depp returning […]
Movie Review – The Green Ray (1986)
The Green Ray, 1986. Directed by Eric Rohmer. Starring Marie Rivière, Beatrice Romand, Vincent Gauthier and Rosette. SYNOPSIS: A young woman seeks a relaxing holiday in the sun, but pines for something much more … It is a timeless fact that your mid-twenties can be a daunting place. Richard Linklater’s Boyhood has won plaudits this year […]
Sam Raimi says he “messed up plenty” with “awful” Spider-Man 3
Before Marc Webb brought the Spider-Man franchise to its knees this year with The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the majority of vitriol from Spidey fans was reserved for the third movie in Sam Raimi’s original trilogy, 2007’s Spider-Man 3. Now Raimi himself has spoken about the disappointing threequel during a chat with the Nerdist podcast, admitting […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past Rogue Cut to be a “distinct film”, confirmed for summer 2015
We already knew that the ‘Rogue Cut’ of this year’s X-Men: Days of Future Past is set to arrive next year, but now Fox Home Entertainment EVP James Finn has confirmed on Twitter that the extended edition of the film is set for release in summer 2015. Finn also went on to state that the […]
Movie Review – Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Birdman, 2014 Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Jeremy Shamos, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Edward Norton SYNOPSIS: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. When Birdman debuted […]
Movie Review – The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2015)
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death, 2015 Directed by Tom Harper Starring Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irvine, Phoebe Fox, Leanne Best, Oaklee Pendergast, Adrian Rawlins, Leilah de Meza, Hayley Joanne Bacon, Ned Dennehy SYNOPSIS: 40 years after the first haunting at Eel Marsh House, a group of children evacuated from WWII London arrive, awakening the […]
