Jaws, 1975. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: The community of Amity Island is terrorized by a deadly great white shark. Steven Spielberg’s classic Jaws is finally coming to Blu-ray. The iconic movie is considered to be one of the best of all-time and […]

Battle Royale (Japan: Batoru rowaiaru), 2000. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Starring Takeshi Kitano, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama and Sôsuke Takaoka. SYNOPSIS: In the not-too-distant future, a class of Japanese schoolchildren are forced to fight to the death under a tyrannical government’s ‘Battle Royale’ Act. From Fukasaku’s prologue depicting an adolescent girl […]

The Watch, 2012. Directed by Akiva Schaffer. Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade. SYNOPSIS: A neighbourhood watch stumbles upon an alien invasion. They must race against time and fight back in order to save their town and the planet. Considering the people involved in making The Watch, you may be surprised […]

Piers McCarthy talks guilty pleasures… Recently I found myself watching the Ryan Reynolds/Amy Smart/Anna Faris rom-com, Just Friends. From the opening credits I realised there are better films I could give my time to; I could delve into the Kurosawa box-set I just bought, watch a classic Bogart movie, or even a different Ryan Reynolds […]

Mirror Mirror, 2012. Directed by Tarsem Singh.Starring Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Mare Winningham, Michael Lerner and Sean Bean. SYNOPSIS: A princess enlists the aid of seven dwarves to win back her birthright from an evil queen who has seized control of the kingdom. Looking back, if you had asked me to […]

Last month I was fortunate enough to read a preview copy of a new book entitled A Long Time Ago: Growing Up With And Out Of Star Wars, which has been written by Gib van Ert of ThisSortofThing.com and was released yesterday. If you’re a fan of Star Wars – particularly the Original Trilogy – […]

There’s a chance we should take this one with a healthy dose of salt, but according to industry tracking website It’s On The Grid, John Travolta is attached to the title role in the proposed remake of the 1984 cult comedy-horror The Toxic Avenger, which is set to be directed by Steve Pink (Hot Tub […]

Anghus Houvouras wonders if Peter Jackson has given in to excess with his three-part adaptation of The Hobbit… I’m not sure where the trend started exactly. I’ve traced it backwards like a piece of thread pinned to a cork board. You have a successful movie that evolves into a franchise. And in the efforts of […]

Rohan Morbey pays tribute to Tony Scott… The sad and shocking news of Tony Scott’s death on Sunday marked the end of a life of a true filmmaking visionary, responsible for some of the key films from the last 30 years. His filmography was undeniably hit and miss in terms of financial and critical success, […]

The Monk (French: Le moine), 2011. Directed by Dominik Moll. Starring Vincent Cassel, Déborah François, Josephine Japy, Catherine Mouchet, Geraldine Chaplin, Sergi López and Jordi Dauder. SYNOPSIS: A respected and virtuous monk finds himself giving in to temptation after a mysterious presence enters the monastery, leading him down a dark path of depravity. Expecting little […]