Saw, 2003. Directed by James Wan. Produced by Darren McFarlane. Written by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. Starring Leigh Whannell, Paul Moder, Katrina Mathers and Dean Francis. Having written a feature length horror script after meeting while studying at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, up-and-coming filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell decided to produce […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial, 1982. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Dee Wallace, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore and Robert MacNaughton. E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial is another blockbuster from Spielberg and an 80s classic that tells the story of a lonely […]

Luke Owen on last night’s episode of The Apprentice 2012… In the business world, there are winners and losers. Sometimes the winners don’t deserve to win and sometimes the losers don’t deserve to lose. That was the story of this week’s Apprentice. Lord Sugar called our teams to a sports hall which is apparently a big […]

Luke Owen continues on the road to The Avengers, revisiting Captain America: The First Avenger… Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011. Directed by Joe Johnston. Starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, Sebastian Stan, Stanley Tucci, Neal McDonough and Toby Jones. SYNOPSIS: During World War II, Steve Rogers becomes a […]

The Divide, 2011. Directed by Xavier Gens. Starring Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Ashton Holmes, Milo Ventimiglia, Courtney B. Vance and Rosanna Arquette. SYNOPSIS: Following a nuclear attack, a group of survivors find themselves grouped together in the basement of their apartment building. After his Hollywood directorial debut Hitman, Xavier Gens’ follow up movie wasn’t exactly […]

The Cabin in the Woods, 2012. Directed by Drew Goddard. Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Bradley Whitford, Richard Jenkins, Jesse Williams, Anna Hutchison and Fran Kranz. SYNOPSIS: Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Jaws, 1975. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton. Spielberg’s iconic fishy tale of a murderous shark that terrorises a small sea side town became the highest grossing movie of […]

Luke Owen continues on the road to The Avengers, revisiting Thor… Thor, 2011. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Anthony Hopkins, Kat Dennings, Idris Elba, Ray Stevenson, Rene Russo, Jaimie Alexander, Joshua Dallas, Tadanobu Asano, Colm Feore, Clark Gregg, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Stripped of his […]

Anghus Houvouras on why film fans need to stop their relentless pursuit of the next big thing… The Summer movie season is almost upon us. Even though technically Summer doesn’t start until late June, the big budget popcorn movie machine is already cranking out enormously budgeted blockbusters. We’ve already had a handful of epic productions […]

Trevor Hogg chats with author Gary Collinson about his debut book, Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen… “I’d spend hours reading and writing little short stories when I was young,” states British author Gary Collinson when recalling his childhood.” I always knew I’d like to be a writer and by my […]