Super 8, 2011. Written and Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths, Noah Emmerich and Glynn Turman. SYNOPSIS: A group of young filmmakers witness a spectacular event that changes their lives forever. THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS… Before we started, let’s get one thing straight. There is no ‘new’ […]
DVD Review – As Blood Runs Deep (2010)
As Blood Runs Deep (a.k.a. Meskada), 2010. Directed by Josh Sternfeld. Starring Nick Stahl, Rachel Nichols, Kellan Lutz, Jonathan Tucker, Grace Gummer and Laura Benanti. SYNOPSIS: Small-town detective Noah Cordin is called to solve a juvenile homicide that occurred during a home burglary in his affluent town of Hilliard. The dead boy’s mother, Allison Connor, […]
Review Blood: True Blood Recap 4.7 – “Cold Grey Light of Dawn”
Sean Guard sinks his teeth into the latest episode of the popular U.S. vampire series True Blood, “Cold Grey Light of Dawn”… The full moon evening that took us to the end of the last episode also opens the beginning of this one. Sookie and Eric must really have been pretty backed up because they’re […]
DVD Review – The Lost Bladesman (2011)
The Lost Bladesman (China: Guan yun chang), 2011. Written and Directed by Felix Chong, Alan Mak. Starring Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Yu Ai Lei, Hong Chen and Siu-hou Chin. SYNOPSIS: In ancient China, the legendary warrior Guan Yun Chang (Donnie Yen) is forced to fight for a rival warlord during the warring period of the […]
DVD Review – Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
Hobo with a Shotgun, 2011. Directed by Jason Eisener. Starring Rutger Hauer, Pasha Ebrahimi, Brian Downey, Molly Dunsworth and Rob Wells. SYNOPSIS: A shotgun-wielding hobo delivers justice to Scum Town, one shell at a time. When Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez delivered Grindhouse to the big screen, they invited fellow film-makers to add to the […]
DVD Review – Wreckage (2010)
Wreckage, 2010. Directed by John Mallory Asher. Starring Aaron Paul, Justin Allen, Scoot McNairy, Kelly Kruger and Mike Erwin. SYNOPSIS: A group of teenagers find themselves stranded in a scrapyard after their car breaks down, where an escaped convict begins to hunt them one by one. When I received the screener with the title emblazoned […]
DVD Review – Beyond the Border (2011)
Beyond the Border, 2011. Directed by Richard Holm. Starring André Sjöberg, Bjørn Sundquist and Antti Reini. SYNOPSIS: When two young Swedish soldiers abandon their checkpoint and venture into enemy territory, a rebellious Lieutenant plans an unofficial rescue operation deep behind enemy lines. World War Two remains a rich source of inspiration to be mined again […]
The Week in Spandex – The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, Green Lantern 2, Thor 2, The Amazing Spider-Man and more
Presenting our weekly round-up of all the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… After last weekend’s column was pretty much dominated by Marvel, Warner Bros. have hit back in a big way, dominating the news this past week with their two major DC superhero properties – The Dark Knight Rises and Man […]
Hollywood’s highest-grossing star is… Frank Welker!
Earlier this week Forbes Magazine published their list of the highest-earning Hollywood stars of 2010, with Leonardo DiCaprio taking the crown with an estimated $77m for his work on Christopher Nolan’s Inception and Martin Scorsese’s Shutter Island. However, while the likes of Johnny Depp, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise all […]
Lost Hitchcock film footage found in New Zealand
The New Zealand Film Archive and the National Film Preservation Foundation (NFPF) have announced that the first three reels (around 30 minutes) of a British silent film called The White Shadow have been discovered. The 1923 film starring Betty Compson and Clive Brook is notable because it appears to be the earliest surviving feature credited […]
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