It has been announced that Ian McKellen (X-Men, Lord of the Rings), Judi Dench (Casino Royale), Mark Williams (Harry Potter) and Gillian Anderson (The X Files) are all attached to star in a zombie comedy set in the 18th century. The Curse of the Buxom Strumpet is about the inhabitants of a small seaside town […]

Buried, 2010. Directed by Rodrigo Cortés. Starring Ryan Reynolds. SYNOPSIS: An American contractor working in Iraq finds himself buried alive inside a coffin. Being buried alive is up there with drowning and burning to death on the commonly accepted list of the worst ways to snuff it. Cinema has a long history of exploring and […]

The Insider, 1999. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Roger Bart, Rip Torn, Bruce McGill, Michael Gambon, Gina Gershon, Philip Baker Hall and Paul Perri. SYNOPSIS: The airing of an exclusive 60 Minutes interview with a tobacco industry insider is cancelled because of corporate pressure. Despite the praise […]

Winter’s Bone, 2010. Directed by Debra Granik. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Lauren Sweetser, Garret Dillahunt, Dale Dickey and Shelley Waggener. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl embarks on a mission to find her father in the stark and hostile landscape of the Ozark Woods, Missouri. Isn’t it helpful when reviews compare a new film to something […]

Luke Owen charts the ‘High School Musical’ trilogy… No wait! Come back! Alright, so this may hardly be “one of the greatest trilogies of all time”, however I once again refer to my original post and my rules: 1. It has to be a trilogy And like it or not, this is a trilogy of […]

Biutiful, 2010. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Javier Bardem, Marciel Álvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib, Guillermo Estrella, Diaryatou Daff and Cheng Tai Shen. SYNOPSIS: A single father, who struggles with love, fatherhood and his business in the underworld of Barcelona, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He must also deal with his bi-polar wife and a large […]

Jean Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors, 2011. Directed by Jared White. Starring Jean Claude Van Damme. Narrated by Jason Flemyng. SYNOPSIS: A reality show giving unprecedented access into the life of action star Jean Claude Van Damme. In the mid-80’s, a young, and buffedly (yes, I just invented that word!) goofy looking young Belgian, […]

Waldo the Dog, 2010. Directed by Kris Canonizado. Starring Rook Kelly and Jaquelyn Xavier. SYNOPSIS: A shame-ridden and mentally unstable young man wears a dog mask in order to cope with life. Ah, lovely. Judging by the title, this sounds like something whimsical and nice. About 17 seconds into the film, when ‘Waldo’ – a […]

Our weekly round-up of all the talking points from the world of movie superheroes… As I’m sure we’re all aware, filming kicked off on the The Dark Knight Rises last weekend with early spy photos suggesting the inclusion of Ra’s al Ghul’s mystical Lazarus Pit. Well, since then a scene description has emerged that, if […]

Another Year, 2010. Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Jim Broadbent, Lesley Manville, Ruth Sheen, Peter Wright, Oliver Maltman and Imelda Staunton. SYNOPSIS: A happily married couple are surrounded over the course of a year by friends, family and colleagues each with varying degrees of unhappiness. Prior to watching Another Year I was not in awe […]