Across the Forest: Tales from Transylvania, 2009. Directed by Justin Blair and Matthew Vincent. SYNOPSIS: Two American filmmakers journey to the mountains of Transylvania, where ancient beliefs in the supernatural can still be found. “I read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the Carpathians, as if it were […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of the biggest stories from the world of movie superheroes… The marketing campaign for Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming superhero prequel X-Men: First Class continues to deliver a rollercoaster of a ride, with opinion seemingly see-sawing from one week to the next. First up we had the disappointment of the initial character reveals […]

Award-winning writer Neil Gaiman, whose works Coraline and Stardust have been turned into films in recent years, has signed on to write the scripts for an epic $300 million series of 3D feature films adapted from the ancient Chinese folk tale Journey to the West. The classic 16th century fantasy follows the misadventures of the […]

The Adjustment Bureau, 2011. Directed by George Nolfi. Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Michael Kelly and Terence Stamp. SYNOPSIS: An ambitious politician falls in love with an enchanting ballerina but mysterious forces are determined to keep them apart and the agents of fate – the Adjustment Bureau – forbid him to […]

Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Monsters (2010) at The Royal College of Surgeons, London, 3rd March, 2011. Written and Directed by Gareth Edwards. Starring Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able. SYNOPSIS: A NASA space probe containing alien spores crashes in Mexico, turning the northern part of the country into a quarantined area known as ‘The […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary American filmmaker Martin Scorsese in the second of a five-part feature… read part one here. “It’s true that some films will involve me more than others,” admitted American filmmaker Martin Scorsese. “It’s also true that I might have never made Taxi Driver [1976] were it not for the […]

Damned by Dawn, 2009. Directed by Brett Anstey. Starring Renee Willner, Bridget Neval, Dawn Klinberg, Taryn Eva, Danny Alder, Mark Taylor and Peter Stratford. SYNOPSIS: In a remote country farmhouse a family interrupt the grieving rituals of a banshee, who then summons an army of the undead to unleash her fury. Australian horror has enjoyed […]

Tangled, 2010. Directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard. Featuring the voice talents of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, Donna Murphy and Ron Perlman. SYNOPSIS: Imprisoned for years in a tower by an evil witch, Princess Rapunzel (Mandy Moore) escapes with help from a charming thief and sets off on an adventure home. Fairytales: they’re all […]

Luis Buñuel. You know. Spanish director. He did Un Chien Andalou, with the eyeball slicing and the meat dragging. Belle du Jour, with all the kinky French sex. Not so keen on God and churches. Dalí’s number one homeboy. That Luis Buñuel. Mr Bongo Films are releasing two of his lesser-known films, remastered for DVD, […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… We’ve quite a bit of catching up to do after skipping our round-up last week to present our 3rd annual Superhero Showdown; the past fortnight has seen plenty of gossip and developments, including movement on the supporting cast for Superman: […]