As we approach the end of 2012, the folks over at TorrentFreak have put together their annual lists of the most pirated movies and TV shows from the past twelve months, which is based upon the number of illegal downloads from various torrent sites. Despite the inclusion of box office behemoths such as The Avengers […]
Patrick Stewart and James McAvoy talk X-Men: Days of Future Past
With pre-production now well underway on X-Men: Days of Future Past, we’re starting to get an idea of which X-Men veterans will be appearing alongside their younger counterparts from Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class when director Bryan Singer brings Fox’s two X-Men timelines together in 2014. One character we’ll be seeing plenty of is that […]
DVD Review – Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Searching for Sugar Man, 2012. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul.Starring Rodriguez, Steve Segerman and Dennis Coffey. SYNOPSIS: A documentary looking for the elusive and mysterious 70s singer/songwriter Rodriguez. Rodriguez is an enigma. He was better than Bob Dylan, but didn’t sell. His albums sit alongside Abby Road and Bridge Over Troubled Water in fans’ record collections, but […]
Thoughts on… The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, 2012. Directed by John Madden.Starring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Penelope Wilton, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson, Ronald Pickup, Celia Imrie and Dev Patel. SYNOPSIS: Seven retired British tourists travel to India to stay in what they believe to be a newly-restored and luxurious hotel. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a hotel, […]
Blu-ray Review – The Watch (2012)
The Watch, 2012. Directed by Akiva Schaffer. Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade. SYNOPSIS: Four men who form a neighborhood watch group as a way to get out of their day-to-day family routines find themselves defending the Earth from an alien invasion. The Watch stars Ben Stiller as Evan, a Costco manager […]
R.I.P. Gerry Anderson (1929 – 2012)
British film and television producer Gerry Anderson has passed away aged 83, having suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease since early 2010. Born in London in 1929, Anderson began his career working at Gainsborough Pictures in the 1940s and after completing his national service he went on to form AP Films alongside cinematographer Arthur Provis, with the […]
J.J. Abrams reveals he turned down Star Wars: Episode VII
Back in November when it emerged that Academy Award-winning screenwriter Michael Arndt (Little Miss Sunshine) had written a treatment for Disney’s forthcoming Star Wars trilogy, three names were said to top the studio’s wishlist to step into the director’s chair for Star Wars: Episode VII – J.J. Abrams (Star Trek Into Darkness), Brad Bird (Mission: […]
Movie Review – Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)
Safety Not Guaranteed, 2012. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, Karan Soni, Jeff Garlin, Jenica Bergere, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Kristen Bell. SYNOPSIS: Three magazine employees respond to an unusual classified ad from a guy seeking a companion for time travel. The premise of Safety Not Guaranteed is fairly simple […]
Special Features – The 12A Rating: For Profit or Art?
Paul Risker asks whether the BBFC’s 12A classification is forcing producers to sacrifice artistic integrity for commercial gains… Then and Now The Woman in Black and The Hunger Games are a reminder of how far removed we are from the years of censorship controversy at the hands of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). […]
The Ideal Woman: The Making of The World Before Her
Trevor Hogg chats with filmmaker Nisha Pahuja as well as producers Ed Barreveld and Cornelia Principe about the tremendous effort required to bring The World Before Her to the big screen… “I’ve always been interested in international stories,” explains Producer Ed Barreveld as to how he became involved with The World Before Her (2012). “In 1997 […]
