El Gringo, 2012. Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez.Starring Scott Adkins, Christian Slater, Yvette Yates, Petar Bachvarov and Zahary Baharov. SYNOPSIS: A man crossing into Mexico with a satchel of $2,000,000, and a bloody past, finds himself under sudden attack in the sleepy town of El Fronteras. Joel Silver has lent his name to some of the […]

Up There, 2012. Written and Directed by Zam Salim.Starring Burn Gorman, Iain De Caestecker and Jo Hartley. SYNOPSIS:Up There tells the story of departed soul Martin’s (Burn Gorman) journey to Newport, a quest undertaken with the intention of proving to his bosses at an upcoming hearing that he is an asset, and should be allowed […]

No, 2012. Directed by Pablo Larraín.Starring Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers and Marcial Tagle. SYNOPSIS: An ad executive comes up with a campaign to defeat Augusto Pinochet in Chile’s 1988 referendum. Set in the weeks leading up to Chile’s 1988 referendum where the people voted yes or no (hence […]

Last night the stars gathered at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California for the biggest night in the film calendar as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented the 85th Academy Awards. Going into the ceremony, it was Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln which led the field with 12 nominations, but the big winner on […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Ain’t it Cool News reported another “development” on the Star Wars front… “Drew Karpyshyn – the man that created the scenario and much of the dialogue in the STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC … Well he left BIOWARE back in February of last year to work […]

To the Wonder, 2012. Directed by Terrence Malick.Starring Ben Affleck, Javier Bardem, Rachel McAdams, Olga Kurylenko, Charles Baker, Romina Mondello, Cassidee Vandalia and Darryl Cox. SYNOPSIS: After visiting Mont Saint-Michel, Marina (Olga Kurylenko) and Neil (Ben Affleck) come to Oklahoma, where problems arise. Marina meets a priest and fellow exile (Javier Bardem), who is struggling […]

With eleven nominations under its belt, there was little doubt that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 was going to be in for a rough ride last night as the Magicopolis theater in Santa Monica, California played host to the 33rd Golden Raspberry Awards – a.k.a. The Razzies – which celebrates that absolute […]

Side by Side, 2012. Written and Directed by Christopher Kenneally. SYNOPSIS: A documentary exploring the history, process and workflow of photochemical filmmaking and the digital revolution. Side by Side is a must for anyone with an interest in the history of movies and the process of making them regardless of your background knowledge of the […]

Trevor Hogg chats with visual effects supervisors Bill Westenhofer and Guillaume Rocheron about their Academy Award winning work on Life of Pi… “If I was a numerologist I would be upset because I missed by 10 days being on the project for 3.14 years,” jokes Bill Westenhofer who served as the visual effects supervisor for […]

Paul Risker chats with Zam Salim, writer-director of Up There… Up There, the debut feature from Zam Salim, is released on DVD tomorrow. Graciously, Zam put some time aside for a short interview, full of humour and offering a more personal insight his thoughts on his directorial feature debut… Paul Risker: You have been quoted […]