Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Ben Child, for The Guardian covered an interesting turn of events when Hugo Weaving mocked his role in Michael Bay’s Transformers. Suffice to say, Bay didn’t let it go quietly: “In remarks he later deleted – but not before several sites had captured a screenshot – Bay implied […]

Jeffrey Aidoo chats with filmmaker Oren Peli, director of Paranormal Activity and writer-producer of Chernobyl Diaries… Oren Peli’s rise to success has been a meteoric one; the original Paranormal Activity film about a young couple who are haunted by a supernatural presence in their home which was written and directed by Peli has earned approximately […]

After Lucia (Spanish: Después de Lucía), 2012. Directed by Michel Franco.Starring Tessa Ía González Norvind, Gonzalo Vega Sisto, Tamara Yazbek Bernal, Hernán Mendoza, Paloma Cervantes and Juan Carlos Barranco..  SYNOPSIS: After the tragic death of his wife, a father and his daughter move to Mexico City looking for a fresh start only to find that starting […]

Compliance, 2012. Written and Directed by Craig Zobel.Starring Anne Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp, Philip Ettinger and James McCaffrey. SYNOPSIS: A prank caller convinces a fast food restaurant manager he’s a police officer investigating one of her employees. Events escalate, eventually harming everyone involved in different ways. Getting up at six in the […]

Seven Psychopaths, 2012. Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh.Starring Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko, Željko Ivanek, Gabourey Sidibe, Michael Pitt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Stuhlbarg and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: A struggling screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap […]

Our weekly round up of the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Justice League, Wally Pfister vs. Joss Whedon, The Dark Knight Rises, Iron Man 3, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Red Skull, Agent Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy 3, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, X-Men: Days of Future Past, […]

David Oyelowo (The Paperboy) has signed on to play arguably the greatest pound for pound boxer in history Sugar Ray Robinson in a biopic based on Wil Haygood’s biography Sweet Thunder: the Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson. According to Deadline, Rachael Horovitz (Moneyball) and Danny Strong (Game Change) will produce the movie with […]

Piers McCarthy reviews the first episode of The Walking Dead season 3… Season Two of The Walking Dead was exceptional at points but never seemed as exciting as the first. There were a few amazing set pieces (notably the season’s finale) and some wonderful characters introduced, but the pace was ultimately too slow at points. […]

In the House (French: Dans la maison), 2012. Directed by François Ozon.Starring Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Denis Ménochet and Emmanuelle Seigner. SYNOPSIS: A sixteen-year-old student befriends a classmate and writes stories about his family, leaving his tutor compelled by his great work. However, the student’s writing leads to a series of events […]

Grassroots, 2012.  Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal. Starring Jason Biggs, Joel David Moore, Lauren Ambrose, Cobie Smulders, Tom Arnold, Christopher McDonald and Cedric the Entertainer. SYNOPSIS: An unemployed journalist decides to help his eccentric friend run for a seat on the Seattle city council while also trying to keep his relationship with his girlfriend together. In this […]