Presenting our weekly round-up of the biggest talking points from the world of movie superheroes… We’ve known for a while that Christopher Nolan will bring his Batman tenure to an end next year with the release of The Dark Knight Rises, but it now appears that the director is set to remain involved with the […]
DVD Review – Blood Cabin (2009)
Blood Cabin a.k.a. Murder Loves Killers Too, 2009. Directed by Drew Barnhardt. Starring Christine Haeberman, Allen Andrews, Mary Legault and Scott Nadler. SYNOPSIS: A group of teenagers are murdered one by one during their weekend away at a remote cabin. Remote cabins are a heavy staple of horror/slasher films. It worked for The Evil Dead […]
Second Opinion – Sucker Punch (2011)
Sucker Punch, 2011. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Oscar Isaac, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm and Scott Glenn. SYNOPSIS: Locked in an institution against her will, a young woman fights for her freedom in a vivid dream world that blurs the boundaries between what is real […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger gets animated as The Governator
This past weekend it was revealed that former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger was attached to “an international TV series”, the details of which were expected to be announced at Cannes next week. Well, the speculation has ended early as EW’s Popwatch got exclusive word on the project, an animated superhero series entitled The Governator. […]
Understanding Scorsese: A Martin Scorsese Profile (Part 5)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary American filmmaker Martin Scorsese in the fifth of a five part feature… read parts one, two, three and four. “I didn’t think of it as Hong Kong. I reacted to what Bill Monahan put together in the script; I liked the idea,” explained American filmmaker Martin Scorsese when […]
DVD Review – The King Maker (2005)
The King Maker, 2005. Directed by Lek Kitaparaporn. Starring Gary Stretch, John Rhys-Davies and Cindy Burbridge. SYNOPSIS: A Portuguese soldier of fortune sets sail for the Orient seeking the man who killed his father. Last year the Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was dubbed a “King Maker” by many in the press, due to the […]
Movie Review – Blooded (2011)
Blooded, 2011. Directed by Edward Boase. Starring Nick Ashton, Oliver Boot, Tracy Ifeachor, Joseph Kloska, Jay Taylor and Cicely Tennant. SYNOPSIS: In October 2005, five young people were kidnapped in the Highlands of Scotland. Stripped and abandoned in the the wilderness, they were forced into a deadly game where the hunters became the hunted… You […]
R.I.P. Farley Granger (1925-2011)
American actor Farley Granger has died of natural causes on Sunday, March 27th, aged 85. Born in San Jose, California, Granger began his cinematic career as a contract player for producer Samuel Goldwyn, making his debut in the 1943 war film The North Star (dir. Lewis Milestone). He reunited with the director the following year […]
Movie Review – Sucker Punch (2011)
Sucker Punch, 2011. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Oscar Isaac, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm and Scott Glenn. SYNOPSIS: Locked away against her will, a young girl’s vivid imagination provides a thrilling escape from her dark reality. With Sucker Punch, Zack Snyder is for the first […]
DVD Review – The Unforgiving (2010)
The Unforgiving, 2010. Written and Directed by Alastair Orr. Starring Ryan Macquet, Craig Hawks, Claire Opperman and Michael Thompson. SYNOPSIS: Two survivors are the only link to a spate of killings that has plagued a desolate highway on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Taking its cue from various torture porn fare like Saw and Hostel, The […]