Battle: Los Angeles, 2011. Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, Ramon Rodriguez, Cory Hardrict, Michael Peña, Ne-Yo, Nzinga Blake and Will Rothhaar. SYNOPSIS: Los Angeles becomes a battleground as a platoon of U.S. Marines make a desperate last stand against invading extra-terrestrial forces. Independence Day, Cloverfield, The Day the Earth […]
Movie Review – The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
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 – Monsters (2010)
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 […]
Understanding Scorsese: A Martin Scorsese Profile (Part 2)
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 […]
DVD Review – Damned by Dawn (2009)
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 […]
Movie Review – Tangled (2010)
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 […]
DVD Double Feature – Luis Buñuel’s Susanna (1951) and The Brute (1953)
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, […]
The Week in Spandex – Kal-El gets his Ma as The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers’ plots are revealed?
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: […]
Movie Review – Ironclad (2011)
Ironclad, 2011. Directed by Jonathan English. Starring James Purefoy, Paul Giamatti, Kate Mara, Brian Cox, Jason Flemyng, Mackenzie Crook, Charles Dance, Jamie Foreman, Aneurin Barnard and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: In 13th century England a Knights Templar and his rag-tag band of warriors struggle to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John. The King’s Speech […]
It’s Robin Begins as the Batman Live storyline is revealed
The final installment of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, may be over a year away but fans in the UK are set to enjoy plenty of Bat-action in 2011 as the action packed arena spectacular Batman Live tours the country from July. The storyline, which has just been released today, will focus […]