Trevor Hogg chats with Dave Mott about what drew him to pursue a career as an illustrator… “I grew up in Ohio and I’m raising my family here,” states illustrator Dave Mott who lived in blue collar household. “Mom worked at a paint store so I remember all these crazy palettes and swatch books from […]
Game of Thrones Season Two – Episode 8 Review
Oliver Davis reviews the eighth episode of Game of Thrones Season Two… The Prince of Winterfell. Directed by Alan Taylor. Written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. This week had more Tyrion and more C-bombs, which are both directly proportional to episode quality. Although not as strong as the last two episodes, The Prince of […]
Second Opinion – Rampart (2011)
Rampart, 2011. Directed by Oren Moverman. Starring Woody Harrelson, Ice Cube, Ned Beatty, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon, Brie Larson, Robin Wright, Steve Buscemi and Sigourney Weaver. SYNOPSIS: A crooked cop struggles for survival in 1990s Los Angeles. Despite their job to try and protect us from crime and being hurt, there are a lot of […]
Duncan Jones to direct Ian Fleming biopic
Duncan Jones (Moon, Source Code) has signed on to direct an action-packed film about the best-selling author and James Bond creator Ian Fleming. Fleming travelled the world and masterminded real-life top-secret operations, which gave him the inspiration to write the James Bond book series. This movie, with the working title Fleming, will explore the events […]
Thoughts on the Skyfall teaser trailer
Martin Deer on the first teaser trailer for 007’s latest adventure, Skyfall… This morning we got our first look at the upcoming 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall. And what is clear for all to see, 007 is back with a fiery bang, not with a splash (bad Quantum joke there). When I first heard that […]
DVD Review – Haywire (2011)
Haywire, 2011. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Bill Paxton, Antonio Banderas, Michael Angarano and Michael Douglas. SYNOPSIS: Betrayed by her employers, agent Mallory Kane must fight to clear her name. Part two of Stephen Soderbergh’s speedy return to filmmaking post-Che, Haywire has very little in common with […]
Second Opinion – The Raid (2011)
The Raid (a.k.a The Raid: Redemption), 2011. Written and Directed by Gareth Evans. Starring Iko Uwais, Ananda George, Yayan Ruhian, Doni Alamsyah, Joe Taslim and Ray Sahetapy. SYNOPSIS: An elite SWAT team raid a derelict apartment building occupied by a ruthless crime lord and his army of thugs, murderers and gangsters. The Raid is a […]
Dan Harmon loses his Community
Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Russ Fischer for Film covers the latest, depressing, news regarding Community: “When Community was renewed for a short 13-episode fourth season earlier this week, it looked like creator/showrunner Dan Harmon might not be back for the show’s continuation. There was talk that he would be on board as […]
The Week in Spandex – The Expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Dark Knight Rises, The Amazing Spider-Man, Man of Steel, Arrow and more
Our weekly round-up of all the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Once again, Marvel’s The Avengers continues to shatter records at the global box office as audiences remain enthralled by the adventures of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. In North America, the Joss Whedon-directed superhero team-up became the fastest film to cross the […]
Movie Review – Piranha 3DD (2012)
Piranha 3DD, 2012. Directed by John Gulager. Starring Danielle Panabaker, Ving Rhames, David Hasselhoff, Christopher Lloyd, David Koechner, Chris Zylka, Megan Tandy, Katrina Bowden, Matt Bush and Gary Busey. SYNOPSIS: After the events of the previous film, all seems to be well for a newly opened pool complex. But events conspire to trap everyone in […]
