The Bang Bang Club, 2010. Directed by Steven Silver. Starring Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman, Taylor Kitsch, Frank Rautenbach, Neels Van Jaarsveld and Ashley Mulheron. SYNOPSIS: Four combat photographers in the early 1990s capture the atrocities of apartheid in South Africa on camera whilst risking their lives to get the all-important shots to show the world […]

Rio Breaks, 2009. Directed by Justin Mitchell. SYNOPSIS: Two best friends look to escape the poverty and violence of the slums of Rio de Janeiro by taking to the waves with dreams of becoming professional surfers. First of all, I should probably confess that I have very little knowledge about surfing and my familiarity with […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of all the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Marvel Studios stepped up the publicity campaign for next year’s superhero team-up as The Avengers took over Entertainment Weekly, giving us our first proper look at Joss Whedon’s versions of Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain […]

According to a report from Variety, Warner Bros. are looking to push on with their plans for a cinematic revival of the classic TV anthology series The Twilight Zone, with the studio said to be mulling over a shortlist of three potential A-list directors in Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight Rises), Michael Bay (Transformers: Dark […]

Bronson, 2008. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Tom Hardy, Kelly Adams, Matt King, James Lance, Amanda Burton and Jonathan Phillips. SYNOPSIS: An artistic biopic of Michael Peterson, a.k.a. Charles Bronson, the man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a Post Office, but over 30 years on remains behind bars for […]

The Dead List, (a.k.a. Ultimate Heist, a.k.a. Inside Ring), 2009. Directed by Laurent Tuel. Starring Jean Reno, Gaspard Ulliel, Sami Bouajila and Vahina Giocante. SYNOPSIS: The son of a gangster looks to escape the family business as rival mobsters and federal agents close in on his father’s empire. Jean Reno will forever be known for […]

South Central, 1992. Directed by Stephen Milburn Anderson. Starring Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, Lexie Bigham and Christian Coleman. SYNOPSIS: In South Central, Los Angeles, Bobby, a gang member is put away in prison for ten years after committing a murder. During his time inside, he learns that his son is doomed to follow the same […]

Red State, 2011. Directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano, Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman and Stephen Root. SYNOPSIS: Three boys (Michael Angarano, Kyle Gallner and Nicholas Braun) get more than they bargained when they answer a sex ad that leaves them drugged hostages of the Five Points Church, led by charismatic […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood in the second of a five-part feature (read part one here)… “After Hang ’em High [1968], I acted in several pictures without being actively involved in their production,” recalled California filmmaker Clint Eastwood. “Then I found myself making my directorial debut directing second unit on […]

Lionsgate have secured the movie rights to the first-person zombie-fighting video game Dead Island, from its developers Deep Silver. Released earlier this month, Dead Island sees a group of survivors at a beach resort threatened by an undead plague ravaging the outside world. The teaser trailer for the game is the “primary creative inspiration” for […]