Murder by Decree, 1979. Directed by Bob Clark. Starring Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings, Susan Clark, Donald Sutherland, John Gielgud, Anthony Quayle, Geneviève Bujold and Frank Finlay. SYNOPSIS: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves on the trail of Jack the Ripper as they investigate the notorious Whitechapel murders. Sherlock Holmes has offered a […]
Adam Sandler dominates the 32nd Golden Raspberry Awards
The Adam Sandler comedy Jack and Jill enjoyed a clean sweep at last night’s 32nd annual Golden Raspberry Awards – better known as the Razzies – picking up a record-breaking ten gongs and winning in every single category as Hollywood ‘celebrated’ the very worst in cinematic achievement from 2011. Only one other film managed to […]
DVD Review – The House of the Rising Sun (2011)
House of the Rising Sun, 2011. Directed by Brian A Miller. Starring Dave ‘Batista’ Bautista, Amy Smart, Dominic Purcell, Craig Fairbrass and Danny Trejo. SYNOPSIS: Ray, now a bouncer but once a dirty cop, finds himself ensnared in the politics of a local crime syndicate. He must find who was behind the robbery of one […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #76 – There’s Something About Mary (1998)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… There’s Something About Mary, 1998. Directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. Starring Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon, Chris Elliott and Lee Evans. There’s Something About Mary is an absolutely hilarious tale of Ted’s (Stiller) attempts to win […]
The World Will Change Hollywood
Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Charles Gant, on Thursday 29th March, writes for The Guardian: “MGM, disclosed to its investors that box-office for Fincher’s [The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo] film was “below our expectations and we booked a modest loss”. The result follows a damp squib return for Let Me In, the […]
Michael Bay to produce a live-action ThunderCats movie
After bringing the Autobots and Decepticons to the screen with his big-budget Transformers trilogy, Michael Bay seems determined to replicate this success with further live-action adaptations of classic children’s properties. As we know, Bay is currently working on a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot alongside a fourth Transformers movie, and now comes word that his […]
Second Opinion – The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games, 2012. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Banks, Liam Hemsworth, Lenny Kravitz, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland and Woody Harrelson. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl must compete in The Hunger Games – a televised event where ‘Tributes’ must fight to the death. This is a film review, not a book […]
Movie Review – The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
The Pirates! Band of Misfits, 2012. Directed by Peter Lord. Featuring the voice talents of Hugh Grant, Lenny Henry, Brendan Gleeson, Jeremy Piven, Brian Blessed, Salma Hayek, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Martin Freeman and Ashley Jensen. SYNOPSIS: A motley crew of pirates set out to compete in the annual Pirate of the Year contest. Who […]
The Week in Spandex – The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, The Amazing Spider-Man, Justice League, X-Men, Marvel Sequels and more…
Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… The Disney marketing machine really has gone into overdrive recently, with the studio flooding the internet with all things Avengers as we inch ever closer to release of the epic superhero team-up. Just trying to keep on top of everything is […]
Thoughts on… 28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later…, 2002. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Cillian Murphy, Noah Huntley, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns and Christopher Eccleston. SYNOPSIS: A virus sweeps across Britain, turning the population into raging creatures. Four weeks later, a man in a coma awakes to find the country in a dire state. Before discussing 28 Days […]