D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… The Usual Suspects, 1995. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite and Kevin Spacey. The Usual Suspects is a stylish little neo-noir with a meager $6 million budget […]
Movie Review – Fright Night (2011)
Fright Night, 2011. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Toni Collette, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Imogen Poots and Dave Franco. SYNOPSIS: A high school student comes to suspect that his next-door neighbor is a vampire. Fright Night follows Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin), a down-to-earth high schooler who’s just trying to fit in […]
Matthew Vaughn signs on for X-Men: First Class 2
Deadline are reporting that Fox have closed a deal with Matthew Vaughn to return to the director’s chair for a sequel to last year’s superhero prequel X-Men: First Class, with X-Men veteran Bryan Singer also back in a producing capacity and Simon Kinberg (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, X-Men: The Last Stand, Sherlock Holmes) handling scriptwriting […]
Blu-ray Review – Rolling Thunder (1977)
Rolling Thunder, 1977. Directed by John Flynn. Starring William Devane, Tommy Lee Jones and Linda Haynes. SYNOPSIS: A Vietnam veteran seeks revenge after the murder of his wife and child. Part revenge tale, part human drama, part commentary on the Vietnam war, and part study on the human psyche, Rolling Thunder is a great example […]
DVD Review – Yamada: Way of the Samurai (2010)
Yamada: Way of the Samurai (a.k.a. Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya), 2010. Directed by Nopporn Watin. Starring Seigi Ozeki, Kanokkorn Jaicheun, Sorapong Chatree, Thanawut Ketsaro, Winai Kraibutr and Buakhao Paw Pramuk. SYNOPSIS: Betrayed and left for dead, the young Japanese samurai Yamada finds a new home in Siam and soon faces his greatest battle against […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #56 – Schindler’s List (1993)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Schindler’s List, 1993. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralph Fiennes. Schindler’s List is Steven Spielberg’s multi award winning World War Two film that tells the story of Oskar Schindler, the German businessman who saved […]
Cinema: The Noble Art Form
Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… On Friday 27th January, John Dugdale commented on the movie industry’s heavy reliance on literature; writing for The Guardian, he mentions the Best Picture nominees not based on books, noting: “Diehard believers in cinema’s creative autonomy will no doubt point in the Oscars list not only to The […]
Thoughts on… The Long Riders (1980)
The Long Riders, 1980. Directed by Walter Hill. Starring James Keach, Stacy Keach, David Carradine, Keith Carradine, Robert Carradine, Randy Quaid, Dennis Quaid, Christopher Guest, Nicholas Guest, James Remar and Savannah Smith Boucher. SYNOPSIS: The story of the legendary bank raids of the James-Younger Gang. Last year saw the end of Bin Laden and Gaddafi, […]
The Week in Spandex – The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, Doctor Strange, Man of Steel, Ghost Rider and more
Presenting our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… After giving us a sneak peek at The Dark Knight Rises back in November, Britain’s Empire Magazine has now turned their attention to The Avengers, delivering plenty of Marvel goodness within the pages of their latest issue. Along with individual […]
DVD Review – Cash (2008)
Cash (a.k.a. Ca$h), 2008. Directed by Éric Besnard. Starring Jean Dujardin, Jean Reno and Valeria Golino. SYNOPSIS: A master thief attempts to pull off the biggest robbery in history. The current awards season (2011/12) has been most kind for Jean Durjardin, following his star making performance in The Artist. It’s a wonderful film and a […]
