Film journalist Nick Goundry considers the future of cinema’s third dimension… The Titanic sails back into cinemas in April 2012 in a bid to recoup more of the staggering production costs it incurred way back in the late 90s. What’s that you say? It did alright the first time round? Well, either way, James Cameron […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #7 – Road to Perdition (2002)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Road to Perdition, 2002. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Tyler Hoechlin, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Stanley Tucci. Road to Perdition is the story of Michael Sullivan Snr (Hanks), a hit man […]
American Horror Story – Preview / Review of Episode 8 – Rubber Man
Sean Guard on the latest episode of the U.S. television series American Horror Story – “Rubber Man”… Eight episodes in and this show is yet to disappoint. This week’s, “Rubber Man”, finally reveals who it is that is actually within the confines of that super spooky shiny black costume. The episode also continues to divulge […]
Films To Watch Before You Die #6 – When We Were Kings (1996)
D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… When We Were Kings, 1996. Directed by Leon Gast. Starring Muhammad Ali and George Foreman. This phenomenal and Oscar winning documentary covered the lead up to, main event and immediate aftermath of The Rumble in the Jungle. The fight […]
DVD Review – L’amour fou (2010)
L’amour fou, 2010. Directed by Pierre Thoretton. Starring Yves Saint-Laurent, Pierre Bergé, Betty Catroux, Loulou De La Falaise and Jack Lang. SYNOPSIS: A documentary on the life and work of French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent. Just like any creative industry, the world of fashion has it’s major innovators. Some saw a gap in the […]
Movie Review – Justice (2011)
Justice (a.k.a. Seeking Justice), 2011. Directed by Roger Donaldson. Staring Nicolas Cage, January Jones, Jennifer Carpenter, Guy Pearce, IronE Singleton, Xander Berkeley and Harold Perrineau. SYNOPSIS: A husband enlists the services of a vigilante group to help him get revenge when his wife is assaulted. Season Of The Witch. A new low. Drive Angry. Pitiful. […]
Log-jamming prestige pictures for Oscar season
Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Scott Mendelson writes about the log-jamming nature of prestige pictures pre-Oscar Season in the US: “Part of the problem is that there are just too many movies to see around this time of year. For reasons that still baffle me, the studios choose to unleash every single major […]
The Week in Spandex – The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Man of Steel, DC Nation, X-Men: First Class 2 and more
Presenting our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… After a month of dominating the superhero headlines, The Dark Knight Rises takes a bit of a back seat this week, allowing Marvel Studios to take the spotlight with the release of two new character banners depicting all the main […]
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Getting Some Positive Press… Kind of
Commenting on the critics with Simon Columb… Ben Childs managed to see some sort of preview of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol at the BFI Imax at Waterloo: “Judging by the quarter-full auditorium at the Waterloo IMAX this morning, studio Paramount’s most difficult mission – should they choose to accept it – will be to […]
Second Opinion – The Skin I Live In (2011)
The Skin I Live In (Spanish: La piel que habito), 2011. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Marisa Paredes, Jan Cornet, Roberto Álamo and Blanca Suárez. SYNOPSIS: A genius plastic surgeon, haunted by the tragedies of his past, creates a type of synthetic skin, tested on an imprisoned patient, that can withstand […]