After the solo sequels Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Marvel Studios is set to take its Cinematic Universe into deep space for the penultimate entry in Phase Two, Guardians of the Galaxy, which sees Parks and Recreation’s Chris Pratt leading a team of cosmic superheroes as Peter […]
Fifty Shades of Grey producer considering NC-17 and R-rated versions
Fifty Shades of Grey seems to be in a little bit of a rut at the moment. Writer of the “novel” E.L. James has signaled her concerns about fans of the book not liking the film, Charlie Hunnam dropped out within weeks of being announced, the film has been pushed back to 2015, and now […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2013 Review – Heli (2013)
Heli, 2013. Directed by Amat Escalante.Starring Armando Espitia, Andrea Vergara, Linda González and Juan Eduardo Palacios. SYNOPSIS: Love story between a young girl and a police man, both of them had connections with drugs but in opposite ways. This will create a conflict that love will try to overcome. The flashes of brutality in Amat […]
Spike Lee talks Oldboy remake, Josh Brolin casting
Spike Lee is readying the release of his reimagining of the Korean cult classic Oldboy and has spoken to Collider about how he sees it as more of a reinterpretation than a remake in order to keep the film fresh. Lee revealed that he never got the chance to meet original director Park Chan-wook, “I […]
Christian Bale discusses Batgrowl, Batfleck and Batkid
Back in September we got our first look at Christian Bale’s audition for Batman Begins, with Bale sporting Val Kilmer’s Batman Forever Batsuit, as well as a much more restrained Batgrowl, especially compared to what we got by the latter stages of The Dark Knight Trilogy. Now Bale has spoken about the audition process during […]
It’s a Wonderful Life 2 coming Christmas 2015
In news that’s bound to excite no one anywhere, Variety has revealed that Frank Capra’s 1946 holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life is getting a sequel, with producers Allen J. Schwalb of Star Partners and Bob Farnsworth of Hummingbird Productions aiming to add the movie to the already packed 2015 sequel schedule (where it will […]
X-Men: Days of Future Past set for reshoots
Like most Hollywood films, X-Men: Days of Future Past is to return for some additional shooting. The latest addition in the X-Men franchise looks set to be the biggest yet and they may make it just that little bit bigger with the purpose of additional filming being as a result of a need to add […]
PlayStation 4 reportedly suffering Blue Light of Death issues
With over one million PlayStation 4 units sold in the first twenty-four hours a pat on the back is truly deserved for those at Sony; however approximately 0.4% of these sales (so far) have met with the Blue Light of Death (BLoD) – though the machine may not be dead, just not set up correctly. […]
Media Stream of Consciousness – Oldboy, The Hobbit, Catching Fire, Homefront and The Delivery Man
Anghus Houvouras with a weekly wander through the media making its way across the world wide web, including Oldboy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Homefront and The Delivery Man… The adaptation that no one asked for is finally hitting theaters and being released on a big holiday weekend. Because […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2013 Review – The Tenant (1976)
The Tenant, 1976. Directed by Roman Polanski.Starring Roman Polanski, Isabelle Adjani, Melvyn Douglas, and Shelley Winters. SYNOPSIS: A bureaucrat rents a Paris apartment where he finds himself drawn into a rabbit hole of dangerous paranoia. One of Roman Polanski’s recurring motifs has always been the horror of the apartment space. It was as recently as […]