Desperate Measures, 2011. Directed by Steve Looker. Starring Stephen Lord, Ricci Harnett, Maxton G. Beesley and Steven Hillman. SYNOPSIS: A drink and drug addict is kidnapped and held on a remote farmhouse where his two captors put him through a brutal regime to get him clean. Based on a screenplay by producer Chris Green (who […]

D’Artagnan’s Daughter (French: La Fille de D’Artagnan), 1994. Directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Starring Sophie Marceau, Philippe Noire, Sami Frey, Jean-Luc Bideau, Raoul Billerey and Claude Rich. SYNOPSIS: For sheltering a runaway slave in her convent, Eloïse D’Artagnan’s guardian is murdered – Eloïse vows revenge and sets off to find her famous father to ask for […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… It’s an exciting time for Batman fans at the moment, with the first teaser trailer and poster from The Dark Knight Rises arriving in cinemas alongside Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 later this coming week, and if […]

Skin, 2008. Directed by Hanro Smitsman. Starring John Buijsman, Robert de Hoog, Juda Goslinga and Guus Dam. SYNOPSIS: In the late Seventies, a Dutch teenager named Frankie, who is the son of a holocaust survivor, lives in a working class area in Holland. Frankie’s mother is taken to hospital in a terminal condition, causing a […]

Red State, 2011. Directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Kyle Gallner, Michael Angarano, Nicholas Braun, Melissa Leo, Michael Parks and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS: After receiving an online invitation for sex, a group of teens encounter Christian fundamentalists with a sinister agenda. I’ll put it right out on front street – I’m a fan of Kevin Smith. […]

The Devil’s Rock, 2011. Directed by Paul Campion. Starring Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland, Gina Varela, Karlos Drinkwater and Luke Hawker. SYNOPSIS: On the eve of D Day, two Kiwi commandos discover an occult plot by the Nazis to unleash demonic forces to win the war. On paper The Devil’s Rock has a refreshing and promising […]

Forbes has compiled a list of Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses between May 2010 and May 2011, who earned a combined estimated total of $218 million (£136.5m) during that period. The list is based on information from agents, lawyers, producers and other industry insiders. Tied for first place were Angelina Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker, who earned […]

Liam Trim with the latest edition of ‘Page and Screen’… The idea of character is more complicated than we allow ourselves to realise. Of course put simply they are made up, fictional people in stories. But there are those who wish to challenge such a casual assumption. Some say they are merely bundles of words. […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary filmmaker George Lucas in the fifth of a six part feature… read parts one, two, three and four. “One of the exercises I wanted to do after Jedi [1983] was to see if the companies I had built could survive not having Star Wars in their life,” stated […]

Tom Jolliffe looks back at the career of Mark Dacascos… Sometimes there is someone who flirts with the big time, but for one reason or another, never quite makes it. In the grand pantheon of action star legends, you will remember such luminaries as Arnold, Sly, Jean Claude, Steven and Dolph. They forged lasting careers, […]