Heavy Metal, 1981. Directed by Gerald Potterton. Featuring the voice talents of Rodger Bumpass, Jackie Burroughs, John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Don Francks, Martin Lavut, Marilyn Lightstone, Eugene Levy, Alice Playten, Harold Ramis, Susan Roman, Richard Romanus, August Schellenberg, John Vernon, and Zal Yanovsky. SYNOPSIS: Cult classic animated movie Heavy Metal makes its 4K debut with […]
Blu-ray Review – In Search of Tomorrow (2022)
In Search of Tomorrow, 2022. Directed by David A. Weiner. Starring Lance Guest, Clancy Brown, Sean Young, Wil Wheaton, Catherine Mary Stewart, John Carpenter, Adrienne Barbeau, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Jenette Goldstein, Joe Dante, Carrie Henn, Bruce Boxleitner, Shane Black, Dee Wallace, Mark Rolston, Barry Bostwick, Ivan Reitman, Billy Dee Williams, […]
The Childhood-Defining Legacy of Ivan Reitman
Tom Jolliffe on the childhood-defining impact of Ivan Reitman’s movies… If you grew up in the 80s and 90′, your awakening to the notion of what a director is, and recognising them probably began with stalwarts like Steven Spielberg. Additionally, from this era of great family entertainment and crowd pleasers, you may have become aware […]
R.I.P. Ivan Reitman (1946 – 2022)
Staring the week of with some sad news, as legendary filmmaker Ivan Reitman has passed away in his sleep aged 75, his family has announced through the Associated Press. “Our family is grieving the unexpected loss of a husband, father, and grandfather who taught us to always seek the magic in life,” reads a statement […]
Tracy Morgan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are Triplets for Ivan Reitman’s Twins sequel
For years it had been mooted that Eddie Murphy would make up the cast of Triplets for Ivan Reitman’s long-gestating sequel to his 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito comedy Twins, but now it appears that 30 Rock’s Tracy Morgan will become the third missing sibling for the 33-years in the making movie. According to […]
First Ghostbusters: Afterlife reactions call it “nostalgia done right” with “a ton of heart”
It was once a case of “Who you gonna call?” when it came to spreading the word about something, but as is the way these days it’s more a case of “What you gonna tweet?”, and that’s exactly what Sony will have been asking themselves when they decided to screen Jason Reitman’s eagerly anticipated Ghostbusters: […]
Will Ghostbusters: Afterlife be the perfect balance of old and new?
Tom Jolliffe on Ghostbusters: Afterlife so far, and whether it can perfectly balance old school nostalgia with modern blockbuster trends… It feels like Ghostbusters: Afterlife should have been and gone long ago. The dust should have cleared and we should all know, whether it would capture the magic of the original, or prove as disappointingly […]
“Something’s Coming” in the new Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer
Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife has been caught in its own pandemic sized trap since it was pulled from its original 2020 release date, but now noises are beginning to emerge from within in the shape of this brilliant new trailer for the sequel to Ivan Reitman’s ’90s classics. Featuring a bit a bit more of […]
Jason Reitman discusses the passing of the proton pack in Ghostbusters: Afterlife featurette
In a perfect world, right about now we’d probably be anticipating the home-entertainment release of Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, but as we all know the small matter of a global pandemic came along and forced Sony to keep the eagerly anticipated sequel in the containment unit for well over a year. Well, now we’re gearing […]
Ghostbusters 2020 begins filming as Jason Reitman shares first cast photo
Back in January it was announced that Jason Reitman, son of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II director Ivan Reitman, is set to revisit the original continuity of the 1980s movies with a brand new instalment in the Ghostbusters franchise, and now the filmmaker has taken to Twitter to announce the start of production on what is […]
