James Gunn isn’t your garden variety, cookie-cutter Hollywood director. For a start, he’s only really directed one film that you could class as a Hollywood blockbuster. That film is Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy , and it’s pretty much the biggest film hitting screens this year. Though he claims to …
Read More »Delight review
Often in cinema people get over bereavement with a focus on the constructive, positive things in life. Delight takes a somewhat different tack: the main character (Jeanne Balibar) starts shagging her dead lover’s son (Gavin Fowler). And that’s about it, kicking in when Balibar’s former war photographer ends up in …
Read More »Comic-Con 2014: 10 Things We Learned From The Marvel Panel
It was the panel that Comic-Con attendees had been waiting for, as Marvel gave an update on their crowded slate, including Ant-Man, Avengers: Age Of Ultron and Guardians Of The Galaxy 2. Get all the key details below: 1. Evangeline Lilly confirmed for Ant-Man (but she hasn’t read a script …
Read More »Comic-Con 2014: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles panel reaction
While Interstellar may have stormed in and stolen the show at Paramount’s Hall H presentation at this year’s Comic-Con, it was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles that dominated the panel up to that point. The reboot brought along original Turtles creator Kevin Eastman, as well as some of the Platinum Dunes …
Read More »Comic-Con 2014: Sam Raimi to produce The Last Of Us
Maisie Williams could be taking the lead in the upcoming adaptation of The Last Of Us . Game creator Neil Druckmann revealed at Comic-Con that the actress – best known for her role as Arya in Game Of Thrones – is in talks to play the role of Ellie. Druckmann …
Read More »Peter Jackson may direct an episode of Doctor Who after finishing The Hobbit
Having long been a fan of the show, director Peter Jackson has previously mentioned an interest in directing an episode of Doctor Who , only for his incredibly busy schedule to get in the way. However, that schedule might be about to open up a little once work is completed …
Read More »Roberto Orci talks Power Rangers update
Roberto Orci has been discussing the recently announced Power Rangers movie, for which he will be an Executive Producer, and explains that the new film will not be a “leave it behind reboot”. “One of the first things we did was learn and read,” says Orci. “[ Saban ] has …
Read More »Northwest review
A small-time burglar gets in over his head in this Copenhagen crime drama, one so familiar you’d think writer/director Michael Noer had penned the story on the back of your hand. Casper (Gustav Dyekjær Giese) is a streetwise thief who gets a chance to advance when he falls in with …
Read More »The Lady From Shanghai review
“Why don’t you try to understand?” asks Rita Hayworth’s femme fatale of Orson Welles’ Irish sailor. The question resonates with anyone befuddled by the plot of Welles’ studio-hacked 1947 noir, but Welles’ dazzling direction more than makes up for any lack of viewer understanding. Welles was less interested in the …
Read More »Joss Whedon talks Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch
After yesterday’s glut of new images and plot details, there’s more Avengers: Age Of Ultron news to update you on, with Joss Whedon having been talking about how Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch fit into proceedings. “They’re on Team Ultron,” says Whedon, “which makes things really hard for the Avengers because …
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