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Nice tache mate! Sadly, Jason Statham is too focused on putting his pedal to the metal to throw out a one-liner, as he speeds away after being spotted by Clive Owen’s enforcer. The clip from Killer Elite may not be as good as the bit with the chair from the …

A few weeks ago, a now deleted tweet from a crewmember suggested that Steven Soderbergh was at work on the set of Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games . Naturally, this sent the interweb’s rumour mill into overdrive, suggesting that Soderbergh could be taking over, directing a sequel or retiring from …

Has The Empire struck again? Is it true that the Star Wars Blu-ray collection contains slightly different versions of the films as George Lucas tinkers once more? Lets roll that slowly crawling plot reveal and see… A long time ago and far, far away, a company called Lucasfilm released some …

The dream is over: Joe Cornish won’t be directing Die Hard 5 . Instead that job goes to John Moore. The fifth film in the Die Hard franchise does a Police Academy 7 and sends cop John McClane to Russia. Cornish ( Attack The Block ), Nicolas Winding Refn ( …

Like Tony Manero, Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s previous film with lead Alfredo Castro, this is a chilling portrayal of a deeply unsympathetic protagonist. Unfolding in Santiago during the 1973 military coup against President Allende, it follows the ghostly figure of coroner’s assistant Mario (Castro), who begins an affair with the …

Talk about repetitive beats. Stressing early-’90s nostalgia and yoof-speak over fresh narrative swerves, Karl Golden’s rave romp commits errors common to films about clubbing. It’s all “Mental carnage!” as Manc lads Matt (Henry Lloyd-Hughes) and Dylan (Jack O’Connell) discover they can make moolah and get mashed promoting raves; then things …

Sex and death come under the microscope in this offbeat Greek tale, centred on Marina (impressive newcomer Ariane Labed), a withdrawn young woman killing time in an industrial seaside town. Her dying dad (Vangelis Mourikis) encourages her to embrace life; repelled by the idea of sexual intimacy, she takes refuge …

The intense demand for Michael Fassbender is showing no sign of slowing down, with The Playlist confirming that the actor has been offered the lead role in Prisoners . The movie, which is based on a 2009 Black List script by Aaron Guzikowski, has previously had the likes of Christian …

Yesterday, we were teased with a poster for Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance . Now the trailer has blazed online. Ghost Rider’s first outing was execrable tosh, but hope was reborn for the reboot/follow-up when Crank directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor took the helm. The trailer debuted on iTunes, …

Brian De Palma has been an elusive figure in Hollywood of late, having not directed a film since the underwhelming Redacted in 2007. However, he could be planning a comeback in the form of QED International’s The Key Man . The film will follow the plight of an ordinary father …