Movie Previews

13 March 2008

Tuya's Marriage

Set in the remote inner Mongolian grassland, "Tuya's Marriage" is the moving tale of Tuya (Nan Yu,) the iron-willed wife of Bater, a herdsman who has been paralyzed. Tuya takes ...

12 March 2008

Is The Remake Just Second Hand Cinema?

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and Suspiria are just two of the films that are set to get a twenty first century remake according to reports in the last week.This ...

12 March 2008

Andy Serkis Profile

The name Andy Serkis may be a lot more familiar to movie audiences than the actor's face as he is responsible for bringing the character of Gollum to life.Serkis was ...
12 March 2008

In Production

-Underworld and Die Hard 4.0 director Len Wiseman is to direct new action movie Shell Game.The sci-fi movie is set in the future and follows a detective who is dealing ...

12 March 2008

Top Horror Films - 3 Halloween

Halloween is often regarded as one of the most influential horror and independent movies ever made, not to mention the most success full independent movie.The film put director John Carpenter's ...

12 March 2008

The Ruins

Bright sun, warm waters and sandy beaches beckon countless Americans every year, particularly young adults seeking inexpensive fun.And enjoying their surroundings are Amy (Jena Malone) and Stacy (Laura Ramsey), two ...

12 March 2008

Then She Found Me

Adapted from Elinor Lipman’s novel of the same name, Helen Hunt makes her feature directing debut with Then She Found Me, a touching story of schoolteacher April Epner (Hunt) and ...

12 March 2008

Viva

Viva is about a bored housewife in 1972 who gets sucked into the sexual revolution.Abandoned by her husband, Barbi is dragged into trouble by her girlfriend, who spouts women's lib ...

12 March 2008

Nights and Weekends

Mattie and James are in love. But too many mornings and too many miles apart have taken a toll on them. As they struggle with the distance between New York ...

11 March 2008

Director's Chair - Brian De Palma

Director Brian De Palma has enjoyed a career that has spanned over forty years and is best known for cinematic classics such as Carrie, Scarface and The Untouchables.The Newark born ...

11 March 2008

April Movies

Before the blockbuster season kicks off in May, April is the lull before the storm with less high profile releases.April sees a mix of genres including music themed pictures, romantic ...

11 March 2008

Casting News

-Actress Mila Kunis is to star alongside Mark Wahlberg in a big screen version of videogame Max Payne.It is believed that Kunis, who starred in That 70s Show, will play ...

11 March 2008

Top Horror Films - 4 The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man was released in 1973 and, over time has become a British cult classic, directed by Robin Hardy and written by Anthony Shaffer. Edward Woodward stars as Sergeant ...

11 March 2008

Righteous Kill

After thirty years as partners in the pressure cooker environment of the New York Police Department, highly decorated detectives Turk (Robert De Niro) and Rooster (Al Pacino) aren’t ready to ...

11 March 2008

Shotgun Stories

Son Hayes never speaks of the scars on his back. The shotgun pellets left under his skin make for a sporadic pattern of blue-black dots.The men he works with take ...

11 March 2008

The Oxford Murders

November 1993. Elijah Wood plays Martin, an American student at Oxford University who wants Arthur Seldom (John Hurt) as his thesis director. In a public lecture, Seldom quotes Wittgenstein's Tractatus ...

11 March 2008

Three and Out

You're a London tube driver and you've had two 'one-unders' in as many weeks. You're traumatized but completely blameless. Then you're told about the Three and Out' rule; three fatal ...

10 March 2008

Breakthrough Actor - Zac Efron

Zac Efron shot to fame in the hit Disney Channel movie High School Musical in 2006 as Troy Bolton. Now at the age of twenty Zac has become the biggest ...

10 March 2008

Top Horror Films - 5 Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror was released in 1922 and was an unauthorised version of Dracula by Bram Stoker. Thomas Hutter is an employee at a real estate firm in Wisborg ...

10 March 2008

Genre of the Month: Horror Movies

Over the years, as cinema has advanced and changed, so has the movie genre of horror.In the past these movies were designed to scare and terrify the audience with characters ...

10 March 2008

Protege

Protégé is everything you want to know about drugs, but never knew. The film tells of a well-intentioned narcotics agent, Nick (Daniel Wu) deep undercover in the heart of Hong ...

10 March 2008

Hell Ride

"Hell Ride" is a raucous throwback to the days of the Sergio Leone spaghetti western, with a heaping helping of testosterone-fueled chopper action thrown into the mix. Writer/director Larry Bishop ...

7 March 2008

Is the Franchise Damaging the Box Office?

With the rumours this week that Disney are planning a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, to add to the already successful franchise, surely it is time to look at ...

7 March 2008

Brian De Palma Q&A

Hollywood veteran Brian De Palma returns with Redacted, a drama-documentary that won the Silver Lion at the 2007 Venice Film Festival. Returning him to the days of his early low-budget ...