November 2012

Silver Linings Playbook Review

The Plot: After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own. The Good: The performances, Jennifer Lawrence (Tiffany) Bradley Cooper (Patrick) and Robert De [...]

Disney May Be Buying Hasbro

Rumours are beginning to circulate that Disney is considering following their sensational acquisition of Lucasfilm, Marvel and Pixar with talks to acquire Toy Company Hasbro. Acquiring Hasbro would bring even more lucrative franchises ad merchandise lines within Disney’s rapidly expanding library. Transformers, My Little Pony and G.I. Joe would be just some of the lucrative [...]

Harrison Ford Open To New Star Wars Films

Mark Hamill had already revealed that he and Carrie Fisher spoke to George Lucas about the new Star Wars Sequels as early as August. Now Entertainment Weekly is reporting that a ‘highly placed souce’ has hinted that Harrison Ford is not only open to the idea of reprising his classic role as charismatic space smuggler [...]

Nicolas Cage Joins Expendables 3 Cast

Sylvester Stallone has confirmed via his own Facebook page that Nicolas Cage has joined the cast of the inevitable Expendables 3 sequel. Cage has long be one of the names Stallone admitted he wanted to pursue for the next testosterone packed action ensemble piece. Stallone has been widely advertising  a potential wish-list that includes Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford and Wesley [...]

First Image of Last Vegas Cast

Here’s our first official image of Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Klein in character for new comedy film Last Vegas. The quartet of aging stars play four best friends in their late-60′s who decide to escape retirement and throw a Las Vegas bachelor party for the only one of them who [...]

Matthew Vaughn May Direct New Star Wars Film

Matthew Vaughn recently dropped out of directing X-Men First Class sequel Days Of Future Past, allowing Bryan Singer to step in to take over the franchise. He also turned down the lucrative chance to direct his other obvious superhero sequel in Kick-Ass 2. Now rumour are starting to circulate this may actually be due to [...]

Rust And Bone Review

The Plot: Put in charge of his young son, Ali leaves Belgium for Antibes to live with his sister and her husband as a family. Ali’s bond with Stephanie, a killer whale trainer, grows deeper after Stephanie suffers a horrible accident. The Good: Rust and Bone is a slow moving tale of self discovery for two [...]

My Brother The Devil Review

The Plot: Two very different teenage brothers must face their prejudices head on if they are to survive the perils of being young, British Arabs on the streets of gangland London. The Good: For a debut feature film, My Brother The Devil is gripping, engaging, thought provoking and beautifully shot. All the characters and the [...]

British Independent Film Awards Nominations List 2012

Here is the full nominations list for this year’s British Independent Film Awards 2012 announced today in London. The actual awards ceremony will take place on 9th December. BEST BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM Sponsored by Moët & Chandon Berberian Sound Studio Broken Sightseers The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel The Imposter   BEST DIRECTOR Sponsored by AllCity & [...]

British Independent Film Awards 2012 Nominations

The nominations for the  Moët British Independent Film Awards 2012 were announced today, at St Martins Lane, London by actor and BIFA Patron, Adrian Lester. The highest number of nominations this year goes to Broken with 9 nominations including Best Film, Best Director and Best Debut Director for Rufus Norris, Best Actor for Tim Roth and two [...]