British Independent Film Award Nominations 2014

This year’s nominations for the British Independent Film Awards were announced by Jared Harris today with the Imitation Game, Pride, ’71, Mr Turner and Frank leading the field with multiple nominations. Benedict Cumberbatch is honored with this year’s Variety Award, while Emma Thompson receives the Richard Harris Award. Best Director John Michael McDonagh for Calvary Lenny Abrahamson for Frank Matthew [...]

2014 Oscar Nominations

The 86th Academy Awards nominations were today announced, with Gravity and American Hustle leading across all categories with ten nominations each, followed closely by 12 Years a Slave, which earned nine. In a fiercely competitive and varied year Dame Judi Dench notably received her 7th nomination for her star turn in Philomena. Full Official List of 2014 Nominees below: [...]

Last Vegas Review

The Plot: Four childhood friends take a break from their daily lives after 60 years of friendship to throw an unlikely bachelor party in Las Vegas for the last among them to finally settle down. Determinedly they set out to prove that senior citizens can be just as wildly irresponsible and adventurous as the young [...]

The Raid 2 Berandal Trailer

Here’s the first official trailer for The Raid 2 Berandal, the much anticipated follow up to the violent 2011 cult classic The Raid: Redemption. The original saw a S.W.A.T. team trapped in an apartment tower block controlled by a ruthless mobster. Leaving them no choice but to fight their way through countless floors full of [...]

Iron Man 3 Tops 2013 Box Office

As 2013 draws to a close  the box office results for the year have finally been counted, with Marvel sequel Iron man 3 topping the list as the year’s official highest grossing film. Taking over $1.2 billion in cinemas worldwide the third outing for Robert Downey Jr as the iconic iron suited superhero comfortably surpassed [...]

Rio 2 Launches New Year In Brazil

Animated sequel Rio 2 helped welcome the New Year in the heart of Brazil, celebrating the end of 2013 and the exciting start of 2014. Check out some festive video highlights below, including the spectacular fireworks display and all the atmosphere of the world’s party capital. Rio 2 soars into cinemas this April with returning [...]

The Grand Budapest Hotel Trailer

Here’s the first official trailer for The Grand Budapest Hotel, the latest film from diligently quirky director Wes Anderson. Featuring a host of familiar faces the new film sees Ralph Fiennes playing a notorious Hotel Concierge who takes on a young protege whilst handling an increasingly madcap series of adventures. Here’s what star Saoirse Ronan [...]

Joaquin Phoenix Might be Lex Luthor

It’s reported that Joaquin Phoenix might be a surprise casting choice for Director Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel follow up. The sequel which already stars Henry Cavill as Superman and Ben Affleck as Batman is still looking for someone to play the villainous role of Lex Luthor. Lex Luthor is the man of steel’s most [...]

Argo Writer Takes On Superman Sequel

Chris Terrio won an Oscar for providing the screenplay for Ben Affleck’s critically acclaimed Argo, now he will reportedly be re-writing the script for the Superman sequel that will introduce Ben Affleck as Batman. David Goyer had previously produced a draft for Zack Snyder’s follow up to Man of Steel, but he has now moved [...]

London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations

The nominations for the 34th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards were announced today, with British director Steve McQueen’s 12 Years A Slave topping members’ ballots with 9 nominations. Gary Oldman will be accepting the Circle’s most prestigious award, the Dilys Powell Award For Excellence In Film at the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards on 2 [...]