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So it’s that time of year again, MCM Comic Con at Birmingham’s NEC arena. The hordes of Film, Comic and Video Game fans from across the UK and afar all in attendance to celebrate their love of all things nerdy. Last years con was a great experience for me as one day I went in…
ALL NEW LIVE ACTION FEATURE BASED ON THE GLOBALLY RENOWNED HALO® FRANCHISE Halo: Nightfal OUT NOW. Content Media is set to release the highly anticipated Halo: Nightfall on VOD on 17 March 2015. Set between the events of Microsoft’s hit game Halo 4 and the eagerly anticipated Halo 5: Guardians, Halo: Nightfall is the second…
Director: Robert Schwentke Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Miles Teller UK Release Date: 19th March 2015 Insurgent is an unforgiving sequel and certainly no standalone piece; you’re going to be mercilessly left in the dark if you haven’t read Veronica Roth’s young adult series or seen 2014’s “Divergent”. Picking up almost exactly where…
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Starring: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Common UK Release Date: 13th March 2015 It’s always refreshing to see an actor step out of their comfort zone, sharpening their thespian chops and expanding their theatrical horizons with a demanding new character. Liam Neeson takes such a challenge in Jaume Collet-Smith’s new action…
Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s much anticipated Hollywood venture, Broken Horses, is all set to release on 10th April 2015. The legendary film-maker, who has always set a new benchmark for the Indian film fraternity and has made some of the most memorable movies that India has cherished like the Munnabhai series, 3 Idiots, Mission Kashmir, Parinda,…
To have the chance to make a journey is one of the great delights in life. From adventures into the unknown to the opportunity to see new sights and to learn new things – these are all aspects of travel that make it so enticing. Sadly, we don’t all take the opportunity to travel. Some…
Focus – Review Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Adrian Martinez UK Release Date: 27th February 2015 The greatest con featured in Focus is when the end credits roll and you realise that you were the “mark” all along. The deception wasn’t used to lift your watch, but instead to steal…
Director: Dean Israelite Starring: Jonny Weston, Sofia Black D’Elia, Sam Lerner, Allen Evangelista UK Release Date: 16th January 2015 If you ask people why they buy a lottery ticket, many reply that it’s not because they have any delusions that they’re going to win, but instead they just enjoy the rampant daydreaming and wild speculation…
Join horror legend Kane Hodder (Friday the 13th Part 7-X, Hatchet 1-3) and the author of his biography, Mike Aloisi, aka AuthorMike, in their insane adventures in The Killer & I. With the fitting title of, “Horror’s Odd Couple”, this mismatched duo of a tough stunt man and a Scaredy cat writer are sure to…
The Wedding Ringer Directed by Jeremy Garelick, and written by Garelick and Jay Lavender the team behind the 2006 comedy The Break-Up starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. The story revolves around Doug (Josh Gad) so hopelessly caught up in his busy work schedule that he doesn’t have any friends to be his best man…
The blood-splattered final instalment of one of the most iconic franchises in contemporary horror – [REC]! And the horror’s about to come full circle, with the series’ original star and director – Manuela Velasco and Jaume Balagueró. But the question is, is it any good? [REC] 4, Balagueró returns to the main storyline and to…
JAMES MARSDEN – THE BEST OF ME – AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD ON 9TH FEBRUARY COURTESY OF ENTERTAINMENT ONE Who can forget The Notebook, a weepie that remains a firm favourite with lovers of romantic movies? James Marsden lost Rachel McAdams to Ryan Gosling in that 2004 gem but he has a second shot…
MAPS TO THE STARS IS AVAILABLE ON BLU-RAY AND DVD ON 2ND FEBRUARY, COURTESY OF ENTERTAINMENT ONE He’s been a Hollywood star since his teens, when he starred in Class, Sixteen Candles and The Sure Thing, but thankfully John Cusack was never like the characters in David Cronenberg’s Maps To The Stars. A brutal satire…
Director: Rupert Wyatt Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson, John Goodman, Michael K. Williams, Jessica Lange UK Release Date: 23rd January 2015 The marketing and trailers for The Gambler would have you believe that the movie is a gritty thrill-ride through the world of high-stakes, underground gambling joints, written by the same William Monahan that penned…
Director: Alex Garland Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander UK Release Date: 23rd January 2015 The release of Ex Machina appears to have come at an eerily appropriate time, with recent concerns about the growth and future of artificial intelligence becoming a hotly debated talking point in the scientific and technological community. Top minds…
Director: Ava DuVernay Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Andre Holland, Stephen James, Tim Roth UK Release Date: 6th February 2015 A powerful civil rights drama as opposed to a traditional biopic, Selma does not conform to many of the tropes or cliches typically associated with films about iconic, historical figures. Rather than attempting…
