John Hawkes is not exactly an everyday name, despite the fact that the talented character actor has been plying his trade for years now already. He really only came to most people’s attention with his magnetic turn in Winter’s Bone. That performance earned him an Oscar nomination, and if the buzz out of Sundance is to be believed, he’s about …
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Ah Stephen King, a man with such a prolific range of work, that it’s impossible for it to escape an adaptation onto the big screen. Back in the nineties, King gave up smoking, resulting in a fit of writing that was responsible for an entry in his Nightmares and Dreamscapes book, The Ten O’ Clock People. And now, those withdrawal …
You know, for somebody that flirted with retirement just a few years ago, Luc Besson sure is a busy man. Though he’s been mostly donning the producer’s hat as of late, he has a couple of directorial projects lined up. One such project is an English live-action adaptation of French comic book, Valerian, which will see Besson’s return to the …
Pascal Laugier certainly made a splash on the horror scene with 2009’s Martyrs. It may have divided audiences on the merit of it’s torture-porn, but there’s no denying that it showed off Laugier’s willingness to push boundaries. You would think that for his follow-up he’d be upping the ante even further (which would have put him in Lars Von Trier territory), but instead …
It’s hard to believe sometimes, but 85 years ago, one of the most revolutionary films of the time, Metropolis, was unleashed on audiences that were lucky enough to be able to be close to a movie theater, buying a ticket with a coin that presumably included a complete meal, shoe shine and newspaper as well. Bloody inflation. Last Updated: July …
This past weekend saw several new entries on the US box office charts. Seth MacFarlanes foul-mouthed childhood toy arrived, alongside several male strippers in Magic Mike and Tyler Perry in drag once more. Here’s a look at who made what, so read it now before we layeth an attitude adjustment slap on your face. Oh lerd! Last Updated: July 2, …
The master of the perfect 90 degree vertical running stance is back later this year, in Jack Reacher. And while the film has been shooting for quite a while now, details, video and pictures have been locked up tighter than the KFC recipe. But now we finally have some footage of Cruise in action, as he lean mean machines his …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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