It was back in August when news first dropped that Ken Watanabe would be leading a Japanese samurai remake of Clint Eastwood’s multiple Oscar winning Western, Unforgiven. Approximately 17 seconds after the news broke, just about every producer and director in Hollywood all simultaneously thought to themselves “Damn. Why didn’t I think of that?” If there has ever been a …
Broken Lizard, you have been missed. That particular brand of comedy has worked well in the past, from Club Dread and Super Troopers, through to Beerfest and the Slammin’ Salmon that starred the late great bearhugger himself, Michael Clarke Duncan. And for their next film, they’re slacking off and living the high life, kinda, in Freeloaders. Last Updated: November 29, 2012
Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho did for showers what Jaws did for the beach. Which would probably explain why so many people old enough to have seen it originally have body odour problems. But now the twisted world of Norman Bates is going to be introduced to a whole new generation (You know, again) as A&E launches a brand new prequel drama series that …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: November 28, 2012
If there’s one comic book writer who hates having his work adapted for the big screen, it’s got to be Alan Moore. Comics such as From Hell and Watchmen have all been transferred to the big screen, and you know what? They were excellent! But out of most of his work that made it onto the silver screen, I’ve got …
Joe “The Grey” Carnahan has been hard at work this year, adding new projects left, right and center to his workload ever since he received positive reviews for Liam Neeson wolf-punching epic. With a Death Wish remake on the horizon, a Groundhog day time-looper in the form of Continue and the low budget stretch already on his plate, Carnahan is …
Morning, folks! We’ve had much to say about Hollywood’s blood lust for remaking old classics, ruining childhood memories and worst of all, a worryingly low level of creativity. Well, another beloved childhood film is about to cash in on our childhood nostalgia and it turns out the be quite an unexpected one. Last Updated: November 28, 2012
Firstly, yes I know that heading is not 100% accurate as James McAvoy, as the younger Prof. X actually still has a full head of hair, but a little creative licence was employed. Secondly, this is probably the only time I’ve used the term “purple helmets” outside of making fun of a Mills & Boon novel. Thirdly, Holy Mutated Crap! …
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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