Although Elijah Wood will always be most well-known for his role as the blue-eyed, troll-footed hobbit, Frodo Baggins, in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films, it was his insanely creepy turn as bespectacled cannibalistic serial killer Kevin in Sin City that really grabbed my attention. And now he looks to be returning to that dark territory with Maniac, donning a …
When AMC cancelled Rubicon, I came very close to shedding great big man-tears. (I may forgive, but I’ll never forget, AMC!) The slow-burn conspiracy thriller was just some damn fine television, helped in no short part by star James Badge Dale’s captivating performance. Since that show’s untimely death, he’s been keeping steadily busy, turning in a number of stellar but …
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Before Stephen Fry became famous for being smarter than everyone else on television and film, while Hugh Laurie hit it big as a grumpy genius doctor in House, the two were quite well known in the UK for their comedy partnership, in the sketch show A bit of Fry and Laurie. They went their seperate ways after wrapping up the …
While the latest Sacha Baron Cohen comedy may only be releasing in July on our side, one aspect of the film that is going to make waiting for it even more difficult, is that it might include a teaser trailer of Ron Burgundy and his Channel 4 News Team. Sequel Director Adam McKay recently spoke about how doing such a …
When most people think of Orlando Bloom, they probably picture a swashbuckler or an amazing archer that could give Hawkeye himself a run for his money. Me? I’ll always remember him in that one memorable scene, where he was getting the snot kicked out of him by an extra from Braveheart, who might not have been wearing underwear underneath his …
Look, once you’ve released an image of of Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace getting all hot and steamy in the back of a car, there’s simply no turning back. You’ve set a hot picture precedent that you need to maintain or face the panting wrath of lonely film bloggers the world over. And the lovely Miss McAdams certainly doesn’t disappoint …
While Ashton Kutcher’s portrayal as the turtleneck afficionado and tech leader Steve Jobs in Jobs: Get Inspired has been getting all the headlines, I think it’s about to get overshadowed by this bit of news. Sony has apparently also been developing a film of their own about the life of the Apple CEO, and they’ve got none other than multiple …
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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