Back at the beginning of the year we profiled the 25 most interesting and eagerly anticipated movie releases from the first 6 months of 2012. Now it’s time to consider the treats in store for cinemagoers in the second half of the year. The Dictator: The latest no holds barred, politically incorrect comedy from Borat and Ali G star Sacha …
Some people stand in the darkness, afraid to step into the light. But not Justin Timberlake, oh no! Even though he’s done his fair share of silly comedies, by also choosing a few well fleshed out dramatic roles, the former boy band lead singer has done surprisingly well in transforming himself from a curly haired, squeaky voiced pop star to …
Funny thing about money: Once you have some, you kind of want some more. Just ask the guys over at Lionsgate. With their acquisition of Summit Entertainment earlier in the year, they took over a $2 billion franchise, but it seems that 9 ZEROES! just aren’t enough. The final installment in the series – Breaking Dawn – Part 2 – …
Beaten, trapped and surrounded by enemies on all sides. It's time for Lara Croft to fight back, in this new trailer for Tomb Raider.
There are a couple of films coming out this year that have been just been hovering below my Must See list. One of them is the new rebooted Judge Dredd film, Dredd, which sees Karl Urban donning the famous helmet in an attempt to undo the cruel damage done to our fragile psyches by the cheese-scented turd that was Sylvester Stallone’s …
Gary Oldman. The man has just about done it all (well, except win an Oscar, the “why” of which is a conundrum that some scientists at a place called CERN are desperately trying to solve). He’s fought alongside Batman, captured spies, hunted down professional killers, protected fabled boy wizards, assassinated presidents (allegedly), composed timeless music, tried to profit from the …
Hello RemakeVille! We all know how Hollywood just adores to remake anything these days, and while some films are ripe and suitable for a fresh new take, the rest clearly aren’t. So what’s on the agenda this morning, ready to be reimagined, reenvisioned and reborted? Why, none other than the cult classic western, The Magnificent Seven. And they’ve even roped …
It’s been all quiet on the Highlander reboot front for a while now. At last word, about 9 months ago, Fast Five director Justin Lin shuffled from the director’s to the producer’s chair, with 28 Weeks Later helmsman, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, musical-chairing his way into the now-vacant seat. And now according to Variety, Fresnadillo may possibly have found his Connor Macleod …
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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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