Bob Hoskins RIP
It with great sadness that we note the passing of the outstanding British actor Bob Hoskins. In a career that spanned fifty years, he was regarded as one of the most interesting actors around. His ca...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Casting update
Hot on the heels of the first trailer for the new TMNT movie comes some casting updates. Johnny Knoxville and Tony Shalhoub have been added s the voices of two of the major characters. Knoxville will...
Shoot ‘Em Up!
Filmmakers are always striving. Whether it is for authenticity, the ultimate laugh or the biggest heartache the films are usually curtailed by the need to keep it real. What if they did not need to? ...
Short Circuit
The basis of a good short film is getting all the elements right. The idea needs to be sound. It has to be simple enough to fit into a brief narrative, but it still has to engage with the audience. T...
The Zero Theorem Featurette: The Director
As part of the publicity for the new Terry Gilliam film The Zero Theorem, there has been a series of featurettes released by Sony Pictures. The pick if the bunch is a short look at Gilliam, the brain...
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 final trailer
Ahead of its debut at the cinema next month, Sony Pictures have released the final trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2. The trailer provides a bit more in terms of plot details and snippets from the...
The Zero Theorem
For the majority of film makers today the biggest obstacle to getting their projects made is money. It does not matter how good the story is and, in most cases, who is attached. It all comes down to ...
Noah: The Ark Featurette
Ahead of the cinema release of the biblical epic Noah, Paramount Pictures have released a featurette going behind the scenes of the movie. The short video takes us for a look at how the look of the A...
Yurusarezaru Mono
In a reversal that is unprecedented a Hollywood film has been re-made by a Japanese film Studio. Several famous Japanese films including Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress have been either remade ...
Captain America featurette: Meet Falcon
In the ongoing publicity blitz for the new Marvel Studios movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier, another behind the scenes featurette has been released. This one focuses primarily on the supporti...