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BATMAN VS SUPERMAN Delayed Until 2016; Will Ben Affleck Drop Out?

Warner Bros looks to have dodged the speeding bullet that was the potential box office blood bath of 2015, by moving Batman vs Superman to May 6, 2016 – almost a full year after it was originally scheduled for release (July 17, 2015). While [...]

January 18, 2014

Ben Affleck On BATMAN: I’d Picket If The Result Was DAREDEVIL

A lot has been made about Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman in Zack Snyder’s forthcoming Batman and Superman movie. Many (stupidly) believe Affleck shouldn’t have been given the role of Batman following the much maligned Daredevil (Movies In [...]

December 7, 2013

DVD Review: F.W. Murnau’s Legendary Vampire Film NOSFERATU

Some movies just seep into the language of cinema, their visuals and style becoming incredibly familiar, even if you have never seen the film in question. F.W. Murnau’s legendary Nosferatu is one of those movies. Murnau’s silent 1922 film, [...]

November 17, 2013

Kevin Smith Talks About Ben Affleck’s BATMAN Costume

“I saw the costume. More than that I saw him in the costume – I don’t want to give anything away ’cause that is up to them and stuff, but I am going to say this – I instantly hugged him. You have not seen this costume [...]

November 16, 2013

Acting: Ben Affleck Against Justin Timberlake In RUNNER RUNNER

Let’s face it – any excitement that has been built-up for Runner Runner is because of Ben Affleck’s role in the movie. The last few years have seen Affleck go from something of a cultural punch-line to critically lauded director to Batman. [...]

September 21, 2013

Jack Nicholson To Retire? Say It Ain’t So

US gossip site, Radar is stating that Jack Nicholson (76) is following in the footsteps of Sean Connery and Gene Hackman by retiring. The screen legend is apparently finding it difficult memorising lines, therefore deciding to bow out gracefully, [...]

September 5, 2013

Perfect Casting: Ben Affleck Is BATMAN

Ben Affleck is Batman and he’s the perfect fit for the latest screen incarnation of Bob Kane’s iconic superhero. I’ve seriously thought that Affleck would make a great Batman for about fifteen years (going back to Good Will Hunting and [...]

August 25, 2013

More BATMAN For Christian Bale? That’s The $50 Million Question

The word on the street is that Warner Bros is willing to stump-up $40-$50 million in an attempt to get Christian Bale to return to the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne in Zack Snyder’s Man Of Steel follow-up. The DC Comics team-up pic will see Superman [...]

August 13, 2013

Who Will Wear The Cowl In Zack Snyder’s BATMAN/SUPERMAN Movie?

The news of a Batman and Superman movie sent ripples of excitement across the comic book/movie world. Henry Cavill is a lock for Clark Kent/Superman – but who will play Batman/Bruce Wayne? Warner Bros. would love to get Christian Bale back in the [...]

August 4, 2013

Review: MAN OF STEEL

Warning: This review may contain spoilers! Man of Steel arrives with a great weight of expectation on its shoulders. It’s a reinvention of a much loved character, a brand new take on the world’s first superhero. The last cycle of Superman films [...]

June 16, 2013

DVD Review: Go Ape With KONGA

Your interest in Konga will depend on your interest in old B-movies. If you think that bad acting and terrible effects mean that a movie is simply appalling then I suggest that you give it a miss. However, if you revel in camp performances, [...]

March 12, 2013

Will Christian Bale And Christopher Nolan Return To The DC Comics Universe?

Warner Bros has been working hard to try and bring Justice League to the screen. Some would say that they’ve been trying too hard, while others might say not hard enough. The studio has been sitting back, watching Marvel reap praise (and serious [...]

March 7, 2013

Michael Keaton Goes From Batman to BIRDMAN

Anything with Michael Keaton is fine with me (even the RoboCop remake, sort of). However, I’m really excited at the prospect of Birdman, a film which appears to riff on Keaton’s Batman past. Keaton will be joined in Birdman by fellow superhero [...]

March 7, 2013

Review: Daniel Craig Is James Bond In SKYFALL

Skyfall is a great movie, not just a great James Bond movie, but a film which stands on its own outside of the long running film series. Daniel Craig’s third outing as James Bond is his best yet (even though I was a big fan of the unfairly [...]

October 28, 2012

Johnny Depp Gets A Big Payday For TRANSCENDENCE

Johnny Depp is going to try something different. The actor is close to signing on to cinematographer Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, Transcendence. The film will be produced by Christopher Nolan, who collaborated with Pfister on Memento, [...]

October 25, 2012

Sony Moves Release Date For ROBOCOP; Is It In Trouble?

Sony Pictures has moved Neill Blomkamp’s Matt Damon starrer Elysium from March 2013 to an August 9th release. This shows that Sony believes the science fiction thriller has the potential to hit it big during the summer season. However, the studio [...]

October 17, 2012

A Glimmer Of Hope For Johnny Depp And THE LONE RANGER

I’ve been harsh on Johnny Depp lately, but it’s only because I hate to see a good artist slide into paycheck induced mediocrity (I’d also like to see producer Jerry Bruckheimer get back on track, but that’s another matter). However, the [...]

October 4, 2012

Top 10 Movie Stars Of All Time

There is a difference between what makes a great movie star and what makes a great actor. While the stars on this list are undoubtedly good actors, they have a something extra which makes them great movie stars. Therefore, wonderful actors like Gene [...]

September 1, 2012

Review: Christopher Nolan Concludes His Batman Trilogy With THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

The Dark Knight Rises is a film which has been released under a huge amount of scrutiny and expectation. The considerable (and at the time) unprecedented success of The Dark Knight meant that Christopher Nolan’s latest (and concluding) Bat-film [...]

July 26, 2012

A Report From The UK Premiere Of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

The Dark Knight Rises is a cinematic event. It is the final instalment of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman trilogy, the epic conclusion to events first started in 2005’s Batman Begins. The franchise reached a new level of excitement with the [...]

July 21, 2012

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