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Obituary: Powers Boothe Dead At 68

Powers Boothe was a powerful screen presence. You might say that Boothe was a character actor, but he was much more than that. He had his own gravitational pull, anchoring movies and TV shows with his own brand of gravitas and strength. Boothe has [...]

May 15, 2017

Benicio Del Toro Offered The Villain Role In STAR WARS EPISODE VIII – But He Is Not A Jedi Yet!

The Force is strong with Benicio De Toro – well it might be, if he wants it. The Oscar-winning actor has been offered the villain role in Star Wars Episode VIII. Rian Johnson is set to helm the next instalment of the Star Wars saga, which is [...]

July 21, 2015

Interview: Cobie Smulders On Fitness Comedy RESULTS And The Joys Of Marvel

Cobie Smulders first came to global prominence in How I Met Your Mother, the hit sitcom that ran for nine years (2005-2014). She’s clocked up a host of interesting credits (Safe Haven, Delivery Man. The Lego Movie) and also played Maria Hill in [...]

May 30, 2015

Blu-ray Review: Comedy Caper MORTDECAI With Johnny Depp And An All Star Cast Is Great Fun

In recent years Johnny Depp’s performances have become synonymous with silly costumes and even sillier accents. Both of these affectations are present and correct in Mortdecai but they add to the film’s overall general over-the-top tone. [...]

May 30, 2015

Woody Allen Unhappy With Amazon Deal, The Avengers And Other Assorted Woody Wonders

Woody Allen is a man who likes routine. The native New Yorker makes a film every year at his own pace (his latest Irrational Man opens soon) and he seems happy and content to do this for as long as he can. What he doesn’t appear to be happy with [...]

May 15, 2015

Robert Downey Jr. Should Save Movies And Not Help Kill Them

I like Robert Downey Jr. He’s a great actor with a tremendous screen presence and you have to admire how he pulled himself through his drug and alcohol troubles to become the highest paid actor on the planet. He’s made more money than he’ll [...]

May 2, 2015

Krishnan Guru-Murthy Against Robert Downey Jr On The AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Promo Trail

It was bad form for Krishnan Guru-Murthy to ambush Robert Downey Jr with some hefty personal questions whilst the star was in London publicising Avengers: Age Of Ultron. He’s shilling a comic book movie and the handful of moments given to [...]

April 23, 2015

10 Things To Take Away From The AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON London Press Conference

The London press conference for Avengers: Age Of Ultron was a hectic affair, as press from the UK and Europe descended on the city to quiz the movie’s stars. Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans, Aaron [...]

April 22, 2015

TERMINATOR GENISYS Payoff Trailer Pays Off

The influx of superhero movies means that people have very little time for old-school actioners. Terminator Genisys might have a CGI sheen but at it’s core it’s an ’80s action movie. I mean this literally of course, because [...]

April 15, 2015

Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man Gets Some Action In This New AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Character Poster

I don’t understand why a lot of movies today have multiple posters. We get teaser posters, character posters, motion posters and just regular old posters. I guess because people like me keep writing about them. This is a character poster from [...]

March 1, 2015

A Terrible Poster For AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Avengers: Age Of Ultron will likely make well over $1 billion at the global box office. It’s as if the marketing team got together and decided to kick-back and relax, safe in the knowledge that they didn’t have to do much work to create this [...]

February 26, 2015

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: Zack Snyder Unveils The First Official Image Of Jason Momoa As Aquaman

So here we have the first look at Jason Momoa as Aquaman in Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. This is the type of style you’d imagine for this darker interpretation of the DC Comics hero. I presume the tag line ‘Unite The Seven‘ [...]

February 20, 2015

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