37 Vampire Films That Really Do Suck

  Vampire movies have been around almost since the dawn of movies. The entire genre has proven to be harder to kill than the bloodsuckers themselves – no matter how hard some have tried over the years. . START THE COUNTDOWN HERE . It is constantly regenerating. A new vampire flick is a hit in [...]

Gamer Spielberg says Halo to new project

Steven Spielberg’s love of gaming may soon be felt on the big screen in a big big way. The Hollywood heavyhitter is said to have his sights set on bringing the popular Halo to life. Now, unlike Spielberg, I’m sure as hell no ‘gamer’. Movie nerd yes. So, while I have never played the game, [...]

Trailer takes us back to Gilliam’s world

WHEN Terry Gilliam is directing anything can happen – in front of or behind the camera. Creative is one word to describe the former Monty Python member. Unfortunate is another. Gilliam has brought us some of the most extraordinarily visionary pieces of cinema in the last 35 years, but has often been plagued by setbacks. [...]

Hex likes a Fox in new comic adaptation

IT could be the new Beauty and the Beast. But really this is Jonah Hex, the latest comic book character to be adapted for the big screen. We have Josh Brolin starring as the disfigured anti-hero of the old West, the title character, described best as a surly and cynical former Confederate officer who fought [...]

Weight over for Christian Bale’s latest role

Christian Bale is set to star in a remake of Jason and the Argonauts – as the skeleton army. Nah, just kidding. But, if there is one actor who could pull it off without the use of CGI it is the trash talking Brit. The extremely dedicated Bale is building up quite a reputation for [...]

Looking forward to visiting Shutter Island

Just like he did with Robert De Niro for many years, Martin Scorsese is building up quite a powerful partnership with Leonardo Di Caprio.

Midnight Meat Train takes no passengers

CLIVE Barker hasn’t enjoyed a hell of a lot of success in recent times when it comes to how his stories have been adapted for the screen. The horror author’s works provided the basis for a string of feature film hits in the late 1980s and early ’90s – Hellraiser(1987), which was based on the [...]

Reynolds gets Green light from Warner

In an interesting move, Warner Bros. has given the much sought-after role of The Green Lantern to Ryan Reynolds. The former sit-com star who has been slowly but surely making a name for himself on the big-screen in a variety of comedy, action and romance films has apparently won from Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) and Justin [...]

11 Useful Corpses From The Movies

We’ve seen plenty of dead bodies in films throughout the years but most of them are really just for ornament value. The stiffs featured here know how to earn their keep in their respective movies, serving a genuine purpose in all manner of ways …

Surrogates gives life to futuristic thriller

The Surrogates is the latest feature film about to be released that has been adapted from the pages of a comic. And allows its star, Bruce Willis, to wear hair again.

No Vacancy allowed for pathetic Wilson

Luke Wilson, what the hell are you doing man!? You really need to have a serious talk to your agent.

Sick, twisted, Funny Games is enjoyable

Funny Games is a disturbing, and at times frustrating and infuriating, but overall entertaining thriller, which is probably just the result German writer-director Michael Haneke wanted. A scene-for-scene remake of Haneke’s own original 1997 Austrian-made version, it stars two seasoned campaigners in Naomi Watts, who also co-produced, and Tim Roth as … well, let me [...]

Daybreakers more appealing than Twilight

I AM not one who has jumped on the whole Twilight bandwagon. In fact, I won’t be upset if I go through the rest of my life without ever seeing the film I’m led to believe is about horny teenage vampires.

Wanted film adaptation has desired effect

What would The Matrix be if you replaced Laurence Fishburne with Morgan Freeman and killer machines with daddy abandonment issues? The answer is Wanted.

An American Werewolf in Remake … Sadly

REMAKE is becoming a real dirty word. Just about every time I hear it these days I shudder. What next? I think to myself. What movie next will those unimaginative, unoriginal producers of Hollywood get their mitts on.

11 Not-So Shakespearean Actors Doing Shakespeare in 11 Not-So Shakespearean Movies

Almost 400 years after his death, the work of The Bard, the great William Shakespeare, continues to be adapted for the big screen at an amazing rate – by all and sundry.

G.I. Joe looks explosive, but will it bomb?

I was a massive toy collector when I was a young boy in the ’80s. But, I never got a G.I. Joe action figure. I was more of a Masters of the Universe or Transformers fan.

Latest remake should be a real howler (meaning a laughably stupid blunder)

TEEN Wolf looks as though it will be joining the painfully long list of movies getting the remake treatment.

Crowe in driver’s seat of new Robin Hood

Looks as though director Ridley Scott is putting a new ‘spin’ on the legendary Robin Hood tale with his upcoming big screen adaptation. Out are horses, and in come … jeeps?

Mickey just whip it, whip it real good

You would expect Mickey Rourke to be a bit more capable than Jeff Bridges when it comes to kicking some ass. And it looks as though it will be the case in the Ironman movie series if this shot of the comeback king is anything to go by. USA Today has just released the first [...]

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