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 [...]

T. Scott coming out to play with Warriors

Those Scott Brothers are still really busy boys – despite their advancing years. We’ve got the relentless movie-making machine that is 72-year-old Ridley Scott currently back in epic action-adventure mode with Robin Hood, starring his muse Russell Crowe. Brother Tony, 65, meanwhile is out on the promotion trail for his new film, The Taking of [...]

11 Questionable Remakes & Their Status

Hollywood is continuing its unrelenting push for everything old to become new again – even those not so old.  While remakes have been around since the start of last century when A Wringing Good Joke (1899) got such treatment the following year, they have been coming thicker and faster with each passing decade. Some are [...]

Miller’s poor direction haunts The Spirit

As creator of such classic graphic novels as 300, Sin City and The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller is a true legend in his field – and he should stay there! Under no circumstances should he be allowed anywhere near the making of a movie, let alone directing it. In 2005, Miller co-helmed the first [...]

It’s not all Greek to Worthington’s Perseus

PERSEUS has certainly come along way since 1981. If these shots released by Entertainment Weekly is anything to go by,  the character looks to be one bad-ass dude in the Clash of the Titans remake. Gone is Harry Hamlin and his ’70s-style mop top, and in comes Sam Worthington and his crew cut. Though, on [...]