It may not give away much about the new 007 movie, but the hordes of James Bond followers will just be glad for something, following the release of the first picture showing Daniel Craig in Skyfall.
The film is not out until October 26 so all fans have for now is just the usual internet rumours regarding the storyline and cast details which have revealed Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes are involved with the production.
All that is known about the 23rd Bond is that the super-spy will have to track down the perpetrators of an attack on MI6, while facing complications regarding his relationship with M (Judi Dench).
I had seen this movie when it came out in the cinema and as a true Coen brothers fan I snapped up the chance to see it again last night on rental from Blockbuster.
I can’t comment on the original as I haven’t had the opportunity to see it as of yet, but this version of the American western, based on Charles Portis’ 1968 novel, is certainly a fine piece of film-making.
With excellent performances from the leading cast, especially Jeff Bridges as US Marshal Reuben Cogburn and Hailee Steinfeld who plays Mattie Ross, life on the frontier is brought to the fore in this incredible story which offers plenty of heart.
Most wannabe boy wizards would be content to see the final instalment of the Harry Potter series at some point during the week it comes out at the cinema (after July 15), but for some fans this just isn’t good enough.
Around a hundred dedicated Harry Potter followers are camping outside in Trafalgar Square to get their wristbands which will give them the chance to see their heroes in person.
The British premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 is all set for this Thursday evening and these fans want to be part of the red carpet event when the likes of Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson pass by on their way to the screening.
Sleeping it rough for three days is certainly one way of demonstrating your devotion!
The arrival of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at the Imax cinema in London last night had fans wondering if they were dreaming. The 24-year-old model certainly created a buzz when she took to the red carpet for the UK fan screening of Transformers: Dark Of The Moon.
However, despite the general consensus that the first-time actress stole the show for her looks, first reviews seem to suggest that she couldn’t live up to the hype in terms of her acting skills.
To be fair, the critics usually have nothing good to say when the Transformers franchise is mentioned in any case, and director Michael Bay does tend to be slammed even before his movies are released.
So, we’ll just have to make our own minds up about it (and the new female star’s acting prowess) when it is released in cinemas on June 29.
Lars Von Trier, the Danish film director and previous Palme d’Or award winner, has never shied away from controversy in the past and so it is no surprise that comments made at this year’s Cannes Film Festival has resulted in him being made “persona non grata” by the organisers.
The comments in question referred to Adolf Hitler and being a Nazi, never a subject likely to go down well with the board of directors at Cannes, so, despite an immediate apology, the 55-year-old film-maker will have to watch from afar to see how well his latest film Melancholia does at this high profile event.
Firstly, I must apologise for the title of the blog post, but I just couldn’t resist!
I happened to go and see the new Kenneth Branagh movie the other day, and I must admit that for a superhero flick it really was quite enjoyable. That is not to say that I don’t like comic book adaptations from the likes of DC Comics and Marvel, but that many of them are rather underwhelming when they hit the big screen.
In the case of Thor, I found it entertaining as well as humorous - especially when the Asgardian warriors end up in New Mexico, US, clad in Norse garb. As long as you don’t take it too seriously, and you like a fun film but don’t care too much for the plot, then I would recommend you go see it.
Some franchises just never know when to stop. Well, you can’t really blame them if people are stupid enough to part with their hard earned cash to see a rehash of a movie that happened to be quite good the first time around.
Today Scream 4 is set to be released in cinemas across the UK and what is for sure is that this film can’t be as bad as the third one – or can it?
I even admit that when Scream came out, I quite enjoyed this new take on the horror genre.
In this, the premise does seem the same, but tweaked for the Internet and social media generation. And it has garnered half-decent reviews from the critics so far on Rotten Tomatoes, so I’ll reserve judgement until I’ve had the chance to see the slasher flick for myself.
Last Friday I went to the cinema and so had to decide what I wanted to watch. I whittled down my options to either the Brad Furman movie The Lincoln Lawyer, which received generally favourable reviews and has now been out for a few weeks, or Duncan Jones’s Source Code, a sci-fi thriller on its opening weekend.
As you can probably guess by the title of the blog, I chose the latter and must say i’m sure I made the right choice. I really enjoyed the Groundhog Day-style premise as Jake Gyllenhaal’s Captain Colter Stevens attempts to work out why he has to keep on reliving the eight minutes on-board a passenger train before it gets blown up due to a terrorist bomb. I highly recommend it as top entertainment to while away a few hours.
I happened to go and see the new Neil Burger flick ‘Limitless’ the other night and unlike most American thrillers, did actually make me think about things and what I would do in the same situation as the protagonist Eddie, played by The Hangover’s Bradley Cooper.
In the film Eddie turns from a lazy, down and out writer into a focused, imaginative politician via a stint as a stockbroker. And this is all down to an illegal drug called NZT. As I was watching the movie I must admit that I did start to question how I would use my own newfound motivation if I ever found myself in such a situation.
As we predicted back in December, the British film The King’s Speech did indeed pick up a raft of awards. However, it was not at the Golden Globes as was expected, with The Social Network winning most of the accolades on that occasion.
But at the 83rd Academy Awards patience finally paid off for the director, producer and everyone else, apart from Colin Firth (who was voted best actor at both), involved with the making of the movie as it won four Oscars.
Now we can look forward to another great year of filmmaking and see who can deliver the best movie of 2011.