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First Image of Captain America’s Red Skull
Entertainment Weekly has posted the first image of Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull – actually, an image of Weaving sans hideous makeup debuted several months ago, but that’s not quite the same – and he looks every bit the part.
Perhaps the two surprises here (albeit minor ones) are just how sci-fi influenced the costume design is (definitely reminiscent … read more
Posted in Comic Movie News
Tagged Avengers, Captain America, films / movies, Marvel Comics, superhero movies
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Brighton Rock (1947) DVD Review
1947
Director: John Boulting
Script: Graham Greene, Terence Rattigan
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Hermoine Baddeley, Carol Marsh, William Hartnell, Wylie Watson
Richard Attenborough became a cinema icon with his portrayal of small time gangster Pinkie, the baby-faced psychopath forced to marry naive waitress Rose (Carol Marsh) when she becomes a potential witness to his murder of a journalist.
In perhaps the … read more
Sally Potter Seeks Aspiring Actresses for 60s Period Film
This may not be related to comic books in any way, but is a shout to the million and one aspiring actresses out there. Director Sally Potter is looking for two young actresses, aged 15-16, to play parts in her latest film, a 60s-set period piece.
Oh to be 16 again. And also a girl…
So how might one apply? … read more
Posted in Movie News
Tagged British Cinema, film, films / movies, Independent Cinema
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A Swedish Midsummer Sex Comedy (Äntligen Midsommar!) DVD Review
2009
Director: Ian McCrudden
Script: Henrik Engström, Mattias Grosin, Erik Hörstadius, Ian McCrudden
Cast: Olle Sarri, Lisa Werlinder, Alexander Karim, Anna Littorin, Luke Perry
Not to be confused with Woody Allen’s 1982 comedy A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy, A Swedish Midsummer Sex Comedy is an amiable enough little movie that sees three couples (and Luke Perry) gather for the … read more
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Tagged film, films / movies, Independent Cinema, world cinema
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‘F’ DVD Review
2010
Director/Writer: Johannes Roberts
Cast: David Schofield, Eliza Bennett, Ruth Gemmel, Roxanne McKee
11 months after a violent altercation with a pupil lead to his suspensions, Robert Anderson is burnt-out, separated from his family and drinking on the job. He’s also the only teacher at his comprehensive prepared for an attack from murderous youths in this horror movie that, following … read more
Freakonomics DVD Review
2009
Directors: Alex Gibney, Morgan Spurlock, Seth Gordon, Eugene Jarecki, Rachel Grady, Heidi Ewing
Based on the book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Ever since Michael Moore’s Bowling for Columbine proved that documentaries could not only be provocative and entertaining but bring in the Box Office bucks, we’ve enjoyed a torrent of similar efforts to make “factual” … read more
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment DVD Review
1966
Director: Karel Reisz
Script: David Mercer
Cast: David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens, Irene Handl, Bernard Bresslaw
This movie adaptation of David Mercer’s televised play, for which Vanessa Redgrave received a Best Actress Award at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, is a cult classic that appears to have been overlooked while all manner of dreck made the transition to … read more
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Tagged 60s Cinema, British Cinema, cult classics, films / movies
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MCM Expo Celebrates 10 Years As “London’s Comic Con”
Press Release: 2011 will see the tenth anniversary of the London MCM Expo, London’s Comic Con – a decade in which the show has grown from a small collector’s fair to the biggest entertainment event in the UK, showcasing the best in comics, movies, video games, cosplay and anime. This year’s MCM Group events alone attracted over 100,000 visitors, as … read more
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Tagged anime, comic books, films / movies, indie comics, video games
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Shaun of the Dead Graphic Novel Review
2010, Titan Books
Adapted by: Chris Ryall
Art: Zach Howard, Sean Murphy
Colours: Thompson Knox
It’s time to hit the Winchester once more with the Shaun of the Dead comic adaptation, originally published by IDW in 2005 and brought to British shores a half-decade later by Titan Books.
Not that I’m complaining. I haven’t seen the film itself since its … read more
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Tagged films / movies, graphic novels, movie/tv adaptations, Simon Pegg, zombie comics
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Magical Line-Up For Memorabilia Show
Where: NEC Birmingham
When: 20-21 November
Press Release: There’ll be a touch of magic at this weekend’s Winter Memorabilia Show at NEC Birmingham, with visitors getting the chance to meet stars from the blockbuster Harry Potter movies and hit television series Merlin.
David Bradley, who plays cantankerous caretaker Argus Filch, and Warwick Davis, who plays Charms Master Filius Flitwick, … read more
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Tagged comic books, films / movies, graphic novels, Harry Potter
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