With The Mechanic heading to home entertainment later this year, DVDBR takes a look at a few other remakes we’d like Statham to tackle… Amadeus Salieri’s in big f**king trouble now that Wolfgang’s packing a couple of M16A2s with M203 grenade launchers as Statham brings disharmony to classical music in the remake of Milos Forman’s… [Read more…]
February 22, 2011
Kevin Spacey brings out his usual suspects… At a location kept secret until the last minute and with the promise of a Hollywood star in tow,Review grabbed a ticket to the inauguralJameson Cult Film Club event at the Dublin International Film Festival… The screening was dedicated to our fave suspense-thriller /The Usual Suspects/ and as well as being… [Read more…]
February 2, 2011
A star-studded evening at the gala screening of Irish horror Wake Wood… Review traipsed along to Dublin’s huge Cineworld complex last night and leading the pack at the Dublin International Film Festival were the film’s director David Keating and cast Aiden Gillen, Timothy Spall, Ruth McCabe and newcomer Ella Connolly. The supernatural horror focuses on the parents of a recently deceased child who are given… [Read more…]
January 12, 2011
“We believe it’s a significant milestone in the history of television,” said Andy Griffiths, VP of Samsung Consumer Electronics UK , at a preview of his company’s products. “We are at the cusp of a TV revolution…” Last year saw the launch of Samsung’s Internet@TV service, as well as the inclusion of internet-enabled apps on Sony’s Bravia… [Read more…]
December 12, 2010
It’s often said they simply don’t make action heroes like they used to, but when legendary beefcake Sylvester Stallone came to cast The Expendables he discovered it really was the case… “I realised there weren’t any – and I mean no disrespect – any badasses out there, who just want to get it on,” Stallone,… [Read more…]
December 1, 2010
How does Disney-Pixar always manage to come up with so many great in-depth documentaries and behind-the-scenes features on its discs? Simple: it just fakes them. “It was difficult to do in the early days because we weren’t used to having to film extras,” says Toy Story producer Darla Anderson, on creating the features for the… [Read more…]
October 19, 2010
The world is in peril. Aliens have landed and although initially they appear to be peace-loving beings, their true plans are far more sinister. No wonder the crew like to have a bit of a laugh on their down time, then. “Our wardrobe department loves to play gags. They’ll be like, ‘Put this on,’” reveals… [Read more…]
October 11, 2010
When a small foreign film becomes a hit, Hollywood rushes to cash in with a big-budget remake. But what no expected was Chris Rock’s remake of Frank Oz’s mildly successful Brit comedy, Death At A Funeral. “A lot of people didn’t see the first one,” Rock says. “I look at it almost like a cover… [Read more…]
October 1, 2010
Hermione Norris has won legions of fans after starring roles in the likes of Cold Feet, Wire In The Blood, Kingdom and, of course, as the wonderful Ros Myers in Spooks. Yet she’s just a little self-critical… “They said to me before on Spooks, ‘You should look at the forums,’ but if there are 100… [Read more…]
March 8, 2011
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