The teaser trailer for The World’s End, director Edgar Wright’s latest collaboration with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, has arrived online. The trio has described their long-awaited follow-up to zombie spoof Shaun of the Dead and cop-movie satire Hot Fuzz as the final instalment of their Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy. As you may be able to guess by it’s title, […]
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Talk Hard – Henry Phillips (Punching the Clown)
May 7, 2013 
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Listen to our chat with musical comedian Henry Phillips, whose autobiographical comedy Punching the Clown is now available on DVD, and a must see for fans of Sleepwalk With Me and This Is Spinal Tap. Simon Miraudo reviews the film later in the ep. But first, a story. “In ancient times, hundreds of years before […]
Read moreEyes on the Enterprise – Star Trek Into Darkness review
May 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo May 6, 2013 There’s a lot to like about Star Trek Into Darkness – J.J. Abrams‘ second foray into the cosmos aboard the once-rickety USS Enterprise – and even quite a bit to love. At times, it’s got swagger that rivals Captain James Tiberius Kirk’s own. Elsewhere, however, the screenplay’s cold Vulcan […]
Read moreTrailer Debut: Girl Most Likely
May 6, 2013 0 Comments
The trailer for Girl Most Likely, Kristen Wiig’s follow-up to Bridesmaids, has arrived online. The picture – directed by American Splendor’s Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini – debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2012 under the name Imogene. Ahead of its summer release in the States, it’s been given a more user-friendly title […]
Read moreBen Stiller might direct Robert Downey Jr. in Pinocchio
May 6, 2013 0 Comments
It’s been several months since we’ve heard any updates on Robert Downey Jr.’s attempted Pinocchio remake (in which he will play Geppetto). So here’s something to whet your appetite. According to Deadline, RDJ indicated on the Iron Man 3 press tour that Ben Stiller is in contention to direct the flick. They previously worked together on Tropic […]
Read moreLuke Evans will rise as The Crow
May 6, 2013 0 Comments
Well, so much for Tom Hiddleston starring in The Crow (even though his hair in that new trailer for Thor: The Dark World seemed to suggest he was already gearing up to play the undead goth comic hero). According to Deadline, the significantly more buff Luke Evans will take on the role in the F. Javier Gutierrez […]
Read moreTroll play – Compliance review
May 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo May 6, 2013 I keep waiting for the goodness to kick in. Soon after the Boston Marathon bombings, comedian Patton Oswalt took to his Facebook page and posted a heartening message of hope, assuring us that “the vast majority stands against that darkness and, like white blood cells attacking a virus, they […]
Read moreBradley Cooper exits cursed western Jane Got a Gun
May 2, 2013 0 Comments
Bradley Cooper is the latest actor to exit the seemingly cursed production of Jane Got a Gun. According to Deadline, Cooper bowed out of the feature on account of scheduling conflicts with David O. Russell’s American Hustle. In an official statement, he said “I am unable to join Natalie [Portman, producer and star], Joel [Edgerton], […]
Read moreNatalie Portman to play Lady Macbeth opposite Michael Fassbender
May 2, 2013 0 Comments
Natalie Portman has been cast as Lady Macbeth in a brand new telling of William Shakespeare’s classic tale, Screen Daily reports. Director Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) had already set Michael Fassbender for the title role. For those unfamiliar with the story – really? – it concerns a Scottish lord who is spurred on by his scheming […]
Read moreKelsey Grammer to play villain in Transformers 4
May 2, 2013 0 Comments
Frasier Crane, friend of the Decepticons. Kelsey Grammer has been cast as the human baddie in Michael Bay’s Transformers 4, Deadline reports. Though details are under wraps, he will reportedly play a “counter intelligence guy” called Harold Attinger. The pic will also feature fellow series newcomers Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Nicola Peltz, and Jack Raynor. Scripted […]
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