On The Late Late Show, Ed Sheeran revealed that he was interested in writing the next song for the James Bond franchise. In fact, he is so interested in writing the next song for the James Bond franchise that he has finished writing it, though he refused to share so much as the name for the song because he was concerned that someone would steal it for their own use because in his opinion, it is just that good. Of course, there is no telling whether Sheeran’s song for the James Bond franchise is that good or not until it
Will Ed Sheeran Be Writing a New James Bond Song?...
Will Ed Sheeran Be Writing a New James Bond Song?...
- 12/19/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
"With Bond, I've had a theme tune written for about three years, just in case!" - @EdSheeran on the #LateLate pic.twitter.com/MDA1GzVhmt - The Late Late Show (@RTELateLateShow) December 15, 2017 Nobody's asked Ed Sheeran to write a James Bond theme yet, but the singer has one up his sleeve just in case. Ed revealed on RTÉ One's The Late Late Show that he's had a song in mind for the franchise "for about three years". It may seem like he's tempting fate, but the job does often go to British singer-songwriters: Adele and Sam Smith penned the last two Bond themes. Given the success Ed is currently enjoying worldwide, he'd be an obvious choice for the next film. However, last we heard, Ed's "Perfect" pal Beyoncé was rumored to already have the job. Whether or not Ed does get to bring his Bond dreams to light, it's apparently...
- 12/18/2017
- by Gemma Cartwright
- Popsugar.com
"With Bond, I've had a theme tune written for about three years, just in case!" – @EdSheeran on the #LateLate pic.twitter.com/MDA1GzVhmt
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Ed Sheeran really likes to be prepared.
During an appearance on Ireland’s The Late Late Show, Sheeran revealed that he had already written a theme song for the James Bond franchise — just in case he ever needed it.
“With Bond, I’ve actually had a theme tune written for about three years, just in case” the “Shape of You” singer said, before admitting...
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Ed Sheeran really likes to be prepared.
During an appearance on Ireland’s The Late Late Show, Sheeran revealed that he had already written a theme song for the James Bond franchise — just in case he ever needed it.
“With Bond, I’ve actually had a theme tune written for about three years, just in case” the “Shape of You” singer said, before admitting...
- 12/17/2017
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Ed Sheeran has written the theme song for the next James Bond film… even though nobody asked him to. Appearing on Ireland’s “The Late Late Show”, Sheeran revealed to host Ryan Tubridy that he “has a theme tune written for the past three years — just in case.” While Sheeran declined to reveal the title of the […]...
- 12/16/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Dan Cooper Oct 27, 2017
It's been a big year for British films, it seems. But just how British are they?
How indeed is the British film industry? Fire off this particular question into the vastness of cyberspace and you’d be forgiven for thinking that things have never been rosier. A great sprawl of articles tumble forth, spewing forth hugely impressive numbers, whilst also celebrating the talent of our actors and our crews. Unsurprisingly, the runaway success of franchises such as Bond, Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings also dominate most search-engine results.
In a nutshell then, the British film industry is in a state of rude health and we should all congratulate ourselves by heading down to our local cinema to watch a British film, you know, to bask in that lovely glow of pride that naturally occurs when the place that you’re from becomes relatively good at something important.
It's been a big year for British films, it seems. But just how British are they?
How indeed is the British film industry? Fire off this particular question into the vastness of cyberspace and you’d be forgiven for thinking that things have never been rosier. A great sprawl of articles tumble forth, spewing forth hugely impressive numbers, whilst also celebrating the talent of our actors and our crews. Unsurprisingly, the runaway success of franchises such as Bond, Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings also dominate most search-engine results.
In a nutshell then, the British film industry is in a state of rude health and we should all congratulate ourselves by heading down to our local cinema to watch a British film, you know, to bask in that lovely glow of pride that naturally occurs when the place that you’re from becomes relatively good at something important.
- 10/22/2017
- Den of Geek
Kingsman: The Secret Service was such a breath of fresh air when it came out. It was an action comedy that didn’t decide it could skip out on the action choreography part. Matthew Vaughn made a movie that was all the way both things. It was honestly a bit shocking to experience after so many Austin Powers movies where not giving a damn was basically part of the fabric of the movie. Obviously there’s no element of surprise with Kingsman: The Golden Circle but the formula is still solidly there. This is an action comedy that wants to have it both ways and while it’s perhaps a little worse on both ends there’s a solid movie in here anyway.
While Kingsman: The Secret Service was taking the piss out of the cliche British spy tropes, for Kingsman: The Golden Circle Vaughn decides to invent some American ones to lampoon.
While Kingsman: The Secret Service was taking the piss out of the cliche British spy tropes, for Kingsman: The Golden Circle Vaughn decides to invent some American ones to lampoon.
- 9/28/2017
- by Arthur Martinez-Tebbel
- Comicmix.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… Save us from male artists who think they are dangerously, uniquely innovative. This stew of toxic masculinity and CGI-cartoon violence is nothing but tediously mundane. I’m “biast” (pro): love the cast, mostly
I’m “biast” (con): hated the first film
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here’s a phrase I do not recall from Kingsman: The Secret Service: “independent intelligence agency.” This is uttered in Kingsman: The Golden Circle in connection with the American counterpart to Kingsman: Statesman, to which we are introduced here. But what does that mean, precisely? It means they’re mercenary spies, doesn’t it? I have a vague recollection of Secret Service mentioning something about Kingsman being funded by the crown heads of Europe, which at least offers a veneer of governmental authority and fealty to law and order — though of course there...
I’m “biast” (con): hated the first film
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Here’s a phrase I do not recall from Kingsman: The Secret Service: “independent intelligence agency.” This is uttered in Kingsman: The Golden Circle in connection with the American counterpart to Kingsman: Statesman, to which we are introduced here. But what does that mean, precisely? It means they’re mercenary spies, doesn’t it? I have a vague recollection of Secret Service mentioning something about Kingsman being funded by the crown heads of Europe, which at least offers a veneer of governmental authority and fealty to law and order — though of course there...
- 9/25/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Duncan Bowles Sep 25, 2017
Matthew Vaughn chats to us about director Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Stardust, X-Men, Kick-Ass and more...
Though Matthew Vaughn might have had his career take off after producing Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (like many of the people he’s continued to work with over the years), it’s as a director that he seems to have found his true calling. Much Like Tarantino, he takes time over his next project and the result has been quality over quantity, with Vaughn making some of the most beloved movies from the last decade.
As you may have already spotted from the Kingsman coverage over the last week, we’ve always championed Stardust at this site, possessing such a superb cast, cracking pace and warm heart, but before that he’d made a pre-Bond Daniel Craig the magnetic core of Layer Cake and then gave us the sublimely controversial Kick-Ass – ah,...
Matthew Vaughn chats to us about director Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Stardust, X-Men, Kick-Ass and more...
Though Matthew Vaughn might have had his career take off after producing Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (like many of the people he’s continued to work with over the years), it’s as a director that he seems to have found his true calling. Much Like Tarantino, he takes time over his next project and the result has been quality over quantity, with Vaughn making some of the most beloved movies from the last decade.
As you may have already spotted from the Kingsman coverage over the last week, we’ve always championed Stardust at this site, possessing such a superb cast, cracking pace and warm heart, but before that he’d made a pre-Bond Daniel Craig the magnetic core of Layer Cake and then gave us the sublimely controversial Kick-Ass – ah,...
- 9/23/2017
- Den of Geek
Duncan Bowles Sep 26, 2017
Jane Goldman chats to us about writing Kingsman, Stardust, The Walking Dead and more...
Ever since teaming up with Matthew Vaughn a decade ago to adapt and write Stardust, Jane Goldman’s profile as a writer has been on the rise and rightly so. As has already been stated many times in our interviews for Kingsman 2 over the last week, with both Mark Strong and Vaughn himself – the films they’ve made together have been fantastic and highlights of each of the genres they’ve represented, whether fantasy (Stardust), comic book (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class), or spy (Kingsman).
We sat down with Jane Goldman for a chat about her love of film and writing process and found her in fine spirits, full of laughter and happily enthusing about variety of topics close to our hearts, ingratiating herself further into the realms of geekdom, as we started...
Jane Goldman chats to us about writing Kingsman, Stardust, The Walking Dead and more...
Ever since teaming up with Matthew Vaughn a decade ago to adapt and write Stardust, Jane Goldman’s profile as a writer has been on the rise and rightly so. As has already been stated many times in our interviews for Kingsman 2 over the last week, with both Mark Strong and Vaughn himself – the films they’ve made together have been fantastic and highlights of each of the genres they’ve represented, whether fantasy (Stardust), comic book (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class), or spy (Kingsman).
We sat down with Jane Goldman for a chat about her love of film and writing process and found her in fine spirits, full of laughter and happily enthusing about variety of topics close to our hearts, ingratiating herself further into the realms of geekdom, as we started...
- 9/23/2017
- Den of Geek
From approximately minute three, Kingsman: The Golden Circle bolts out of the gate, relentlessly so. Things pick right up on Eggsy (an ever-boring Taron Egerton) as he emerges from the namesake tailor shop in his Sunday best, only to be confronted by ex-Kingsman hopeful Charlie (Edward Holcroft). Before even having a beat to remember who the hell Charlie is, he’s thrust upon viewers — sporting a cartoonish robotic arm — in a taxi chase scene that’s shot so abrasively it reminds you immediately of the proper action directing this franchise lacks. This sequence, among others that follow, is driven by the sheer teenage, video game junkie sensibility that seems inherent in the worse half of Matthew Vaughn’s filmography. At the very least, by throwing it at you from Jump Street, Vaughn has the decency to prepare you for the loud and plastic bullshit he and co-scribe Jane Goldman will...
- 9/22/2017
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Everything seems to be on track for cinema’s final months of the year. Sure, that demented clown ruled the box office for a couple of weeks, but Ben and Jake are here now with some real “Oscar bait” flicks that will usher in the season of serious film works. Hmm, not so fast. Looks like another comics-inspired franchise is blasting into the multiplex. Now, the Jla and Thor are still many weeks away, but this series is more Bond and Bourne than Marvel and DC. Oh, and it’s from graphic novel/ movie adapter veteran Matthew Vaughn. He injected most welcomed energy to the Marvel mutants with X-men: First Class in 2011, just a year after spicing up that genre with the R-rated Kick-ass. His follow-up in 2014 was the “origin/training” tale of a super-secret (“veddy veddy” hush-hush, you know) organization whose operatives are impeccably dressed, well-mannered gentlemen (think TV’s John Steed…...
- 9/22/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Mark Harrison Sep 19, 2017
Kingsman pulls the leg of the James Bond series - but how have the 007 films put across the relationship between Britain and the USA?
When Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service exploded into cinemas in 2015, it gave the iconic James Bond franchise much the same irreverent treatment that the director's previous Mark Millar adaptation, Kick-Ass, gave to comic book movies. Reviews focused on how the film recontextualised the familiar 007 tropes of guns, girls and gadgets through the lens of class, identity and that notorious final bum note.
In the sequel, Eggsy and the Kingsmen run up against a crime syndicate known as the Golden Circle with a little help from their American cousins, the Statesmen. It neatly shows us that American iconography plays much the same role for their opposite numbers, that liquor-themed codenames will stand in for Arthurian monikers, and most accurately of all, that...
Kingsman pulls the leg of the James Bond series - but how have the 007 films put across the relationship between Britain and the USA?
When Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service exploded into cinemas in 2015, it gave the iconic James Bond franchise much the same irreverent treatment that the director's previous Mark Millar adaptation, Kick-Ass, gave to comic book movies. Reviews focused on how the film recontextualised the familiar 007 tropes of guns, girls and gadgets through the lens of class, identity and that notorious final bum note.
In the sequel, Eggsy and the Kingsmen run up against a crime syndicate known as the Golden Circle with a little help from their American cousins, the Statesmen. It neatly shows us that American iconography plays much the same role for their opposite numbers, that liquor-themed codenames will stand in for Arthurian monikers, and most accurately of all, that...
- 9/16/2017
- Den of Geek
For as long as there have been movies, there have been movies based on books. This is a look at the best movie franchises that are either based on a book or several books.
It’s one thing to have a movie that is based on a book. It happens all the time. It’s more rare to have an entire franchise of films based on a book or set of books. Over the last two decades, it seems like we have been seeing more and more franchises emerge that are based on books. This seems to be happening for a few reasons. First, Hollywood is more than ever looking for established properties on which to base films. Book, have been and always will be one of the best established properties for a movie to be based upon. Second, if the books have a big following, chances are that the...
It’s one thing to have a movie that is based on a book. It happens all the time. It’s more rare to have an entire franchise of films based on a book or set of books. Over the last two decades, it seems like we have been seeing more and more franchises emerge that are based on books. This seems to be happening for a few reasons. First, Hollywood is more than ever looking for established properties on which to base films. Book, have been and always will be one of the best established properties for a movie to be based upon. Second, if the books have a big following, chances are that the...
- 8/16/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Since the seventies, moviegoers have been used to lining up for big blockbusters. While some see them as primarily about male protagonists (in everything from Jaws to Avatar) it is easy to forget there have been some excellent female big hitters as well and today we will be focusing on two in particular - Wonder Woman and Lara Croft.
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a relative newcomer to the world of video games, with her most recent appearance coming in the shape of an online game: the Wonderwoman online casino slot game at Guts, a five-reel, 40-payline experience that features the likeness of Lynda Carter. The game is one of a number of comic book heroes on the books at Guts, a site that also features a modern Batman slot.
Injustice (and its recent sequel) was, on the surface, a one-on-one beat 'em up featuring DC superheroes such as Superman,...
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman is a relative newcomer to the world of video games, with her most recent appearance coming in the shape of an online game: the Wonderwoman online casino slot game at Guts, a five-reel, 40-payline experience that features the likeness of Lynda Carter. The game is one of a number of comic book heroes on the books at Guts, a site that also features a modern Batman slot.
Injustice (and its recent sequel) was, on the surface, a one-on-one beat 'em up featuring DC superheroes such as Superman,...
- 6/26/2017
- by Harry Hughes
- Corona's Coming Attractions
There's a new James Bond in town—or two. It wouldn't be a visit to The Late Late Show without a little competition and there was a bit in store for David Beckham when he visited Thursday. He and host James Corden were put to the test in an audition for the newest installment of the classic franchise, though it seemed the soccer player had the upper hand from the start. "You know this is an audition for James Bond right?" Corden asked his competitor. "It's not like an underwear commercial or something like that." "I'd say that's pretty obvious," Beckham quipped while looking at the host. Game on! However, it wouldn't be a...
- 6/9/2017
- E! Online
As The Late Late Show With James Corden gears up for its first of three live shows from London on Tuesday, the creative team behind the late-night program is looking to celebrate the city following recent attacks.
“It has been a difficult week to be here,” executive producer Ben Winston admits to Et, sharing that the Late Late Show staff is staying at a hotel just five minutes away from Saturday’s attack on London Bridge and nearby Borough Market. “You wake up on Sunday morning and you go, actually, London is carrying on and the atmosphere here is great, it’s one of resilience of strength.”
“It makes me even happier that we’re here this week,” Winston adds. “When would be a better place to show off the brilliance and character and joy than a week when such tragedy happens? If anything, it’s made us even more excited about being here and more excited...
“It has been a difficult week to be here,” executive producer Ben Winston admits to Et, sharing that the Late Late Show staff is staying at a hotel just five minutes away from Saturday’s attack on London Bridge and nearby Borough Market. “You wake up on Sunday morning and you go, actually, London is carrying on and the atmosphere here is great, it’s one of resilience of strength.”
“It makes me even happier that we’re here this week,” Winston adds. “When would be a better place to show off the brilliance and character and joy than a week when such tragedy happens? If anything, it’s made us even more excited about being here and more excited...
- 6/6/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Rob Leane Jun 8, 2017
We know that Wonder Woman 2 will take place in contemporary America. But what could that entail? Speculation ahead...
This article contains spoilers for Wonder Woman and Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice
Wonder Woman is raking in cash at the global box office, and its Rotten Tomatoes page is aglow with positive write-ups. Understandably, talk has already turned to a sequel.
Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins are both likely to return for more (Gadot is signed up, Jenkins - as things stand - isn't), and Wonder Woman 2 seems to have joined Warner Bros and DC’s ever-growing list of upcoming flicks.
It’s worth remembering here that Justice League is the next film on the DC timetable; it has a UK release date of November 17th 2017. The Flash and Aquaman are both slated for next year, although it seems that only the latter is actually on-track to...
We know that Wonder Woman 2 will take place in contemporary America. But what could that entail? Speculation ahead...
This article contains spoilers for Wonder Woman and Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice
Wonder Woman is raking in cash at the global box office, and its Rotten Tomatoes page is aglow with positive write-ups. Understandably, talk has already turned to a sequel.
Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins are both likely to return for more (Gadot is signed up, Jenkins - as things stand - isn't), and Wonder Woman 2 seems to have joined Warner Bros and DC’s ever-growing list of upcoming flicks.
It’s worth remembering here that Justice League is the next film on the DC timetable; it has a UK release date of November 17th 2017. The Flash and Aquaman are both slated for next year, although it seems that only the latter is actually on-track to...
- 6/6/2017
- Den of Geek
With hits like The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Edge of Tomorrow under his belt, director Doug Liman has had the chance to make smaller, more intimate movies in between, and that certainly can be said for The Wall, his latest movie.
The Wall begins with two soldiers, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena, out in the broiling hot Iraqi Desert as the war has come to an end, as they investigate a situation where contractors were killed, presumably by an expert sniper. When the two soldiers get separated, Taylor-Johnson’s Sergeant Allen Isaac ends up stranded behind a wall, the only thing protecting him from the sniper who taps into his ear piece and starts playing mind games with him.
While this is a relatively smaller movie for Liman, it doesn’t lack in the tension and excitement of his earlier films, while also in the...
The Wall begins with two soldiers, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena, out in the broiling hot Iraqi Desert as the war has come to an end, as they investigate a situation where contractors were killed, presumably by an expert sniper. When the two soldiers get separated, Taylor-Johnson’s Sergeant Allen Isaac ends up stranded behind a wall, the only thing protecting him from the sniper who taps into his ear piece and starts playing mind games with him.
While this is a relatively smaller movie for Liman, it doesn’t lack in the tension and excitement of his earlier films, while also in the...
- 5/10/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
The stars of yesterday now are making three films a year you never knew existed until they show up on Netflix.^ Real Movie ^
In my prior life as a script reader, I certainly read a lot of bad scripts, but at times, an even more common occurrence was a script that seemed to do a great many things right, but somehow fell just short of being something you wanted to champion as a movie. As draining as the terrible scripts were, there’s something pure about clear-cut bad. It takes little effort to explain why they’re unfit.
The real challenges were the scripts that had kind of a decent premise, kind of an okay twist or two, and a lead character who wasn’t bad so much as he or she was just… there. The raw materials are there for what Could be a script. They just happen to be assembled in the least compelling way...
In my prior life as a script reader, I certainly read a lot of bad scripts, but at times, an even more common occurrence was a script that seemed to do a great many things right, but somehow fell just short of being something you wanted to champion as a movie. As draining as the terrible scripts were, there’s something pure about clear-cut bad. It takes little effort to explain why they’re unfit.
The real challenges were the scripts that had kind of a decent premise, kind of an okay twist or two, and a lead character who wasn’t bad so much as he or she was just… there. The raw materials are there for what Could be a script. They just happen to be assembled in the least compelling way...
- 4/20/2017
- by The Bitter Script Reader
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Way back in 1979, Ridley Scott’s “Alien” brought us our first genuine female action hero in Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley. Despite the three sequels that followed, Ripley proved to be something of an outlier. Until fairly recently, a woman could kill someone in a movie only if she faced brutal punishment afterward, as in Scott’s “Thelma and Louise,” or in the inevitable fates of Bond girls: They could dole out lethal action, but rarely survived.
Today, ass-kicking women are no longer an anomaly or subject to automatic retribution. This weekend, we watched Scarlett Johansson lay waste to her enemies (although not the box office) in “Ghost in the Shell,” following a path blazed by the likes of Linda Hamilton (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”), Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill”), and Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”). These roles may strike a blow for equality and diversity, but what these women — and...
Today, ass-kicking women are no longer an anomaly or subject to automatic retribution. This weekend, we watched Scarlett Johansson lay waste to her enemies (although not the box office) in “Ghost in the Shell,” following a path blazed by the likes of Linda Hamilton (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”), Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill”), and Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”). These roles may strike a blow for equality and diversity, but what these women — and...
- 4/4/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Way back in 1979, Ridley Scott’s “Alien” brought us our first genuine female action hero in Sigourney Weaver’s Ripley. Despite the three sequels that followed, Ripley proved to be something of an outlier. Until fairly recently, a woman could kill someone in a movie only if she faced brutal punishment afterward, as in Scott’s “Thelma and Louise,” or in the inevitable fates of Bond girls: They could dole out lethal action, but rarely survived.
Today, ass-kicking women are no longer an anomaly or subject to automatic retribution. This weekend, we watched Scarlett Johansson lay waste to her enemies (although not the box office) in “Ghost in the Shell,” following a path blazed by the likes of Linda Hamilton (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”), Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill”), and Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”). These roles may strike a blow for equality and diversity, but what these women — and...
Today, ass-kicking women are no longer an anomaly or subject to automatic retribution. This weekend, we watched Scarlett Johansson lay waste to her enemies (although not the box office) in “Ghost in the Shell,” following a path blazed by the likes of Linda Hamilton (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”), Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill”), and Michelle Yeoh (“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”). These roles may strike a blow for equality and diversity, but what these women — and...
- 4/4/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Kingsman: The Secret Service was one hell of a movie! Based on the comic book series The Secret Service from Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, the movie was both a fun homage and semi-parody on the spy genre. A love letter to James Bond in every way, director Matthew Vaughn brought with him everything he learned from Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class and took it to the next level with incredible action scenes, dialogue, and cast including memorable performances by Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, and Taron Egerton.
The sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, sees the return of Vaughn as director and cast members Egerton, Mark Strong, and Firth... somehow. Joining them is a completely bonkers cast including Jeff Bridges, Channing Tatum, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, and even Elton John. And let's not forget that Pedro Pascal (Narcos, The Great Wall) is playing a character named "Jack Daniels." The film is in post-production,...
The sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, sees the return of Vaughn as director and cast members Egerton, Mark Strong, and Firth... somehow. Joining them is a completely bonkers cast including Jeff Bridges, Channing Tatum, Halle Berry, Julianne Moore, and even Elton John. And let's not forget that Pedro Pascal (Narcos, The Great Wall) is playing a character named "Jack Daniels." The film is in post-production,...
- 3/21/2017
- by Nick Doll
- LRMonline.com
James Corden looked a lot different for his first TV gig in his native U.K.
The Late Late Show host has lost 85 pounds since he debuted on the British TV series Fat Friends in 2000. In one clip from the show, Corden's character reveals the plight of millions of people who struggle with their weight.
Watch: James Corden Pokes Fun at the Oscars Flub With 'La La Land' Spoof
"When I go out, I want to eat whatever I want or there's no point going," his character says.
Elizabeth Hurley has truly aged like fine wine based on clips from early in her career as a 23-year-old fresh face, and Catherine Zeta-Jones hasn't aged a day since her role in The Darling Buds of May in 1991.
The TV series turned Zeta-Jones into a household name, giving her the confidence to move to Los Angeles to pursue roles that showed her as more than just...
The Late Late Show host has lost 85 pounds since he debuted on the British TV series Fat Friends in 2000. In one clip from the show, Corden's character reveals the plight of millions of people who struggle with their weight.
Watch: James Corden Pokes Fun at the Oscars Flub With 'La La Land' Spoof
"When I go out, I want to eat whatever I want or there's no point going," his character says.
Elizabeth Hurley has truly aged like fine wine based on clips from early in her career as a 23-year-old fresh face, and Catherine Zeta-Jones hasn't aged a day since her role in The Darling Buds of May in 1991.
The TV series turned Zeta-Jones into a household name, giving her the confidence to move to Los Angeles to pursue roles that showed her as more than just...
- 3/4/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Rob Leane Jan 24, 2017
Someone please make this happen: Whoopi Goldberg fancies a role in Doctor Who...
Here's a news story we weren't expecting: Whoopi Goldberg is a big fan of Doctor Who, and she'd really like a role in the show.
See related Matthew Vaughn interview: Kingsman, X-Men, Stardust 2, 007 Matthew Vaughn interview: X-Men: First Class, Thor, Hollywood, James Bond, Take That and more
Chatting to The Sun (with Digital Spy reporting the print interview for fans online), Goldberg enthused about modern telly, saying, "You have a different quality now on television. The way you guys [Brits] have always done shows has always been the smartest and we’ve finally just figured it out.”
"I like the idea of doing things the way y’all do them," the Sister Act and Star Trek: The Next Generation star added. "You do some really fun stuff like Black Mirror or, you know, I’m...
Someone please make this happen: Whoopi Goldberg fancies a role in Doctor Who...
Here's a news story we weren't expecting: Whoopi Goldberg is a big fan of Doctor Who, and she'd really like a role in the show.
See related Matthew Vaughn interview: Kingsman, X-Men, Stardust 2, 007 Matthew Vaughn interview: X-Men: First Class, Thor, Hollywood, James Bond, Take That and more
Chatting to The Sun (with Digital Spy reporting the print interview for fans online), Goldberg enthused about modern telly, saying, "You have a different quality now on television. The way you guys [Brits] have always done shows has always been the smartest and we’ve finally just figured it out.”
"I like the idea of doing things the way y’all do them," the Sister Act and Star Trek: The Next Generation star added. "You do some really fun stuff like Black Mirror or, you know, I’m...
- 1/24/2017
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Jan 24, 2017
Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 seems further away from happening...
Ridley Scott is currently putting the finishing touches to Alien: Covenant, that’s being unleashed in cinemas this coming May. We’ve seen some footage from the film, and appreciating that it’s just a snapshot of the final movie, what we’ve feasted our eyes on is certainly impressive.
See related Matthew Vaughn interview: Kingsman, X-Men, Stardust 2, 007 Matthew Vaughn interview: X-Men: First Class, Thor, Hollywood, James Bond, Take That and more
Scott has plans to make at least one further Alien movie – possibly two – once he’s done with Covenant. And ever since he revealed that, that’s thrown into doubt the future of Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’ movie. This is the one that’ll bring Sigourney Weaver back to the franchise, and that will all but ignore Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection. However, as Alien: Covenant has taken priority,...
Neill Blomkamp's Alien 5 seems further away from happening...
Ridley Scott is currently putting the finishing touches to Alien: Covenant, that’s being unleashed in cinemas this coming May. We’ve seen some footage from the film, and appreciating that it’s just a snapshot of the final movie, what we’ve feasted our eyes on is certainly impressive.
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Scott has plans to make at least one further Alien movie – possibly two – once he’s done with Covenant. And ever since he revealed that, that’s thrown into doubt the future of Neill Blomkamp’s ‘Alien 5’ movie. This is the one that’ll bring Sigourney Weaver back to the franchise, and that will all but ignore Alien 3 and Alien: Resurrection. However, as Alien: Covenant has taken priority,...
- 1/24/2017
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Jan 24, 2017
After a patchy start to 2017, Gotham is back on top form with the return of an old foe in the latest season 3 episode...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Matthew Vaughn interview: Kingsman, X-Men, Stardust 2, 007 Matthew Vaughn interview: X-Men: First Class, Thor, Hollywood, James Bond, Take That and more
3.13 Smile Like You Mean It
Tonight's episode of Gotham reminded me how enjoyable this show can be when its respective storylines stick to what they're good at. Smile Like You Mean It saw a disturbingly stellar return of Jerome, while also effectively balancing some smaller, plot-progressing "B" stories. It did this by letting each storyline do what it was best at and ending with one hell of a cliffhanger...
The Gordon/Gcpd plotline is at its best when it is disturbing, funny, and violent, but doesn't try any social commentary or romance and doesn't try to convince us...
After a patchy start to 2017, Gotham is back on top form with the return of an old foe in the latest season 3 episode...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Matthew Vaughn interview: Kingsman, X-Men, Stardust 2, 007 Matthew Vaughn interview: X-Men: First Class, Thor, Hollywood, James Bond, Take That and more
3.13 Smile Like You Mean It
Tonight's episode of Gotham reminded me how enjoyable this show can be when its respective storylines stick to what they're good at. Smile Like You Mean It saw a disturbingly stellar return of Jerome, while also effectively balancing some smaller, plot-progressing "B" stories. It did this by letting each storyline do what it was best at and ending with one hell of a cliffhanger...
The Gordon/Gcpd plotline is at its best when it is disturbing, funny, and violent, but doesn't try any social commentary or romance and doesn't try to convince us...
- 1/24/2017
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Jan 15, 2017
Sherlock series 4 bows out on an ultra-tense, heightened episode that unearths Holmes family secrets. Spoilers ahead…
4.3 The Final Problem
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This review contains spoilers.
In Thomas Harris’ The Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal Lecter tells Clarice Starling “Nothing happened to me […] I happened. You can’t reduce me to a set of influences.” It’s an elegant, invincible line, one that waves away the tricks of their trades as psychiatrist and FBI agent, and paints Lecter as pure evil.
Twenty-five years later, Harris scrapped all that to explain in Hannibal Rising that Lecter is what he is because Nazis ate his sister.
Sherlock series 4 bows out on an ultra-tense, heightened episode that unearths Holmes family secrets. Spoilers ahead…
4.3 The Final Problem
See related The rise and fall of Carolco 9 potentially great movie sequels teased but never made Exclusive: why Disney never made Tangled 2 James Cameron and his unmade films Andrew Stanton teases unmade John Carter sequels The unmade films of Quentin Tarantino The Justice League movie that never was
This review contains spoilers.
In Thomas Harris’ The Silence Of The Lambs, Hannibal Lecter tells Clarice Starling “Nothing happened to me […] I happened. You can’t reduce me to a set of influences.” It’s an elegant, invincible line, one that waves away the tricks of their trades as psychiatrist and FBI agent, and paints Lecter as pure evil.
Twenty-five years later, Harris scrapped all that to explain in Hannibal Rising that Lecter is what he is because Nazis ate his sister.
- 1/13/2017
- Den of Geek
We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.Hector BabencoArgentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of
We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.
Hector Babenco
Argentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.
He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1985), for which he earned a best director Oscar nominee and William Hurt earned an Oscar win for best actor.
Babenco went on to direct Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Ironweed (1987) and Tom Berenger and John Lithgow in At Play In The Fields Of The Lord (1991).
After undergoing cancer treatment in the 1990s, he returned to the director’s chair for films including Brazilian prison...
We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.
Hector Babenco
Argentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.
He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1985), for which he earned a best director Oscar nominee and William Hurt earned an Oscar win for best actor.
Babenco went on to direct Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Ironweed (1987) and Tom Berenger and John Lithgow in At Play In The Fields Of The Lord (1991).
After undergoing cancer treatment in the 1990s, he returned to the director’s chair for films including Brazilian prison...
- 12/31/2016
- ScreenDaily
There is a weight and heaviness to being Jason Bourne, nee David Webb, given that your life is constantly being manipulated and/or endangered. Trust doesn’t come easily and those around him tend to get hurt. Through three films, we’ve thrilled to Matt Damon’s interpretation of Robert Ludlum’s espionage hero in part thanks to the excellent filmmaking from directors Paul Greengrass and Doug Liman.
After skipping an installment that shifted the focus to a new agent played by Jeremy Renner, Greengrass and Damon returned this summer with Jason Bourne. Things have changed since 2007’s The Bourne Ultimatum as skullduggery has increasingly gone digital so the lengths required to keep secrets buried have to go further. The film, out now from Universal Home Entertainment, explores what all that means.
Bourne has been in hiding these last few years, travelling the world as a bare-knuckled boxer, using physical...
After skipping an installment that shifted the focus to a new agent played by Jeremy Renner, Greengrass and Damon returned this summer with Jason Bourne. Things have changed since 2007’s The Bourne Ultimatum as skullduggery has increasingly gone digital so the lengths required to keep secrets buried have to go further. The film, out now from Universal Home Entertainment, explores what all that means.
Bourne has been in hiding these last few years, travelling the world as a bare-knuckled boxer, using physical...
- 12/8/2016
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
StardustExile can take many forms. Several major filmmakers from Poland famously followed the Chopin route to France—Walerian Borowczyk, Andrzej Żuławski, to a degree even Krzysztof Kieślowski—while their pugilistic peer Jerzy Skolimowski, as well as Roman Polanski, was ranging even further across Europe and beyond. But the comically-oriented writer-director Andrzej Kondratiuk—an early Polanski co-conspirator, who died in June aged 79—found voluntary geographical exile without leaving his own country. He was able to renew his creative energies in rural isolation, seeking, gaining and retaining true independence amid a political system founded upon collective, communal effort. Kondratiuk’s five-decade career is thus a consistently idiosyncratic and enigmatic one, encompassing eight theatrical features, several shorts and five TV-movies. Among the latter is the work for which he’s now best known—at least at home—the raucous and irresistibly-titled black-and-white superhero/comicbook spoof Hydro-Riddle (Hydrozagadka, 1972), which after hostile initial reactions has...
- 12/6/2016
- MUBI
Two box office reliables, Marvel Productions and DreamWorks Animation, led the way to a standout early November weekend boasting the best totals since “Suicide Squad” debuted three months ago. “Doctor Strange” and “Trolls” were both expected to do well. But both exceeded predictions and along with Mel Gibson’s return to directing, “Hacksaw Ridge,” contributed to the most encouraging results overall since this spring.
The Top Ten
1. Doctor Strange (Disney) New – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 72; Est. budget: $165 million
$84,989,000 in 3,882 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $21,893; Cumulative: $84,989,000
2. Trolls (20th Century Fox) New – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 56; Est. budget: $125 million
$45,600,000 in 4,060 theaters; PTA: $11,232; Cumulative: $45,600,000
3. Hacksaw Ridge (Lionsgate) New – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 71; Est. budget: $40 million
$14,750,000 in 2,886 theaters; PTA: $5,111; Cumulative: $14,750,000
4. Boo! A Madea Halloween (Lionsgate) Week 3 – Last weekend #1
$7,800,000 (-55%) in 2,334 theaters (-65); PTA: $3,491; Cumulative: $64,990,000
5. Inferno (Sony) Week 2 – Last weekend #2
$6,250,000 (-58%) in 3,576 theaters (no change); PTA: $1,748; Cumulative: $26,058,000
6. The Accountant (Warner Bros.) Week 4 – Last weekend #4
$5,950,000 (-%) in 2,688 theaters...
The Top Ten
1. Doctor Strange (Disney) New – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 72; Est. budget: $165 million
$84,989,000 in 3,882 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $21,893; Cumulative: $84,989,000
2. Trolls (20th Century Fox) New – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 56; Est. budget: $125 million
$45,600,000 in 4,060 theaters; PTA: $11,232; Cumulative: $45,600,000
3. Hacksaw Ridge (Lionsgate) New – Cinemascore: A; Metacritic: 71; Est. budget: $40 million
$14,750,000 in 2,886 theaters; PTA: $5,111; Cumulative: $14,750,000
4. Boo! A Madea Halloween (Lionsgate) Week 3 – Last weekend #1
$7,800,000 (-55%) in 2,334 theaters (-65); PTA: $3,491; Cumulative: $64,990,000
5. Inferno (Sony) Week 2 – Last weekend #2
$6,250,000 (-58%) in 3,576 theaters (no change); PTA: $1,748; Cumulative: $26,058,000
6. The Accountant (Warner Bros.) Week 4 – Last weekend #4
$5,950,000 (-%) in 2,688 theaters...
- 11/7/2016
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Mubi is exclusively showing Mathieu Amalric's The Blue Room (2014) in the United Kingdom from September 25 - October 24, 2016. “If he has one consistent trait as a novelist it is his tendency to regard women, or Woman, at least, as a terrifying phenomenon, a demon ranging in a kind of erotic fury through the world of men, at once irresistible and destructive.”—John Banville on Georges Simenon“It was true. At that time, everything was true, for he was living in the moment, without questioning anything, without trying to understand, without suspecting that one day he would need to understand.” —Georges Simenon, The Blue RoomIt came and it went. I confess I’d forgotten all about The Blue Room. On second thought, I’m not sure I even knew of it in the first place. When the film appeared on Mubi, as part of a short season of films made by or starring Mathieu Amalric,...
- 10/13/2016
- MUBI
The recent box office success of The Boss firmly establishes Melissa McCarthy as the current queen of movie comedies (Amy Schumer could be a new contender after an impressive debut last Summer with Trainwreck), but let us think back about those other funny ladies of filmdom. So while we’re enjoying the female reboot/re-imagining of Ghostbusters and those Bad Moms, here’s a top ten list that will hopefully inspire lots of laughter and cause you to search out some classic comedies. It’s tough to narrow them down to ten, but we’ll do our best, beginning with… 10. Eve Arden The droll Ms. Arden represents the comic sidekicks who will attempt to puncture the pomposity of the leading ladies with a well-placed wisecrack (see also the great Thelma Ritter in Rear Window). Her career began in the early 1930’s with great bit roles in Stage Door and Dancing Lady.
- 8/8/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Mark Harrison Aug 5, 2016
Hello! From Armageddon to Harry Potter, we salute the screen work of Mr Jason Isaacs...
This feature contains spoilers for Event Horizon and the Harry Potter films. This spoiler warning contains spoilers for the list.
Hello to Jason Isaacs! Through roles in an impressive array of movies, from indies to massive blockbusters on both sides of the pond, he's become one of our favourite character actors. We've found that no matter how the film turns out, you can guarantee that if he's in it, his performance is going to be one of the highlights.
Off-screen, Isaacs has a whole other profile of popularity. Out of several prominent celebrity fans of Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's film review show on BBC Radio 5 Live, he's the patron saint of their “church of Wittertainment”, and “hello to Jason Isaacs” is the show's first, most popular catchphrase.
Some might argue...
Hello! From Armageddon to Harry Potter, we salute the screen work of Mr Jason Isaacs...
This feature contains spoilers for Event Horizon and the Harry Potter films. This spoiler warning contains spoilers for the list.
Hello to Jason Isaacs! Through roles in an impressive array of movies, from indies to massive blockbusters on both sides of the pond, he's become one of our favourite character actors. We've found that no matter how the film turns out, you can guarantee that if he's in it, his performance is going to be one of the highlights.
Off-screen, Isaacs has a whole other profile of popularity. Out of several prominent celebrity fans of Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo's film review show on BBC Radio 5 Live, he's the patron saint of their “church of Wittertainment”, and “hello to Jason Isaacs” is the show's first, most popular catchphrase.
Some might argue...
- 8/3/2016
- Den of Geek
Word to the wise: Don't challenge Cara Delevingne to a rap battle. The model-turned-actress squared off in a rap battle against Dave Franco and host James Corden during an appearance on The Late Late Show Wednesday night. Corden grabbed the mic for the first round, taking his aim at Franco by saying he isn't "famous enough" to appear on the show. "I'm pretty sure we actually meant to book your brother," rapped the host. Turning to Delevingne, he poked fun at her acting chops saying, "When I see you try to act it makes me want to kill myself." But without missing a beat,...
- 7/28/2016
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- PEOPLE.com
Word to the wise: Don't challenge Cara Delevingne to a rap battle. The model-turned-actress squared off in a rap battle against Dave Franco and host James Corden during an appearance on The Late Late Show Wednesday night. Corden grabbed the mic for the first round, taking his aim at Franco by saying he isn't "famous enough" to appear on the show. "I'm pretty sure we actually meant to book your brother," rapped the host. Turning to Delevingne, he poked fun at her acting chops saying, "When I see you try to act it makes me want to kill myself." But without missing a beat,...
- 7/28/2016
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- PEOPLE.com
CBS’ The Late Late Show just may have solved its “Drop the Mic” problem — in that half the jokes were about James Corden’s weight, yawn — by adding a third front to the rap battle.
On Wednesday night’s Thursday morning’s telecast, Corden traded beat-laden verbal beat-downs with not just model/actress Cara Delevingne (who has a role in the upcoming Suicide Squad), but also actor Dave Franco. That makes for a greater variety of zingers, (playfully) poking fun at Delevingne’s acting chops, Franco being Scrubs‘ cause of death and… well, yeah, Corden being a shorter, stockier James Bond.
On Wednesday night’s Thursday morning’s telecast, Corden traded beat-laden verbal beat-downs with not just model/actress Cara Delevingne (who has a role in the upcoming Suicide Squad), but also actor Dave Franco. That makes for a greater variety of zingers, (playfully) poking fun at Delevingne’s acting chops, Franco being Scrubs‘ cause of death and… well, yeah, Corden being a shorter, stockier James Bond.
- 7/28/2016
- TVLine.com
Mark Millar has unveiled a new black female version of Kick-Ass. The upcoming comic he's developing with artist John Romita Jr. will be called Kick-Ass: The New Girl. The original story followed a geeky teen named David Lizewski who transforms himself into a real-life superhero who learns the hard way that the life of a superhero isn’t easy.
I’m a huge fan of the Kick-Ass comics and films, and this new version of the character could be awesome. Millar doesn’t give any real details on the new character or the plot. However, it will be set in a different city with a new supporting cast of characters. While talking to THR, Millar said:
“Comics is not short of white males aged around 30; that demographic seems pretty well catered for in popular culture. I don’t think many blonde white guys around 30 feel under-represented when they pick...
I’m a huge fan of the Kick-Ass comics and films, and this new version of the character could be awesome. Millar doesn’t give any real details on the new character or the plot. However, it will be set in a different city with a new supporting cast of characters. While talking to THR, Millar said:
“Comics is not short of white males aged around 30; that demographic seems pretty well catered for in popular culture. I don’t think many blonde white guys around 30 feel under-represented when they pick...
- 6/23/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
About precisely nothing other than pure pulp comic-book soap-opera rigmarole, overshadowed by clichés, implausibilities, and missed opportunities. I’m “biast” (pro): love most of the films in this series
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Everyone knows the third movie is always the worst.” So proclaims mutant telepath Jean Grey in the middle of X-Men: Apocalypse, just around the point when we’ve already for ourselves that that also applies here. Ironically, this happens in a scene in which she and some other teen mutants have gone to the mall to see Return of the Jedi, a scene that exists solely so that she can make this joke… and it’s plot detours and tangents just like this one that are among the many disappointments of the film.
It’s the 1980s now, in this — yes — third installment of the X-Men historical comic-book drama trilogy,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Everyone knows the third movie is always the worst.” So proclaims mutant telepath Jean Grey in the middle of X-Men: Apocalypse, just around the point when we’ve already for ourselves that that also applies here. Ironically, this happens in a scene in which she and some other teen mutants have gone to the mall to see Return of the Jedi, a scene that exists solely so that she can make this joke… and it’s plot detours and tangents just like this one that are among the many disappointments of the film.
It’s the 1980s now, in this — yes — third installment of the X-Men historical comic-book drama trilogy,...
- 5/19/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Sharks, female convicts, Christopher Lee… what more could a fright fan ask for?
Death Becomes Her
• Release Date: Available April 26th on Blu-ray
• Written By: Martin Donovan, David Koepp
• Directed By: Robert Zemeckis
• Starring: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn
Here we go, creeps — a real milestone moment here in the ol’ Crypt o’ Xiii… we are going to get someone else to talk a bit about the feature at hand (I know, I can scarcely believe I’m going to shut up for a second or two either); in this case, the 1992 laughs and lacerations pic Death Becomes Her! So let’s put our claws, flippers… whatever the hell you may have together for my wife Hatelyn Xiii!
Daniel Xiii. So why don’t ya give my loyal coffin club the rundown on ol’ Dbh?
Hatelyn Xiii. Ok, this flick features a long standing rivalry between two women (one...
Death Becomes Her
• Release Date: Available April 26th on Blu-ray
• Written By: Martin Donovan, David Koepp
• Directed By: Robert Zemeckis
• Starring: Meryl Streep, Bruce Willis, Goldie Hawn
Here we go, creeps — a real milestone moment here in the ol’ Crypt o’ Xiii… we are going to get someone else to talk a bit about the feature at hand (I know, I can scarcely believe I’m going to shut up for a second or two either); in this case, the 1992 laughs and lacerations pic Death Becomes Her! So let’s put our claws, flippers… whatever the hell you may have together for my wife Hatelyn Xiii!
Daniel Xiii. So why don’t ya give my loyal coffin club the rundown on ol’ Dbh?
Hatelyn Xiii. Ok, this flick features a long standing rivalry between two women (one...
- 4/11/2016
- by DanielXIII
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
There was a period a few years back when actor Mark Strong was the go-to for villain roles. From Sherlock to Kick-ass, and even the aborted Green Lantern sequel where his Sinestro was set to be the antagonist, Strong had a moment as the preeminent bad guy. Some have said they would love to see him in a James Bond film, bringing his particular brand of debonaire villainy to the proceedings. Heck, he might've been a better option than Christoph Waltz for Spectre. And with his close friend Daniel Craig as 007, it could be a match made in heaven.
But if Strong is to be believed, that won't be happening anytime soon. Or ever. Why? Because he thinks his pal, to whom he's the godfather of his oldest son, has reached the end of his tenure as James Bond.
"Do you know what, I’d have loved to have played...
But if Strong is to be believed, that won't be happening anytime soon. Or ever. Why? Because he thinks his pal, to whom he's the godfather of his oldest son, has reached the end of his tenure as James Bond.
"Do you know what, I’d have loved to have played...
- 2/24/2016
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
After some speculation last week that Daniel Craig had played iconic superspy James Bond for the final time, we now have word from a source close to the actor that seemingly confirms those rumors.
Actor Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Green Lantern) is apparently good friends with Craig, and in an interview with Shortlist in which Strong was asked about playing a Bond villain, he dropped the big news:
“Do you know what, I’d have loved to have played the villain in a Bond movie while Daniel was doing it because he’s a pal and that would have been great. But I think he’s come to the end of his Bond time and so it’s probably never going to happen, but that would have always been great. Having played so many villains, it would have been wonderful to have done the villain of villains,...
Actor Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Green Lantern) is apparently good friends with Craig, and in an interview with Shortlist in which Strong was asked about playing a Bond villain, he dropped the big news:
“Do you know what, I’d have loved to have played the villain in a Bond movie while Daniel was doing it because he’s a pal and that would have been great. But I think he’s come to the end of his Bond time and so it’s probably never going to happen, but that would have always been great. Having played so many villains, it would have been wonderful to have done the villain of villains,...
- 2/23/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Mad Max: Fury Road has landed the most 2016 Empire Award nominations — ten (the same it got from the Oscars!) — of 2016 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens nipping at its heels with nine. The British magazine Empire presents the awards, which are voted on by readers and cinema fans around the world — both the nominations and the awards themselves. (And, technically speaking, they’re the Jameson Empire Awards, since Jameson Irish whiskey began sponsoring them in their 14th year. Cheers to that!)
With The Force Awakens being part of the beloved Star Wars mythology and breaking box-office records left and right at record speed, it’s a bit surprising Mad Max outpaced it. It goes to show that both fans adore this instant classic as much as the critics do, getting nods for:
• Best Film
• Best Director (George Miller)
• Best Actor (Tom Hardy)
• Best Actress (Charlize Theron, who should teach a...
With The Force Awakens being part of the beloved Star Wars mythology and breaking box-office records left and right at record speed, it’s a bit surprising Mad Max outpaced it. It goes to show that both fans adore this instant classic as much as the critics do, getting nods for:
• Best Film
• Best Director (George Miller)
• Best Actor (Tom Hardy)
• Best Actress (Charlize Theron, who should teach a...
- 2/18/2016
- by Harker Jones
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Costume house that has serviced films from Hitchcock to Hammer and Harry Potter to receive honourary BAFTA.
Angels Costumes is to receive the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the Ee British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House on Feb 14.
Now in its 175th year, Angels Costumes is the world’s longest-established and largest professional costume house, and has worked with film luminaries including Alfred Hitchcock, Powell and Pressburger, David Lean, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg on features from the Ealing Comedies, films produced by Gainsborough Studios and Hammer, to the Carry On films, Bond, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Harry Potter.
The Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award is presented annually in honour of film producer Michael Balcon and previous recipients include Mike Leigh, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jarman, Mary Selway, Ridley and Tony Scott, Working Title Films, Lewis Gilbert, the Harry Potter series of films, John Hurt, [link...
Angels Costumes is to receive the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the Ee British Academy Film Awards ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House on Feb 14.
Now in its 175th year, Angels Costumes is the world’s longest-established and largest professional costume house, and has worked with film luminaries including Alfred Hitchcock, Powell and Pressburger, David Lean, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg on features from the Ealing Comedies, films produced by Gainsborough Studios and Hammer, to the Carry On films, Bond, Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Harry Potter.
The Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award is presented annually in honour of film producer Michael Balcon and previous recipients include Mike Leigh, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jarman, Mary Selway, Ridley and Tony Scott, Working Title Films, Lewis Gilbert, the Harry Potter series of films, John Hurt, [link...
- 1/18/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
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Rosario Dawson, Hugh Jackman and Blake Lively lead our look at 2015's best under the radar acting performances in film...
This article contains mild spoilers for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. We've kept these as vague as possible, but if you haven't seen the film yet, you might wish to skip the entry pertaining to that.
2015 was a particularly exemplary year for all kinds of movies, but particularly in genre and blockbuster cinema. When there's so much to talk about, it's inevitable that some of the really good stuff gets lost in the mix of awards season chatter, but that's especially true when there's still some residual stigma about movies outside of the 'worthy' release schedule that will arrive in UK cinemas between now and the Academy Awards ceremony in February.
There are a couple of likely breakthrough geek movies for this year's Oscars, in the...
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Rosario Dawson, Hugh Jackman and Blake Lively lead our look at 2015's best under the radar acting performances in film...
This article contains mild spoilers for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. We've kept these as vague as possible, but if you haven't seen the film yet, you might wish to skip the entry pertaining to that.
2015 was a particularly exemplary year for all kinds of movies, but particularly in genre and blockbuster cinema. When there's so much to talk about, it's inevitable that some of the really good stuff gets lost in the mix of awards season chatter, but that's especially true when there's still some residual stigma about movies outside of the 'worthy' release schedule that will arrive in UK cinemas between now and the Academy Awards ceremony in February.
There are a couple of likely breakthrough geek movies for this year's Oscars, in the...
- 12/30/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
I was going to start my recap of The Voice‘s Top 11 performance night by lamenting all of the unfortunate business that played out over its first 90 minutes: The silhouetted ballet dancer shaking out her hair (inside the moon!) and upstaging hapless Evan McKeel. The assassination of Helen Reddy’s “Delta Dawn” in front of 12 million viewers. The ghost of a 1999 Mandy Moore soundtrack cut floating across the stage, haunting Korin Bukowski’s musical future.
RelatedThe Voice: Who Will Win Season 9? Get Odds for the 11 Remaining Singers!
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- 11/24/2015
- TVLine.com
Read More: Daniel Craig Says James Bond Is "Actually A Misogynist" "Layer Cake" (2004) The first feature from director Matthew Vaughn ("Kick-Ass," "Kingsman: The Secret Service"), "Layer Cake" is just as wild and action-packed as his more recent films, but it also has a a distinct emotional edge, due in large part to Craig’s performance as a nameless London cocaine dealer. Just before his early retirement, he is sent on two of his most dangerous assignments yet, which include kidnapping, killing and purchasing a ridiculous amount of hard drugs. In "Layer Cake," Craig shows off his trademark ability to be a rough-around-the-edges tough guy one moment and a vulnerable and authentic one the next without ever having us doubt his machismo. Craig’s cocaine dealer is a mess of violent fun and shows his beleaguered nature when the going gets too rough. "Hotel Splendide" (2000) Long before he was the first blonde.
- 11/6/2015
- by Ryan Anielski
- Indiewire
Sam Smith is set to claim the first ever chart-topping Bond theme on Friday with 'Writing's On The Wall'.
The Spectre song currently has double the combined sales of its closest competitor, Justin Bieber's 'What Do You Mean?'.
22 best and worst (pre-Spectre) Bond theme songs ranked: Every single's here, but which are classics and which need their 00 status revoked?
To date none of the previous bond themes have claimed the number one spot in the UK, with Adele's 'Skyfall' and Duran Duran's 'A View To A Kill' narrowly missing the position and peaking at number two.
Meanwhile R City and Adam Levine's 'Locked Away' is at three, Sigala's 'Easy Love' slips two places to four and The Weeknd's 'Can't Feel My Face' completes the Top 5.
Nick Brewer is set to enter the charts at eight with 'Talk To Me', which samples...
The Spectre song currently has double the combined sales of its closest competitor, Justin Bieber's 'What Do You Mean?'.
22 best and worst (pre-Spectre) Bond theme songs ranked: Every single's here, but which are classics and which need their 00 status revoked?
To date none of the previous bond themes have claimed the number one spot in the UK, with Adele's 'Skyfall' and Duran Duran's 'A View To A Kill' narrowly missing the position and peaking at number two.
Meanwhile R City and Adam Levine's 'Locked Away' is at three, Sigala's 'Easy Love' slips two places to four and The Weeknd's 'Can't Feel My Face' completes the Top 5.
Nick Brewer is set to enter the charts at eight with 'Talk To Me', which samples...
- 9/28/2015
- Digital Spy
Turbo Kid
Written & Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell & Yoann-Karl Whissell
Canada / New Zealand, 2015
Turbo Kid is a post-apocalyptic love letter to the action-horror genre. It looks and sounds wonderful, with the kind of world building you would expect from ‘80s film aficionados. The writing-directing trio of François Simard, Anouk Whissell & Yoann-Karl Whissell dials up the kitsch and adds just enough heart to keep things from getting too zany. Unfortunately, a lackluster script and bland leading performance prevent Turbo Kid from being more than just a pleasant trifle, but it’s a bloody fun way to spend your Saturday night.
Turbo Kid is a movie for movie lovers. From the funky costumes to a pitch-perfect synth soundtrack, it gets all the details exactly right. Ironically, this loving homage to ‘80s cheese more closely resembles a classic western than a Cannon Films holdover. The reluctant hero duels it out with the...
Written & Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell & Yoann-Karl Whissell
Canada / New Zealand, 2015
Turbo Kid is a post-apocalyptic love letter to the action-horror genre. It looks and sounds wonderful, with the kind of world building you would expect from ‘80s film aficionados. The writing-directing trio of François Simard, Anouk Whissell & Yoann-Karl Whissell dials up the kitsch and adds just enough heart to keep things from getting too zany. Unfortunately, a lackluster script and bland leading performance prevent Turbo Kid from being more than just a pleasant trifle, but it’s a bloody fun way to spend your Saturday night.
Turbo Kid is a movie for movie lovers. From the funky costumes to a pitch-perfect synth soundtrack, it gets all the details exactly right. Ironically, this loving homage to ‘80s cheese more closely resembles a classic western than a Cannon Films holdover. The reluctant hero duels it out with the...
- 8/30/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Meryl Streep, “Spectre” director Sam Mendes and late-night import James Corden rank among the first round of honorees for the 2105 Britannia Awards presented by BAFTA Los Angeles. At the annual awards ceremony, Streep will claim the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film. Mendes, the director of dramas like “Revolutionary Road” and the last two films in the beloved James Bond franchise, will take the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing. Corden, a British performer who has translated well in America with CBS’ “The Late Late Show,” will receive the Artist of the Year prize, sponsored by Burberry.
- 8/20/2015
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
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