Tony Scudder Walking and talking movies since the 70's
CABIN IN THE WOODS Most anticipated 2012 movie (RELEASED 13th April)
One week ago, Amy Winehouse was found dead. So it seems timely to preview ‘The Perfect Age Of Rock’n’Roll’, a film that takes the almost mythical age of 27 as a stepping-off point for some of our best-loved musical heroes. Here’s the trailer: Here’s the official synopsis: According to rock ‘n’ roll lore, age 27 [...]
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The Film4 Summer Screen 2011 at Somerset House season has begun, and all the film screenings are COMPLETELY SOLD OUT. However, don’t let that stop you from attending because there are still tickets available for some fab BEHIND THE SCREEN talks. Running alongside Film4 Summer Screen, BEHIND THE SCREEN with BAFTA offers rare opportunities to hear directors, [...]
It looks like there are three (four if you count re-release Whisky Galore!) decent movies out this week. ‘Arrietty’ is the latest Studio Ghibli must-see, and in an unusual change-of-fortune, we’re getting to see it (with a British voiceover cast) a full six months before the US does. Whoop. ‘A Better Life’ is from ‘About [...]
Ahh, stars doing funny videos to promote apparently duff movies (‘Cowboys & ALiens’ – not seen it yet but Stateside reviews aren’t kind). Thing is, if you asked Ford about ‘Star Wars’ in an interview, he’d give a gruff, unresponsive answer. But he doesn’t mind using it to get a laugh, when it suits him. [...]
I thought ‘Ghost Rider’ (2007) was pretty good fun. I remember the villains being total toss, but Nic Cage was great value for money. Those ‘Crank’ boys (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor) are ramping up the madness (footage seen at Comic-Con 2011 saw the blazing one urinate fire). Here’s the first look (courtesy of Empire [...]
WIN Source Code on DVD Soldier Captain Colter Stevens (Jake Gyllenhaal) wakes up in the body of an unknown man, he discovers he’s part of a mission to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train. In an assignment unlike any he’s ever known, he learns he’s part of a government experiment called the “Source [...]
WIN Scream 4 on DVD and Blu-ray In Scream 4, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) returns home to Woodsboro on her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, who are now married, as well as her cousin Jill (played by Emma Roberts). Unfortunately Sidney’s appearance also brings about the return of Ghost Face, [...]
WIN The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec on DVD An adventure set in the early part of the 20th century and focused on a popular novelist and her dealings with would-be suitors, the cops, monsters and other distractions. Legendary cartoonist Jacques Tardi’s original stories perfectly recreate the intrigue, romance and excitement of one of the [...]
WIN Submarine book and DVD The producers of Warp Films (This Is England, Four Lions) and actor and director Richard Ayoade (IT Crowd) present a comedy which follows a 15-year old boy (Craig Roberts) with two objectives: to lose his virginity before his next birthday, and to stop his mother (Sally Hawkins) from leaving his [...]