The first clip has landed for Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, the character you would have seen in the previous Jackass movies is once again up to his ‘old’ tricks. 86 year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion, his 8 year-old Grandson Billy in “Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa”. This November, the signature Jackass character Irving Z...
Tim Winton’s THE TURNING is definitely a unique cinematic event and with its release we had the chance to chat to Robert Connolly, the producer and one of the directors behind this epic undertaking. The Turning is a unique cinema event. Seventeen talented Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by multi award-winning auth...
John Constantine was first introduced in the comic series Swamp Thing, as a reluctant quasi con-man turned supernatural detective. The character became the lead in the series Hellblazer which ran for 300 issues before being integrated back into the main stream DC-Universe as part of the new 52 reboot in a new series titled Constantine. The only live action appearance of the character to date is in...
HORRIBLE BOSSES, a hit comedy in 2011 has announced a sequel to be released in November in the US in 2014. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis will be returning after a little more than half a year of negotiations. Seth Gordon who directed HORRIBLE BOSSES in 2011 was first in line to direct the sequel, but couldn’t due to scheduling conflicts. It is apparent that Sean ...
Lloyd and Harry really are Hollywood’s slowest pair. It’s been 20 years since the dimwits set out on their first adventure, and they’ve only just got around to filming DUMB & DUMBER TO. Production may be well under way, but that doesn’t stop exciting news! The latest: HUNGER GAMES star Jennifer Lawrence has joined the cast. Remember Fraida Fletcher? She was dating ...
DISTRICT 9 and ELYSIUM writer / director Neill Blomkamp tries his hand at comedy, with Hugh Jackman joining the cast. Comedy you say? Mr political sci-fi is trying his hand at the funnies? Hmmm… interesting! Ok, I’ll give it a crack! It seems I’m not the only Aussie willing to gamble on Blomkamp’s new direction, it has been revealed that Hugh Jackman is a...
Only five weeks until Thor: The Dark World hits aussie screens and excitement sure is building, the first TV Spot has just been released with some rather nice added dialog not seen in the trailer and a bit more footage aswell. Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a...
Never thought we would ever see a movie based on the popular video game NEED FOR SPEED but here is the first trailer starring Aaron Paul from TV’s Breaking Bad. Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, muscle car mechanic and street racer Tobey (Aaron Paul) gets out of prison determined to settle the score with the man responsible for his false conviction. Alongside Aaron Paul Need for Spe...
The world’s first global short film festival is returning to Perth. For 16 years the Manhattan Short Film Festival has sourced clever shorts internationally. The festival’s home is Manhattan, however its organiser Nicholas Mason is a Fremantle born Australian. This year’s festival has several very strong animations which push the envelope in terms of technique and quirky subject ...
Back in 2005 after Serenity failed to connect with wider audiences generating approximately $39 million at the world wide box office, all appeared to be at an end for Joss Whedon’s sci/fi setting. Unfortunately as far as movies and TV goes, this is still pretty much the case, however for those loyal fans still keen to see the story continue beyond the feature film, a new project has emerged ...
Scarlett Johansson as an alien, who has an unhealthy interest in human men.. okay, intrigued. UNDER THE SKIN has been doing the festival rounds over the last month or so and its getting quite the buzz. In search of loners, Laura (Scarlett Johansson) drives around the exquisitely moody landscapes of the Scottish highlands. She’s an alien, sent from afar and equipped with enough human language...
Usually we are all about movies but this time around I thought I needed to take a look at TV Land. In its fifth season, it has captivated a growing number of viewers from across the globe. However, Breaking Bad, a compelling drama series about the travails of a science teacher-turned-crystal meth dealer is just a few episodes away from ending for good, much to the dismay of viewers and critic...
