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AccessReel Reviews – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
In the early 1970’s during the cold war, the head of british intelligence, Control resigns after an operation in Budapest, Hungary goes badly wrong. It transpires that Control believed one of four senior figures in the service was in fact a Russian agent – a mole. A retired agent is asked by a senior Government figure to investigate a story told to him implying that a mole exists, and ...
AccessReel Reviews – Arrietty
Beneath the floorboards of an enormous mansion, set in a overgrown garden in the suburbs of Tokyo, tiny 14-year-old Arrietty lives with her equally tiny parents. The house is occupied by two elderly ladies, unaware of the existence of their miniature tenants. Arrietty’s parents have always warned her: “Never let humans see you, as once seen, little people always have to move on&r...
Star Wars Episode 1 – New Posters
Fox and Lucasfilm has released five very nice posters for the upcoming 3D Release of Star Wars Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace which is to be released in cinemas on the 9th Feb. Most Star Wars fans dub Episode 1 the worst of the whole series but as you will notice by these posters someone is clearly absent? Maybe the complete lack of Jar Jar Binks will make people think Lucas as Digitally rem...
Supanova 2012
With the start of a new year comes a new round of conventions to look forward to and one of the foundations of the Australian pop culture convention scene is no doubt the various Supanova tours that occur throughout the year. 2012 is going to be a massive year for Supanova with no less than three separate tours taking place throughout the year. To kick things off we are looking at some of the gues...
Star Wars TV Live Action Update and Speculation!
So this isn’t technically film related, however it’s Star Wars so we make exceptions. While the prequel trilogy had the last theatrical release several years ago, and there’s no discussion of any future film releases in the franchise, Star Wars is certainly alive and well across a number of other mediums. The current ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ series began in 2008 an...
AccessReel Reviews – The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is the first film in Columbia Pictures’ three-picture adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s literary blockbuster The Millennium Trilogy. Directed by David Fincher and starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, the film is based on the first novel in the trilogy, which altogether have sold 50 million copies in 46 countries and become a worldwide phenomenon. The scree...
Jeremy Renner in ‘The Bourne Legacy’
Despite Paul Greengrass and Matt Damon taking a break from the franchise the Bourne series is continuing this time with rising star Jeremy Renner in the lead role. Renner is currently on screen in the latest instalment of the Mission Impossible franchise, later this year he appears in Joss Whedon’s ‘Avengers’, before the newest Bourne film scheduled to be released in the second h...
Jason Segel and Kermit – The Muppets
Darran and Phil sit down to chat with the stars of The Muppets – Jason Segel and Kermit the Frog. On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the...
Oscar Trailer
Over the weekend, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the US ABC network released the trailer for the 84th Oscars. The main piurpose of the trailer is to remind us that the ceremony is back in the experienced hands of host Billy Crystal. Last year’s ceremony was deemed to have been somewhat of a flop because hosts Anne Hathaway and particularly James Franco were seen as not u...
Worthington Talks Wrath of the Titans and a New Project
Sam Worthington is currently doing the rounds of press for his upcoming flick “Man on a Ledge” in this interview via Collider.com he talks about the sequel to ‘Clash of the Titans’ and also an new Project called ‘Thunder Run’ which sounds pretty damn awesome! I just love how Worthingon talks about his films, he seem’s really honest but doesn’t hesita...
Perth Festival Reviews – Late Bloomers
Architect Adam (Hurt) and his retired wife Mary (Rosselini) have been together for more than half their lives, raising three children and building a comfortable life. When both are confronted with reminders of their mortality, their time-tested relationship feels the strain. Can they get hip, get fit and keep the spark alive? Adam is confronted by thoughts of his mortality when the successful arch...
10 Contenders Remain in VFX Oscar Race
We are moving into the awards season and the race for Oscar nominations is well underway across the variety of different categories. We recently received word that there are currently still no less than 10 contenders fighting it out for inclusion in the final 5 films which will be nominated for an Oscar in the field of visual effects. Have a look at the attached press release directly from the aca...