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AccessReel Reviews: New Years Eve

“New Year’s Eve” celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in intertwining stories told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year. The lives of several individuals in New York City intertwine on New Years Eve during the celebrations at Time Square. Displaying the joys and heartbreaks of love around the hope of ...

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol continues to build momentum

As the release date for ‘Ghost Protocol’ draws closer and closer Paramount Pictures continue to build momentum for the film, the latest of which involves a campaign where fans can use twitter and facebook to unlock access to some exclusive footage from the film. See the official press release at the link for details. PARAMOUNT PICTURES KICKS OFF “FLOCK TO UNLOCK – BE A PART...

AccessReel Reviews – Puss in Boots

Way before Puss ever met Shrek, our suave and furry feline hero goes on a  swashbuckling ride, as he teams with mastermind Humpty Dumpty and the  street-savvy Kitty to steal the famed Goose that lays the Golden Eggs. Spin off films rarely work and when it comes from the world of the powerhouse franchise ‘Shrek’ I was somewhat skeptical, but PUSS IN BOOTS provides us avid movi...

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol Australian Premiere

Sydney played host to the Australian Premiere of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol last week and Simon Pegg with Director Brad Bird were in town to promote the film plus host the event, Check out the Premiere video below. Blamed for the terrorist bombing of the Kremlin, IMF operative Ethan Hunt is disavowed along with the rest of the agency when the President initiates “Ghost Protocol&rdquo...

Thor 2 loses a director

With ‘Avengers’ just around the corner we can still look beyond 2012 for more films in the marvel lineup including ‘Thor 2’ which is currently targeting a 2013 release. Patty Jenkins whom has directed a number of TV series including ‘Arrested Development’ and ‘Entourage’ as well as the film ‘Monster’ starring Charlize Theron was previousl...

Double Doco Dose

Luna Cinemas in Leederville will feature an exclusive season of the new Australian documentary features directed by Tom Zubrycki and Hugh Piper. The Hungry Tide, produced, written and directed by Zubrycki, and Dancing With Dictators, written and directed by Piper and produced by Helen Barrow,  will screen at rotating sessions over a week from Thursday December 8. Dancing with Dictators is the...

’24’ Heading to the big screen?

The TV series ‘24’ premiered in 2001 featuring Kiefer Sutherland in the role of agent Jack Bauer whom worked within the Counter Terrorist Unit. The series was somewhat unique in that each season comprised of 24 hours of Jack’s life, opting for a real time method of narration. The concept would no doubt remind some of the 1995 film ‘Nick of Time’ which starred Johnny D...

The Cabin In The Woods: Trailer

What does the most celebrated creator of modern television need? Another movie! After impressing us with countless action, sci fi and horror shows, kick arse movie tie ins and the most well loved animated story of all time, Joss Whedon will be scaring us stupid. The Whedon penned The Cabin In The Woods has received a trailer. Drew Goddard, who will be making his directoral debut with this film aft...

Boxing Day Release – We Brought A Zoo Featurette

Back when I used to work at the cinema Boxing Day was the one day of the year I never really wanted to work, it is by far the busiest day of the year and over the year’s boxing day releases have been sometimes the best family movies of the year, we will be highlighting this years Boxing Day Releases and first up is WE BROUGHT A ZOO starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church...

8 Minute Look at ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’

The buzz around this film is just continuing to grow and Sony has just released an eight minute trailer of “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” that will no doubt please the fans of the novel by Stieg Larsson. 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...

Access Reel Reviews: Jack And Jill

The latest Adam Sandler vehicle which features Sandler playing Jack Sadelstein and his twin sister Jill. Jack, a family man, each year dreads the visit of his over bearing and annoying sister during thanksgiving especially when she refuses to leave. Also starring Katie Holmes and Al Pacino and directed by Dennis Dugan. This movie made me laugh. I wasn’t expecting it to, I was honestly dreadi...

DreamWorks War Horse Featurette

Usually I’m the one making the featurettes but this time around DreamWorks and Disney have provided us with one. We will no doubt have our own later but its a great First Look at the upcoming Spielberg Film WAR HORSE which has recently pulled an M Rating. After watching it, it does seem more like a new trailer then featurette but evenstill, the movie looks brilliant and one I have been rathe...