Adventure seeking reporter Tintin finds a clue to an ancient treasure and with his companion Captain Haddock and his loyal dog Snowy, they set off on a search for the sunken ship that carried the lost fortune. Meanwhile the malevolent Red Rackham is determined to find the treasure and will stop at nothing to beat Tintin to it. The Adventures of Tintin are a series of comic books written and ...
One of my favorite Boxing Day Release film’s is WAR HORSE from director Steven Spielberg. The story is set during the First World War and focuses on a Horse named Joey. Its a brillant story for the whole family, Phil’s review will be coming very soon, but for now check out the War Horse Featurette below with interview footage from some of the cast. War Horse Featurette from acce...
When a group of hard working guys find out they’ve fallen victim to a wealthy business man’s Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence. TOWER HEIST is an enjoyable, forgettable, crime comedy starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. The premise is engaging – blue-collar workers attempting to get their own back on a Bernie Madoff style swindler. The view we get of th...
It’s still another whole year before we get to see this movie but I bet Lord of the Rings fans are rejoicing in seeing the first trailer to ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I am a huge fan of the LOTR film’s and it seems Peter Jackson has managed to pull in the look and feel of those original films for The Hobbit. Its not out in Australia till next december, but lets say IR...
Guy Ritchie’s much anticipated sequel to Sherlock Holmes (2009), with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law reprising their roles. The seemingly unconnected death of an Indian cotton tycoon, a Chinese opium trader and an American steel entrepreneur has gained global attention, along with bombings in Strasbourg and Vienna. Sherlock Holmes is the only man who identifies the linking cracks s...
This could be taken completely out of context for some people but hilarious for others General Aladeen the leader of the People’s Republic of Wadiya has released an official statement about the death of Kim Jong Il. For those who don’t know General Aldeen is the character from Sacha Baron Cohen’s next film ‘The Dictator’ obviously he always likes to cross the line, bu...
Hitting the internet today is the full trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Batman – ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ which will mark an end to his trilogy the film takes place eight years after ‘The Dark Knight’ and it looks Epic! Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ “The Dark Knight Rises” is the epic conclusion to filmmaker Christopher Nol...
A consideration of the life and work of musician, the late Rowland S. Howard. From his teenage years in 1970s Melbourne through his international musical adventures and on to his recent death, AUTOLUMINESCENT documents the fascinating life of an important and independent voice in music. The Melbourne punk scene of the late ‘70s created a number of cult figures and Howard was one of the most ...
Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide into the Earth. The end of the world is a great subject for cinema. It’s the human fear of mortality writ large. It’s the fear of your death plus the loss of every person and every thing you ever loved or cared about. It’s as huge and reductive an idea as our small, pul...
Director Guy Ritchie achieved critical and financial success with his crime films ‘Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ in 1998, which was quickly followed up by in 2000 by ‘Snatch’. The films were both extremely tight with excellent scripts including well written dialogue, captivating characters and interesting plots set in the criminal underworld. Several years later in 2...
Other then the upcoming ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ the biggest and highly anticipated Comic Book movie ever is ‘The Avengers’ we are still a good four months away before release but Disney has already started the marketing push by providing us with some extremely nice banners! Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The AvengersR...
The first trailer to Sacha Baron Cohen’s next film ‘THE DICTATOR’ has just be released by Paramount Pictures.The film is said to be inspired by Zabibah and the King by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. The film itself looks pretty funny, but will no doubt be in the same vein as Cohens other films ‘Borat’ and ‘Bruno’ you can never be to sure with these sorts of ...
