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AccessReel Trailers – Cars 2

I absolutely loved the first Cars movie and when they greenlit the second one I was a tad hesitant as sometimes sequels can go a bit far and turn out to be a really bad movie! But lets hope that this doesnt happen with CARS 2. The second time around it looks like Lightning McQueen is jetsetting across the globe! Star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck M...

Buffy on Buffy

Sadly the news of a “sassy” new Buffy the Vampire Slayer remake was not simply a cruel hoax. They are still going ahead with it. Whit Anderson, The writer, had us fooled for a while by the fact there had been nothing happening toward it recently, he blamed Hollywood and now has assured us that things are going well. There have been a few rolled eyes and I’m sure a few encouraging...

AccessReel Reviews – Your Highness

Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil and trouble in general. Thadeous has spent his life watching his perfect older brother Fabious embark upon valiant journeys and win t...

AccessReel Reviews – Water for Elephants

Based on the acclaimed bestseller, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS presents an unexpected romance in a uniquely compelling setting. Veterinary school student Jacob meets and falls in love with Marlena, a star performer in a circus of a bygone era. They discover beauty amidst the world of the Big Top, and come together through their compassion for a special elephant. Against all odds — including the wrat...

Bourne Legacy Casting Rumours

The next film in the Bourne franchise titled ‘The Bourne Legacy’ is known not to have either Matt Damon or Paul Greengrass attached to the project and is reportedly taking place in the established universe, but will be quite separate to the events of the previous films. This instalment is not going to be a reboot, more of a sequel linked to the events of the trilogy, without delving to...

Final Destination 5 – Trailer and Teaser Poster

They said it was THE Final Destination. They Lied. Back for more Death and eye-candy carnage comes FINAL DESTINATION 5. It seems that the box office draw was too much for Warner Brothers and New Line Cinema to warrant a fifth outing with Death being the lead character once again. This time the story centres around a man who has a premontition about the collapse of a suspension bridge he is on, bre...

A World of Comedy Shorts

We, the writers of AccessReel do a variety of things. Mostly legal. Mostly respectable. Sometimes, we even do things that are film-related. On this occasion we, is specifically me. In the interest of full disclosure, I need to tell you, my fellow AccessReelers, that I am the Program Manager for the upcoming Over The Fence Comedy Film Festival. “So, Phil, what the heck is the Over The Fence C...

Thor tracking $65 Million Dollar US Opening Weekend.

This might be news to some people but THOR only came out in America last friday! The Thursday Night Midnight screenings pulled in $3.3 Million Dollars, which gives it some great tracking to hit a $65 Million Dollar opening weekend, which is just incredible news for Marvel and Paramount Pictures. Internationally THOR has pulled in over $83 million dollars since it has opened in 56 different markets...

New Poster for Del Toro’s Dont Be Afraid Of The Dark

It fills me with such glee that there are still people out there that put effort into poster art work, being a fan of vintage horror film one sheets, I can appreciate the awesomeness of the new poster that has emerged for “Don’t be afraid of The Dark” an ambitious creepfest written by Guillermo Del Toro and directed by Troy Nixey. We have been waiting FOREVER for this film to get...

More Pirates?

Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides is due for release across Australian cinemas on Thursday 19th May, just a few weeks away. The film will see Johnny Depp returning to the role of Captain Jack Sparrow for the first time since ‘At World’s End’ which was released in 2007. Before the new film has even seen a wide release there is talk of a possible fifth film for the fran...

The Dark Knight Rises is underway

The next film in the current Batman series directed by Christopher Nolan has reportedly begun principal photography in India. The film will see Christian Bale returning to the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman accompanied by several cast members returning from the earlier films. With a scheduled release date of mid 2012 shooting will no doubt run over the next few months before things move into post-prod...

Sydney and Perth Supanova Ticket Information

This morning the crew over at supanova have released the Ticket Prices for both Sydney and Perth! Sydney is happening over the weekend of June 18th, 19th at The Dome at Olympic Park and Perth over the weekend of June 25th, 26th at Claremont Showgrounds. The Packages seem fantastic plus theres some nice little shows/parties people can also attend. The accessreel.com Team will also be covering ...