There have been a few rumours circulating of late regarding casting for the new films set in the world of Middle Earth based on Tolkien’s book ‘The Hobbit’. The latest of which, includes rumours that Orlando Bloom may be reprising his role as the elf Legolas, whom he played in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Fans of Tolkien would immediately know that Legolas didn’t appear i...
Last night I went to the screening of James Cameron’s1986 film ALIENS that was put on by this esteemed website. The screening and ticketing was created and organised by Darran, Leith and Aaron. From the outside, it may not seem like much to arrange for a 20 year old 35mm print and screen it in a local multiplex, but there’s a lot more to it than it seems. I’m a member of th...
Our ALIENS screening is today, Wednesday December 8th. We have been counting down the 5 reasons we love James Cameron’s movie. And here it is – the the Number 1 reason we love ALIENS is …Sigourney Weaver. Weaver was the last actor cast in Ridley Scott’s ALIEN (1979). She didn’t have the same level of screen experience as her co-stars. She was a theatre-trained actress...
Sony hands us the trailer to Adam Sandler’s next movie, JUST GO WITH IT also starring Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman and Brooklyn Decker. I’ve always been a fan of Sandler I think I’ve watched ‘Billy Madison’ like 400 times and his performance in ‘Punch Drunk Love’ is by far one of his best and well also one of his most “serious” movies. In Ju...
With our ALIENS screening just a day away on Wednesday December 8th, AccessReel has decided to countdown the 5 reasons we love the James Cameron movie. The Number 2 reason is the movie’s director James Cameron. Aliens is James Cameron’s first “A picture”. In 1981 he directed PIRANHA 2: THE SPAWNING and followed this up in 1984 with the the first Terminator film. ...
Sofia Coppola has finally written and directed a new film. It’s SOMEWHERE – the tale of a bad-boy actor Johnny Marco, played by Stephen Dorff, suddenly finding himself having to take care of his 11 year old daughter Cleo, played by Elle Fanning. The feature is Coppola’s first since the critically panned MARIE ANTOINETTE in 2006. Coppola also wrote directed the Oscar-winning...
The first two Batman movies (Batman Begins and The Dark Knight), cleverly took ideas and themes from various Batman books namely, The Dark Knight Returns, Year One and The Long Halloween. According to Aint It Cool News, the story for the new Batman film, “The Dark Knight Rises” will feature the character Hugo Strange. The new films plot will reportedly crib storylines straight o...
The trailer for the film adaptation of the Green Lantern was recently released, we’ve now had some time to digest the footage and have a think about how things are shaping up so far. I’m excited about the film coming out, being a long time Green Lantern reader I’ve followed Hal Jordan on many of his stories from the destruction of Coast City in the death of Superman story line, o...
With everything happening with MGM over the past twelve months we thought we would never see another ‘Bond’ film but lucky for us a Manhattan Judge has just approved MGM to file for bankruptcy, looks like a massive company re-structure and new financial backers has helped push all this through. Even the remake of Robocop was unlikely but by reports today theres a good chance that could...
With our ALIENS screening just days away on Wednesday December 8th, AccessReel has decided to countdown the 5 reasons we love the James Cameron movie. The Number 3 reason is a brawling bunch of warriors – the colonial marines of the U.S.S. Sulaco. Something has happened to the colony on the planet LV-426. It’s the same place where Ellen Ripley and the now-deceased crew of the Nostromo,...
Lucy and Edmund Pevensie return to Narnia with their cousin Eustace where they meet up with Prince Caspian for a trip across the sea aboard the royal ship The Dawn Treader. Along the way they encounter dragons, dwarves, merfolk, and a band of lost warriors before reaching the edge of the world. This is the third instalment in The Chronicles of Narnia. The first two focussed on the adventures of al...
San Diego Comic-Con International is one of if not the largest convention in the US celebrating the popular arts. The con had its start in San Diego during the 1970’s where it has continued to reside growing into the huge event that it is today. At its core this convention has primarily been centred on the comics-industry however in recent years it has received greater interest from the movi...
