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‘Ben-Hur’ review: “An unjust, empty husk”
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Ben-Hur review: Timur Bekmambetov adapts Lew Wallace’s novel – but can it match the 1959 masterpiece?
Ben-Hur review by Matthew Ceo, September 2016.
Ben-Hur review
How do you alienate an audience from wanting to see future historical dramas on the silver screen? By pointlessly remaking 50’s classics such as Ben-Hur (the film based on Lew Wallce’s 1880 novel).
What sounds like a bitter jab at cinematic revisionism is actually an accurate reflection on how unnecessary the newest in a slew of remakes is. Timur Bekmambetov‘s reiteration of the Wyler remake, or the ’25 original (or source novel) is an unintentional insult. From the outset, what we see is an amateurish effort of a film, one that takes an original tale and bleeds it dry. I’d say that what’s most upsetting about Bekmambetov’s Ben-Hur is that it disappoints in almost every aspect of it’s production – making it seem like an incredibly well-funded direct-to-video title. »
- Matthew Ceo
Win an official ‘Blair Witch’ t-shirt and pin set!
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To celebrate the forthcoming release of the hugely anticipated Blair Witch, in UK cinemas 15th September, The Hollywood News is giving 3 readers the chance to win a t-shirt and pin set! Lucky winners will also grab a selection of terrifying horror DVDs.
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It’s been 20 years since James’s sister and her two friends vanished into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland while researching the legend of the Blair Witch, leaving a trail of theories and suspicions in their wake. James and his friends Peter, Ashley and film student Lisa venture into the same woods each with a camera to uncover the mysteries surrounding their disappearance. Slowly, they begin to realise the legend is all too real and more sinister than they could have imagined.
For your chance to win an official Blair Witch t-shirt and pin set, all you need to do »
- Paul Heath
‘Aquaman’ targeting a January start in Australia
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DC’s next big stand-alone superhero movie (after Wonder Woman) Aquaman is said to be targeting a new year start in Australia. The Daily Telegraph newspaper down under are reporting that the film is set to roll before cameras in the Australian summer – which is looking like January.
James Wan is directing the film for Warner Bros. and DC with Jason Momoa playing the title character. Aquaman made his debut in this year’s Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and will next be seen in Justice League, which releases next summer.
Amber Heard and Willem Dafoe are also in the film, which is set for a July 27th 2018 release date.
More news as it comes our way.
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- Paul Heath
Watch the red band trailer for Sundance smash ‘Goat’
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Paramount have just released the new red-band trailer for the Sundance and Berlin Film Festival indie hit Goat. The film, which we actually reviewed in Berlin very positively over here, has garnered huge acclaim wherever it has played around the world. Its release is just around the corner with North American audiences getting the chance to see the film when it is released on 23rd September.
Reeling from a terrifying assault over the summer 19-year-old Brad Land (Ben Schnetzer) starts college determined to get his life back to normal. His brother Brett (Nick Jonas) is already established on campus and with a fraternity that allures Brad with its promise of protection popularity and life-long friendships. Brad is desperate to belong but as he sets out to join the fraternity his brother exhibits reservations a sentiment that threatens to divide them. As the pledging ritual moves into hell week a rite »
- Paul Heath
Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson to reunite for ‘Shanghai Dawn’
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Thirteen years after the release of the last movie, Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson are set to reunite for Shanghai Dawn, the third film in the series that started with Shanghai Noon and continued with Shanghai Knights.
The news comes via The Hollywood Reporter who say that MGM have hired Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) to direct. There are no major story hints, but the trade says that both Miles Millar and Alfred Gough, who wrote the first two movies, will return to pen the third.
The original movie revolved around a Chinese man (Chan) who is forced to team up with an outlaw (Wilson) to save a Chinese princess. It grossed nearly $100 million back in 2000 with the follow-up bagging $88 million three years later.
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- Paul Heath
‘Narcos’ season 3 and 4 given the official greenlight from Netflix
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With the second season hitting the streaming service just a matter of days ago, Netflix have announced that a Narcos season 3 and 4 have officially been given the green light.
José Padilha (Elite Squad, RoboCop) and Eric Newman (Children of Men) continue to serve as executive producers of the series. Narcos is produced by Gaumont International Television for Netflix and has achieved huge acclaim with both critics and subscribers alike.
The streamer released a new video to go with the announcement, which you can see in our player below.
Season 1 and 2 of Narcos are now available for members to stream instantly in Ultra HD 4k
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- Paul Heath
Exclusive Interview: Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan for ‘Anthropoid’
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Anthropoid review
So far this week we’ve brought you our glowing review of Sean Ellis’ WWII epic Anthropoid, and also an interview with the gifted filmmaker himself. Today we can bring you a new interview with the two stars of the film, Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan.
Anthropoid is based on the extraordinary true story of the World War II operation to assassinate SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich. Heydrich was the Reich’s third in command after Hitler and Himmler, and the main architect behind the Final Solution and the leader of the occupying Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia. Nicknamed “The Butcher of Prague,” his reign of terror and brutal crackdown prompted Allied authorities in London to hatch a top-secret mission, codenamed Operation Anthropoid, which would change history.
The film follows two soldiers from the Czech army-in-exile, Josef Gabcík (Murphy) and Jan Kubiš (Dornan), who are parachuted into their occupied homeland in »
- Paul Heath
Watch a wonderful Winona Ryder ‘Stranger Things’ featurette
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Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers in ‘Stranger Things’
If you’re out there in the modern streaming world, love the best of the 80’s movies, and still haven’t stepped inside the wonderfully mysterious world of Stranger Things on Netflix then here’s a great featurette celebrating the best of Winona Ryder and another reason to get watching… now.
We devoured all of Stranger Things on the first-weekend-launch and have been happily, probably too intently, spreading the world ever since. This look into Winona’s character Joyce Byers interviews the ace actor herself plus features interviews with the excellent David Harbour (Chief Hopper), director/producer Shawn Levy and creators The Duffer Brothers. It’s been one of my favourite things for a long time and we look forward to its second season now it has been confirmed by Netflix for 2017.
Watch the behind-the-scenes look here…
Stranger Things is streaming now »
- Dan Bullock
Your next must watch is… Sky Atlantic & HBO’s The Night Of
16 hours ago
Want to know what to watch next? We highly recommended ‘The Night Of’ and here we offer some insight as to why.
Riz Ahmed as Naz in ‘The Night Of’
Let’s not stand on ceremony, The Night Of opening episode is a brooding, inquisitive and intense setup to an 8-episode HBO series that instantaneously picks up the ‘must-see’ sign and hammers it firmly into the ground beneath your feet. Showing now on Sky Atlantic in the UK, your first insight has more happening than some whole series’ manage to offer and yet you’ll leave the introductory gambit without a clue of what actually went down but definitely wanting to know more.
To offer up a quick taster, without spoiling the meal, it stars the excellent Riz Ahmed as Naz Khan, a typically sensible young man living in Queens with his family. On a night like any other, he »
- Dan Bullock
Brand new promos land for ‘The Walking Dead’ season 7
5 September 2016 11:30 PM, PDT
A bunch of brand new promotional spots for The Walking Dead season 7 have hit the web. There’s not long to go now until the much anticipated new series of the hit AMC show hits the small-screen.
Of course, there are no major spoilers in the following promos (relating to That cliffhanger), but they are exciting nonetheless.
The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes), Steven Yeun (Glenn), Christian Serratos (Rosita), Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon), Danai Gurira (Michonne), Michael Cudlitz (Abraham), Lauren Cohan (Maggie), Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha), Ross Marquand (Aaron), Chandler Riggs (Carl), Josh McDermitt (Eugene), Tom Payne (Jesus), Khary Payton (Ezekiel) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan).
The Walking Dead returns to screens on October 23rd. Eight new episodes will run over the following weeks with a further eight set to debut in February 2017.
Check out the new promos below.
Everything you have belongs to Negan now. #Twd returns Sunday, »
- Paul Heath
Jason Mewes to make directorial debut with ‘Madness In The Method’
5 September 2016 11:20 PM, PDT
Jason Mewes is all set to make his directorial debut with Madness In The Method – the project previously titled ‘Mewes’.
The story, in which Mewes will star, playing a version of himself, was developed by Mewes along with UK based Dominic Burns (Allies) and newcomer Christopher Anastasi who both penned the script.
The movie is being produced by L.A based Rob Weston (Dark Places) and Dominic Burns under their newly formed Autumnwood Media. Gary Collins is executive producing under his Red Rock Entertainment.
Dominic Burns said in an official release: “Jason is a creative force, so fearless, passionate and smart. We’re all buzzing to be taking this crazy journey with him.”
Mewes added: “I’m so excited to be directing my first movie and this project is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. It’s a great script and we are putting together an amazing, head turning cast. »
- Paul Heath
Exclusive Interview: Sean Ellis for ‘Anthropoid’
5 September 2016 9:11 PM, PDT
This week is one of the best weeks for absolutely ages for choices of quality film works at your local multiplex. One such film is Anthropoid, the World War II true story from acclaimed filmmaker Sean Ellis, the creative force behind the likes of Cashback and Metro Manilla.
In Anthropoid, two soldiers from the Czech army-in-exile, Josef Gabík (Cillian Murphy) and Jan Kubiš (Jamie Dornan), are parachuted into their occupied homeland in December 1941. With limited intelligence and little equipment in a city locked down under Nazi occupation, they must find a way to assassinate Reinhard Heydrich, the Reich’s third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
We caught up with director Sean Eillis when was in London this past week where he spoke about his career and the 15-year-long journey in bringing the epic Anthropoid to screens.
Check out the interview in full below. Anthropoid opens across the UK on September 9th, »
- Paul Heath
How to survive the zombie apocalypse – according to the ‘Ibiza Undead’ team
5 September 2016 9:00 PM, PDT
Ibiza Undead premiered at last week’s Horror Channel Frightfest. Directed by Andy Edwards, the film sees a lads holiday abroad spoiled by an unruly mass of zombies. We caught up with Andy the afternoon of the premiere to talk all about the project. When we met him Andy described himself as being ‘tired and emotional’, the tired part coming from partying with Alex Zane and Emily Booth, the emotional part coming from seeing his feature debut premiere at the festival.
He wasn’t all by himself though, he was joined by his three leading men – Homer Todiwala, Ed Kear and Jordan Coulson. We chatted all things zombies, including how best to survive an attack, and realised that Todiwala, Kear and Coulson are exactly their on-screen personas. The quartet definitely gave a verbal work-out, be warned the following interview contains traces of banter.
A lot of films at this year’s Frightfest feature zombies, »
- Kat Hughes
‘Kubo and the Two Strings’ review: “Dazzling and delightful”
5 September 2016 8:30 PM, PDT
Kubo and the Two Strings review: Proof that stop-motion animation still has a place for modern audiences.
Kubo and the Two Strings review by Kat Hughes, September 2016.
Kubo and the Two Strings review
Kubo (Art Parkinson) is a young Japanese boy who makes a living for himself and his mother by telling tales to the local townsfolk. His simple existence is thrown into turmoil when some shady figures from his past, namely his evil aunts and grandfather, re-enter his life, pushing him to embark on a sacred quest. In order to save himself and his town Kobu must locate a magical suit of armour that belonged to his late father. Aided by Monkey (Chalize Theron) and Beetle (Matthew McConaughey), Kobu faces a plethora of challenges as he seeks to finish his mission.
If you think stop-motion animation films are dated then you have to check out Kubo and the Two Strings »
- Kat Hughes
‘Anthropoid’ review: “Some of the most thrilling moments in cinema this year.”
5 September 2016 8:30 PM, PDT
Anthropoid review: A thrilling and powerful war film that doesn’t shy away from difficult themes such as the repercussions of heroics.
Anthropoid review by Luke Ryan Baldock.
Anthropoid review
Sean Ellis arrived 10 years ago with the wonderful little film Cashback, a feature based on his own award winning short which was both smart and original. Anthropoid, his fourth feature, couldn’t be further from his humble beginnings, yet clearly shows a man with a firm grip on all things cinematic. Telling the true tale of World War II’s most important assassination, it is also a fresh look at events that is neither too afraid to question morality and heroism in war, nor too quaint to make some of its sequences, for lack of a better word, entertaining.
Set in 1942, we follow two parachutists who return to Czechoslovakia after the controversial Munich Agreement, who have orders to assassinate Hitler »
- Luke Ryan Baldock
Tiff ’16: Watch the first clip from ‘Boys In The Trees’
5 September 2016 8:00 PM, PDT
The first clip from the upcoming Australian horror movie Boys In The Trees has just been released ahead of its debut at the Toronto Film Festival next week. The film’s World Premiere will actually take a place at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, September 9th, before playing in front of North American audiences for the first time at Tiff on Monday 12th.
Here’s the plot.
It’s Halloween 1997 – the last night of high school for Corey, Jango and their skater gang, The Gromits. Childhood is over and adult life beckons. But for Corey, his past has some unfinished business. When he encounters Jonah, a former childhood friend but now victimized by Jango’s cruel streak, Corey takes pity on him and agrees to walk him home for old time’s sake. What starts off as a normal walk through empty suburban streets descends into something darker and »
- Paul Heath
Quiz: What would your Superpower be in the Marvel Universe?
5 September 2016 5:38 PM, PDT
With the silver screen blockbusters keeping everyone busy this season, Superheroes are back to being everyone’s topic of conversation. From Batman vs Superman: Dawn Of Justice grossing a whopping $330,360,194, to the X-Men making a triumphant return to the Cinemas, comic book heroes are some of the world’s most loved characters.
We’ve made a fun quiz to find out what would your Superpower be in the Marvel Universe?
The quiz was created by Paddy Power Online Casinos
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Must watch trailer for Oasis documentary ‘Supersonic’
5 September 2016 3:10 PM, PDT
You’d be hard pushed to find a band who’ve had a bigger impact when they arrived on the music than Oasis in the last 20 years and their story is one we’ve always known bits about but now, it seems, we get to explore inside all the brilliant madness with Supersonic.
Directed by Mat Whitecross, with producer James Gay Rees and executive producer Asif Kapadia on board, Supersonic documents Oasis’ journey from the moment when Noel Gallagher joined his brother Liam’s band – the two boys who shared a bedroom growing up – and then shared a stage.
This new trailer brings all the excitement and atmosphere that the band created in such a short space of time and I can’t wait for it –
Check it out below:
Supersonic opens in the UK on 14th October.
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- Dan Bullock
How the Music Industry has Lost its Magic
5 September 2016 8:58 AM, PDT
If you’re hypersensitive about the modern music industry and like to argue that Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus are actually creating art and not just nonsense that makes them millions; and how that any song released before the year 2000 is too old to even bother with and can’t possibly be any good, then you are going to want to look away now. I’m not going to argue that all music after 2000 is bad, because that would make me as stupid as the people whom I just mentioned. There has been some incredible music and artists since 2000; however the industry itself has simply lost its magic, which it only really had during the 60s and 70s.
This is what they call an opinion piece, so feel free to have wildly different opinions to me on this matter.
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- The Hollywood News
Win a copy of ‘Captain America: Civil War’ on DVD!
5 September 2016 8:49 AM, PDT
From the studio that has brought you the biggest superheroes of all time, Marvel Studios unleashes the next global phenomenon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War.
When Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War arrives early on Digital on 30th August and on 3D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray and DVD on 5th September, viewers can join the nonstop action and pick their side—Team Cap, commanded by Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), or Team Iron Man, led by Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). Now brought to you on 3D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray and DVD, we are offering one lucky winner the chance to take home a copy of the film on DVD!
Rogers and Stark are joined by a star-studded line-up of beloved Marvel Super Heroes, including Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Bucky Barnes aka Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Sam Wilson aka Falcon (Anthony Mackie) Colonel James “Rhodey »
- Paul Heath
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