Flicks and Pieces

10 Incredible Shots From Oscar Winning Cinematographers

In the past ten years, nine cinematographers have walked away from the Academy Awards with the Oscar statuette (with Robert Richardson picking up the award twice, for Hugo and The Aviator). Showing an expert use of framing, lighting and colour, these experts of their trade have created some of the most visually beautiful films in recent history. Lets…

News Flash: Hollywood Officially Runs Out Of Ideas

Ladies and gentlemen, the sad day has arrived when Hollywood has officially run out of ideas. Empire reports that a movie based on the classic puzzle game Tetris is on its way. Now don’t get me wrong, I love Tetris as much as the next guy, and it’s not like this is the first movie to…

The Simpsons/ Family Guy Crossover Review

With The Simpsons entering it 26th season, and Family Guy entering its 13th, these two much loved shows are perhaps both past their primes, but the novelty of seeing both families duke it on screen is a something that provides in part moments of greatness, in part missed opportunities, as well as a smattering of simply bizarre moments.

Godzilla (2014) Review

“The arrogance of men is thinking nature is in their control and not the other way around. Let them fight.” Gareth Edwards follows up his feature debut Monsters with his take on the biggest monster of them all, Godzilla. Hitting the reset button on the franchise just 16 years after the 1998 Roland Emmerich film of the same…

10 Beautiful Alternative Movie Posters

Let’s take a look at 10 beautiful alternative movie posters, which have been created by some truly incredible artists. Prepare for your eyes to be dazzled by some remarkable one sheets.

Ranking Guillermo del Toro’s Movies

For Guillermo del Toro, it’s what lies beneath the bed, behind the curtain, or in the darkness that made him tick as a child, and inspires him creatively as a director. As a self-confessed lover of the macabre, del Toro surrounds himself with art, imagery, sculptures and collections of all that can feed his obsession with…

10 Stunning Movie Posters

The release of the new posters for Christopher Nolan’s latest Interstellar this week have put to bed any doubts that the art of the movie one sheet is still alive and well. In the right hands the old saying “a picture paints a thousand words” can never be so true. Here are 10 beautiful film posters worthy…

TimeSplitters – It’s Time To Split!

Free Radical’s TimeSplitters is more than just a first-person shooter. It stands as a reminder of just how great video games can be when played together and of the virtues of split-screen gaming. With TimeSplitters Rewind long in development, I take a look back at the series’ past, and look forward at what’s to come.

Ghostbusters Universe?

Following on from Bill Murray’s revelations on a female led cast for the eternally in production Ghostbusters 3, Dr. Raymond Stanz himself Dan Aykroyd has been in on the act with an update of his own on the project. And suddenly, it’s more than just a new Ghostbusters movie which we have to “look forward”…

Toronto International Film Festival – The Big Winners

The Toronto International Film Festival closes its doors for another year, and the biggest winners of all are film aficionados who can count down the days until the veritable bevy of outstanding looking films on show have their wide release. As is the tradition a number of awards were handed out, and there is much…

Bojack Horseman: Season One Review

The latest in an ever increasing line of excellent original content from Netflix, Bojack Horseman is in good company and has a lot to live up to in terms of what has come before it. On paper a show based on a depressed talking horse, set in a world where humans and animals live side…

Batman v Superman: Meet the Batmobile

The first official image of Ben Affleck’s Batmobile in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has been tweeted by director Zack Snyder, and it looks great, if not entirely dissimilar to Nolan’s from the Dark Knight Trilogy…but militarised with big ol’ guns. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice lands March 25th, 2016.