American Assassin – it’s one of those generic, star-spangled movie titles that attracts and repels in equal measure… probably as much as any nationality inspired movie title would. American Made, American Pie, American Beauty, American Psycho, American History X, American Hustle, American Sniper, American Honey, American Gangster, American Ultra, American Pastoral, American Gigolo, American Ninja… the […]
With the barrage of crap we see on TV these days, it is so refreshing when a good show comes along. The wait is almost over for fans of True Detective.
Transformers was essentially a 20 minute advert for the collectible figurines, which went on to become a series of Michael Bay blockbusters. While merchandise is probably the main reason George Lucas gave Star Wars a 3D overhaul. Just when you thought Hollywood had milked the “toy” department dry… Hasbro smashes a mini champagne bottle on Battleship, a popular table top game and now $200 million […]
A bearded man with extraordinary powers, savior of a planet, died and buried in a tomb only to rise again with the initials J.C. The life of Jesus Christ inspired the character of John Carter and Edgar Rice Burroughs inspired hundreds of writers and film-makers with the Barsoom series of science-fiction novels, which have been adapted into the film, John Carter of Mars.
The Bang Bang Club is the story of four conflict photographers, Greg Marinovich, Kevin Carter, Ken Oosterbroek and João Silva, in the build-up to South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. These high profile photographers were like soldiers, their weapons – cameras and their ammo – extra spools.