Source Code Review

Duncan Jones’ second film comes to us with a wave of expectation, carrying with it the hopes that the British director can follow up his award scooping debut Moon with something better, something to cement his reputation as one of the most exciting talents of this new century. Source Code, released on the 1st of [...]

Watch Jodie Foster and Mel Gibson Talk to the Hand in Clip from The Beaver

Last night Jodie Foster’s latest film The Beaver premiered at SXSW in Austin,  and the immediate reaction was generally positive and as I write this only a handful of tweets make up that reaction but our man out in Texas tweeted this from the @heyuguysblog account, Breaking News: The Beaver is an awesome movie. So [...]

SXSW: The Beaver Intro & Q&A Video Interviews & Photos

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This evening, played host to the brand new Jodie Foster directed movie, The Beaver starring Mel Gibson, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence and also sees Foster in an acting role. The movie was quite frankly brilliant and Marie is going to be knocking out a review in the very near future so keep your eyes peeled.Foster [...]

Shia LaBeouf Sprouts Horns

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Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia) is attached to star in Horns. The film, an adaptation of Joe Hill’s recent dark fantasy novel, was first announced in October 2009. Horns centers on a young man, Ig Perrish (LaBeouf), who wakes up one day to find that horns have grown from his head. What’s more, they’re still growing and are somehow tied [...]

Megan Fox may be Onboard for Knocked Up Sequel

In January we reported on the news that current Hollywood man-one comedy hit factory Judd Apatow was revisiting a couple of characters from Knocked Up for a sequel of sorts. Now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Megan Fox is in talks to join both Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann (who are reprising their roles [...]

Two Character Posters for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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Walt Disney Pictures have released two character poster for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The posters, which feature Captain Jack Sparrow and Angelica respectively, are the latest promotional material for the fourth installment in the hugely successful action-adventure franchise. Directed by Rob Marshall, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides stars Johnny Depp, [...]

Exclusive First Look at the Poster for Essential Killing

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Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski returns with his second film in two years, breaking nearly twenty years away from directing, with a political survival drama starring Vincent Gallo, Emmanuelle Seigner and David L. Price. Essential Killing had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival last year where it won the Special Jury Prize and where Vincent [...]

SXSW: Bridesmaids Review

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SXSW 2011 played host to the brand new Paul Feig movie, Bridesmaids, a couple of nights ago and this review comes somewhat late after I ended up tripping down the stairs at the Paramount in an attempt to break my ankle but you can read more about that here! The movie is due for release [...]

New Trailer for Friends with Benefits

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Screen Gems have released a trailer for their latest romantic-comedy Friends with Benefits. Directed by Will Gluck (Easy A), Friends with Benefits stars Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson, Emma Stone, Nolan Gould, Richard Jenkins, Jenna Elfman and Andy Samberg. Synopsis: The relationship between two friends (Kunis and Timberlake) gets complicated when they [...]

Larry Crowne Official Trailer

Universal Pictures, via Yahoo! Movies, have unveiled the official trailer for comedy-drama Larry Crowne. Directed by Tom Hanks, Larry Crowne stars Hanks, Julia Roberts, Bryan Cranston, Taraji P. Henson, Nia Vardalos, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Cedric the Entertainer, George Takei and Pam Grier. After Larry Crowne (Hanks), a middle-aged man, is terminated from his job, he goes [...]

SXSW – Day 4 & 5 Roundup

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I’ve missed doing a post yesterday and struggled to catch up after my previous ‘Fainting at the Paramount‘ post so I thought I’d combine the last couple of days into one. Quite frankly the last 2 days have been as brilliant and surreal as all the rest! Something I forgot to mention previously were the [...]

Trailer for SXSW Hit A Bag of Hammers

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Submarine Entertainment have released the debut trailer for indie-drama A Bag of Hammers. Directed by Brian Crano (Rubberheart), A Bag of Hammers premiered at SXSW festival earlier this week to warm reviews from critics. The film stars Jason Ritter (Swimfan), Jake Sandvig (Easy A), Rebecca Hall (Please Give), Chandler Canterbury (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ), Carrie Preston [...]

Sundance London Film Festival Here Next Year!

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Could The Sundance Institute be on the way to becoming a global brand? It’s being reported that founder Robert Redford is planning on bringing over his famed Sundance Film Festival (first launched in 1978) to the UK, and that he will team up with AEG Europe to stage Sundance London – a four-day event that [...]

Watch Ben Hibon’s Incredible Sucker Punch Animated Short

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Every now and then there’s a piece of film marketing that really hits the spot and this new short prequel of sorts for Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch does a great job of selling the film while succeeding completely in its own right. It was created by Ben Hibon, who directed the acclaimed sequence of The [...]

Gory New Scream 4 Stills

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Dimension Films have released a new batch of gory Scream 4 stills. As you’ll see, the stills prove the fourth entry in the franchise will be as insane, and a whole lot gorier, than previous installments. Directed by Wes Craven, Scream 4 stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, Alison Brie, Adam [...]

Win a Copy of Age of the Dragons on DVD

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To celebrate the DVD and Blu-ray release of AGE OF THE DRAGONS out to own on 21st March, HeyUGuys have teamed up with Metrodome, to give five lucky winners the chance to win a copy of the DVD. Based on Herman Melville’s Moby Dick, AGE OF THE DRAGONS starring Danny Glover and Vinnie Jones is [...]

Ken Loach and Mark Womack Interview for Route Irish

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After more than four decades as one of Britain’s most highly regarded directors, Ken Loach shows no sign of slowing down. After taking a detour into somewhat lighter fare with his last feature Looking for Eric, he has returned to the political arena with the taut revenge thriller Route Irish, which examines the privitization of [...]

J.K. Simmons Joins Contraband

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J.K. Simmons (Up in the Air) has signed on to star in Contraband, the currently-in-production remake of Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam. Simmons will star opposite Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Lukas Haas, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna, Caleb Landry Jones, Robert Wahlberg and Jaqueline Fleming. A security guard (Wahlberg) with financial troubles considers a return to his smuggling ways when an associate offers a potentially lucrative opportunity. Baltasar [...]

Chalet Girl Review

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Phill Triall really knows how to sabotage his own movies. Now with two films under his belt, the director hasn’t a single passable piece of marketing to show for either of them. Famously derided for his utterly abysmal directorial début, the has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed All About Steve for which Sandra Bullock personally collected her Golden Raspberry Award [...]

Drew Barrymore to Direct How to Be Single

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Drew Barrymore (Scream) will direct romantic comedy How to Be Single. The actor, who made her directorial debut with the acclaimed roller derby film Whip It, will return to the directors chair with How to Be Single, an adaptation of Liz Tuccillo’s novel of the same name. From a screenplay by Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn, How to Be Single will explore [...]