Jon Lyus

Father and writer. In gutter, looking at stars. Movie quotes I live my life by: 'Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while - you might miss it.' 'Carpe Diem!' 'When somebody asks you if you're a God - you say YES!'


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    ‘Airborne’ Starring Mark Hamill Secures UK Distribution

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    There’s good news from Berlin today as Dominic Burns’ latest film Airborne has found UK distribution with Chelsea Films, part of the Curzon Artificial Eye Group. The film marks the return to the big screen of Mark Hamill, and his name will undoubtedly draw an audience keen to see the Star Wars actor again and [...]

    What Thirteen Years and an Extra Dimension have done for The Phantom Menace

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    Thirteen years earlier I was in Leicester Square to witness a moment which had long been rumoured, promised then teased when the first of the Star Wars prequel trilogy was released. It hadn’t started well. The Phantom Menace seemed too quirky a title, however the cast was good – Ewan McGregor as a young Alec [...]

    The HeyUGuys 2012 BAFTA Poster by Dave Williams

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    We’re days away from the 65th annual BAFTA awards and to kick off our coverage of the event we’ve teamed up with the very talented Dave Williams, whose work we’ve posted before on the site, who has created this rather wonderful poster for us. We’ll be live at the awards on Sunday night to bring [...]

    New Images from Game of Thrones Season 2

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    Though I am only at the beginning of my journey through Game of Thrones I have rarely seen a series make such an impression, and when the first season ended there were waves of disbelief which swept over Twitter, so clearly I have a lot to catch up on. Bowing graciously to the legion of [...]

    Machete Kills Artwork Released, is Unsubtle

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    This is the latest milestone on the odd journey of Machete, with the first artwork to the sequel (of the two planned further films) to the ridiculously over the top 2010 Grindhousesque revenge thriller. While the first film showed that the first film made for a great trailer it’s a little surprising that Robert Rodriguez [...]

    Exclusive: Hammer CEO Simon Oakes on The Woman in Black, Rebooting Dracula and Bringing back Quatermass

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    The last time I sat down with Hammer president Simon Oakes Let Me In was about to roll into cinemas and he was in similarly upbeat fashion this time, just returned from the Paris premiere of Hammer’s latest film, The Woman in Black and with a big opening weekend in America behind him we talked [...]

    Video: The BAFTA 2012 Awards Essential Guides: British Film and Documentary

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    Yesterday we posted the first of BAFTA’s own videos introducing the nominees in some of the main categories of the 2012 awards and now we have two more to get you up to speed. Chief amongst the films on show here, and the only one to straddle the two categories, is Asif Kapadia’s Senna which [...]

    This New Avengers Banner will Walk All Over You

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    Please note: This has been confirmed as fan art and was not made by Marvel. Coming at you like a geeky avalanche The Avengers looks set to be the first big winner in the movie season I’m going to call Superhero Summer (for this post at least). If you were one of the four people [...]

    Trailer: Here’s Your Appointment with The Muppet Wicker Man…

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    With only a few days separating us from our date with The Muppets there’s a distincty felty fever in the air here in the UK and so what better time for this mock trailer to find its way into the spotlight? You may remember that last year The Muppets tickled our ribs with a slew [...]

    Video: The BAFTA 2012 Awards Essential Guides: Film and Leading Actor

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    We’re only a few days away from one of the biggest nights in British Film with the 65th British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. With the inclusion of Drive in the shortlist for Best Film BAFTA already has one up on their American cousins and however unlikely it is that The Artist fails [...]

    A New Trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man

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    Sony linked up cinemas around the world last night to give eager Spider-Fans the chance to see a sizzle reel and the premiere of a new trailer for Marc Webb’s film. Twitter fell into a predictable lovefest for the reboot, which has the (500) Days of Summer director take on one of the most beloved [...]

    Buzz: Which Movie Won the Battle of the Super Bowl?

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    Despite the fact that most of the tv spots and other movie-related fare (step forward off a cliff Honda’s Ferris Bueller nonsense) were released online in the days leading up to the Super Bowl the most expensive minutes of airtime certainly gave us all something to talk about last night. In amidst the confused tweets [...]

    Go Behind the Scenes with Exclusive Never Before Seen Images from Star Wars: The Phantom Menace

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    There’s a lot riding on this re-release of George Lucas’s Star Wars films (now with added 3D) as this falls before the re-unleashing of James Cameron’s Titanic later in the year and all eyes will be as much on the quality of the post-conversion process as the film itself. There’s no doubt that The Phantom [...]

    Act of Valor Super Bowl TV Spot

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    The Super Bowl continues to give up the goods and this time we’ve been gifted a new look at Act of Valor. Directed by Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh who have the film Black Sands lined up as their next project, a film which came to the attention of many about a month ago when [...]

    The Avengers – The Full Super Bowl TV Spot Arrives

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    If you’re a Marvel fan then you’ll have seen the teaser for this teaser already with some new footage of our heroes fighting intergalatic nasties and now here’s the whole thing. The whole gang is here with Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo, of whom [...]

    John Carter – The Extended Super Bowl TV Spot

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    I don’t really get American Football but I do understand that the Superbowl is kind of a big deal, not least for movie fans who get to see all the summer blockbusters teased and pointed in their general direction. Here’s Disney Next Big Thing – John Carter, of Mars don’t you know? This is a [...]

    Iron Sky Poster Released

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    ‘My friends,’ writes director Timo Vuorensola, ‘I have great news!’ And he’s not joking. The poster for Nazis from the dark side of the Moon sci-fi comedy Iron Sky has just been released on his blog and it’s as subtle as a sackful of spanners. Which is exactly what we’ve come to expect however there’s the [...]

    Watch the Opening Scene from The Woman in Black

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    The Woman in Black is a scary film. Ben reviewed the film and called it the scariest film he has ever seen and I can attest to that as I was sitting next to him in the screening We’ve done our best to shout our love for the film from the rooftops of the internet [...]

    For Your Consideration: The Big Films at this Year’s BAFTA Awards

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    When we look at the names up for Best Film at this year’s BAFTA awards what is evident and of particular interest is the absence of a clear favourite. Last year The King’s Speech picked up an unusual amount of momentum and there was no huge surprise when the envelopes were opened and Messrs Firth [...]

    New Images from Wrath of the Titans in Glorious 2D

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    More images from the sequel to the best advert for Viewmaster in years, Wrath of the Titans returns Sam Worthington to a post-Kraken world to fend off more Gods and Monsters and lucky for us that Liam Neeson (in full Cylon regalia hopefully) and Ralph Fiennes return with him. Rosamund Pike is on English-deity duty [...]