Arthur DVD / Blu-ray Review

Arthur DVD

We all know Dudley Moore’s infamous performance as Arthur in the 1981 original. He was a spoilt, rich, man-child who had no grasp on the real world, and this is exactly what Russell Brand’s character, Arthur, in the 2011 version of this film is like. Unfortunately, because we’ve already seen this character 20 years ago, [...]

The Debt Review

The Debt Poster

The Debt is a gripping political thriller, that uses a fantastic cast and great script, to bring to life the story of three Mossad agents and their mission to find a Nazi war criminal.  The story jumps between 1997 and 1965, and uses the thriller genre as a shell for the film’s narrative which, makes [...]

In Defence Of… Brighton Rock

Brighton Rock

“No thanks, let’s go and see that other one where Romeo and Juliet are garden gnomes”. Being turned down yet again, I concluded it was going to be impossible to persuade anyone to come and see Rowan Joffe’s remake of the British iconic classic, Brighton Rock.  When asking anyone if they wanted to go, the [...]

Brighton Rock(ed): An Interview with Director Rowan Joffe

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Rowan Joffe’s debut feature, an updated adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel set in the 1930s Brighton underworld, was largely met with hostility from critics and indifference from cinemagoers when it was released earlier this year. The film will have another chance to find an audience when it’s released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 20th. [...]

Win Brighton Rock on DVD

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Brighton Rock arrives on DVD and Blu-ray on June 20th – we have three DVD copies of the noir thriller to give away. Adapted from Graham Greene’s brilliant 1939 novel, Brighton Rock charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager. Screenwriter Rowan Joffe’s debut feature Brighton Rock embraces the classic elements of film [...]

New Poster for The Debt Starring Helen Mirren & Sam Worthington

The Debt Poster

Focus Features have released a brand new poster for their new thriller, The Deby which stars Sam Worthington, Ciarán Hinds, Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain, Jesper Christensen, Adar Beck and is directed by John Madden. It’s released in the UK 30th September and as the poster suggests, August 29th in the US. Synopsis: In [...]

New Image from The Debt Starring Sam Worthington

The Debt

MTV have released a nice new batch of images of upcoming movies this summer and we’ll show you each one in a series of posts over the next few days. Title: The Debt Director: John Madden Cast: Sam Worthington, Ciarán Hinds, Helen Mirren, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Chastain, Jesper Christensen, Adar Beck Synopsis: In 1965, three [...]

Exclusive Interview with Director Jason Winer on Arthur

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Following on from our interview with co-star Greta Gerwig yesterday, we also (briefly) sat down with director Jason Winer to discuss his big-screen debut of the famed 80’s comedy, Arthur. Winer (who is also an actor and comedian) is perhaps best known for being one of the directors on the award-winning ABC US series Modern [...]

Exclusive Interview with Greta Gerwig for Arthur

Greta Gerwig - Arthur Interview

The remake of 80’s comedy Arthur is out now in cinemas and we were lucky to grab a couple of minutes to chat with rising star and Russell Brand’s love interest in the film, Greta Gerwig. The film marks her second role in a big, mainstream Hollywood comedy (she featured in rom-com No Strings Attached [...]

Arthur Review

Arthur UK Poster

If you’ve seen the original Arthur, there’s not much (if any) point in seeing this remake. Unless, of course, you’re a diehard Russell Brand fan. Perhaps the most complained about problem with Arthur, besides the fact that it’s starring Russell Brand, is the tagline “Meet the world’s only lovable billionaire.” A couple of valid points [...]

Arthur European Premiere – Footage and Interviews

Arthur UK Poster

Usually when London is on the world stage for any movie premiere or event, it’ll be freezing cold, windy and raining but it seems that someone paid a pretty penny to have the sun shining down on London’s O2 area. last night for the European Premiere of Russell Brand’s new movie Arthur. This footage comes [...]

New Trailer Shows the Weight of “The Debt”

Sam Worthington - The Debt

We showed you a poster a few days back for “The Debt”, the latest film from John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, Mrs Brown), all about three Israeli Mossad agents who venture into East Berlin looking for the Surgeon of Birkenau, a notorious Nazi who had experimented on people during the Holocaust. The film matches the [...]

Get Your Teeth Into When Harry Met Sally 2

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The Funny or Die team tickle those funny bones yet again. Last week D-lister Tara Reid demonstrated previously unearthed comedic chops in a spoof sequel to The Big Lebowski (from an actual fib she perpetuated) and now another sequel (of sorts) has been created. A fun little satire of La La Land, original star and [...]

New International Poster for The Debt

The Debt International Poster

Been a while since we saw anything new for Helen Mirren’s new movie, The Debt so I thought I’d take the opportunity to place this new poster. The Debt is directed by John Madden and also stars Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson, Ciarán Hinds, Jessica Chastain and Marton Csokas. Synopsis: In 1965, three young Israeli Mossad [...]

A New Clip from Arthur

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Yahoo have released this new clip from Russell Brand’s new movie, Arthur which is a remake of the Dudley Moore film from 1981. Arthur is directed by Jason Winer and also stars Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig and Nick Nolte. Synopsis: Irresponsible charmer Arthur Bach has always relied on two things to get by: [...]

Second Trailer for Russell Brand’s Arthur as Silly as the First

Arthur Logo

While we were sleeping last night, Warner Bros. Pictures released the second trailer (first here) for the remake of the 1981 Dudley Moore movie, Arthur which this time sees Russell Brand take on the lead role. Arthur is directed by Jason Winer and also stars Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig and Nick Nolte. Synopsis: [...]

Exclusive Interview with Djimon Hounsou for The Tempest

Djimon Hounsou - The Tempest

The Tempest brings Shakespeare’s final masterpiece to the big screen, I caught up with Djimon Hounsou where we talked about his Director Julie Taymor, and stars Helen Mirren and Russell Brand. The Tempest stars Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, Djimon Hounsou and is directed by Julie Taymor. Synopsis: In Julie [...]

New Pics from Arthur Are Good, Clean Fun

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So, with the release date of the 22nd of April hovering ominously on the horizon I think it’s time we had another look at Jason Winer’s remake of Arthur, don’t you? The film updates the 1981 film, replacing Dudley Moore with Russell Brand and John Gielgud with Helen Mirren, but keeps the same premise, that [...]

Russell Brand’s Arthur Gets a Poster

Arthur UK Poster

Warner Bros. have just sent us this brand new poster for their new movie Arthur which accompanies the trailer which we posted last week. The new poster shows Russell Brand in his kingly chair flanked by Hellen Mirren and Jennifer Garner who also star in the movie. I’ve placed a couple of original 1981 posters [...]

The First Trailer for Russell Brand’s Arthur

We’ve just been sent the first trailer for Russell Brand’s new movie, Arthur which is directed by Jason Winer and also stars Helen Mirren, Jennifer Garner, Greta Gerwig and Nick Nolte. Arthur is a remake of the classic 1981 Dudley Moore movie and no doubt we’ll see plenty of nods to the legendary actor. Synopsis: [...]