Seven Great Scenes in Otherwise Not-So-Great Films

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Most films, however awful they may be, always contain at least one nugget of cinematic richness. Below is our list of seven features (some of which are plain disappointments, while others are just plain bad) that all share a commonality in regards to the inclusion of one scene where that ticket purchase or time invested [...]

Burke & Hare Review

In 1820 Edinburgh stood at the centre of the modern medical world.  It was a pioneering city in which anatomical demonstrations were the theatre of choice for any discerning academic.  In a world where medical innovation bestowed immediate renowned and prosperity, competition was rife to attract the attention of the King with ever more dramatic [...]

Burke and Hare World Premiere Footage & Interviews

Yesterday evening the streets of Chelsea played host to the cast and crew of Burke and Hare as the film had its world premiere. London’s own invasion of the body snatchers drew in the crowds eager to see stars Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis and Isla Fisher who were joined by director and legend John Landis [...]

Two New Clips from Burke and Hare

Earlier today, Em got to interview Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis from their new movie, Burke and Hare which gets it’s UK release this coming Friday, 29th October. The movie is directed by legendary director, John Landis and also stars Isla Fisher, Tim Curry, Tom Wilkinson, Jenny Agutter, Ronnie Corbett, Christopher Lee. Synopsis: Based on [...]

New Burke and Hare Clip Appears

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Puting Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis before the camera of John Landis seems to be a stroke of genius and their ressurectionist comedy Burke and Hare goes before the waiting public on the 29th of October. In order to tempt those souls still not convinced the curious combination of talents are worth shelling out good [...]

Ryan Murphy To Remake The Rocky Horror Show (Again)

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Glee creator Ryan Murphy is no stranger to The Rocky Horror Show. Having just finished work on an episode of his hit show that pays homage to the classic, putting the ‘time warp’ in the capable hands of William McKinley High School’s Glee Club, Murphy has been approached by Fox 2000 regarding a remake of [...]

New Batch of High Resolution Images from Burke and Hare

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To coincide with our rather awesome Burke and Hare World Premiere competition that went live last night, Entertainment Film have also given us some brand new high resolution images from the movie. There’s a couple of images of Isla Fisher who plays….. ummmm and acrobat (see trailer) along with the lead characters played by Simon [...]

Win Tickets to the Burke & Hare World Premiere

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To celebrate the release of BURKE & HARE, in cinemas 29th October, we have teamed up with Entertainment Film to offer you the chance to win tickets to the World Premiere of the movie on Monday, 25th October. Synopsis: BURKE & HARE is a comedic take on the true story of the 1828 Edinburgh body-snatchers [...]

New International Poster for Burke & Hare

Burke and Hare International Poster

Burke &  Hare had a brand new trailer released yesterday and to coincide with that, Entertainment Film Distributors have released a brand new International poster for the  movie via Blogomatic3000. Burke and Hare stars Simon Pegg,  Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher, Tim Curry, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Hynes, Bill Bailey, Stephen Merchant, Ronnie Corbett and is directed [...]

The First Trailer for Burke and Hare

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Up until now, we’ve only been able to marvel at the beauty of Burke and Hare but looking at still images but today, Entertainment Film Distributors have sent us the first and brand new trailer for the movie. Burke and Hare stars Simon Pegg,  Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher, Tim Curry, Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Hynes, Bill [...]

New Burke and Hare Image Dug Up

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Simon Pegg has been a very busy man, and along with the images from Paul which we posted here, the first promotional still from his resurrectionist comedy Burke and Hare surfaces. B&H is a welcome return to the big screen for John Landis whose previous form practically guarantees guffaws and gore galore, and with a [...]

Updates on Stephen King’s It and Pet Sematary Remakes

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Thanks to Bloody-Disgusting, we have some news regarding the remakes of two of Stephen King’s best loved stories, It and Pet Sematary. Unfortunately, along with Misery, these two are also probably the best King horror adaptations to have hit screens (but only because Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption dont count). They are certainly [...]

Burke and Hare Poster Unearthed

Burke and Hare Poster

There’s a lot going on down in Cannes, our man on the ground Simon Gallagher is doing us proud (you can follow all of his coverage here) and keeping up with the whispers is quite a challenge but there’s good things to be found all over the place, including our first look at the poster [...]

First Official Burke and Hare Image

Burke and Hare

A little while ago we showed you some images from Simon Pegg / Andy Serkis’ new movie, Burke and Hare. This morning I wake to find that Empire have now released the first official image for the movie which shows the two of them dressed in their period character costumes looking rather dapper. Burke and [...]

First On-Set Images of Simon Pegg & Andy Serkis from Burke & Hare

Simon Pegg and Andy Serkis Burke and Hare

The first on-set images have appeared from Burke and Hare which is directed by John Landis and stars Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher, Tim Curry, Tim Wilkinson and John Cleese. The new images have appeared on The Daily Mail, The Edinburgh News and The Playlist websites and show Pegg and Serkis dressed in wonderful [...]

Video Vault: Clue

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I sat down to write about one of my favourite films from the 80s, and had three reasons for doing so. Chief amonsgst these was that I wanted to celebrate what is a great and funny film, often overlooked as too broad a comedy or too frivolous a thriller, but this is missing the point. [...]

Video Vault: Stephen King’s IT

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I hate clowns, yet I love Tim Curry. This presents a problem for me as I sit down to watch the mini series of Stephen King’s IT, as Pennywise the clown is one of the most terrifying screen villains ever seen. Think Krusty the Clown bitten by a werewolf and you’re nearly there. Give him [...]