Nostalgic for the good old days of The Goonies and Close Encounters of the Third Kind? Never fret – JJ Abrams has written a love letter to Steven Spielberg that sprinkles the ‘only kids can truly understand’ formula with a dusting of real monster magic. Old-timers will breathe a sigh of relief, new bloods will wish they lived in a time when you biked to visit your friend just next door, fabrics came in seven hot variations of ‘mustard’ and cool kids had walkie talkies not iPhones.
Hobo with a Shotgun (UK cinema release July 15) is a grindhouse tour de force starring Rutger Hauer as a hobo cleaning up the streets of Grimetown with a shotgun. Director Jason Eisener talks to us about bears, sharks, Rutger Hauer, exploitation movies and remarkably fresh socks.
THE KINGDOM TV Series 1-2 is a compelling surreal drama by Lars Von Trier, with demons taking an interest in a vast Danish hospital. Quite unmissable (especially for fans of Twin Peaks) and now available in a Collector’s DVD Box Set.
Being a splendid and informative guide for the discerning film-goer on the best comedy films to watch in 2011 without sticking needles in their eyes. We’ll also tell you which to avoid like the plague.
In this note-perfect take on Italian/US exploitation cinema, a hobo vigilante blows away crooked cops, pedophile Santas and gang overloads with his trusty pump-action shotgun. He lives on the streets. It’s time to clean them up…
Games to films: Lighthearted courtroom comedy from the auteur director best-known for making Hostel look like Hotel for Dogs
Spiderman woe. Spidey producer Laura Ziskin dies from cancer, age 61. She was working on The Amazing Spider-man (hitting screens in 2012), too…
Which comics should be made into movies that will work both commercially and critically? We take a look at some of the best comics out there for the job. Funny how so many of them are from DC Vertigo…
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