Set in 1930s Hong Kong, it sees future kung fu master Ip Man (Miu Tse) fight for the “rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” by taking on a gang of bizarrely accented British colonialists. Young martial arts star (and Jet Li’s pupil) Miu Tse pulls off some impressive moves as he …
Read More »The Laureate review: A largely forgettable period drama | Films | Entertainment
It does, however, help if your subject had a racy private life. And I’m assuming that’s what attracted William Nunez to poet and I, Claudius author Robert Graves. His handsome, well-acted, but largely forgettable period drama opens with a tantalising glimpse of the aftermath of a 1929 incident which involved …
Read More »Next James Bond – The stars already ‘rejected’ according to 007 author | Films | Entertainment
Who will be the next James Bond? That’s the question 007 fans have been asking ever since Daniel Craig said No Time To Die would be his final outing as Ian Fleming’s spy. And following that explosive ending we know for sure it certainly was. However, it’s now been 18 …
Read More »Henry Cavill Bond hopes dashed as fails to meet audition requirement | Films | Entertainment
For many James Bond fans, Henry Cavill would be the perfect casting to play James Bond with his chiselled good looks, jet black locks, muscular build and experience in action cinema. It should come as little surprise then that he was the runner-up to Daniel Craig in the Casino Royale …
Read More »A Small Fortune review: Well paced, nicely acted and very familiar | Films | Entertainment
Writer-director Adam Perry has a bag of cash wash up on Canada’s Prince Edward Island where quirky locals speak with an unusual accent that suggests waves of Irish immigration. Kevin Doucette (Stephen Oates) finds thousands of conveniently plastic Canadian dollars while harvesting a seaweed called Irish Moss. With his wife …
Read More »Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3 review: An enjoyably unhinged finale to the Guardians saga | Films | Entertainment
Writer-director James Gunn, best known for indie-horror movies, injected some gonzo charm into the franchise-building machine. Now, after the crushingly predictable Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania, his gang of misfits are back with an enjoyably unhinged finale to the space-opera series. It begins in unusually downbeat fashion, with wise-cracking space …
Read More »Next Bond – Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Henry Cavill lead threatened | Films | Entertainment
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Ian Fleming’s James Bond and movie fans are hopeful that the seventh official 007 star will be announced at some point this year. After all, it’s been 18 months since Daniel Craig bowed out as the MI6 spy with a shock death in …
Read More »Star Wars – Bond girl and other stars who auditioned for Princess Leia | Films | Entertainment
Today marks Star Wars Day and also the date the late Carrie Fisher will be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 60-year-old died in 2016 having wrapped on Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, before deleted scenes from The Force Awakens were used in The Rise …
Read More »The Flash star breaks silence on ‘difficult’ Ezra Miller controversy | Films | Entertainment
The Flash fans are gearing up to see Barry Allen speed onto screens one more time to bring the DC Studios’ universe to an end. But the lead-up to the movie’s release has been plagued with a number of issues, including the arrest of its star Ezra Miller last year. …
Read More »Secret Cinema tickets – Get Grease: The Live Experience tickets this week | Films | Entertainment
Secret Cinema, the company renowned for bringing incredible experiences to film lovers around the world, has just announced their next project: Grease: The Live Experience. This time, punters will be inducted into Rydell High to hang out with Danny, Sandy, the Pink Ladies and the T-Birds. This time around, though, …
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