Nicholas Gleaves (Bodyguard, Coronation Street) will take on the iconic role of The Demon Headmaster for the modern age when the show returns to screens later this year on CBBC. The classic drama series was broadcast between 1996 and 1998 and originally starred Terrence Hardiman as the horrifying headmaster with hypnotic powers. Over 20 years…
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Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Brisbane International Film Festival
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Tickets are on sale now for the 2019 Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF 2019), presented by the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) and city-wide cinema partners from 3 to 13 October. BIFF Artistic Director Amanda Slack-Smith said BIFF 2019 would be jam-packed with more than 110 features, documentaries and short films…
Forbidden Fruit
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Director Josh Hodgins Starring Scott Waddell, Chase Christensen, Raechel Hall Rated M Score 1/6 A tale of apples and a male enhancement drug sharing the same irrigation ditch, contributing to a ‘larger’ crop and the hilarity that ensues within this sleepy little orchard community. Okay, I’m still not entirely sure why I brought the DVD…
Robin Hood: The Rebellion
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Director Nicholas Winter Starring Ben Freeman, James G. Nunn, Kristian Nairn, Brian Blessed Rated M Score 3.5/6 With his true love captured by the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham, the legendary Robin Hood and his crew of outlaws execute a daring rescue to save her. For those of you who might be wondering this particular interpretation…
Mission Impossible 1 , 2 & 3
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Director Brian De Palma Starring Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Béart Rated M Score 4.5/6 An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization. Director John Woo Starring Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton Rated M Score 5/6 I.M.F. Agent Ethan Hunt is…
Alicia Silverstone & Mark Feuerstein Cast in The Baby-Sitters Club Series
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Netflix and Walden Media have announced Alicia Silverstone (Clueless, American Woman) and Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains) have been cast in the upcoming live-action series The Baby-Sitters Club. In the series adaptation, Silverstone will play Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, the mother of Kristy Thomas and love interest of Watson Brewer, played by Feuerstein. Based on Ann M. Martin’s…
King of Thieves
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Director James Marsh Starring Michael Caine, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon Rated M Score 2/6 A crew of retired crooks who pull off a major heist in London’s jewellery district. What starts off as their last criminal hurrah, quickly turns into a brutal nightmare due to greed. Based on infamous true events. I suppose the only…
Street Fighter – 1994 – Revisit
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Director Steven E. de Souza Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen Rated M Score 2/6 Col. Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of Dictator M. Bison and his cohorts. I normally would have waited a bit longer before thinking about revisiting Street Fighter considering I last reviewed this…
Unsolved
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Based on the book ‘Murder Rap: The Untold Story of the Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur’ by Greg Kading Starring Josh Duhamel, Bokeem Woodbine, Wavyy Jonez Rated MA Score 5.5/6 A scripted True Crime series based on the murder investigations of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls. Tupac was killed in a drive-by shooting in Las…
Unfriended
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Director Leo Gabriadze Starring Heather Sossaman, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson Rated MA Score 0.5/6 A group of online chat room friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend Watching unfriended, normally I would have given this one a wide berth. The only reason why I watched this…