It might be hard to admit whilst thinking of his smug mug, but there’s no denying that Ricky Gervais has a bit of a magic touch… The Office star has only just finished his feature directorial debut, The Invention of Lying, and now Universal-based Illumination Entertainment has snapped up the rights to his children’s book series Flanimals for a 3-D animated feature about a world inhabited by several species of creatures so ugly and deformed they become cute and cuddly. Continue Reading

Economic meltdown caused by greedy bankers? Might sound like one of the daily news stories from the financial pages, but it’s actually the plot for Wall Street 2. Continue Reading

This year’s U certificate Summer Of Cinema trailer features glimpses of 33 films set for UK release between May and August, with new instalments in the Harry Potter, Transformers, Terminator, X-Men, Ice Age and Star Trek sagas. Alongside these are brand new big-screen adventures with GI Joe, G-Force and Land of the Lost. Continue Reading

In the action-thriller Public Enemies, acclaimed filmmaker Michael Mann directs Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Academy Award® winner Marion Cotillard in the story of legendary Depression-era outlaw John Dillinger (Depp)-the charismatic bank robber whose lightning raids made him the number one target of J. Edgar Hoover’s fledgling FBI and its top agent, Melvin Purvis (Bale), and a folk hero to much of the downtrodden public. Continue Reading

The official world premiere of the Star Trek movie was held last Tuesday in Sydney Australia, watch this video for a sneak peak of one of the years most eagerly awaited films. Continue Reading

It could have been a handy bit of method acting for the former addict, but Robert Downey Jr has said that Sherlock Holmes’s opium habit, explored in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original novels, will not play a prominent part, in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming big screen adaptation – ensuring the flick is fit for all the family. Continue Reading

Buddhism isn’t something that you’d automatically associate with the silver screen (if Tom Cruise had his way the industry’s official religion would be Scientology), but the form of spirituality has always had a place in cinema, so it makes sense that the UK’s capital is celebrating its presence with a somewhat virtuous knees-up. Continue Reading

It’s the penultimate Harry Potter flick (well, the final film in the series is being divided in two so really this is the third from last cinema release), and it’s been a long, long time coming. The fact that The Half-Blood Prince was originally pencilled for release last November could seem concerning – such a major delay normally spells post-production trouble. However, the pushback actually benefits viewers (and the box-office) since an extra 60 IMAX theatres will have opened by 17 July, meaning Harry and his chums can now been seen in full 3D cinematic glory. Continue Reading