AKA The One Where Justin Lin Tries To Spread His ADHD Like A Viral Plague From the sublime, to the ridiculous. And, yes, I had it coming. But, in my defence, Fast Five made me think I’d be getting something more. Fast Five being easily the most demented action film of the last five years. Ludicrous. I watched it last night as “homework”, and...

While Piers is over in Cannes covering the Film Festival for Live for Films (read his reviews from the festival here), the rest of us will have to make do with this new documentary from Alec Baldwin called Seduced and Abandoned. Produced by Alec Baldwin and director James Toback (Tyson), the documentary follows the pair at last year’s festival as they tried...

When you have got Paul Bettany, Stephen Graham, Brian Cox and Mark Strong starring in a film, you know it is going to be well worth a watch. This new film is directed by Nick Murphy (The Awakening). When police discover a young girl brutally murdered, brothers Joe Fairburns (Paul Bettany) and Chrissie Fairburns (Stephen Graham) join their supervisor Robert...

Michael Bay is producing Almanac for Paramount Pictures. Jonny Weston (Chasing Mavericks) and Sofia Black-D’Elia (Skins, Gossip Girl) are currently in talks to star in the film. Almanac is thought to centre on the creation of a time machine and is set to be a found footage style movie. Directed by Dean Israelite the film was written by first-time writers...

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of Studio Ghibli’s acclaimed masterpieces GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES and MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO, STUDIOCANAL are delighted to announce a nationwide theatrical release with a chance to experience a recreation of the original Japanese double-bill feature that first launched these anime classics. An arresting...

Jean-Pierre Jeunet is the director behind such wonderful films as Delicatessen, The City of Lost Children, Amelie, A Very Long Engagement and Micmacs. He also made Alien: Resurrection. As you can tell from those films, he does have a wonderful cinematic style. His next film, The Young and Prodigious Spivet, is his second English language film and this time...

To lovely Scarlett Johansson is going to make her directorial debut with the adaptation of Truman Capote’s Summer Crossing. The film follows a 17-year-old debutante who opts out of her parents’ Parisian travels to foster a romance with a Jewish valet parking attendant during a 1945 New York heatwave. It is due to begin filming in the first half of...

Billy (Michael Douglas), Paddy (Robert De Niro), Archie (Morgan Freeman) and Sam (Kevin Kline) have been best friends since childhood. So when Billy, the group’s sworn bachelor, finally proposes to his thirty-something (of course) girlfriend, the four head to Las Vegas with a plan to stop acting their age and relive their glory days. However, upon...

Director/Writer: Sofia Coppola Starring: Israel Broussard, Katie Chang, Emma Watson, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann Synopsis: Adapted from Nancy Jo Sale’s Vanity Fair article, “The Suspects Wore Louboutins”, The Bling Ring follows the exploits of a group of LA teenagers who broke in and stole from celebrity houses. The Bling Ring reflects...

This video blends Star Wars, Star Trek and the modern day San Francisco to great effect. After Star Trek IV, the crew of the Enterprise needed more whales, so they came back to San Francisco again, except this time it’s an alternate universe where Reagan’s Star Wars defense initiative from the 80′s is coming to fruition as the Death Star...

In the fast-paced action thriller SNITCH, Dwayne Johnson stars as a father whose teenage son is wrongly accused of a drug distribution crime and is looking at a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years. Desperate and determined to rescue his son at all costs, he makes a deal with the U.S. attorney to work as an undercover informant and infiltrate a drug...

Director/Writer: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Ariana Neal Synopsis: The true story of Oscar Grant (Jordan), a 22-year-old man who was shot by police on New Year’s Eve 2008 – the film follows the days leading up to the shooting. A contrast to the gloomy depictions of South L.A., Fruitvale Station may still be a...

Edinburgh International Film Festival is pleased to announce that Disney•Pixar’s “Monsters University” is this year’s Family Gala, screening at the Festival Theatre in 3D on Sunday 23 June with a schools screening on Monday 24 June at Cineworld. Edinburgh audiences were the first in the UK to see “WALL-E”, “Toy Story 3”, “Ratatouille”...

The Hangover Part III is the third and final film in director Todd Phillips’ record-shattering comedy franchise. This time, there’s no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off. The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Zach Galifiankis, Ken Jeong, John Goodman, Jeffrey...

J J Abrams was on Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about Star Trek Into Darkness. Abrams is also helming Star Wars: Episode VII so Kimmel asked the audience what they wanted to see in the new film. A couple of very familiar faces told him what the sequel needs. Watch it below. They show up from about the 2:20 mark. Thanks to everyone who sent it...

This new trailer shows us more of the reasoning behind the building of the Jaegers and why they have to pilots. Then there are a few looks at the many fights in the film. All of them look huge in scope. From acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro comes Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic sci-fi action adventure “Pacific Rim.” When...

Oh, Leo. You’ve done it again, old sport. I remember when you acted Johnny Depp off the screen aged five (ish). I remember when I hoped you’d show a dark side, and work with my favourite Director. And, true to form, you saw it as a trick question and worked with both of them. Scorsese, check. Tarantino, check. Then, when I worried you’d...

Sony Pictures Entertainment has won the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to the Angry Birds animated film, making it one of the most high-profile deals of the year. The 3D film is being developed, produced, and financed by Rovio Entertainment and will be released worldwide by Sony Pictures on July 1, 2016. Several major studios pursued the global film...