Twice bitten – The Amazing Spider-Man review

The Amazing Spider-Man – Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, and Rhys Ifans. Directed by Marc Webb. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Comic book characters get rebooted all the time, and that’s perfectly fine. Different writers and illustrators are entrusted with reimagining new beginnings, or adding twists to the basic template set eons earlier. Individual authors […]

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Trailer Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man

With all those Avengers and one very depressed Dark Knight arriving in cinemas this year, audiences may have forgotten about poor, newly rebooted Peter Parker and his Spidey-powers. Ironic considering that Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man series was once the powerhouse movie franchise. So, on the eve of The Avengers U.S. release comes a brand new trailer for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man, chock full of action, gravitas, and The […]

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Get them to the church – The Five-Year Engagement review

The Five-Year Engagement – Starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, and Alison Brie. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The Five-Year Engagement is perfect for anyone who liked Blue Valentine, but felt it was a little light on the yuks. Director Nicholas Stoller reunites with his Forgetting Sarah Marshall star and screenwriter Jason […]

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Trailer Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man

The feature trailer for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man has arrived online, featuring a glut of new footage for those tired of poring over the teaser. The trailer, as well as some bonus footage and Q&As with the cast and filmmakers, was simultaneously debuted by Sony Pictures across the world at an event entitled The […]

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Poster Debut: The Amazing Spider-Man

The first official poster for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man has arrived online, courtesy of Superhero Hype, and it shows off Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) sans Spidey suit. Bold choice! The one-sheets for the original Spider-Man trilogy rarely showed Tobey Maguire without his Spider-spandex, so this seems to be a direct attempt by Sony to distance this flick […]

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What’s in a name? – Anonymous review

Anonymous – Starring Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave and Rafe Spall. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Roland Emmerich is the doyen of historically inaccurate disasterpieces, the pre-eminent cinematic misinterpreter of scientific theories, and the gullible go-to-guy when it comes to half-baked conspiracy thrillers. Therefore, his Anonymous is as close as he’s ever […]

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First look at The Amazing Spider-Man

Entertainment Weekly has released the first official images from Marc Webb’s Spidey-reboot The Amazing Spider-Man. They offer us our first glimpse of Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Conners and Martin Sheen and Sally Field as Uncle Ben and Aunt May. The images (scanned by Superhero Hype […]

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Trailer Debut: Anonymous

The trailer for Roland Emmerich‘s Elizabethan thriller Anonymous has debuted online. The film suggests (as has long been rumoured) that the works of William Shakespeare were in actuality penned by Banksy, I mean, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Now, Emmerich is not the first director you think of as prime candidate to bring […]

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Spider-Man: Martin Sheen to play Uncle Ben

Another talented actor is set to join Marc Webb‘s upcoming Spider-Man reboot. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Martin Sheen (The West Wing, Apocalypse Now, The Departed) is in final negotiations to play Uncle Ben – one of the most significant characters in Spider-Man lore. For those of you unfamiliar with Spider-Man’s origin, Uncle Ben and […]

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Spider-Man: Rhys Ifans to play the villainous…

Yesterday it was revealed that Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) would star as the villain in Marc Webb‘s upcoming Spider-Man reboot. It was unknown which character from the Marvel universe he would play. Until now! According to The Wrap, Ifans will play Dr. Curt Connors. Yes, The Lizard! In the Spider-Man mythology, Connors is a one-armed […]

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Rhys Ifans to battle Spider-Man

Columbia Pictures have revealed the actor who will star as the villain in Marc Webb‘s upcoming Spider-Man reboot: Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill, The Boat That Rocked)! It is unknown which character from the Marvel universe Ifans will bring to life. As previously reported, Andrew Garfield will star as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Emma Stone has been […]

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