Saturday 14 December 2013

A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012)

Director: Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell

Cast: Simone Pegg, Paul Freeman, Clare Higgens

This film was made a year or so ago but is only just being released in cinemas in the US. I love everything Simon Pegg is in. He's awesome.

Here he plays a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into Victorian (UK) serial killers leads him to having an irrational fear of being murdered.

Interstellar (2014)

Director: Christopher Nolan

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, Wes Bentley, Casey Affleck, Michael Caine


This really is a teaser.

IMDb describes the synopsis as follows: "A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage."

The Time of the Doctor - Dr Who Christmas 2013 Special (TV)

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Director: Doug Liman

Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton, Lara Pulver, Jeremy Piven

Live. Die. Repeat..... looks interesting

Godzilla (2014)

Director: Gareth Edwards

Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Ken Watanabe


I'm not exactly sure why we need another go at Godzilla, but the trailer looks quite good...

Saving Mr Banks (2013)

Director: John Lee Hancock

Cast: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks


Tom Hanks plays Walt Disney, who is trying desperately to obtain the screen rights to P.L Travers' (Emma Thompson) Mary Poppins.

Friday 6 December 2013

Sleepy Skunk's 2013 Film Trailer Mashup

This is awesome. Sleepy Skunk has released it's annual trailer mashup. It's thrilling to watch. Try to name each one....

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)

Director: Justin Chadwick

Cast: Idris Elba, Naomie Harris


Very topical given Nelson Mandela passed away yesterday. This is a chronicle of Nelson Mandela's life. This is also tipped for some Oscar glory.


The Amazing Spiderman 2 (2014)

Director: Marc Webb

Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field


The second film in this round of the Spidey franchise sees Spiderman battle Electro....