Watch the International Premiere of The Dark Knight Rises live tonight
Tonight, London’s Leicester Square will be taken over by the international premiere of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. For those not fortunate (or crazy) enough to be able to brave to crowds to catch a glimpse of their favourite Bat-stars, we’ve got a live stream of the event starting from 17.15 GMT. All the stars are expected to be greeting the crowd and answering some burning questions, so don’t miss it.
Brandon Generator premiere lauches final episode
On Wednesday night 11 July, 2012 the Farmiloe Building (best known as Gothan Police Department in Christopher Nolan’s Batman films) played host to the world premiere of Edgar Wright’s finalised The Random Adventures of Brandon Generator series. Debuting the fourth and final episode of ultra-collaborative effort as part of the first big screen airing of the work in its entirety, Wright was on-hand beside animator Tommy Lee Edwards, the voice of Brandon The Mighty Boosh’s Julian Barratt, and David Holmes, who provided the episodes’ score. Together they watched along with the audience in a packed pop-up auditorium and took as much pleasure in the completed film-making experiment as anyone.
So what exactly is The Random Adventures of Brandon Generator?
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The Woman in Black World Premiere
The world premiere for The Woman in Black hit the south-bank of London tonight as the film’s stars and more than a few Harry Potter lovers converged at the Royal Festival Hall. While a considerably smaller affair than Daniel Radcliffe’s last London premiere, there was no shortage of fangirl appreciation as their screams of admiration were enough to burst the most hardened of eardrums.
My review of the film is in the works, but in the meantime, here are a few photos of the from the red carpet tonight…
The Woman in Black World Premiere at Royal Festival Hall, London 24 January 2012
Review: Real Steel
On 14 October, the year 2020 arrives in the UK as Real Steel brings its fighting robots from the not-too distant future to life. While this could fairly be described as Rock’em Sock’em Robots: The Movie! director Shawn Levy presents a film that has a lot of heart, even if it tries too hard to establish it. As Charlie Kenton, Hugh Jackman is arrogant, gruff and mostly unlikeable. Hard-up for money, he tours county fairs with his fight bot and, seemingly due to a shocking lack of concentration, ends up in deep debt due to his losses.
Amir Khan and Hugh Jackman are ready for action at the Real Steel premiere
Regrouping at Tallet’s Gym, under the care of the owner and on-again-off-again lover Bailey (Evangeline Lilly) Kenton attempts to regroup before receiving news of a former lover’s death. Her son- and Kenton’s son is now up for custody and before long Charlie has struck a deal with the boy’s wealthy uncle to take care of him over the summer, so the custodial couple can enjoy they Italian getaway unfettered. Cash in hand, Charlie buys a former championship fighting robot and does his best to dismiss his angry son’s protests. Dakota Goyo’s Max is a smart-mouthed, no-nonsense 11-year-old that has Charlie’s number. He displays an awareness that Charlie is sadly lacking and together, through a bit of trial and error the reluctant father-son pairing are soon on a path of success. Thanks to Max’s unfortunately contrived discovery of Atom, a second generation sparring bot with an important shadow-box feature, Charlie’s money woes begin to ease up and his relationship with his son grows.
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Review: A Lonely Place To Die
Currently showing at select cinemas and released across the UK on Friday, A Lonely Place to Die is a well shot thriller that is hampered by a script that attempts to pack too much into its 100 minute runtime. Starring Melissa George and directed/co-written by Julian Gilbey, A Lonely Place To Die is set in the Scottish Highlands, seeing a group of five friends set out on a mountaineering expedition. Little time is wasted in establishing the threat the group is under if any one member makes a mistake on the mountain side.
Ed Speleers, Melissa George and Julian Gilbey attend the premiere at the Leicester Square Empire
It’s not long into their trek before the group make a startling discovery. A breathing tube protruding from the ground leads them to a young Serbian girl who has been buried in a makeshift chamber, having been given only water for her survival. The focus then shifts to the struggle faced by the group to make their way back to civilisation in order to bring the young girl to safety and flee from whoever it may have been that placed her there. Tragedy strikes soon after and desperation sets in, as it becomes clear that the group are now in grave danger.
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Review: The Holding (FrightFest)
Director Susan Jacobson and The Holding's cast at FrightFest 2011
The Holding is director Susan Jacobson’s full-length feature debut and it is, simply stated, a forgettable mess. Set in England’s Peak District, the plot revolves around a newly single mum, Cassie (Kierston Wareing) and her struggle to raise two daughters whilst keeping her smallholding afloat.
Presumably abandoned by her husband, Dean, Cassie and her land is left ripe for the pickings. Quickly after the background is established, a mysterious stranger named Aden (Vincent Regan), claiming to be a former work-mate of her husband’s, turns up at the farm, offering assistance in trade for room and board. However, it becomes rapidly apparent that he has an ulterior motive.
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