Category: Film & TV

Behind the Scenes with Beyoncé as Queen Tara in EPIC + Movie Poster + Trailer

Behind the Scenes with Beyoncé as Queen Tara in EPIC + Movie Poster + Trailer

| 26 March , 2013 | Reply

Beyoncé Knowles plays Queen Tara in the upcoming film “EPIC,” an animated motion picture based on William Joyce’s 1996 book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs.  Directed by Chris Wedge (Ice Age) she stars alongside a strong cast of actors; Colin Farrell, Josh Hutcherson, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Knoxville, Aziz Ansari, Pitbull, Jason Sudeikis, Steven [...]

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DVD Review: Parades End

DVD Review: Parades End

| 25 March , 2013 | Reply

Do you dream of corsets and swooping skirts? Do you fancy yourself drinking tea and gossiping in the garden? Do you never miss an episode of Downtown Abbey? Then you’re bound to love the newest period piece released by the BCC – Parades End. Parades End, based on the epic novel series by Ford Maddox, [...]

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Film Review: A Good Day to Die Hard

Film Review: A Good Day to Die Hard

| 21 March , 2013 | 1 Reply

Directed by: John Moore Starring: Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch Sassi’s Star Rating: 3 / 5 The Die Hard franchise has come up with another one for all the fans out there. Bruce Willis is back as John McClane and he is still able to kick some serious butt. He’s not looking for a [...]

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DVD Review: Savages

DVD Review: Savages

| 15 March , 2013 | Reply

Directed by: Oliver Stone Starring:  Blake Lively, Benicio De Toro, Salma Hayek, John Travolta, Aaron Johnson, and Taylor Kitsch Sassi’s Star Rating: 3/5 Drug cartels, racy relationships and saucy twists and turns – pretty much all you could ever hope for from a big Hollywood movie. Savages, new on DVD, includes all these things in [...]

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Film Review: Goddess

Film Review: Goddess

| 14 March , 2013 | Reply

Directed by: Mark Lamprell Writer: Mark Lamprell, Joanna Weinberg Starring:  Laura Michelle Kelly, Ronan Keating, Magda Szubanski, Hugo Johnstone-Burt Sassi’s Star Rating: 4/5 As Magda Szubanski mentioned at the Goddess premiere, it’s a fun film, they had fun making it, and if you don’t have fun watching it than you better sit down and have [...]

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New Iron Man 3 Character Movie Posters & Trailer Featuring Gwyneth Paltrow & Robert Downey Jr

New Iron Man 3 Character Movie Posters & Trailer Featuring Gwyneth Paltrow & Robert Downey Jr

| 7 March , 2013 | Reply

Disney have just released the latest character posts and latest trailer for Iron Man 3. In the trailer we see more of an insight into the direction of the film including a somewhat vulnerable Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) appears, yet he is ready to fight. Tony Stark/Iron Man finds his world reduced to rubble by [...]

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Film Review: Oz, The Great and Powerful

Film Review: Oz, The Great and Powerful

| 7 March , 2013 | 2 Replies

Directed by: Sam Raimi Starring:  James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Joey King Sassi’s Star Rating: 2.5/5 Oz, The Great and Powerful . . . and apparently humble? Touching down in the beloved land of Oz is tricky for any production company, even the mighty Disney. In a circus roaming the [...]

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Film Review: Great Expectations

Film Review: Great Expectations

| 7 March , 2013 | Reply

Directed by: Mike Newell Starring: Jeremy Irvine, Holiday Granger, Ralph Fiennes, Helena Bonham-Carter, Robbie Coltrane Sassi’s Star Rating: 3.5/5 There is a lot of pressure for filmmakers to be constantly reinventing the wheel, especially when that wheel has been rotated as many times as Great Expectations has been over the years. One then wonders what [...]

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Film Review: The Paperboy

Film Review: The Paperboy

| 1 March , 2013 | Reply

Directed by: Lee Daniels (Precious) Starring: Nicole Kidman (Rabbit Hole), Matthew McConaughey (The Lincoln Lawyer), Zac Efron (The Lucky One), John Cusack (Grace is Gone), Macy Gray (For Colored Girls) and David Oyelowo (Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Sassi’s Star Rating: 2.5/5 The Paperboy is a dark and disturbing film based on the [...]

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Film Review: I Give It A Year

Film Review: I Give It A Year

| 1 March , 2013 | Reply

Directed/Written by: Dan Mazer Starring: Rose Byrne, Anna Faris, Simon Baker, Minnie Driver, Rafe Spall Sassi’s Star Rating: 3 / 5 Everyone says the first year of marriage is the hardest, or at least, everyone loves telling that story to newlyweds. Why is that? It’s almost like when someone gets a chance at a once [...]

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Film Review: Cloud Atlas

Film Review: Cloud Atlas

| 28 February , 2013 | Reply

Directed by: Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Hugo Weaving, Jim Broadbent, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, James D’Arcy Sassi’s Star Rating: 3/5 A lot of stars, a lot of plots, and a lot of minutes. Following the success of the Cloud Atlas novel by David Mitchell, [...]

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