Star Wars The Force Awakens Poster

Iconic artist Drew Struzan has created the new poster below for Star Wars The Force Awakens. The artwork was revealed at the Disney’s D23 Expo event.

The most notable feature is the fact that John Boyega’s character Finn is shown for the first time actually wielding a lightsaber. The poster also showcases masked villain Kylo Ren with his controversially hilted lightsaber. Fans of the original trilogy will no doubt welcome the inclusion of plenty of X-Wings, Tie Fighters and Han Solo himself.

Bill Murray Joins Ghostbusters Reboot

After decades of reluctance to return to the franchise for Dan Aykroyd’s long delayed Ghostbusters 3 sequel Bill Murray is surprisingly apparently set to appear for at least a cameo in Paul Feig’s female lead reboot of the classic comedy franchise.

Murray takes his place alongside the cast which already includes Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones. It’s not yet clear if Murray will be playing the iconic Dr Peter Venkman or merely making an appearance in another capacity.

 

Infini Official Trailer

Having premiered at the Edinburgh film festival, sci-fi horror INFINI has a new official UK trailer out. Set in a dystopian future, the film follows an elite Search and Rescue team  on a mission to an off-world mining-facility to rescue the lone survivor of a biological outbreak. Directed and co-written by Shane Abbess the film stars Daniel MacPherson, Luke Hemsworth, Grace Huang  and Luke Ford. If the trailer below is anything to go by, it make not be one for the faint hearted…

Nordic Drama Eyewitness Gets UK DVD Release

The new Nordic Noir sensation, Eyewitness (Oyevitne), is a sleek gripping crime drama from Norway seen through the eyes of two 15 year old boys. This dark, complex thriller now lands on British soil, making is UK debut on DVD courtesy of Simply media.

Following a wave of riveting dramas from Northern Europe comes this compelling series, which finds two school friends caught up in a  terrifying scenario after witnessing a shocking crime. Produced by NRK drama, he makers of the financial thriller Mammon, this fantastic fast paced six-part series is written and directed by Jarl Emsell Larsen (Dirty Money, White Lies) and comes t DVD as a two disc set on 14th September 2015.

Philip (Axel Bøyum) and Henning (Odin Waage), school friends and neighbours, hang out together ina workers’ cabin at a remote quarry, where they tentatively explore their mutual attraction. One night their illicit encounter is dramatically interrupted by the arrival of a car containing four men, and son a gun battle is playing out before their eyes. Following the deadly attack, the boys are spotted but mange to escape, making off with the murder weapon, which they discard in a nearby rock pool.

Fearing for their lives and the consequences of someone finding out about their relationship they vow never to reveal what they have seen, but with Philip’s foster mum Helen as the local sheriff investigating the murders, it won’t be easy to stay quiet and very quickly their secret unravels into a nightmare of corruption and gang warfare.

 

The Truth About CGI Special Effects

This video explaining the true impact of CGI and visual effect on modern film making is essential viewing for anyone who has ever complained that an overuse of bad CGI instead of old fashioned practical effects is ruining movies. This well put together video analysis from the RocketJump Film School may just surprise you by illustrating the invisible magic of good CGI you never noticed in some of your favourite films…