Film

The Interrupters is an indie documentary film that tells the story of three Violence Interrupters who try to help and protect their community in inner city Chicago gangland. The film is from acclaimed director Steve James and was shot over a course of a year in Chicago during a time of high profile violence. The story of the film came from bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz and the film features the work of organisation CeaseFire, an initiative of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention. The aim of CeaseFire is to stop conflicts on the street before they break out into violence using the help of people who have credibility on the streets due to their own dealings in ganglife. The film follows three lifes Ameena, Cobe and Eddie as they go about their work through their journey of peace and redemption.

The Interrupters was awarded the Special Jury prize at the 2011 Sheffield Doc/Fest and is also early candidate for the 2011 Academy Award Nomination for Best Documentary film.

The film was also voted in a poll on Indie Wire, an International Independent Film website asked on their readers ”what buzz heavy 2011 film are you most excited to see? The film took a 36.2% in the votes.

The film is out in cinemas July 2011 - August 2011, check out the official trailer below.

The Jackass star Ryan Dunn was killed on Monday 20th June 2011 in a car crash. The accident happened in Philadelphia when the Porsche Dunn was driving slid of the road, crashed into trees and burst into flames. A passenger was also killed but has yet to be identified.

The 34 year old MTV star rose to fame when doing crazy stunts and recording them to be shown on live, this eventually led to his part in ths show Jackass. He also went on to be featured on Viva La Bam and the three Jackass films. He has also starred in his own MTV show Homewrecker and also recently hosted the G4 show Proving Ground.

Check out the video below which we found on Youtube of Ryan Dunn doing some of his stunts.

Screwed is a new British gritty drama film about life in prison as it follows an ex soldier who becomes a prison guard played by James D’Arcy.  The story sees D’Archy sink into a downward spiral as he discovers that his fellow officers are more violent and dishonest than the convicts.

The British film is directed by Reg Traviss and also stars actor and director Noel Clarke who plays a menacing kingpin inmate  named Truman, the story is based on true events which was written by ex prison officer Ronnie Thompson.

The film is only available in selected cinemas but looking forward to checking out the film on its release to disc.

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The Hangover Part 2 was recently released in cinemas and after the great success of the first film we were excited to see the sequel. The Hangover Part 2 follows the same formula as what made the first film so popular but it does borrow to much and relies on the same gags. This time sees the group in Thailand for a wedding which all goes wrong after a night out drinking which ends up with an adventure in Bangkok.

We did throughly enjoy Part 2 and there are some truely standout funny moments but it did feel a bit the same and the element of suprise with the first film had lost its appeal with the second. 

If you loved the first film then you will enjoy the second with that nostalgic feeling of seeing the character back for a second outing.

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Liam Gallagher the former Oasis member is producing a film based on the biopic of The Beatles which is based on the book by Richard DiLello entitled The Longest Cocktail Party.

The rock star has also stated he wants Jonny Deep best known for Captain Sparrow in Pirates Of The Caribbean, to take the leading role as the Fab Four‘s publicist, Derek Taylor.

The film which is based on the 1972 book, details DiLello’s time working as an employee for Apple Corps, the Beatles record company as he witnesses the rise and fall of the Beatles during their hayday of 1967 to their demise in 1970.

As of yet their is no news yet on the film’s cast, director or writer but the script has been written.

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A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 darkly satirical stylised science fiction film which was produced, directed, and written by Stanley Kubrick. The film is an adaptation of Anthony Burgess‘s 1962 novel of the same name which tells the tale of a delinquent gangleader’s sadistic crimes in which he gets captured and attempted rehabilitation via a controversial psychological conditioning technique. On its release the film was considered too violent and was later withdrawn from release in 1974 by Kubrick himself. It took 27 years from which the film was available to view in the UK and was re-released in cinemas and the first VHS and DVD releases followed soon after Kubrick’s death in 1999. The film was critically well-received and won numerous awards and honours.  To mark its 40th anniversary, a newly restored version will be unveiled at Cannes film festival on the 13th May and also The Clockwork Orange 40th Anniversary Edition will be released on Blu-ray and iTunes, on 23 May as part of the Stanley Kubrick: Limited Edition Collection.

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Rock of Ages is an upcoming screen adaption of the 2006 Rock Broadway hit musical by the same name. The film is based on a small-town girl who travels to Hollywood in the 1980s Rock era and falls in love with a Rock star in LA joint The Bourbon Club. The film will feature Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alec Baldwin and Russel Brand and is expected to be released in the summer of 2012. The musical features songs by Journey, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Asia, Bon Jovi, Poison and other well-known Rock bands from the era.

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