It's not a superhero movie. It's a Shane Black movie with superheroes in it. And that makes it awesome.
Reviews and interviews from the 2013 Sundance London film festival
Would cinema be better if we all spoke like gangstas? Damn straight, yo.
A fascinating look at the rise of digital cinema
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Ever wanted to see Simon Pegg in his underpants? Now you can, thanks to this one sheet poster for A Fantastic Fear of Everything. I know what you're wondering. And Crispian Mills and Chris Hopewell's film is out on Friday 8th June. As for the other question, I don't know. Do you think it was Photoshopped to look bigger?
 Director: Brad Bird "Light the fuse," says Ethan Hunt (Cruise) at the end of Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol's opening, cueing that iconic Lalo Schifrin theme tune. It's the perfect introduction to Brad Bird's entry in the franchise: it's action-packed, it's over-the-top, and it absolutely knows it. In any other film, kicking off with a riotous prison escape to the tune of Ain't That A Kick In The Head may seem ridiculous, but Brad Bird's only just getting started. Within a matter of minutes Tom Wilkinson has turned up, all government suit and world-weary accent, and someone has said the immortal line: "We're going to break into the Kremlin". This new Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol clip made my Thursday evening a lot more fun:
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No, Renner's comic timing isn't as polished as Simon Pegg's, but that makes it far more believable. Compare that to Anthony Hopkins in M:I-II. And then be glad that Brad Bird is at the helm. M:I-GP (as no-one is calling it) is out in cinemas on Boxing Day. Head this way to watch the full Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol trailer.
There's nothing like a bit of Lalo Schifrin while things blow up and people jump off really tall buildings. Add in Simon Pegg, Brad Bird, Paula Patton and Jeremy Renner and Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (aka Run, Tom Cruise, Run!) is looking pretty decent. Says the person who liked Mission: Impossible II.
Tom Cruise runs into cinemas in December - until then, watch the first Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol trailer. A fiver says Tom Wilkinson turns out to be the bad guy.
 Director: Steven Spielberg It’s not 2D. It’s not in French. It’s not racist. For some purists, that means this isn’t Tintin. But while Spielberg’s cinematic outing is a travesty for grumpy diehard fans, it has a lot going for it. Given Tintin's tradition of globetrotting adventures, the Indiana Jones director is a natural fit for a film based on the comic books. Indeed, he was once declared by the author to be the only guy who could do it - and judging by this colourful treasure hunt, he may have been right. He can move his eyebrows, he can stare into space like a fish, but can he talk? Can he talk? Well, thanks to the Tintin international trailer, Herge's hero can - and he's not the only one flapping his CGI mouth up and down. Yes, the new Tintin trailer has Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis) and Detectives Thompson and Thomson (Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) talking too. Complete with Jamie Bell's eager vocals and the swooping camera, the action on show (biplanes, boats and on-foot chases) is looking pretty solid. It's just a shame that the virtual meat puppets are still so funny looking. It's a slight improvement on the original Tintin teaser trailer, which looked like a sequel to The Polar Express, but Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg's 3D adventure still smells fishy. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn is out in UK cinemas on Friday 26th October. That's two months before the US. And it's written by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish. Those two facts are keeping my hopes up. Read on for the full Tintin international trailer. Or have a look back at this review of The Secret of the Unicorn cartoon on VHS.  Paul invaded the UK box office this weekend with £5.52m, the highest opening of 2011 to date. But the surprise of the week was Justin Bieber hitting rock bottom: Never Say Never 3D took just £820,592. The Beliebers won't be able to, erm, Belieb it.
 Director: Greg Mottola Remember Galaxy Quest? Now there was a sci-fi comedy with a decent range of fanboy nods and a strong run of laughs. Paul is like that, but without the second bit. That’s not to say Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have lost their likeable charm or sense of humour. They’ve just used those to prop up a lazy script. It’s fun – and occasionally funny – but it’s easy stuff for the duo that feels more scattershot than special.
 After the rather vague Paul teaser trailer lived up to its name (teaser - not Paul), we get a full-on look at Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's alien comedy. And, as if anyone were expecting otherwise, it looks hilarious.
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When it comes to amusing interviews, you can't beat a bit of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. If you put them together in a press conference with Kristen Wiig, Sigourney Weaver, Joe Lo Tuglio, Jason Bateman and director Greg Mottola, you've got the greatest roomful of funny people since the film Paul. Which, by an coincidence, is exactly what they were there to talk about.