[Review] Les Misérables

Gladiator. While watching Les Misérables last week I lost count of the times I said to myself: “I haven’t seen Gladiator for ages! I’m well overdue a re-watch.” If you think this sounds like I was distracted, then you’d be right in thinking so. This was my first experience of Victor Hugo's historical novel and I...

Casting update: The Dark Knight Rises

Warner Bros has revealed the latest actors to join Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises. Joseph Gordon-Levitt will portray John Blake, a Gotham City cop who is given a special assignment under the command of Commissioner Gordon. Marion Cotillard is Miranda Tate, a Wayne Enterprises board member who wants to  help Bruce Wayne resume his...

Batman + Catwoman + Bane = The Dark Knight Rises

Return of The Bat This week Warner Bros announced that Anne Hathaway will be joining the cast of The Dark Knight Rises as Selina Kyle, also known as Catwoman. It had been previously announced that Tom Hardy was joining the cast but not who he had been cast as. It has now been confirmed that...

Oscars 2011 presenters: Anne Hathaway and James Franco

It was announced today that Anne Hathaway and James Franco will be co-hosts at the Oscars ceremony to be held on February 27th 2011. Last year's double act of Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin brought in over 41 million viewers but it has been reported that Anne and James have been chosen as they will...

Spotlight: Through Burton’s looking glass

I have lost count of the amount of times I have seen the trailer for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland: I cannot wait to see it. Set to be released on 5 March it features, if you haven't already heard, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red...