Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for one of the best movie concepts of all time: Nazis on the moon.  That’s right, for seventy years a group of them have been hiding on the dark side of the moon, just waiting for the right moment to invade. In this completely over the top movie (produced by...

In an industry where remakes, reboots and reimaginings are the norm, The Amazing Spider-Man took the biscuit by coming to life only four years after the credits of Spider-Man 3 had rolled. The inital reaction to this Spider-Man reboot was possibly one of the most unanimous in the history of the internet...

A brief history of the X-Men movies: X-Men Wow… Comic book movies are awesome, give me more! X2  Yes! X-Men The Last Stand Where did Cyclops go? Why is Vinnie Jones here? What the hell? How many directors did this movie have? X-Men Origins : Wolverine What have you done to Deadpool?! Since when is...

Last year Toei Animation announced that they had green-lit a CG animated Saint Seiya film. Today roughly a year since Toei made that announcement, they have revealed the director for the hotly anticipated film. We can now confirm that superhero anime Tiger & Bunny’s director Keichii Satou has been...

The Devil Inside is the latest horror film to jump into the found footage/exorcism genre. Already released for some time in the US, the movie has made back it’s $1 million dollar budget more than fifty times over and has attracted it’s fair share of controversy. Shot in a mockumentary style, the...

General Aladeen has an announcement for the people of the world – you should listen to his wisdom: “My website just launched – it’s already bigger than Facebook! Visit it! (unless you’re in Wadiya, where for some reason there’s no internet. I didn’t ban it....

The first G.I. Joe will always hold a unique place in my heart because of one line, sublimely delivered by the usually stellar Christopher Eccleston in his best/worst Scottish accent – “You tossed the caber out of the park!” Other than that fantastically ridiculous line (which kept the...

The new ‘Fullmetal Alchemist: Sacred Star of Milos’ movie hit theatres across North America, achieving generally positive reviews. During the LA premiere rapping star Soulja Boy made an appearance, although he left before the film finished. The  plot of the movie occurs before ‘Fullmetal...

Young Adult Studio: Mandate Pictures, Mr. Mudd, Right of Way Films Publisher: Paramount Pictures Format: Cinema Release Date: 19 January, 2012 Overview I have always respected Charlize Theron as an actor for choosing roles that aren’t your typical Hollywood roles, ones that don’t showcase her good...

Directed by Martin Scorsese, Hugo is slated to be the most imaginative, amazing movie set for Summer release. Exploring magic, the suspension of belief, and a world full of wonder, Hugo is set around an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station (the best environment for a young boy to grow up in) who...

Sit up, Charlize Theron fans, here is another movie from the critically acclaimed and damn gorgeous actress. In a not-so-typical comedy, Theron takes on the role of the unlikeable protagonist who heads back to her home town, making waves as she does and not everyone (in fact, pretty much no one) is happy to...

The ever controversial live action adaptation of Akira has ground to a halt. Not for the first time in it’s history, the film that nobody needs or wants has run into production problems. According to The Hollywood Reporter: The project, which has been through several incarnations, is being shut down...

Page One: Inside the New York Times Studio: History Films Publisher: MADMAN Release Date: December 14, 2011 Format: DVD Price: $29.95 (available here) Overview: The internet has changed a lot of things. Changed how we communicate, how we access information, and most importantly for Page One, how we access...

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Studio: Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions, Bad Robot Publisher: Paramount Pictures Format: Cinema Release Date: 15 December, 2011 Price: – Available Here Overview Franchises these days tend to be squeezed to their last drops, a lot of people blame...

At a conference in New Zealand at the WETA studios earlier in the year, there was a Q&A session with Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg, to discuss their new film coming out, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn. In the session they discussed the process of bringing the internationally...

Madman have picked up yet another intriguing title for their new year movie releases. The Hunter is an Australian drama starring Willem Dafoe (Spiderman’s Green Goblin, Platoon), based on the original novel by Julia Leigh. Set in the wilds of Tasmania,The Hunter follows the expedition of Martin David,...

Who doesn’t love a good exorcist movie? There’s nothing quite like going to see a movie and getting completely freaked out by people’s limbs going crazy and, of course, the devil voice coming out of a woman’s mouth. After the original, and classic, The Exorcist, came out in 1973 it just seems like...

Sci fi fans take note, Prometheus is coming. But why should you care about this big budget science fiction horror epic? If you need more reason than that- read on… It’s directed by Ridley Scott, the man who brought the world sci fi classics Alien and Blade Runner. When first announced Prometheus...

An official trailer to Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest flick ‘The Dictator’ has finally been officially released. The man behind Ali G, Borat, and Brüno, Cohen takes on the role as a “ruthless” Middle East dictator. The premises of the movie is said to be based off Zabibah and the King, a...

FINALLY! After what seems like forever, the first official trailer for The Dark Knight Rises Official Trailer has found its way online! Opening in theaters on July 20, 2012, the Nolan’s highly-anticipated third and supposedly final Batman movie hints at the ‘breaking’ of Batman. The...

Did you think all the DVD releases were over? Not at all! Been seeing all the coming soon DVDs and thinking that none of them were catching your fancy? Well that’s cool because Madman have got a whole other line-up from the SBS range to keep you entertained! To start it off we have The Family, a...

Madman have released two insightful documentaries recently, Pom Wonderful: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold and Page One: Inside The New York Times. These documentaries may be quite different in their approaches and subject matter, but they both hold the common thread of examining the linked worlds of media and...

Shortly after the recent release of this brand new poster for The Dark Knight Rises hinting at defeated Batman, director Christopher Nolan spoke to The LA Times about his decision as to why he chose to make Bane the film’s primary villain. “Bane, to me, is something we haven’t dealt with...

BOOM HEADSHOT! It’s been only 16 days since Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was released, and it’s not just hit the $1 Billion milestone, making it the only entertainment property to beat James Cameron’s Avatar’s 17 day $1 Billion record! With more than 30 million gamers, the Call of...

Ever wanted to talk to famous stars like Tom Cruise and get a taste of celebrity life? Well now’s your chance! Paramount Pictures and Coke Zero have announced they will be hosting a red carpet live movie premiere for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol in Brazil, and a live streaming of the event will...

With the New Year fast approaching, Madman Entertainment has got you covered in terms of keeping yourselves in good spirits. Just in case you don’t have enough eggnog for that already. To start us off, we have Submarine, a coming of age story directed by the hilarious and versatile Richard Ayoade, who has...