Catfish, 2010. Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman. SYNOPSIS: A riveting story of love, deception and grace within a labyrinth of online intrigue. When I first heard about Catfish, it sounded like a ramshackle film cobbled together to capitalise on Facebook fever, and in particular, the enormous success of David Fincher’s The Social Network. […]

Continuing our Peter Weir Blogathon, Trevor Hogg chats with film editor Lee Smith and cinematographer Russell Boyd about their experiences working with the acclaimed director… Although he had not made a film since the seafaring Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), internationally acclaimed director Peter Weir had no trouble recruiting willing […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s eleventh feature… The Truman Show, 1998. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Brian Delate, Holland Taylor and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: Truman Burbank’s perfect world is thrown into turmoil when he unwittingly discovers that […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s tenth feature… Fearless, 1993. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce, Benicio del Toro, John Turturro and Deirdre O’Connell. SYNOPSIS: Two airplane crash survivors react very differently to the traumatic event. Carla Rodrigo is catatonic over […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s ninth feature… Green Card, 1990. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth, Gregg Edelman, Robert Prosky and Lois Smith. SYNOPSIS: A Frenchman in need of a green card and a single woman, who desperately wants an apartment for […]

Outcast, 2010. Directed by Colm McCarthy.Starring James Nesbitt, Niall Bruton, Hanna Stanbridge, James Cosmo, Kate Dickie, Karen Gillan and Christine Tremarco. SYNOPSIS: On the run from a deadly pursuer and using an ancient form of magic to hide themselves, an Irish traveller and her son find themselves hiding out in a run down Edinburgh council […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s Academy Award-nominated eighth feature… Dead Poets Society, 1989. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Kurtwood Smith, Gale Hansen, Josh Charles, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James Waterston and Norman Lloyd. SYNOPSIS: English Literature teacher John Keating runs […]

I’m Still Here, 2010. Directed by Casey Affleck. Starring Joaquin Phoenix. SYNOPSIS: Announcing his retirement from acting, Joaquin Phoenix embarks on a journey to establish himself as a successful rapper. I’m Still Here is one of those curios, that which the hype and marketing surrounding the film end up completely overshadowing the film itself. For […]

Betrayal (Norwegian: Svik), 2009. Directed by Haakon Gundersen. Starring Lene Nystrøm, Götz Otto, Kåre Conradi, Hary Prinz, Jørgen Langhelle, Fridtjov Såheim and Jockel Tschiersch. SYNOPSIS: A nightclub singer and British double-agent recounts her experiences in occupied Norway. Set in occupied Norway amidst the Second World War, Betrayal concerns itself with opportunists who trade in liquor, […]

It’s been quite an eventful week in the world of movie superheroes with a first look at two of Marvel’s biggest characters in addition to a steady stream of plot rumours and possible casting movement on The Dark Knight Rises. Kicking things off is the first shot of The Social Network’s Andrew Garfield as everyone’s […]