D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Requiem for a Dream, 2000. Written and Directed Darren Aronofksy. Starring Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Marlon Wayans and Jennifer Connelly. Today’s film to see before you die is based upon the novel of the same name written by Hubert […]

Film journalist Nick Goundry considers the evolution of the IMAX format… Christopher Nolan wants to steer cinemagoers back towards the bigger picture. A lengthy IMAX-filmed trailer for his new Batman film The Dark Knight Rises will tower before audiences in selected IMAX theatres later this month, ahead of Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. With the […]

More than ten of sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick’s novels and short stories have been adapted into films, including Blade Runner, Minority Report and The Adjustment Bureau. Now another of his stories, Now Wait for Last Year, has been optioned by Lila 9th and Electric Shepherd Productions, with Ted Kupper adapting. Published in 1966, the […]

Marvel Studios’ plans for their Cinematic Universe post-The Avengers took a knock yesterday with the news that Patty Jenkins has vacated the director’s chair on the upcoming sequel Thor 2, which is currently slated for a release in 2013. According to Deadline, Jenkins – best known for directing the Charlize Theron drama Monster, along with […]

Miami Vice, 2006. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Li Gong, Naomie Harris, Ciarán Hinds, Justin Theroux, Barry Shabaka Henley, Luis Tosar, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Eddie Marsan and John Ortiz. SYNOPSIS: Two Miami Vice detectives go undercover to bring down drug traffickers. “When I first read Tony Yerkovich’s screenplay for the original Miami […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Casino, 1995. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, Don Rickles, Frank Vincent, James Woods and Kevin Pollack. Martin Scorsese’s gangster story Casino is based upon real-life crimes and lives of several mob figures […]

50/50, 2011. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anjelica Huston. SYNOPSIS: After being diagnosed with cancer, a twenty-something guy fights to beat the disease. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen star in this comedy based on true events written by Will Reiser. In his twenties, Reiser beat […]

D.J. Haza presents the next entry in his series of films to watch before you die… Snatch, 2000. Written and Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Jason Statham, Stephen Graham, Alan Ford, Dennis Farina, Brad Pitt, Vinnie Jones, Robbie Gee, Lennie James and Benicio del Toro. Snatch is the hilarious and well-woven story of the London […]

The Ides of March, 2011. Directed by George Clooney. Starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella and Jennifer Ehle. SYNOPSIS: The Ides of March puts us on the campaign trail of potential Democratic candidate for the presidency Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney) with […]

Idris “Stringer Bell” Elba, the star of HBO’s The Wire and the BBC’s Luther, is about to sign on to play the role of Nelson Mandela in an “official” biopic of the man, to start filming sometime next year. You’d hope Elba doesn’t receive the same criticism as when he played Heimdall, a Norse God […]