Back in August it was reported that director David Yates and screenwriter Steve Kloves were looking to follow up the hugley-successful Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 with another book adaptation, developing what was described as ‘multi-part film series’ based upon Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic opus, The Stand. However, Deadline have revealed that Warner […]

Curling King (a.k.a. Kong Curling), 2011. Directed by Ole Endresen. Starring Atle Antonsen, Jan Sælid, Jon Øigarden, Linn Skåber and Ane Dahl Torp. SYNOPSIS: Years after being banned from the sport, a former curling champion comes out of retirement in the hope of raising funds to pay for a life-saving operation for his old coach. […]

Devil’s Gate, 2003. Directed by Stuart St. Paul. Starring Laura Fraser, Callum Blue, Luke Aikman and Tom Bell. SYNOPSIS: A woman is called to travel back to the small north sea island that she ran away from five years ago. During her stay, she tries to find out what happened to her mother. One of […]

Last Night, 2010. Written and Directed by Massy Tadjedin. Starring Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes, Guillaume Canet, Anson Mount and Griffin Dunne. SYNOPSIS: A married couple spend the night away from each other, the husband taking a business trip with a colleague he is attracted to, and the wife encountering a past love. It’s […]

The Future, 2011. Directed by Miranda July. Starring Miranda July, Hamish Linklater, David Warshofsky and Isabella Acres. SYNOPSIS: A couple adopt a stray cat – a decision which radically alters their perspective on life. The Future is Miranda July’s second feature, and like her debut film Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005) she […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood in the fifth of a five part feature (read parts one, two, three and four)… “Maybe the title of Space Cowboys [2000] is a bit misleading because it is mostly about the pioneers of space,” stated Clint Eastwood when discussing the story about four former […]

Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler, Iron Man 2) has dropped out of the action star-studded Expendables sequel and is in talks to appear in the next film by writer / director Martin McDonagh (In Bruges). Rourke was due to reprise his role in The Expendables 2 alongside Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude […]

We Need to Talk About Kevin, 2011. Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Starring John C. Reilly, Tilda Swinton, Ezra Miller, Siobhan Fallon, Ursula Parker and Ashley Gerasimovich. SYNOPSIS: A mother attempts to deal with her guilt and grief over her son, who is responsible for a high-school killing spree. Having seen posters dotted around various tube […]

Drive, 2011. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks, Bryan Cranston, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks and Ron Perlman. SYNOPSIS: A Hollywood stunt driver (Gosling) moonlighting as a ‘wheelman’ discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong. Drive is currently wrestling Red State at the […]