Concluding our Peter Weir Blogathon, Trevor Hogg explores the making of the acclaimed filmmaker’s latest epic, The Way Back… In my quest to learn more about The Way Back, a World War II prison escape and survival epic, I spoke to two cinematic artists who have an unwavering sense of loyalty and respect for their […]

The Way Back, 2010. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Dragoş Bucur, Alexandru Potocean, Sebastian Urzendowsky and Gustaf Skarsgård. SYNOPSIS: A small group of multi-national prisoners escape from a Siberian gulag in 1940 and attempt an epic journey across five hostile countries. Leaving behind the high […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at his Academy Award-nominated twelfth feature… Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, 2003. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, James D’Arcy, Edward Woodall, Chris Larkin and Max Pirkis. SYNOPSIS: An embattled British Naval Captain, Jack Aubrey, seeks […]

Black Swan, 2010. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey and Winona Ryder. SYNOPSIS: A ballet dancer finds herself competing with a rival for the lead in a production of Swan Lake and must embrace her dark side in order to win the role, but at what cost? One […]

After Marvel took the spotlight last week with first looks at Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man and Chris Evans’ Captain America, we speculated that Warner Bros would quickly look to get the internet community back on their side with some juicy information on The Dark Knight Rises. Well that arrives today courtesy of a press release from […]

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 […]