Acclaimed American actor Hal Holbrook has died aged 95, Joyce Cohen, his assistant, confirmed on Monday. In a career spanning over 70 years, Holbrook appeared extensively on both stage and screen, most notably as Mark Twain in a one-man show about the novelist for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in 1966. […]
Robert Rodriguez returning to write and direct Spy Kids reboot
A reboot of the Spy Kids film series is on the way, with series creator Robert Rodriguez returning to write and direct. According to Deadline, Skydance Media has optioned the rights to reimagine the popular franchise, in collaboration with Spyglass Media Group (who currently own the rights to the movies) and Rodriguez, whose other well-known […]
Lord and Miller-produced animated film The Mitchells vs. The Machines acquired by Netflix
In a deal reported to be over $100 million, Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights (with the exception of China) to The Mitchells vs. The Machines from Sony Pictures. The upcoming animated comedy, produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, had originally been slated for a 2020 theatrical release, before Sony pushed back the date […]
Peaky Blinders creator confirms a movie is on the way
After teasing earlier this week that “the story will continue in another form” when the show ends after its sixth season,” Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight has confirmed that the hit BBC crime drama will conclude with a film. “My plan from the beginning was to end Peaky with a movie,” Knight revealed to Deadline […]
Movie Review – The Exception (2020)
The Exception, 2020. Directed by Jesper W. Nielsen. Starring Danica Curcic, Amanda Collin, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Lene Maria Christensen. SYNOPSIS: When four co-workers receive a series of threatening emails, workplace frictions that were previously bubbling away under the surface start to evolve into suspicions of a more sinister nature. There’s a moment midway through […]
Movie Review – Stardust (2020)
Stardust, 2020. Directed by Gabriel Range. Starring Johnny Flynn, Jena Malone, Marc Maron, Anthony Flanagan, Lara Heller, Roanna Cochrane, Jorja Cadence, Brendan J. Rowland, and Olivia Carruthers. SYNOPSIS: David Bowie, two years on from his breakthrough record, embarks on his first tour of the US in 1971 – a trip that helped inspire the creation […]
Hugh Grant to feature in Charlie Brooker’s 2020 mockumentary
Hugh Grant, seen most recently starring alongside Nicole Kidman in the HBO six-part miniseries The Undoing, will feature in an upcoming 2020 mockumentary penned by Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker for Netflix. The actor revealed as much in a recent interview with Vulture, saying, “I’m doing a thing tomorrow, actually,” when asked about future projects. […]
Misery at 30: Why the story of an obsessive superfan is even more potent three decades on
With Rob Reiner’s thriller celebrating its 30th anniversary, George Nash looks at the alarming relevance of Misery in the modern era… Movies, and perhaps most patently horror movies, are like mirrors. For well over a century, in the familiar setting of the living room or dark sanctuary of the multiplex, in the perceived safety of […]
Spike Lee set to direct movie musical about Viagra for eOne
Oscar-winner Spike Lee is to direct a movie musical about the creation of Viagra, according to Deadline. The film, co-written by Lee and British playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah and produced by eOne, will be the latest Spike Lee Joint after Da 5 Bloods and American Utopia, both of which were met with critical acclaim. Currently untitled, the […]
Ranking the Films of Paul Verhoeven
George Nash assesses the cinematic output of the subversive Dutch provocateur Paul Verhoeven… On the Rotten Tomatoes page of Showgirls, the critical consensus reads as follows: “Vile, contemptible, garish, and misogynistic — and that might just be exactly Showgirls‘ point”. It’s about as perfect as any summation could hope to be in capturing the journey taken […]
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