Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg has tapped Bradley Cooper to play Frank Bullitt, the character made famous by Steve McQueen in 1968’s Bullitt, in an original story centred around the no-nonsense San Francisco cop. The new film, as-yet-untitled, will mark the second collaboration between Cooper and Spielberg after the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro, which […]
Scream directors to tackle Escape from New York remake
20th Century Studios looks to be taking another stab at the long-planned Escape from New York remake, with the studio tapping filmmaking team Radio Silence – Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett and Chad Villella – to try and drag the project out of development hell after their success relaunching the Scream franchise with this year’s reboot.The […]
Massive Disney shake-up: Bob Chapek removed as CEO, Bob Iger is back
As one Bob exits, another Bob arrives. At least, that’s how Disney has been running its CEO hiring.In one of the most shocking Hollywood stories of the year, The Walt Disney Company is having Bob Iger return to the CEO role. Bob Chapek, who replaced Iger in 2020 as CEO, is stepping down immediately.“We thank […]
Avatar: The Way of Water IMAX poster released as tickets go on sale
With our return to Pandora drawing ever closer, a new poster for Avatar: The Way of Water has arrived online encouraging you to experience James Cameron’s long-awaited sci-fi sequel in glorious IMAX 3D, for which tickets are now on sale. Take a look at the poster below, along with a newly-released Dolby Cinema poster…SEE ALSO: […]
Movie Review – Boy in the Corner (2022)
Boy in the Corner, 2022. Directed by Joshy Lee. Starring Cyran Vergara, Victoria Shepherd, Akil Largie, Shaun Pelayo, Solly McLeod, Ewan Perry, Luka Arpino Pereira, and Jon-Paul Gates. SYNOPSIS: The backward system of society pushes another dream-filled boy to the curb, and with his aspiration suppressed, he is at risk of falling into the attractive […]
Exclusive Interview – Nanny star Anna Diop talks African folklore, working with Jordan Peele and more
Robert Kojder chats with Nanny star Anna Diop…Writer/director Nikyatu Jusu’s Nanny has been a hit on the festival circuit, winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. The drama/horror hybrid weaving together the exploitation of a Senegalese immigrant nanny at the hands of an upper-class family and African folklore continues to pop up, recently having played […]
Blu-ray Review – The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Usual Suspects, 1995.Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, Kevin Spacey, Suzy Amis, Benicio del Toro, and Giancarlo Esposito.SYNOPSIS:Having languished for a long time on a not-so-great Blu-ray, The Usual Suspects appears on Blu-ray again with a fresh 4K master, a new bonus feature, and the […]
War of the Worlds: The Attack sets 2023 theatrical release
In news coming out of the American Film Market, Vertical Entertainment has secured the global distribution rights to the sci-fi action adventure film War of the Worlds: The Attack with plans for a theatrical release in 2023.Directed by Junaid Syed, who co-writes with FM’s own Tom Jolliffe, the film “follows three young astronomers tracking a […]
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever closes in on $550 million at the worldwide box office
After two weekends in cinemas, Marvel Studios’ final feature film offering of 2022 has passed the half billion dollar mark at the worldwide box office, with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever retaining top spot both domestically and internationally as it pushes its global cume towards $550 million.In North America, Wakanda Forever dropped 62% from its opening […]
Is “Cinema” turning the tide against “Theme Park” blockbusters?
With 2022 particularly impressive so far, we look at whether great films which might pass the Scorsese “cinema” test might be turning the tide against formulaic blockbusters…2022 has been pretty horrible all told. From a cost of living crisis to the war in Ukraine to skyrocketing energy bills and a farcical political landscape, real life […]
