Hasitha Fernando on the top ten rejected film scores…Hans Zimmer once famously quipped that, ‘You haven’t made it as a film composer until you’ve had a film score rejected.’ Hollywood plays nasty like that. So much so that having a film score kicked to the curb, at least once in your career, has become a […]
No Time to Die is the longest Bond movie to date, new featurette showcases Ana de Armas and Lashana Lynch
James Bond fans have faced a lengthy wait for No Time To Die, and it seems we’ll also face a lengthy time in the cinema when the long-delayed film opens at the end of the month.As revealed by IndieWire, Daniel Craig’s fifth and final outing as 007 is said to run for 163 minutes, making […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review – Jagged
Jagged, 2021.Directed by Alison Klayman. Starring Alanis Morissette.SYNOPSIS:A documentary centered on the life and work of Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette.The second entry into HBO and Bill Simmons’ Music Box series – following the riveting Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage – offers up a breezy-yet-substantial exploration of Alanis Morissette’s formative years in the music industry, […]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage has a 90 minute running time
With the average movie length seemingly increasing by the year and blockbusters typically running anywhere from two to two-and-a-half hours (or on occasion, even more), it seems that Sony Pictures is about to buck that trend with Venom: Let There Be Carnage.As revealed by several theater chains in the U.S., the Tom Hardy-led follow-up to […]
Marvel Studios sets four mystery MCU movies for 2024
Remember when everyone thought two movies per year was the most audiences could take from Marvel Studios? Well, that time is long past, and with only ELEVEN films dated between now and the end of 2023 the studio has moved to set its 2024 line-up by reserving four dates for theatrical releases.As revealed this week, […]
Juno Temple joins Doug Liman’s Everest movie
Ted Lasso star Juno Temple has signed on to portray Ruth Mallory, the wife of Ewan McGregor’s George Mallory, in Everest, an adventure thriller from director Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow). The official synopsis for the film reads:1921. Everest remains the very last great unconquered challenge on earth. Many have sacrificed their sanity and often […]
Movie Review – Claw (2021)
Claw, 2021.Directed by Gerald Rascionato. Starring Chynna Walker, Richard Rennie, Mel Mede, and Ken Mertz. SYNOPSIS:Two friends get trapped inside a remote desert ghost town with a deadly velociraptor on the loose.As if the prospect of another impending Jurassic World movie, in which a billionaire (probably) opens another park with more dinosaurs – or a T-Rex […]
Filming wraps on Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator sequel Skulls
In typical Dan Trachtenberg style, it was announced sometime last year that the 10 Cloverfield Lane director was working on a covert sequel to Predator which had the working title of Skulls. Well, now it appears that the movie is finished, with cinematographer Jeff Cutter using his Instagram account to announce “that’s a wrap on […]
Disney’s Haunted Mansion adds Rosario Dawson
Following hot on the heels of the casting of Owen Wilson (Loki), Deadline is now reporting that Rosario Dawson (The Mandalorian) is on board to star in Disney’s upcoming Haunted Mansion remake.Dawson is set to star alongside Owen Wilson (Marvel’s Loki) whose role is currently undisclosed as well as LaKeith Stanfield and Tiffany Haddish. The outlet is also […]
Shang-Chi holds better than Black Widow at the box office, while Malignant stalls
Shang-Chi earned more than Ten Rings atop the U.S. Box Office this weekend, collecting $35.8 million in a healthy sophomore frame for the Marvel blockbuster.The Simu Liu and Awkwafina staring superhero movie suffered a decline of -53% at the North American box-office, which isn’t unusual for a Marvel blockbuster, particularly those released in this pandemic-era world […]
