Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), 2021. Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. SYNOPSIS: During the same summer as Woodstock, over 300,000 people attended the Harlem Cultural Festival, celebrating African American music and culture, and promoting Black pride and unity. The footage from the festival sat in a basement, unseen for […]
Gillian Anderson to star in White Bird: A Wonder Story
Gillian Anderson is set to follow up her Golden Glove-nominated turn in The Crown by returning to the big screen for White Bird: A Wonder Story, which is being directed by Marc Forster (World War Z) from a script by Mark Bomback (War For the Planet of the Apes). Based on the graphic novel by […]
Movie Review – Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)
Batman: Soul of the Dragon, 2021 Directed by Sam Liu Starring David Giuntoli, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu, Michael Jai White, James Hong, Josh Keaton SYNOPSIS: In the 1970s, a missing teacher of martial arts is the subject of a quest by his devoted and brilliant but distant students, who include Batman. During the 1970s cinema […]
Viggo Mortensen reuniting with David Cronenberg on new project
During an interview with GQ to promote his directorial debut Falling, Viggo Mortensen has revealed that he’s planning to reteam with his A History of Violence and Eastern Promises director David Cronenberg on a new project this year. “We do have something in mind,” said Mortensen. “It’s something he wrote a long time ago, and […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Robert Port on the films that inspired Recon
Robert Port is a filmmaker who earned enormous praise for his 2003 Oscar-winning short film Twin Towers, which depicts two brothers (one a firefighter and one a police officer) remembered for their bravery in New York on September 11th 2001. Working as a producer in television for a number of years, he has now made […]
Mads Mikkelsen says Rogue One: A Star Wars Story production “was a little chaotic”
If anyone remembers the production of 2016’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, you’ll know it wasn’t an easy experience. The troubled production saw the removal of original director Gareth Edwards and the project was retooled by filmmaker Tony Gilroy. For many fans, this was a massive blow as they wanted to see what Edwards […]
New trailer for crime caper Pixie starring Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy and Alec Baldwin
Ahead of its US release this March, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the Irish comedy crime caper Pixie. Directed by Barnaby Thompson, the film stars Olivia Cookie as the titular Pixie, who masterminds a heist to avenge her mother’s death and leave her small town behind, until she’s forced to team-up with […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – John and the Hole
John and the Hole, 2021. Directed by Pascual Sisto. Starring Charlie Shotwell, Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Ehle, and Taissa Farmiga. SYNOPSIS: While exploring the neighbouring woods, 13-year-old John discovers an unfinished bunker – a deep hole in the ground. Seemingly without provocation, he drugs his affluent parents and older sister and drags their unconscious bodies into […]
Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos reportedly reuniting for Frankenstein reimagining Poor Things
It seems that director Yorgos Lanthimos is set to reunite with The Favourite star Emma Stone and screenwriter Tony McNamara on his next project, a reimagining of the Frankenstein story entitled Poor Things. Based on the novel of the same name from Alasdair Gray, Poor Things will see Stone portraying Bella Baxter, “a volatile, oversexed, […]
Jennifer Lopez and Niki Caro teaming with Netflix for The Mother
Deadline is reporting that Jennifer Lopez is set to produce and star in the action thriller The Mother, which will be directed by Mulan helmer Niki Caro from a script by Misha Green (Lovecraft Country) and Andrea Berloff (Straight Outta Compton). Described as “in the spirit of the Luc Besson classic The Professional”, the film […]
