Bret Easton Ellis is known for writing classics such as American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction and Less Than Zero. His latest project is the horror film, Smiley Face Killers, starring Crispin Glover, Ronen Rubenstein, Mia Serafino and Cody Simpson. The film’s synopsis reads, “As a murderous cult arrives on campus, Jake (Rubenstein) finds himself […]
Helen Hunt joins Blindspotting TV series
Starz has announced that Oscar-winner Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets) has joined the cast of the upcoming TV adaptation of Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs’ critically acclaimed film Blindspotting. Blindspotting centers on Ashley (Jasmine Cephas Jones) who is nipping at the heels of a middle class life in Oakland until her partner Miles […]
Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey (Viola Davis), her ambitious horn player (Chadwick Boseman) and the white management determined to […]
Wonder Woman 1984 gets new posters and official running time
With Wonder Woman 1984 now firmly on track for its long-delayed release this month, Warner Bros. has shared three new posters for the DC Extended Universe sequel featuring Gal Gadot’s Amazon Princess in her new Golden Eagle Armor; take a look here… Meanwhile, coinciding with the latest poster releases, it has also been revealed that […]
Oscar Isaac cast as Solid Snake in Sony’s Metal Gear Solid movie
The long-awaited Metal Gear Solid movie has finally found its Solid Snake. Deadline reports that Oscar Isaac of Ex Machina and the latest Star Wars trilogy fame will tackle the iconic video game soldier. The film adaptation of this iconic, long-running video game series has been in development at Sony Pictures for quite some time, […]
Disney+ Review – Mulan (2020)
Mulan, 2020. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Liu Yifei, Yoson An, Tzi Ma, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jason Scot Lee, Gong Li, Rosalind Chao and Xana Tang. SYNOPSIS: A young woman pretends to be a man in order to take her ageing father’s place as a conscript in the Chinese Imperial Army. The recent wave […]
Exclusive Interview – The Broken Hearts Gallery director Natalie Krinsky on working with Selena Gomez, Dacre Montgomery, making a NYC-based movie before COVID and more
Justin Cook chats with director Natalie Krinsky about her film The Broken Hearts Gallery… When the book is written on 2020, there will be a short chapter in it devoted to the brave movies that ventured into cinemas, despite less than ideal conditions for theatrical distribution. And while, presumably, much of the chapter will be […]
Aubrey Plaza to star alongside Jason Statham in Guy Ritchie’s untitled action thriller
Deadline announced Aubrey Plaza (Happiest Season) is set to star alongside Jason Statham in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming action thriller which was formerly titled Five Eyes, but will now go by a new and as-yet-unknown title. Statham will star as MI6 guns-and-steel agent Orson Fortune who “is recruited by a global intelligence alliance to track down and […]
Movie Review – Mank (2020)
Mank, 2020. Directed by David Fincher. Starring Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Dance, Lily Collins, Tuppence Middleton, and Tom Burke. SYNOPSIS: 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish “Citizen Kane.” In attempting to reconcile alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s quest to […]
Wonder Woman 1984 reportedly coming to Sky Cinema in the UK in January
While fans in the United States are going to have the option of watching Wonder Woman 1984 – and Warner Bros.’ entire 2021 slate, following yesterday’s huge news – from the comfort of their own home thanks to an HBO Max premiere alongside its theatrical release, international audiences are going to have to make a […]
