Netflix has announced that The Kissing Booth star Joey King is teaming with The Babysitter director McG for an adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s dystopian fantasy novel Uglies.Uglies takes place “in a world in which a compulsory operation at 16 wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty by conforming to an ideal standard of beauty.”As […]
New posters for Ben Wheatley’s Daphne du Maurier adaptation Rebecca
Netflix has revealed four new posters for Ben Wheatley’s adaptation of the classic Daphne du Maurier novel Rebecca featuring Lily James and Armie Hammer; take a look here…SEE ALSO: First trailer for Ben Wheatley’s Rebecca welcomes us to ManderleyAfter a whirlwind romance in Monte Carlo with handsome widower Maxim de Winter (Armie Hammer), a newly […]
October Horrors 2020 – Dead of Night (1945)
Dead of Night, 1945.Directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Robert Hamer and Basil Dearden. Starring Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, Sally Ann Howes, Fredrick Volk, Googie Withers, and Roland Culver.SYNOPSIS:A man suffering from a recurring dream finds himself arriving at a country house to find it becoming a reality. In an attempt to understand his dream, […]
Movie Review – Eternal Beauty (2019)
Eternal Beauty, 2019.Directed by Craig Roberts. Starring Sally Hawkins, David Thewlis, Billie Piper, Alice Lowe, Penelope Wilton, Robert Pugh, and Morfydd Clark.SYNOPSIS:After Jane (Sally Hawkins) falls into a state of despair over her schizophrenia, she encounters new sources of love and life with surprising results.Still in his twenties, actor-turned-filmmaker Craig Roberts (perhaps still best known […]
IFC Midnight releases trailer for psychological thriller Kindred
IFC Films has released a trailer for Joe Marcantonio’s psychological thriller Kindred which stars Tamara Lawrance as Charlotte, a mother-to-be who becomes suspicious of the intentions of her deceased boyfriend’s family (Fiona Shaw and Jack Lowden) after they seem increasingly obsessed with her every move; watch it here…When her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in an […]
X-Men actor Tye Sheridan open to Cyclops return in the MCU
Tye Sheridan, who played Cyclops in two Fox X-Men movies, is open to returning to the role in the MCU.Until we get some announcements regarding the X-Men in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there is going to be a lot of guesswork going on about the path they will take. Will any of the actors from […]
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness starts production in the coming weeks says Benedict Cumberbatch
Benedict Cumberbatch has revealed that production begins for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness in the coming weeks.Good news for Marvel fans as despite the persisting global pandemic, another future MCU entry is set to begin filming in the very near future.Speaking to Watch Time India, star of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Stiller and Lily James cast in pandemic-themed heist comedy Lockdown
As Doug Liman’s pandemic-themed heist comedy Lockdown begins production, several roles have been cast in the film. Joining the previously announced Anne Hathaway are Chiwetel Ejiofor (Doctor Strange), Ben Stiller (Meet The Parents), Lily James (Yesterday), Stephen Merchant (Fighting With My Family), Jazmyn Simon (Raising Dion), Dulé Hill (Black Monday) and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock).Inspired by […]
Abigail Breslin, Thomas Jane and Malin Akerman join vampire comedy Slayers
Film Mode Entertainment have announced that Abigail Breslin (Zombieland: Double Tap), Thomas Jane (The Predator) and Malin Akerman (Billions) have joined the cast of the vampire horror-comedy Slayers.Directed by K. Asher Levin, Slayers follows a group of superstar Internet influencers (including Breslin’s fitness guru Jules) who are drawn to a reclusive, seductive billionaire’s mansion (Åkerman), […]
Denis and Dune: Reckless financial decision, or potential film for the ages?
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the interesting case of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune adaptation…Denis Villeneuve returns with another epic sci-fi. He’s fast becoming the master of rich sci-fi cinema, catering to cinephiles looking to give themselves over to a piece, rather than let excessive theatrics wash over them. Villeneuve is the antithesis to the summer […]
