Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 2016. Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott and Josh Charles. SYNOPSIS: Bored, desk-bound TV journalist Kim Baker (Tina Fey) throws caution to the wind and takes up a three month assignment to cover the war in Afghanistan. Three […]
Free Critics From Disney (Or How I Should Learn to Stop Worrying About Marvel)
Tony Black on the conspiracy theory that Disney is paying critics to attack non-Marvel superhero movies… In what could be the most ludicrous movie news this year, and possibly the most ridiculous Change.org petition yet, a group of frustrated fans appear to have fired the first salvo in a war against critics they believe Disney […]
Mark Millar and Stuart Immonen’s Empress heading to the big screen
Another week, another Mark Millar comic heading to the big screen. According to THR, the latest of Millar’s books headed to the silver screen is Empress, which just hit comic book store shelves in April. Empress, which Millar co-created with artist Stuart Immonen, centers on the wife of a galactic dictator who decides to leave her […]
Ben Affleck rewrote the Batman v Superman script while in his Batman costume
As evidenced by the rumors that he will both write and direct a DC Extended Universe Batman solo film, Ben Affleck is more than just an actor. In fact, although he rose to fame because of his numerous film roles, he has never been nominated for an Oscar in an acting category, but instead has […]
Kristen Stewart becomes first American actress to win prestigious French award
Kristen Stewart has become the first US actress to win the prestigious Cesar award in France for her supporting role in drama Clouds of Sils Maria. The French equivalent of the Oscars were held over the weekend, and Stewart made history with her win, which also saw Sean Penn receive a lifetime achievement award. Accepting […]
Nicolas Cage to re-team with Oliver Stone for Snowden
Oscar winner Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas, Joe) has joined an already stellar cast for Oliver Stone’s Snowden. Cage – who previously worked with Stone on World Trade Center – will play a former U.S. Intelligence Officer in the film. Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in the title role as Edward Snowden, a whistleblower who was charged […]
Star Wars on the Small Screen – Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984)
After braving The Star Wars Holiday Special, we now turn to Caravan of Courage as our look at Lucasfilm’s early forays into Star Wars television continues… Despite impressive ratings, Star Wars’ first foray into television – the infamous CBS 1978 Holiday Special – was an unmitigated disaster from start to finish (with the exception – […]
SPOILERS: Wonder Woman 1984 plot details reportedly revealed via test screening
Although we have to wait until next month’s trailer reveal at the CCXP convention in Brazil to get our first look at the hotly-anticipated DC sequel Wonder Woman 1984, some MAJOR plot details have now made their way online courtesy of a recent test screening. These details originally made their way online via Reddit, but […]
Nominations for the 2019 European Film Awards announced
The European Film Academy has announced the nominations for the 32nd annual European Film Awards, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, Roman Polanski’s An Officer and a Spy, Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory and Marco Bellochhio’s The Traitor all securing four nominations apiece, including Best European Film alongside Nora Fingscheldt’s System Crasher and Ladj Ly’s Les […]
Acclaimed animated feature Away gets a trailer ahead of U.S. release
Subliminal Films has announced the upcoming U.S. release of Away, the feature debut of Latvian filmmaker Gints Zilbalodis, who spent over four years single-handedly animated, scoring, editing and producing a film described by The Hollywood Reporter as “somewhere between Hayao Miyazaki and Terrence Malick”. The film, told entirely without dialogue, follows a young boy who […]
