When Disney kicked off its Star Wars era with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens back in 2015, the studio announced plans for annual releases, which – had they proven successful – would presumably have led to multiple movies per year, similar to the blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise.Unfortunately for Disney, it didn’t […]
Phoebe Waller-Bridge explains how she tweaked No Time to Die
Fleabag creator and all-round genius Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been telling BBC News about her involvement in bringing James Bond’s 25th installment, No Time to Die into the #metoo era, by performing what she calls “tweaks” to the script.With Daniel Craig coming out last week and rightfully clarifying that Waller-Bridge was hired for her writing skills […]
Marvel’s Eternals set photos feature Angelina Jolie, Brian Tyree Henry and Gemma Chan in full costume
As production continues on the film in Spain, some new set photos have surfaced from Marvel’s superhero ensemble Eternals which gives us a first (and unfortunately somewhat blurry) look at Angelina Jolie, Brian Tyree Henry, and Gemma Chan in full costume as Thena, Phastos, and Sersi; check them out via the Twitter link below courtesy […]
Exclusive Interview – The Art of Racing in the Rain director Simon Curtis on casting Kevin Costner and the secret to the story’s success
Justin Cook chats with The Art of Racing in the Rain director Simon Curtis… After a decade of bouncing between studios and cycling through rosters of talent, director Simon Curtis completed the tall task of introducing moviegoers to Enzo — a “good boy” with a passion for car racing. Garth Stein’s New York Times bestseller […]
Office workers battle a killer robot in trailer for sci-fi comedy thriller Automation
Epic Pictures and Dread have released a poster and trailer for Automation, a sci-fi comedy thriller from director Garo Setian which stars Elissa Dowling (We Are Still Here), Parry Shen (Hatchet), Graham Skipper (Re-Animator: The Musical), Sarah French (Art of the Dead) and Sadie Katz (Wrong Turn 6) as office employees battling a spiteful worker […]
Movie Review – The Good Liar (2019)
The Good Liar, 2019.Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Jim Carter, Russell Tovey, Mark Lewis Jones, and Laurie Davidson.SYNOPSIS:A career conman ingratiates himself into the life of a wealthy widow, with the hope of stealing her life savings.The setup for The Good Liar suggests something pretty familiar. With Ian McKellen playing a […]
Exclusive Interview – Doctor Sleep composers The Newton Brothers talk Mike Flanagan and The Shining
Sean Wilson chats to the composers of Doctor Sleep, the Newton Brothers, about working with director Mike Flanagan, and following in the footsteps of The Shining…Classic Stanley Kubrick horror The Shining casts a formidable legacy in more ways than one. The filmmaker’s adaptation of Stephen King’s 1977 novel is famously ambiguous (to the extent that the author […]
Movie Review – Midway (2019)
Midway, 2019.Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Luke Evans, Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Mandy Moore, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Darren Criss, Tadanobu Asano, Nick Jonas, Keean Johnson, Luke Kleintank, and Etsushi Toyokawa.SYNOPSIS:The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it.When a big budget WWII epic rolls […]
Movie Review – Departure (2016)
Departure, 2016.Directed by Andrew Steggall. Starring Juliet Stevenson, Alex Lowther, Phénix Brossard, Niamh Cusack, Patrice Juiff and Finbar Lynch.SYNOPSIS:Beatrice (Stevenson) is in the middle of a separation from her husband and is trying to work out how to live life on her own terms. Together with her son, Elliot (Lawther) they have come to their holiday […]
Movie Review – Kill Command (2016)
Kill Command, 2016.Directed by Steve Gomez. Starring Vanessa Kirby, Thure Lindhardt and David Ajala.SYNOPSIS:In a near future technology-reliant society, an elite army unit is helicoptered to a remote, off-the-grid island facility. What starts out as a simple training exercise for Captain Bukes (Lindhardt) and his tight-knit squad, descends into a terrifying battle to the death, as the […]
