The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has announced the nominations for the 2019 EE British Academy Film Awards, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leading the field with nods in 12 categories.The Favourite is nominated for Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Production Design, Costume Design, Make Up & Hair, Editing, Yorgos […]
Movie Review – The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, 2019.Directed by Mike Mitchell. Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks, Will Arnett, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day, Margot Robbie, Jason Momoa, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Cobie Smulders, Arturo Castro, Jadon Sand, Brooklynn Prince, Ben Schwartz, Noel Fielding, Ike Barinholtz, Will […]
Movie Review – Donnybrook (2018)
Donnybrook, 2018.Directed by Tim Sutton. Starring Jamie Bell, Margaret Qualley, Frank Grillo, Chris Browning, James Badge Dale, and Pat Healy.SYNOPSIS:An ex-marine desperate to provide for his young family is driven through lack of options towards the Donnybrook, an illicit backwards bare-knuckle cage fight with a prize of $100,000.Exploring a dark underworld of America and the […]
George A. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead and Martin to receive new 4K restorations
The UK’s Second Sight Films has announced that it is working on brand new 4K restorations of George A. Romero’s 1978 zombie classic Dawn of the Dead and vampire horror Martin.Producer Richard P. Rubinstein has granted the company access to the films’ original elements, including an original camera negative for Dawn of the Deadand a dupe negative […]
Lily Collins joins Simon Pegg in thriller Inheritance
Lily Collins (To the Bone) has signed on to appear alongside Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) in the cast of Inheritance, a thriller from director Vaughn Stein (Terminal). Kate Mara (House of Cards) had previously been in talks to star.The independent film will explore “what happens when the patriarch of a wealthy and powerful […]
Movie Review – Escape Room (2019)
Escape Room, 2019.Directed by Adam Robitel Starring Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Jay Ellis, Tyler Labine, Deborah Ann Woll, Nik Dodani and Yorick van WageningenSYNOPSIS:Six strangers find themselves in a maze of deadly mystery rooms, and must use their wits to survive.Escape Room takes a lot of cues from a range of high concept thrillers such […]
Sean Bean and Jennifer Jason Leigh join sci-fi film Possessor
According to Variety, Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Stacy Martin (All the Money in the World) have signed on to star alongside Andrea Riseborough (Mandy) and Christopher Abbott (Piercing) in the sci-fi thriller Possessor.The film is being directed by Brandon Cronenberg (Antiviral) and sees Riseborough playing Tasya Vos, […]
Phil Lord and Chris Miller to direct sci-fi feature The Last Human
After being fired from Solo: A Star Wars Story midway through production, it looks like Phil Lord and Chris Miller are gearing up for a return behind the camera, with the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse producers working on an adaptation of the upcoming sci-fi children’s novel The Last Human.The book, which has been written by […]
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin picks up NoSleep ghost tale The Spire in the Woods
According to Variety, Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners has snapped up the rights to Tony Lunedi’s The Spire in the Woods, a ghost story that began life as a 10-part story on Reddit’s NoSleep subreddit.The project will be retitled The Bells, and follows “a teen boy searching for the cause of a friend’s suicide, who finds […]
Leaked Star Wars: Episode IX photos feature Rey, Kylo Ren, Lando, Poe, Richard E. Grant, Dominic Monaghan and more
Warning: Spoilers for Star Wars: Episode IX follow…As we await the first piece of official marketing for Star Wars: Episode IX, some alleged reference photos from the third and final entry of the Sequel Trilogy have leaked online, and give us our first look at a host of new and returning characters.Among the images are […]
