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DC’s Birds of Prey gets A Star is Born and Venom cinematographer, and a new title?

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Having cast their leads to star alongside Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, DC Films and director Cathy Yan are now assembling the crew for Birds of Prey. Speaking to GMA, A Star is Born and Venom cinematographer Matthew Libatique has revealed that he has joined the project, which may well be in for a title change. […]

Second Opinion – Halloween (2018)

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Halloween, 2018. Directed by David Gordon Green. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, James Jude Courtney, Nick Castle, Haluk Bilginer, Will Patton, Rhian Rees, and Jefferson Hall. SYNOPSIS: Laurie Strode comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on […]

Peter Jackson working on 4K restorations of Bad Taste, Braindead and Meet the Feebles

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Here’s some great news for fans of Peter Jackson’s early work, as the New Zealand filmmaker has revealed to Empire that he is working on 4K restorations of the ‘splatstick’ comedy-horrors Bad Taste and Braindead (a.k.a. Dead Alive), along with the musical black comedy Meet the Feebles. “Anything from those films that is available is, […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 28 – Threads (1984)

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Threads, 1984. Directed by Mick Jackson. Starring Reece Dinsdale, David Brierley, Rita May, Nicolas Lane, and Jane Hazlegrove. SYNOPSIS: As the Cold War between the superpowers erupts into a full-scale war, the English city of Sheffield finds itself at the centre of a nuclear attack that forever changes the lives of its inhabitants for decades […]

Second Opinion – Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

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Bohemian Rhapsody, 2018. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Joseph Mazello, Ben Hardy, Gwilym Lee, Tom Hollander, Aiden Gillen, Allen Leech, Aaron McCusker and Mike Myers. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert. How do you make a biopic of Freddie […]

Jason Blum and Danny McBride discuss the inevitable Halloween sequel

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With Halloween proving to be a huge success for Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions, the horror reboot having already topped $100 million at the domestic box office, it’s surely only a matter of time until we get official confirmation that Michael Myers will be back for another outing. Speaking to The Wrap, Blumhouse chief and […]

New trailer for The Aftermath starring Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard and Jason Clarke

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A new trailer has been released for director James Kent’s post-World War II drama The Aftermath which stars Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgard, Jason Clarke, and Kate Phillips; watch it here… THE AFTERMATH is set in postwar Germany in 1946. Rachael Morgan (Keira Knightley) arrives in the ruins of Hamburg in the bitter winter, to be […]

Aquaman early tracking suggests $40 – $60 million opening weekend, new TV spot released

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We’re less than two months out from the release of the next chapter of the DC Extended Universe, and according to early estimates from tracking site Box Office, long range tracking for Aquaman is pointing to a domestic opening weekend in the region of $40 million to $60 million. Even at the top end of […]

Daisy Ridley stars in first trailer for Ophelia

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A first trailer has arrived online for the director Claire McCarthy’s upcoming romantic drama Ophelia. A reimagining of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the film is based upon Lisa Klein’s book of the same name and stars Daisy Ridley in the title role alongside Naomi Watts, George MacKay, Clive Owen, Tom Felton, Devon Terrell, Daisy Head, Dominic […]