The Man Who Killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot, 2018. Directed by Robert D. Krzykowski. Starring Sam Elliott, Aidan Turner, Ron Livingston, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Larry Miller. SYNOPSIS: Decades after ending World War II by assassinating Adolf Hitler in an undercover operation so covert it never existed, unsung American hero Calvin Barr is called upon […]
Jessica Chastain wraps filming on It: Chapter Two
Jessica Chastain has taken to Instagram to announce that she has wrapped filming on New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It: Chapter Two, next year’s follow-up to the blockbuster Stephen King adaptation. It: Chapter Two reunites Chastain with her Mama director Andy Muschietti; she is playing the adult version of Beverly Marsh, and is joined in […]
Pitching an all-female Marvel movie
George Chrysostomou pitches his all-female Marvel movie… Although it’s since been said that it was blown out of proportion by the press, it was revealed last year that many of the female stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe approached Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige regarding the prospect of an all-female Marvel team-up movie. With […]
Legendary scores film rights to My Boyfriend Is a Bear graphic novel
Variety is reporting that Legendsary Entertainment has snapped up the film rights to Oni Press’ acclaimed graphic novel My Boyfriend Is a Bear from writer Pamela Ribbon and artist Cat Farris. My Boyfriend Is a Bear is described as an unconventional love story which follows Nora, “who, after a succession of terrible boyfriends, finds true […]
Assassin, Agent and Art Thief: Pierce Brosnan’s vast filmography
Cameron Frew looks back over the career of Pierce Brosnan… “So when you’re near me, darling can’t you hear me, S.O.S.” If you were to ask any movie fan in the 90s if they thought they’d hear Pierce Brosnan, aka James Bond utter those iconic ABBA words on film, they’d probably laugh in your face. […]
Movie Review – Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 2018. Directed by Morgan Neville. Featuring Joanne Rogers, François Clemmons, Yo-Yo Ma, Joe Negri SYNOPSIS: An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers. I don’t remember ever watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a kid, but my mom has told me several times that […]
Crazy Rich Asians has impressive second weekend box-office drop of just 6%
With a phenomenal film and some great word-of-mouth, Crazy Rich Asians did something unheard of this weekend! The film, directed by Jon M. Chu, dropped only 6% at the box office; drawing in a second-weekend haul of $25M. This achievement brings the worldwide total up to an estimated $83M. It seems the characters in the film aren’t […]
Why Henry Golding should be the next 007
Anghus Houvouras with his pick for the next James Bond… Playing armchair casting director is hardly the sport of kings and for the most part it’s something I stay away from. Every so often an idea pops up in my cerebral cortex and hangs out long enough to warrant consideration. In 20 years of writing […]
Ethan Hawke Is Kind of Right, Logan Is Over-Praised, But He Misses Something Important
Samuel Brace on Ethan Hawke’s comments about Logan and superhero movies… Logan is a great superhero movie, on this, there can be no doubt. But to call Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine swansong a great movie in the general sense is quite clearly not the case. This was Ethan Hawke’s point when his now viral statement caused […]
Deadpool 2 director discusses the big X-Men cameo
Among the numerous cameos in this year’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2 was an appearance from the X-Men, with James McAvoy (Professor X), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler) and Evan Peters (Quicksilver) popping up ever so briefly in the X-Mansion. Speaking to Den of Geek, director David Leitch has […]
