Orgies of Edo, 1969. Directed by Teruo Ishii. Starring Teruo Yoshida, Toyozô Yamamoto, Masumi Tachibana, Akira Ishihama, and Mitsuko Aoi. SYNOPSIS: Anthology featuring three stories revolving around the punishment and torture of women set during Japan’s Gentoku era. During the late ‘60/early ‘70s a sub-genre of Japanese cinema called pinky violence came to prominence, with […]
Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, 2018. Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, William Nadylam, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, David Sakurai, Brontis Jodorowsky, Kevin Guthrie, Victoria Yeates, Derek Riddell, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Cornell S. John, Alfie […]
Tilda Swinton joins Wes Anderson’s musical as Brad Pitt, Natalie Portman and Lea Seydoux rumoured
Back in August it was announced that Wes Anderson’s next project will be a musical set in post-World War II France in the late 1940s, and now comes word from The Playlist that Suspiria star Tilda Swinton has become the first addition to the cast of the as-yet-untitled film. Along with Swinton, rumours are circulating […]
Rumoured character breakdowns for Marvel’s The Eternals surface online
After unveiling some alleged character breakdowns for the Black Widow movie a few days ago, That Hashtag Show has now turned its attention to another of Marvel Studios’ Phase Four projects in the cosmic ensemble The Eternals. According to the site, Marvel is currently casting twelve roles including Elysisus, The Forgotten One, Ikaris, Makkari, Sersi, […]
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald conjures $253 million global opening
The latest chapter of J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, arrived in cinemas this weekend, but despite less-than-magical reviews the Harry Potter spinoff sequel managed to amass a global opening of $253 million – thanks in no small part to a strong international showing. Domestically, The Crimes of Grindelwald comfortably claimed […]
Dan Aykroyd says Ghostbusters 3 script is in the works
When your first attempt at a franchise revival with an all-female reboot fails, who you gonna call? Well, if you’re Sony, you’re going to be calling the original Ghostbusters – at least, if Dan Aykroyd is to be believed, with the co-writer and star of the original two movies telling AXS TV’s The Big Interview With Dan […]
Movie Review – Stan & Ollie (2018)
Stan & Ollie, 2018. Directed by Jon S. Baird. Starring John C Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Nina Arianda and Rufus Jones. SYNOPSIS: In the mid-1950s, and with their glittering Hollywood career behind them, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a farewell tour of the UK. Everybody thinks they’ve retired, so the […]
Eddie Redmayne on his Razzie-winning Jupiter Ascending role
In the same year that Eddie Redmayne received the Academy Award for his turn as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, the British actor was also stinking up the screen as the villain Balem Abrasax in the Wachowskis’ box office turkey Jupiter Ascending. Now, during an interview with GQ (via AV Club) to promote his […]
Bad Boys 3 now titled Bad Boys For Lif3, will start shooting in January
After several years of rumours, script rewrites, delayed release dates and false starts, both Will Smith and Martin Lawrence confirmed earlier this month that they are officially on board to reprise their roles as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett for a third Bad Boys movie. Bad Boys 3 is being directed by Adi El Arbi and Bilall […]
Sylvester Stallone on reprising Rocky role for Creed II and passing the torch to Michael B. Jordan
Sylvester Stallone takes on the role of Rocky Balboa for the eighth time this month, reuniting with his Creed’s Michael B. Jordan for the hotly-anticipated sequel Creed II. And, during an interview with the Toronto Sun, Sly has been reflecting on reprising the part of the Italian Stallion some 42 years after his first outing, as […]
