Kingsman: The Golden Circle has earned over $400m worldwide since its September release, which is all the more impressive when you consider the budget was at the lower end of the blockbuster movie scale, and it wasn’t nearly as good as the first. This means that 20th Century Fox have a brand that works on […]
Movie Review – Call Me By Your Name (2017)
Call Me By Your Name, 2017. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Esther Garrel, Victoire Du Bois, Vanda Capriolo, Antonio Rimoldi, Peter Spears, Andre Aciman, and Amira Casar. SYNOPSIS: A young man named Elio (Timothée Chalamet), living in Italy during the 1980s, meets Oliver (Armie Hammer), an academic who has […]
Exclusive Interview – Ferdinand director Carlos Saldanha
Director Carlos Saldanha’s latest animation, Ferdinand, marks a shift in tone. After the vibrant colours of his two Rio movies and the comic action of Ice Age, we’re presented with the story of a gentle giant, a Spanish bull who doesn’t want to fight. Based on a children’s book from the 1930s – one that […]
Movie Review – The Unseen (2017)
The Unseen, 2017. Directed by Gary Sinyor. Starring Jasmine Hyde, Richard Flood, and Simon Cotton. SYNOPSIS: The loss of their young son in a tragic accident devastates Will and Gemma. She starts having panic attacks and he is convinced he hears their little boy talking to him. On the suggestion of their new friend, Paul, […]
Lady Bird takes home Chicago Film Critics Association’s top prizes
Although Call Me by Your Name and The Shape of Water dominated the Chicago Film Critics Association in nominations, Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird walked away with the highest honors. The circa-2001 Catholic highschool-set coming of age comedy was awarded Best Picture while stars Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf emerged victorious from their respective, fiercely […]
Regina Hall joins the Shaft sequel
Variety is reporting that Regina Hall (Girls Trip) has become the latest addition to the cast of the upcoming Shaft sequel / reboot, which is being directed by Tim Story (Ride Along). The new film will see both Richard Roundtree and Samuel L. Jackson reprising their roles as John Shaft and his nephew John Shaft […]
13 Reasons Why’s Katherine Langford joins sci-fi film Spontaneous
Fresh off her Golden Globe nomination for her role in 13 Reasons Why, Katherine Langford has been cast in the sci-fi film Spontaneous, according to Deadline. The film is based upon the book of the same name by Aaron Starmer and will be adapted by writer/director Brian Duffield (The Babysitter). Langford will star as Mara Carlye, a […]
Acclaimed comedy Driving While Black opens in February, check out the trailer here
After a successful festival run, Artist Rights Distribution, Inc. is set to bring filmmaker Paul Sapiano’s acclaimed comedy Driving While Black to U.S. theaters this coming February. Check out the poster, trailer and synopsis below… Dimitri delivers Pizzas for a living – but as a young black man he is faced with “extra” challenges while […]
Movie Review – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, 2017. Written and Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Laura Dern, Kelly Marie Tran, Benicio del Toro, Billie Lourd, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Jimmy Vee, Tim Rose, Warwick Davis, Hermione Corfield […]
UPDATE: Logan director James Mangold worried about the Disney takeover of the X-Men movies
Logan director James Mangold is concerned about the future of the X-Men movies under Disney. The sale of Fox to Disney is nearly complete and many are beginning to think about what the future might hold, particularly as it pertains to the X-Men movies. This is a subject that is certainly on Logan director James […]
