Now that Star Wars: The Last Jedi is here – and to a bumper opening weekend at the global box office – Disney and Lucasfilm are starting to turn their attention towards the closing chapter of the Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars: Episode IX. Having parted ways with Colin Trevorrow earlier this year, Lucasfilm jettisoned Trevorrow […]
J.J. Abrams had no intention of returning to Star Wars after The Force Awakens
Having relaunched the Star Wars franchise in 2015 with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams is now gearing up for a return to the galaxy far, far away to close out the Sequel Trilogy with Star Wars: Episode IX, having joined the project as a replacement for Colin Trevorrow. And, speaking to Rolling […]
Domhnall Gleeson proclaims that J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars return is going to be great for fans
Domhnall Gleeson portrays General Hux in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy; a Hitler-esque leader of the villainous First Order, with charismatic hate speeches to match. With J.J. Abrams giving him the role in The Force Awakens and now announced as returning for Star Wars: Episode IX, it is clear that Gleeson has a lot of respect […]
It director’s cut on the way, Terminator reboot gets a director, Jamie Lee Curtis returning to Halloween and more – Weekend News Roundup
DIRECTOR’S CUT WILL FLOAT After bringing in monster numbers at the box office, horror movie It director Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti revealed to Yahoo! Movies that a director’s cut of the film is in the works. “There’s a great scene, it’s a bit of a payoff of the Stanley Uris plot which is the […]
Movie Review – Beyond The Trek (2017)
Beyond The Trek, 2017. Directed by Ian Truitner Starring Sunny Mabrey, Lance Broadway, T.J. Hoban, Christian Pitre, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Ursula Mills, Weetus Cren and Michael Nouri SYNOPSIS: A deep space mining vessel has been adrift for two years. It is suspected the crew brutally killed each other, but the reason for the bloodbath is […]
Movie Review – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, 2017. Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish, John Hawkes, Samara Weaving, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Hedges, Zeljko Ivanek, and Clarke Peters. SYNOPSIS: Distraught at the lack of development in her daughter’s murder case after seven months, Mildred Hayes resorts to […]
Movie Review – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, 2017. Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish, John Hawkes, Samara Weaving, Caleb Landry Jones, and Lucas Hedges. SYNOPSIS: A mother challenges the local authorities to solver her daughter’s murder after they fail to catch the culprit. Anger is an […]
Wonder Woman lands coveted spot on PGA Awards shortlist
There were very few surprises as the Producers Guild of America revealed its list of nominations for the best films of 2017. However, female-led superhero movie Wonder Woman managed to nab a spot on the extended 11-film shortlist for its top prize. SEE ALSO: Logan enters screenplay awards race with surprise WGA Awards nomination The […]
Washington film critics hand top prize to Get Out
Get Out continued its awards season push by winning a pair of prizes at the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association awards ceremony, including Best Film. Jordan Peele’s racially-charged satire also won the award for Best Original Screenplay at the annual ceremony, while missing out on the director prize. It was Christopher Nolan who won […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, 2017. Written and Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Peter Dinklage, Abbie Cornish, John Hawkes, Samara Weaving, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Kerry Condon, Amanda Warren, Zeljko Ivanek, Clarke Peters, and Sandy Martin. SYNOPSIS: In this darkly comic drama, a mother personally challenges […]
