Variety is reporting that Al Pacino is set to play former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in an as-yet-untitled film for HBO and director Barry Levinson, which will explore the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. The logline for the film reads: “After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in […]
Movie Review – I, Daniel Blake (2016)
I, Daniel Blake, 2016. Directed by Ken Loach. Starring Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy, Briana Shann, and Dylan McKiernan. SYNOPSIS: A middle-aged carpenter who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario. “My life is in their hands”, Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) utters as he is […]
Justice League’s “major” reshoots, Death Note criticisms, Spider-Man: Homecoming testing well and more – Daily News Roundup
JUSTICE LEAGUE IN TROUBLE? Uh oh. Coming off the back of all the positivity surrounding Wonder Woman, there’s some possibly troubling news coming out of the DCEU camp. It was announced a few weeks ago that Zack Snyder was stepping down as director of Justice League for very personal issues with Joss Whedon taking over […]
Justice League reportedly set for 3 months of “significant” reshoots, Wonder Woman star confirms return
Last month it was revealed that Justice League would be undergoing some additional photography ahead of its release this November, with Joss Whedon taking over the reins from Zack Snyder owing to the passing of Snyder’s daughter. Well, according to Batman-on-Film, cameras are now once again rolling on the DC blockbuster, although apparently these “are not […]
Death Note director Adam Wingard defends his film being set in the U.S.
The director of Death Note has come to his film’s defence for moving the story to America. The classic manga/anime is being adapted as a Netflix film starring Nat Wolff and Willem Dafoe and directed by Adam Wingard. The story is originally set in Japan but for the live action movie version, events have been moved […]
Robert Downey Jr. says Spider-Man: Homecoming is testing “very well”
Spider-Man: Homecoming is testing very well according to star Robert Downey Jr. The latest Spider-Man reboot is due to hit screens next month, and audiences are keen to see just how it will stack up against previous iterations. Robert Downey Jr., who has a part in the movie guiding Peter Parker as Iron Man, is […]
Movie Review – Wilson (2017)
Wilson 2017 Directed by Craig Johnson Starring Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Isabella Amara and Cheryl Hinds. SYNOPSIS: It’s not easy to like Wilson (Woody Harrelson). A lonely misanthrope who just wants to be loved and to connect with those around him, he gets it wrong every time. He says the first thing that comes into […]
Movie Review – The Mummy (2017)
The Mummy, 2017. Directed by Alex Kurtzman. Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Marwan Kenzari, and Russell Crowe. SYNOPSIS: An ancient princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension. “Where’s your sense of adventure” asks […]
Exclusive interview with filmmaker Jonathan Mostow
david j. moore chats with filmmaker Jonathan Mostow… Filmmaker Jonathan Mostow has been making some incredibly entertaining films since his early days, directing such made-for TV movies as Flight of Black Eagle, but it was his film Breakdown, starring Kurt Russell and J.T. Walsh that really put him on the map. Following that success, Mostow wrote […]
Movie Review – Norman (2016)
Norman, 2016. Directed by Joseph Cedar. Starring Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi, and Charlotte Gainsbourg. SYNOPSIS: From the outside, Norman Oppenheim (Richard Gere) looks like an eccentric businessman. But the truth is that he dreams up schemes that come to nothing, so he tries to be everybody’s friend, and doesn’t […]
