Black Orpheus, 1959. Directed by Marcel Camus. Starring Bruno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia, Ademar Da Silva, and Fausto Guerzoni. SYNOPSIS : A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro. Featuring an energetic burst of colour, vibrancy, music and dancing, Marcel Camus’ exhilarating […]
Blu-ray Review – Black Society Trilogy
Black Society Trilogy Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Kippei Shîna, Tomorowo Taguchi, Takeshi Caesar, Shô Aikawa, Li Wei Chang, Shih Chang, Kazuki Kitamura, Dan Li. SYNOPSIS: A collection of three thematically-connected crime stories by cult Japanese director Takashi Miike. Not strictly a trilogy in the common sense of the word, Takashi Miike’s so-called Black Society […]
Anna Kendrick up for Disney’s female Santa movie
Disney is working on a new female led Santa Claus movie and Anna Kendrick is up for the lead role. From Marc Lawrence, the writer of Miss Congeniality, the film – which is working under the title Nicole – revolves around the tale of Santa’s daughter who has to take up the family business after her father […]
Could This Be The End Of Hollywood’s Pay Imbalance?
This week, Neil Calloway looks at the inequality in what men and women get paid for movies… There has been much made recently of the disparity in pay between men and women across all industries, and a story this week brought the issue in Hollywood into sharp relief when Natalie Portman revealed that she was […]
Exclusive Interview – Kyle Chandler talks Manchester by the Sea
Kyle Chandler discusses his role as Joe Chandler in Manchester by the Sea… When Kyle Chandler was preparing for his role in Kenneth Lonergan’s eagerly awaited new drama, Manchester by the Sea, he admits that the prospect of nailing his character’s distinctive accent was troubling him. “I think I almost said ‘no’ just because of […]
James Mangold teases Marco Beltrami’s score for Logan
Earlier this month James Mangold revealed that he’s reuniting with 3:10 to Yuma and The Wolverine composer Marco Beltrami on Logan, and now the director has taken to Twitter to share a brief tease of Beltrami’s score for the upcoming X-Men solo movie; check it out here… On the Newman Stage… pic.twitter.com/9F8UnxF348 — Mangold (@mang0ld) […]
J.K. Simmons chose between two different roles for La La Land
Over the past few weeks, La La Land has become a force to be reckoned with. Between its seven Golden Globe wins (and a slew of other accolades) and strong numbers at the box office, the film’s director, Damien Chazelle, has truly outdone himself, a seemingly impossible task seeing as how his previous film, Whiplash, set […]
Doug Jones reveals plot details for Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water
With Guillermo del Toro currently in post-production on his next film The Shape of Water, his frequent collaborator Doug Jones has been chatting to Collider about the project, during which he revealed a few plot details for the fantasy adventure, which has been described as “an other-worldly story set against the backdrop of Cold War […]
Christian Bale was reportedly sought for a role in the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff
Earlier today, we brought you the news that Woody Harrelson is the front-runner for the role of Han Solo’s mentor in the upcoming Star Wars spinoff movie, and now there is word that Christian Bale was also considered for the part. Borys Kit of The Hollywood Reporter tweeted “True that Disney & Lucasfilm wanted someone big […]
Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld will create an Extreme Cinematic Universe
Back when Deadpool was shattering expectations and breaking records at the box office, many people rightfully speculated that the floodgates had opened for superhero content that goes against the grain of modern-day blockbuster filmmaking. Now, via Variety, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has revealed that he has inked a deal to create a new universe of […]
