The BFI has announced that Amma Asante’s A United Kingdom is set to serve as the Opening Night gala of the 60th BFI London Film Festival, with its European premiere set for Wednesday, October 5th. A United Kingdom tells the true story of Seretse Khama, King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, the London […]
Filming underway on Clio Barnard’s Dark River starring Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley and Sean Bean
Principal photography has commenced on Dark River, the new feature film from The Selfish Giant and The Arbor writer-director Clio Barnard, who has assembled a cast that includes Ruth Wilson (The Affair), Mark Stanley (Game of Thrones) and Sean Bean (The Martian). Here’s the official synopsis… Following the death of her father, Alice (Ruth Wilson) […]
DVD Review – Our Little Sister (2015)
Our Little Sister, 2015. Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. Starring Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzo Hirose, Ryô Kase and Ryôhei Suzuki. SYNOPSIS: Three sisters experience a new chapter in their lives when they discover they have a younger half sister and invite her into their home. An intimate and warm story of sisterhood and familial ties, […]
Dean Devlin on why they’re rebooting Stargate
Director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin may have finally got their Independence Day sequel off the ground, with Independence Day: Resurgence set to open next week, but the duo have opted to go down a different route with Stargate, choosing instead to reboot the 1994 sci-fi with what they hope to be a brand new trilogy. Speaking […]
Blu-ray Review – That Cold Day in the Park (1969)
That Cold Day in the Park, 1969. Directed by Robert Altman. Starring Sandy Dennis, Michael Burns and Lauana Anders. SYNOPSIS: A lonely middle-aged woman sees a homeless young man sitting in the park opposite her apartment, and in a moment of pity invites him in. Many would consider the late Robert Altman’s first recognised masterpiece to […]
Gary Ross talks female-led Ocean’s Eleven spinoff, reveals title as Ocean’s Eight
Over the past couple of months we’ve heard plenty of casting rumours for the upcoming female-led Ocean’s Eleven spinoff. While director Gary Ross isn’t quite ready to confirm any names, he has revealed to Slash Film that the project will be titled Ocean’s Eight, and he also talked a little about how the project will […]
Movie Review – Cemetery of Splendor (2016)
Cemetery of Splendor, 2016. Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Starring Banlop Lomnoi, Jenjira Pongpas, Jarinpattra Rueangram and Sakda Kaewbuadee. SYNOPSIS: A group of soldiers in a small town on the Mekong River in northern Thailand are struck with a bizarre sleeping illness. Apichatpong Weerasethakul has brought Thai art cinema to the forefront in the past two decades through […]
Paramount Pictures looking to launch The Saint as a franchise
Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has snapped up the rights to the spy series The Saint, and is looking to launch a new franchise with producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Brad Krevoy and Robert Evans. The Saint follows Simon Templar, “a smart, quick-witted man who went after the scourges of the Earth — corrupt politicians, […]
Corin Hardy to direct Hell Bent
Having exited the long-gestating remake of The Crow, The Hallows director Corin Hardy has signed on to direct Hell Bent, a supernatural action ensemble from Paramount Pictures which is described as “Dirty Dozen Goes To Hell.” Deadline is reporting that the project follows a group of mercenaries in a Brazilian jail, who are murdered and […]
Movie Review – Lilith’s Awakening (2016)
Lilith’s Awakening, 2016. Directed by Monica Demes. Starring Steven Kennevan, Sam Garles, Sophia Woodward, Barbara Eugenia, Matthew Lloyd Wilcox. SYNOPSIS: A sexually repressed service station employee is bored of her marriage and seeks to embrace her dark side. Lucy (Sophia Woodward) finds marital life with husband Jonathon (Sam Garles) to be unfulfilling and monotonous. Jonathon’s […]
