With Terry Gilliam’s long-gestating Don Quixote project stalling yet again, THR is reporting that Disney is now readying its own adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s classic 1605 novel courtesy of screenwriter Billy Ray (The Hunger Games, Captain Phillips). The Spanish novel tells the story of an aristocrat called Alanso Quixano, “who, after reading too […]
Coen Brothers to pen Silk Road thriller Dark Web for Fox
THR is reporting that Joel and Ethan Coen have signed on to pen the screenplay for Dark Web, a thriller from 20th Century Fox which has previously been scripted by Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter Island. Formerly titled Silk Road, Dark Web is based on a Wired magazine article from Joshuah Bearman, […]
Michelle Williams in talks to play Janis Joplin in big screen biopic
Variety is reporting that Michelle Williams is in talks to portray the rock ‘n’ roll icon Janis Joplin in the biopic Joplin, which is being directed by Martha Marcy May Marlene helmer Sean Durkin. The film is being produced by Peter Newman, who holds the rights to much of Joplin’s music catalogue and written materials. The […]
October Horrors Day 9 – Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead, 1978 Directed by George A. Romero Starring Ken Foree, David Emege, Scott Reigner and Gaylen Ross SYNOPSIS: TV news chopper pilot Stephen, his girlfriend Francine and SWAT team members Peter and Roger, attempt to find a place to hole up in the midst of a zombie apocalypse spiralling ever more out of […]
R-rated Wizard of Oz prequel How the Wizard Came to Oz in development
If Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful didn’t quite satisfy your thirst for a prequel to The Wizard of Oz, then you’re in luck as RAMstar Studios has announced that it is developing an adaptation of Donald Abbot’s 1991 novel How the Wizard Came to Oz. According to FlickSided, Abbot himself is penning the […]
A 2016 Zombie Movie Demonstrates How to Deal with Superhero Saturation
Samuel Brace on dealing with oversaturation… Less is always more. But quality will keep the naysayers quiet. The answer to the over saturation of any genre, be it superhero, zombies or the western, has two obvious answers, neither of which are nebulous. The first is to stop making so many damn movies or shows in […]
October Horrors Day 15 – Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria, 1977 Starring Jessica Harper, Stefania Casini, Flavio Bucci, Miguel Bose and Alinda Valli SYNOPSIS: Young American dance student Suzy has arrived in Germany to attend an exclusive ballet school. However, Suzy and some of her fellow students soon begin to notice the slightly strange goings on in the school, with some students disappearing and […]
John Turturro and John Goodman returning for Transformers: The Last Knight
Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson aren’t the only Transformers veterans set to return for the upcoming fifth instalment, as director Michael Bay has revealed that both John Turturro and John Goodman will be back for Transformers: The Last Knight. Turturro portrayed Sector 7 Agent Seymour Simmons in Transformers, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Transformers: […]
October Horrors Day 8 – Psycho (1960)
Psycho, 1960 Directed by Alfred Hitchcock Starring Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, John Gavin, Martin Balsam and Janet Leigh SYNOPSIS: Marion Crane has just stolen thousands of dollars from her former employer in order to clear the debts of her soon-to-be-husband and build a new life for them. Making a quick getaway, Marion stops in at […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Manchester by the Sea, 2016. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Starring Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges and Tate Donovan. SYNOPSIS: An uncle is forced to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy’s father dies. Densely absorbing and richly enveloping, writer-director Kenneth Lonergan’s third feature is a melancholic but undeniably human portrait of grief, […]
