Colonia (a.k.a. The Colony), 2015. Directed by Florian Gallenberger. Starring Emma Watson, Michael Nyqvist, Daniel Bruhl, Richenda Carey, Vicky Krieps, Jeanne Werner and Julian Ovenden. SYNOPSIS: A young woman’s desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody has ever escaped from. Every true artist sets out to make […]
Animated family comedy Boss Baby assembles its voice cast
DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming family comedy Boss Baby has assembled its voice cast, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Patton Oswalt, Steve Buscemi and Miles Bakshi have all signed on for roles in the project alongside Alec Baldwin. Boss Baby is being directed by Tom McGrath (Madagascar, Megamind) and is based upon […]
Interview: Jocelin Donahue talks Summer Camp
David Opie sits down with actress Jocelin Donahue to talk about Summer Camp, a Spanish/American collaboration that follows a group of camp counsellors besieged by a zombie-like virus. The film is currently having a successful run at film festivals worldwide and our four star review is available to read here… David Opie: Summer Camp deserves to be […]
Interview: Alberto Marini Talks Summer Camp
David Opie sits down with director Alberto Marini to talk about Summer Camp, a Spanish/American collaboration that follows a group of camp counsellors besieged by a zombie-like virus. The film is currently having a successful run at film festivals worldwide and our four star review is available to read here… David Opie: Summer Camp is an extremely […]
BIFF 2015 Movie Review – Summer Camp (2015)
Summer Camp, 2015. Directed by Alberto Marini. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Diego Boneta, Maiara Walsh, Andres Velencoso. SYNOPSIS Four young Americans sign up to work as counsellors in a remote Spanish camp, but visions of a fun-filled summer quickly fade when one of them suddenly snaps and attacks the others. Before the group even realise what’s happening, […]
John Boyega teases “something new” with Attack the Block director Joe Cornish
Since his big breakthrough last year in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, John Boyega has already added a few high profile roles to his upcoming slate, including The Circle, Pacific Rim: Maelstrom and Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit riots film. Well, it seems a reunion with Joe Cornish, writer-director of 2011’s Attack the Block, may also be […]
TV drama to examine the last weeks of Michael Jackson’s life
According to Entertainment Weekly, author and talk show host Tavis Smiley has signed a deal with Warner Bros. Television to develop a scripted drama series based upon his upcoming book Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days, which is set for publication next year. The series will “examine the […]
Eve Hewson to play Maid Marian opposite Taron Egerton in Robin Hood: Origins
The film may have been delayed to accommodate Kingsman: The Secret Service 2, but Lionsgate is pressing ahead with casting on Robin Hood: Origins, with Eve Hewson (The Knick, Bridge of Spies) signing on to play Maid Marian alongside Taron Egerton’s Robin of Sherwood. Deadline reports that Hewson was one of over 100 actresses considered […]
The DC Bad Movie Myth
Samuel Brace on the DC Bad Movie Myth… There is a lie that is being perpetuated, a myth if you will, a myth tinged with vitriol that DC makes bad movies, exclusively bad movies, and that the new DC Extended Universe needs to save both them and their reputation. Time and time again it is […]
Movie Review – The End of the Tour (2015)
The End of the Tour, 2015. Directed by James Ponsoldt Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Segel, Joan Cusack, Ron Livingston, Mamie Gummer, Anna Chlumsky and Mickey Summer. SYNOPSIS: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace’s […]
