Steve Jennings on Denis Villeneueve, Roger Deakins and the quest for greatness… He’s so nearly there, Denis Villeneuve. The Canadian-born director of Incendies, Prisoners, Enemy and most recently Sicario is making a habit of creating enthralling pieces of work that are on the verge of greatness. You sense Villeneuve will strike gold eventually. For now, […]
Luther creator Neil Cross to pen Escape from New York remake
It looks like 20th Century Fox’s remake of the John Carpenter cult classic Escape from New York has found itself a writer, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Neil Cross (Luther, Mama) has signed on to pen the script. The new version of Escape from New York is set to be executive produced by Carpenter, […]
Countdown to Spectre – The Man with the Golden Gun Review
Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of The Man with the Golden Gun… While Roger Moore’s first outing as Bond in Live and Let Die was a too campy in some aspects, there were still some moments of seriousness in the film. Moore’s follow-up adventure goes in completely the other direction; […]
Why The 33 soundtrack is a testament to James Horner’s memory
Sean Wilson remembers one of film music’s great dramatists James Horner with his instrumentally varied and beautiful disaster movie score… Chilean mining drama The 33 may have generated mixed reviews, not least for its oddly international cast including Spain’s Antonio Banderas, France’s Juliette Binoche and Ireland’s Gabriel Byrne. However, it’s notable for being one of the […]
Angelina Jolie could be boarding Murder on the Orient Express
Variety is reporting that Angelina Jolie (By The Sea) is in talks to join the cast of Murder on the Orient Express, a remake of the 1974 classic based on Agatha Christie’s novel. Thor and Cinderella director Kenneth Branagh is helming the film as well as starring in the lead role of Hercule Poirot. Simon Kinberg […]
59th BFI London Film Festival Review – The Lobster (2015)
The Lobster, 2015 Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen and John C. Reilly SYNOPSIS: In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five […]
Movie Review – Daddy’s Home (2015)
Daddy’s Home, 2015. Directed by Sean Anders. Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Hannibal Buress, Owen Vaccaro, Scarlett Estevez, and Thomas Haden Church. SYNOPSIS: A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife’s two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading real father arrives, forcing him to compete […]
Nick Cassavetes to write and direct Road House starring Ronda Rousey
Last month it was announced that UFC star Ronda Rousey will star in the lead role in the upcoming remake of the 1989 cult classic Road House, and now the film has secured a writer and director. According to Variety, Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, Alpha Dog) has signed on to helm the film, as well […]
Wayne Bastrup joins Tom Hanks in Clint Eastwood’s Sully
Wayne Bastrup has joined Tom Hanks and Aaron Eckhart in the Clint Eastwood directed ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ movie Sully, which is currently filming in New York and is based on the true events that took place in 2009 on US Airways Flight 1549. Bastrup, who appeared in this year’s Terminator Genisys, will play Brian […]
Blu-ray Review – Journey To Space (2015)
Journey To Space, 2015 Written and Directed by Mark Krenzien. Starring Patrick Stewart, Chris Ferguson, Serena Auñón and Lindsay Aitchison. SYNOPSIS: Journey To Space is a disjointed effort about the space program that skips over a lot of things but also spends a lot of time talking about NASA’s plans for a trip to Mars, […]
