Spotlight, 2015. Directed by Tom McCarthy. Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery, Billy Crudup, Len Cariou, Jamey Sheridan, Brian D’Arcy James, Neal Huff, and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking […]
Full list of winners for the 31st Film Independent Spirit Awards
Ahead of tonight’s Academy Awards, Film Independent hosted the 31st annual Spirit Awards yesterday in Los Angeles, with Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight the big winner, collecting Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Editing, along with the Robert Altman Award, which recognises a film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast. On the acting front, there […]
Nicole Kidman set for suspense thriller The Silent Wife
Nicole Kidman has signed on to star in The Silent Wife, an adaptation of the bestselling book by A.S.A. Harrison, which will be directed by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, 9 1/2 Weeks) from a script by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips). The suspense thriller will see Kidman as “a dedicated wife who, despite her husband Todd’s […]
Movie Review – Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, 2015. Directed by Christopher Landon. Starring David Koechner, Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont, Halston Sage. Niki Koss, Lukas Gage, and Cloris Leachman. SYNOPSIS: Three scouts, on the eve of their last camp-out, discover the true meaning of friendship when they attempt to save their town from […]
Colin Firth talks Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Given the apparent demise of his character Harry Hart in the first movie, it was somewhat surprising that Colin Firth was announced as returning for next year’s follow up to Kingsman: The Secret Service. At the moment, it’s unclear how he’ll be returning, and Firth wasn’t giving anything away when asked about Kingsman: The Golden […]
Natalie Dormer joins Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in The Professor and the Madman
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer has signed on to appear alongside Mel Gibson and Sean Penn in The Professor and the Madman. Based on Simon Winchester’s book about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary and directed by Farhad Safinia (screenwriter of Apocalypto), The Professor and the Madman […]
DVD Review – Louder Than Bombs (2015)
Louder Than Bombs, 2015. Directed by Joachim Trier Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert, David Strathairn, Amy Ryan and Devin Druid. SYNOPSIS: The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer. Dealing with the loss of a […]
FX orders sci-fi comedy pilot Singularity from Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Sonny Lee
Deadline is reporting that following a bidding war, FX has snapped up the sci-fi comedy project Singularity, placing a pilot order for the show, which has been developed by Sonny Lee (Silicon Valley) and producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Preacher). Based on an idea by Lee, the pilot is reportedly similar in tone to […]
Horror Channel FrightFest 2016 Review – The Evil In Us (2016)
The Evil In Us, 2016. Written and directed by Jason William Lee. Starring Debs Howard, Tatyana Forrest, Lee Tomaschefski, Ian Collins and Marina Pasqua. SYNOPSIS: While on a fourth of July holiday, six best friends fall victim to the insidious plan of a mysterious organization when they are unknowingly transformed into bloodthirsty cannibals. If you’re writing […]
Movie Review – Creature Designers – The Frankenstein Complex (2015)
Creature Designers – The Frankenstein Complex, 2015. Directed by Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet. Starring Rick Baker, Joe Dante, Guillermo Del Toro, Phil Tippett and Tim Woodruff Jr. SYNOPSIS: Documentarians Gilles Penso and Alexandre Poncet interview Hollywood special effects and make up artists to explore the ‘Frankenstein Complex’ of creature design in filmmaking. “Now […]
