Netflix has continued its expansion into original content, with the streaming service coughing up $50 million to finance Okja, the new film from South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho (The Host, Snowpiercer).The Wrap reports that the monster movie “will focus on the unusual friendship between a young Korean girl and a monster named Okja who has […]
Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton and Seth MacFarlane join animated musical Sing
Illumination Entertainment’s animated music Sing has fleshed out its cast, with the company announcing that Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Taron Egerton, Seth MacFarlane and singer-songwriter Tori Kelly have signed on to appear alongside the previously announced Matthew McConaughey and John C. Reilly. Here’s the official synopsis for the film, which is being written and directed […]
29th Leeds International Film Festival Review – Victoria (2015)
Victoria, 2015. Directed by Sebastian Schipper. Starring Laia Costa, Frederick Lau and Franz Rogowski. SYNOPSIS: Victoria meets a group of guys while at a club, but soon finds herself drawn into their world when they have to repay a dangerous favour that same night. If you’ve read anything about Victoria, it’s that it’s done in […]
Production underway on Quentin Tarantino documentary
Tara Wood, co-director of 21 Years: Richard Linklater, has begun production on an authorised feature-length documentary exploring the career of acclaimed filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, Variety has revealed.“Quentin is the most revolutionary, distinctive director of our time,” states Wood. “There is no shortage of stories from his collaborators about what it takes to get his visionary style […]
Olga Kurylenko to star in sci-fi thriller Android
Trademark Films has announced that Olga Kurylenko (Oblivion, Momentum) has signed on to star in the sci-fi thriller Android, which is being directed by Niall Johnson (Keeping Mum). The official description for the film reads: “On a lonely spaceship orbiting Neptune, Mason Anders fulfils his dream to rebuild his dead wife, Beth (Kurylenko), and their […]
DVD Review – A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
A Christmas Horror Story, 2015. Directed by Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban and Brett Sullivan. Starring William Shatner, Rob Archer, Michelle Nolden, George Buza, Jeff Clarke, Shannon Kook, Adrian Holmes, Percy Hynes White, Orion John, Zoé De Grand Maison, Amy Forsyth, Alex Ozerov and Olunike Adeliyi. SYNOPSIS: A radio show host narrates four interwoven horror stories, […]
Johnny Depp to star in Gnomeo & Juliet sequel Sherlock Gnomes
The Wrap is reporting that Johnny Depp has signed on to lend his voice to the title character in Paramount and MGM’s animated mvoie Sherlock Gnomes, a follow-up to the 2011 film Gnomeo & Juliet.The sequel “takes place after a string of garden gnome disappearances in London, as Gnomeo and Juliet look to legendary detective […]
George Miller rules out Mel Gibson cameo in Mad Max: Fury Road sequel
With Tom Hardy having taken on the role of Max Rockatansky for this year’s Mad Max: Fury Road and its subsequent planned sequels, Deadline has asked director George Miller about the chances of Mel Gibson popping up for a cameo in a future instalment, and it’s not good news for Gibson fans hoping to see […]
Where the Road Runs Out lands with Fairway for AFM 2015
Fairway Film Alliance has announced the late addition of Rudolf Buitendach’s multiple film festival award winner Where the Road Runs Out to their American Film Festival (AFM) lineup. The film stars French Oscar (Cesar) Winner and International Star Isaach De Bankolé (Casino Royale, Cavalry, 24, Manderlay, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai and Chocolat), […]
Movie Review – The Hallow (2015)
The Hallow,2015. Directed by Corin Hardy. Starring Joseph Mawle, Bojana Novakovic, Michael McElhatton and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: Ignoring the Irish local’s warnings, a British conservationist’s family are attacked by demonic creatures that lurk in the darkened forest. Corin Hardy’s debut looks to strongly subvert the current modern horror trend. The familiar narrative tropes of scientific […]
