Variety is reporting that 20th Century Fox is pushing ahead with its plans to bring Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu’s comic book series Superior to the big screen, tapping screenwriters Brandon and Phillip Murphy to pen the adaptation of the seven-issue series. Superior tells the story of Simon Pooni, a 12-year-old boy suffering from […]
Aaron Sorkin to make directorial debut with Molly’s Game
Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network, Steve Jobs) is set to direct Molly’s Game, an adaptation of the memoir by Molly Bloom. Sorkin, who was originally only attached to pen the script, will make his directorial debut on the project, which tells the story of Bloom, a former athlete and […]
DVD Review – Guns For Hire (2015)
Guns For Hire, 2015. Directed by Donna Robinson & Katherine Brooks. Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ben Mendelsohn, Ever Carradine, Michele Hicks, Orlando Jones, Tony Shalhoub, Raffaello Degruttola and Sarah Shahi. SYNOPSIS: A tough loner who works as a part-time assassin takes on a job to kill a suicidal on the run from her crooked boss. Beatle […]
Movie Review – Anesthesia (2016)
Anesthesia, 2016.Written and Directed by Tim Blake Nelson. Starring Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Tim Blake Nelson, Corey Stoll, Jessica Hecht, K. Todd Freeman, Michael K. Williams, Gretchen Mol, Mickey Sumner, Ben Konigsberg, Katie Chang, Hannah Marks, Yul Vazquez, and Glenn Close.SYNOPSIS:Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy […]
Men Are Being Turned Off To Film: Time To Blame All the Boys
Samuel Brace on the current state of cinema… It’s that time again, folks. Time to get angry. Angry because our precious films are being tainted, forgotten, turned into something less than, becoming half-hearted imitations of a superior product that was made for adults by adults. 2015 — for film, for this art that we love […]
Kevin Zegers joins Arnold Schwarzenegger in 478
Variety is reporting that Kevin Zegers (Gossip Girl, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones) has signed on to appear alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in the upcoming thriller 478.Directed by Elliott Lester (Blitz), the film sees Arnie as “Viktor, a man whose wife and child die in a plane crash. When Schwarzenegger’s character learns that the tragedy […]
Guillermo del Toro in talks for Fantastic Voyage remake
With Pacific Rim 2 on hold indefinitely, it seems that Guillermo del Toro may have found his next project, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the filmmaker is in talks with 20th Century Fox and James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment about directing a remake of the 1966 sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage.The project would reunite del […]
Alison Pill joins Jessica Chastain in gun control drama Miss Sloane
Variety is reporting that Alison Pill (The Newsroom) has signed on to appear in Miss Sloane, the upcoming gun control drama from director John Madden (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel).Miss Sloane stars Jessica Chastain (Crimson Peak) as lobbyist seeking for tighter federal laws regulating firearms, who faces off against the powerful gun lobby.The project – […]
DreamWorks announces voice cast for Trolls animated movie
DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox have announced the voice cast for the upcoming animated musical comedy Trolls, which is set to feature Anna Kendrick (Poppy), Gwen Stefani (DJ Suki), Icona Pop (Fashionistas), James Corden (Biggie), Justin Timberlake (Branch), Kunal Nayaar (Guy Diamond), Ron Funches (Cooper) and Russell Brand (Creek). DreamWorks Animation’s TROLLS is […]
DVD Review – Just Jim (2015)
Just Jim, 2015.Written and Directed by Craig Roberts. Starring Emile Hirsch, Craig Roberts, Ryan Owen, Charlotte Randall, Nia Roberts and Aneirin Hughes. SYNOPSIS:A socially awkward Welsh teenager has his life altered forever when an enigmatic American moves in next door.Impressing with its range of influences and studious attention to detail, Just Jim is a strikingly […]
