Earlier this month it was announced that twenty films were in the running for an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects at the 88th Academy Awards, and now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has revealed that the shortlist is down to ten contenders: Ant-Man Avengers: Age of Ultron EX Machina Jurassic World Mad […]
And the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards are…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has today announced the nominations for the 87th Academy Awards, with Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel leading the pack with nine nods apiece, followed by The Imitation Game with eight. The two films will contest Best Picture against American Sniper, Boyhood, The Imitation Game, Selma, The […]
Michael Keaton in talks for McDonald’s Mogul role in The Founder
Birdman actor Michael Keaton is flying high these days. Now the recipient of a Golden Globe award (and likely an Oscar to follow) for his work on the Alejandro González Iñárritu film, an abundance of choice roles are bound to present themselves to him. Less than a week after his big win at the Globes, […]
Movie Review – Foxcatcher (2014)
Foxcatcher, 2014. Directed by Bennett Miller. Starring Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave and Sienna Miller. SYNOPSIS: Olympic wrestlers Mark and David Schultz are taken under the wing of multimillionaire sponsor John E Du Pont as they train for the 1988 Olympics. There is a lot right with Foxcatcher and a lot wrong […]
DVD Review – God’s Pocket (2014)
God’s Pocket, 2014. Directed by John Slattery. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, Richard Jenkins, John Turturro and Eddie Marsan. SYNOPSIS: A blue collar worker (Hoffman) tries to cover things up when his stepson is killed in a suspicious accident, but a local reporter (Jenkins) senses that something’s amiss. Mad Men is one of many […]
Sequel to The Blair Witch Project is, “going to happen sooner than later” says original movie director
Since the found footage subgenre has risen to such prominence in horror, it seems surprising that its taken this long for discussions about either a sequel or reboot to The Blair Witch Project. Well according to Eduardo Sanchez, one half of the directing duo of the seminal 1999 horror, we could be closer than you think. […]
Phil Lord and Chris Miller confirm 21 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover possibility
Certainly one of the odder tidbits from the Sony Hack last month was that there were talks and plans of using the next instalment of the 21 Jump Street franchise (tentatively titled 23 Jump Street) as a launching pad for a Men in Black reboot, by crossing the two series over. In fact, of all the […]
Chris Miller talks 23 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover, “it’s a really interesting concept”
Still struggling to believe that a 23 Jump Street and Men in Black crossover movie is in development following the Sony Hack scandal last December? You know the one which Sony plans to use as a reboot to the Men in Black franchise? Well, it looks like it is still on the table. “Well, it’s […]
Director Jon Watts on Tom Holland’s Spider-Man
Back in June, it was announced that Cop Car helmer Jon Watts will direct Tom Holland (The Impossible) in Sony and Marvel Studios’ reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. Now during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Watts has spoken for the first time about the project, and what Holland can bring to the role. “He can […]
David Fincher and Ben Affleck reteaming for Strangers on a Train remake
After collaborating on last year’s Gone Girl, David Fincher and Ben Affleck are again teaming up to remake the Alfred Hitchcock classic Strangers on a Train, according to Deadline. The remake will be a contemporary version and will switch the pivotal meeting from a train to a plane. The film will reportedly be titled Strangers, […]
