Ahead of its VOD release later this week, we have an exclusive clip from Act & Punishment, a new documentary from director Yevgeni Mitta which follows members of the controversial Russian activist group Pussy Riot and focuses on the trials that occurred after the women were arrested for publicly expressing their ideas of female independence […]
Movie Review – Downsizing (2017)
Downsizing, 2017. Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Jason Sudeikis, and Udo Kier. SYNOPSIS: A cash strapped couple discover a way to escape their financial problems – move to a brand new community. All they have to do is undergo an irreversible operation that will shrink them down […]
Extended TV spot for video game adaptation Rampage starring Dwayne Johnson
A new extended TV has been released for Brad Peyton’s upcoming video game adaptation Rampage which gives us another look at Dwayne Johnson’s Primatologist Davis Okoye, and monsters George, Ralph, and Lizzie in action; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Rampage here On April 20, BIG MEETS BIGGER. #RampageMovie pic.twitter.com/U5IhXfzzhC — Rampage Movie (@rampagethemovie) January […]
Marc Munden to direct new adaptation of The Secret Garden
Heyday Films and StudioCanal are teaming up for a new adaptation of Frances Hogson Burnett’s classic 1911 book The Secret Garden, which has Marc Munden (National Treasure, Utopia) set to direct from a script by Jack Thorne (The Scouting Book for Boys, Wonder). The Secret Garden follows Mary Lennox, a sickly 10-year-old orphan who is […]
Watch the trailer for Becks starring Lena Hall and Mena Suvari
Ahead of its release next month, a trailer has arrived online for directors Daniel Powell and Elizabeth Rohrbaugh’s romantic drama Becks, which stars Lena Hall, Mena Suvari, Christine Lahti, Dan Fogler, Hayley Kiyoko and Natalie Gold. Check it out here, along with the poster and synopsis… After a crushing breakup with her girlfriend, a Brooklyn […]
Taraji P. Henson teams with John Singleton for Emmett Till movie
THR is reporting that Empire and Proud Mary star Taraji P. Henson is teaming with director John Singleton (Four Brothers) for a movie based upon the murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally killed by two white men in Mississippi in 1955. The film will see Henson producing, as well […]
Superfly remake finds its director and cast
Back in December it was announced that Sony had tapped Watchmen screenwriter Alex Tse to pen the script for a remake of the 1972 blaxploitation classic Super Fly, and now we have details on the director and cast. Director X (a.k.a. Julien Christian Lutz) is set to helm the movie, which will see Trevor Jackson […]
Fathom Events bringing Digimon Adventure tri: Loss, Coexistence and Future to U.S. theaters
After the 2016 release of the first English-dubbed Digimon feature in 16 years, Digimon Adventure tri: Reunion, Fathom Events and Toei Animation Inc. are set to present a new Digimon trilogy in U.S. cinemas with Digimon Adventure tri: Loss on February 1st 2018, Digimon Adventure tri: Coexistence on May 10th 2018 and Digimon Adventure tri: […]
ROM and M.A.S.K. movies unlikely to be moving forward as part of Hasbro’s cinematic universe
Back in April 2016, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro announced plans to launch a cinematic universe based around Hasbro’s classic toy properties G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM: Spaceknight and M.A.S.K., tapping Akiva Goldsman to oversee a writers room that included a host of in-demand screenwriters, including John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Spider-Man: Homecoming). Since then, the studio has set release […]
Why Certain Films Do Well During Awards Season
Neil Calloway looks at why a certain type of movie will always get the nod at the Oscars… This coming Tuesday sees the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations. We’ve already had the Golden Globes, and if you really care about that sort of thing, the Baftas are next month. We’re deep into awards season, […]
