Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley is set to take on the role of GCHQ whileblower Katharine Gun in Official Secrets, a new film from director Gavin Hood (Eye in the Sky), which also has Matt Smith attached to star. Gun was working as a Mandarin translator at the British government’s communications HQ, GCHQ, when she leaked a confidential […]
Blu-ray Review – Scalpel (1977)
Scalpel, 1977. Directed by John Grissmer. Starring Robert Lansing, Judith Chapman, Arlen Dean Snyder, David Scarroll, and Sandy Martin. SYNOPSIS: A psychopathic plastic surgeon tries to claim a huge inheritance by transforming the face of an accident victim into that of his missing daughter. John Grissmer’s debut feature Scalpel is an odd one. Odd because, […]
Anne Hathaway to star in Mudbound helmer Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted
According to Variety, Anne Hathaway is in talks to star in The Last Thing He Wanted, the next project for Mudbound director Dee Rees. Based on Joan Didion’s political thriller novel, The Last Thing He Wanted is described as “a thrilling story of one woman, alone and unrelenting in a race against time” and sees […]
Dr. Seuss biopic in development under Wonder director
Following on from the news that Warner Bros. Pictures is teaming up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to produce a series of feature films based upon the weird and wacky works of the author, Deadline is reporting that a biopic of Dr. Seuss – real name Theodor Geisel – is in development. Written by Jonathan Stewart […]
Full list of winners from BAFTA’s 2018 EE British Academy Film Awards
The stars of the big screen descended on London’s Royal Albert Hall tonight for the biggest event in the British film calendar, BAFTA’s EE British Academy Film Awards. The big winner on the night was Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, with five awards in Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Martin McDonagh winning Original Screenplay, Sam […]
Sylvia Hoeks to play Emmanuelle’s Sylvia Kristel in biopic
Blade Runner 2049 actress Sylvia Hoeks is set to portray Sylvia Kristel, the Dutch model and actress best known for her role in the softcore porn series Emmanuelle, in a biopic which is set to be directed by Michael R. Roskam (Bullhead, Drop). Variety reports that the untitled drama will focus on Kristel’s career in […]
J.J. Abrams calls out sexist Star Wars: The Last Jedi critics
Disney and Lucasfilm have made great strides with regards to increasing the representation of the galaxy far, far away over the past few years, but it seems the increased emphasis on female characters and diversity hasn’t quite sat right with some ‘fans’. Take for example the alt-right group who claimed to have lowered the Rotten […]
Black Panther shatters records as it opens to $387 million worldwide
Marvel kicked off the 2018 superhero season this weekend with the release of Black Panther, and the film has shattered records on its way to a whopping $192 million three-day domestic weekend, and $387 million worldwide. In the US, Black Panther has shattered the previous three-day record February record of $132.4 million set by Deadpool […]
Why Do Blockbusters Rarely Win Awards?
Neil Calloway looks at the divide between box office hits and critical acclaim… Seven. That’s the number of Oscar nominations that the top ten films at last year’s worldwide box office received. It might not seem like a bad haul, but when you realise they’re all technical nominations and four of them are for Star […]
Kevin Feige on Captain Marvel set photos and Carol Danvers’ green costume
Marvel Studios kicked off production on Captain Marvel last month, and sure enough within a few hours we had our first spy photos from the set of the superhero blockbuster, giving us a glimpse of Brie Larson in costume as Carol Danvers. Reaction to the costume was mixed at best; aside from the fact it […]
