Tom Jolliffe looks at Ryan Coogler’s career as a writer/director and the possibilities (and importance) of what comes next… When you breakout in a big way as an independent film-maker, in a small film that manages to hook in a fairly large audience, the expectation for what comes next, begins. Everyone is always billed as […]
Movie Review – The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, and David Hewlett. SYNOPSIS: At a top secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. Not […]
J.J. Abrams talks The Cloverfield Paradox and future of the franchise
Last Sunday, Netflix dropped a major surprise when it released The Cloverfield Paradox – the third instalment in Paramount and Bad Robot Productions’ Cloverfield cinematic universe. The film, originally going by the title God Particle, had been pushed back from its planned theatrical release on several occasions – with subsequent reports claiming that Paramount believed […]
Rumour: Zack Snyder was reportedly fired from DC Films prior to his Justice League exit
Back in May of last year it was announced that Zack Snyder had decided to step down from as director of Justice League owing to the tragic suicide of his daughter, with Warner Bros. enlisting Joss Whedon to come in and complete the DC superhero blockbuster. Well, if a new report from Mashable editor Josh […]
Coco, Black Panther, and why representation in tentpole films matter
Rafael Motamayor on the impact Pixar’s Coco had on him, and the overwhelming anticipation for Black Panther.. When Coco came out, it quickly became the highest grossing film of all time in Mexico, and it’s easy to see why. Asides from being beautifully made, it’s a film that respects and honours the culture it’s presenting […]
Get Out and Call Me By Your Name win big at the 2018 WGA Awards
The Writers Guild of America announced the winners of the 2018 WGA Awards in both L.A. and New York City last night, with the guild honoring Get Out (Jordan Peele) and Call Me By Your Name (James Ivory) for Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay respectively. Other winners on the night included Jane (Best […]
Claire Foy featured in first clip from Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane
With Unsane set to hit cinemas next month, 20th Century Fox has released the first clip from director Steven Soderbergh’s iPhone-shot thriller featuring Claire Foy; check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Unsane here A young woman leaves her hometown to escape a troubled past and begin a new job. But when […]
Exclusive Interview – Dimitri Logothetis, Director of Kickboxer: Retaliation
Tom Jolliffe chats with Dimitri Logothetis, the writer, producer and director of Kickboxer: Retaliation… Writer, director and producer, Dimitri Logothetis has had a long and successful career in TV and film. He’s worked in an array of genres over the years, from action, thriller, sci-fi, and horror, as well as a highly regard documentary called […]
New poster for A Quiet Place featuring Emily Blunt
Following on from the Super Bowl TV spot [watch it here], Paramount Pictures has released a new poster for John Krasinski’s upcoming supernatural thriller A Quiet Place, featuring Emily Blunt. Check it out here… A Quiet Place is set for release on April 6th in the States, and is currently without a UK release date. […]
Alex Garland doubts that 28 Months Later will ever happen
With Annihilation set to debut on Netflix next month, Ex-Machina director Alex Garland has taken part in an Ask Me Anything Q&A on Reddit, where he was asked the question about the possibility of a further film in the 28 Days/Weeks Later franchise. Garland wrote the 2002 original, which was directed by Danny Boyle, and then […]
