It was revealed last week that Rob Zombie’s latest horror flick, 31, had been given the dreaded NC-17 rating by the MPAA. For those unfamiliar with American rating system, that basically means no mainstream theater will carry the movie – therefore ensuring it will make virtually no money. The MPAA description originally described 31 as containing “sadistic graphic violence […]
Kevin Smith’s Yoga Hosers and Rob Zombie’s 31 among Sundance Midnight line-up
The Sundance Institute has released details of the nine feature films set to screen during the Midnight section of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, which includes the latest films from Kevin Smith and Rob Zombie. 31, Rob Zombie Five friends are kidnapped on the day before Halloween and are held hostage in a terrifying place […]
Kevin Smith responds to the negative reviews for Yoga Hosers
Kevin Smith’s second movie in his True North trilogy, Yoga Hosers, debuted at Sundance last week and was trashed by virtually every outlet and critic. The movie, which stars his daughter Harley Quinn Smith and Johnny Depp’s daughter Lily-Rose, was described by the director as “the movie I always wanted to see when I was a 12-year […]
Mad Max: Fury Road and Fargo lead Critics’ Choice Awards 2016 nominations
The Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association have announced the nominations for the Critics’ Choice Awards 2016. On the movie front, Mad Max: Fury Road leads the pack with thirteen nominations, while FX’s Fargo racked up the most small screen nods with eight. Here’s a full list of all the nominations… Film […]
FX renews Fargo for a third season
With the show halfway through season two, FX has announced that it has renewed Noah Hawley’s acclaimed series Fargo for a third season.“Year two of Fargo is an extraordinary achievement and, given Noah Hawley’s masterful storytelling, we can’t wait to see where the third, all-new version of Fargo takes us,” states FX Networks and FX Productions […]
Brett Ratner developing Tetris movie in the vein of The Social Network
Classic video game Tetris will be heading to silver screen in two separate movies, with the announcement that Brett Ratner (X-Men: The Last Stand) is working on a biopic of the game’s creation.The Tracking Board are reporting that the untitled movie will focus on Alexey Pajitnov, the Russian creator of Tetris, who developed the game alongside Dmitry […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor to receive Richard Harris Award at the British Independent Film Awards
The Moet British Independent Film Awards has announced that Chiwetel Ejiofor is set to receive the Richard Harris Award at this year’s ceremony, which takes place on Sunday December 6th.“I am so happy this award is going to Chiwetel,” said Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris. “Although the recipients of this award have all been […]
Golden Globes 2016: Carol leads film nominations as Mad Max: Fury Road surprises
Todd Haynes’ potent romantic drama Carol led the way with five nominations as the shortlists for the 2016 Golden Globes were announced in Hollywood.SEE ALSO: 2015 Awards Race Update: Carol named Best Picture by New York Film Critics CircleSEE ALSO: Straight Outta Compton gets surprise cast nomination at SAG Awards as Oscar favourites dominateMeanwhile, awards […]
Ryan Coogler thinks it’s important that Marvel’s Black Panther has a black director
Back in October, it was rumoured that Marvel is looking at director Ryan Coogler for its upcoming Phase Three movie Black Panther, and now Screen Rant has caught up with the filmmaker during his promotional tour for the Rocky spinoff Creed, and asked him his opinion on whether it’s important for Marvel to hire a […]
Rumour: Abbey Lee and Alona Tal wanted for Black Canary in Justice League and Birds of Prey
Get your pinch of salt at the ready, as Latino-Review has a new rumour about the DC Extended Universe, with the site claiming that the Black Canary is set to feature in Zack Snyder’s two-part Justice League movie, with an eye to including the character in a Birds of Prey film further down the line.According […]
