Jack Reacher, 2012. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie.Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo, Werner Herzog and Jai Courtney. SYNOPSIS: When a military sniper kills five victims, homicide investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise) is brought in to crack the case. I can’t really think of a Tom Cruise film that I have disliked. There’s […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Jack Fisk, who was born 67 years ago today, about the craft of production design, and his collaborations with Terrence Malick, David Lynch and Paul Thomas Anderson… “My mother was artistic in a time that didn’t encourage women to take on a career of their own so she always had me […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Ramez Naam about the evolution of technology and his debut novel Nexus which arrives on North American bookshelves today… “I can’t remember ever not being fascinated by technology!” states Ramez Naam when recalling his childhood.  “I started learning to program when I was maybe 8 years old, on an antiquated Commodore […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Patrick Tatopoulos about his career highs and lows as well as the craft of production design… “My mission to come to the States to work was to create creatures and I’ve done that all the way through to I Am Legend [2007],” states French Production Designer Patrick Tatopolous who has frequently […]

The Rocketeer follows the high-flying adventures of ace stunt pilot Cliff Secord after he finds a mysterious jetpack and takes to the skies. On his action-packed adventures, Cliff must navigate the treacherous waters of maintaining a relationship with his knock-out girlfriend Betty, while continuing to battle evil and injustice – no easy feat! The first […]

Anghus Houvouras tackles the big questions of 2013…2013 is almost upon us, and there’s a lot to look forward to.  It’s going to be hard to top 2012, a year that gave film geeks so much to be thankful for.  The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises, Dredd, Skyfall, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The […]

Gemma Arterton (Clash of the Titans, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) has signed on and Benedict Cumberbatch (War Horse, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) is in talks to star in the long-gestating comedy Absolutely Anything, which most of the Monty Python team are involved with. The film follows a teacher who discovers he has […]

Trevor Hogg chats with Australian documentarians Justin McMillan and Chris Nelius about Storm Surfers 3D… Russ Clarke-Jones and Tom Carroll When he had his first meeting with Australian tow-surfing legend Russ Clarke-Jones seven years ago, little did filmmaker Justin McMillan realize that their creative relationship would result in four documentaries.  “We pitched on Russ’ life […]

Benedict Cumberbatch (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse) is going to star as Brian Epstein in a biopic that tells the story of the manager of The Beatles. Epstein, who signed the band in 1961 and passed away in 1967 from an accidental drug overdose, is sometimes called “the fifth Beatle”. Todd Graff wrote the […]

With a group of eleven journalists, Trevor Hogg had an opportunity to have a chat with Brian De Palma about his latest cinematic offering Passion… While promoting Passion (2013) at the Toronto International Film Festival, American writer-director Brian De Palma participated in a round table interview to discuss his latest cinematic effort.  “I thought the […]