Liam Trim provides some alternatives to the Royal Wedding in the second of a three part feature… My second suggestion of anti-Royal Wedding medication for the ordinary man, following the sensational spectacle of Thor, is a single strong dose of BBC drama United, shown on Sunday and now available on iPlayer. If Thor was grounded […]

My Soul to Take, 2010. Written and Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Max Thieriot, John Magaro and Denzel Whitaker. SYNOPSIS: Sixteen years after his murderous rampage, the Riverton Ripper has seemingly returned to Riverton, with the seven children born the day he died in his sights. But does one of the seven hold the key […]

It’s been rumoured for a while but now its official – Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to return to his signature role as the unstoppable killing machine (now with added rust!) in a new instalment of the Terminator franchise. Deadline reports that Arnie and director Justin Lin (The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, Fast & Furious […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s eleventh feature… The Truman Show, 1998. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Brian Delate, Holland Taylor and Paul Giamatti. SYNOPSIS: Truman Burbank’s perfect world is thrown into turmoil when he unwittingly discovers that […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s tenth feature… Fearless, 1993. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce, Benicio del Toro, John Turturro and Deirdre O’Connell. SYNOPSIS: Two airplane crash survivors react very differently to the traumatic event. Carla Rodrigo is catatonic over […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s ninth feature… Green Card, 1990. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Gérard Depardieu, Andie MacDowell, Bebe Neuwirth, Gregg Edelman, Robert Prosky and Lois Smith. SYNOPSIS: A Frenchman in need of a green card and a single woman, who desperately wants an apartment for […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s Academy Award-nominated eighth feature… Dead Poets Society, 1989. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Kurtwood Smith, Gale Hansen, Josh Charles, Dylan Kussman, Allelon Ruggiero, James Waterston and Norman Lloyd. SYNOPSIS: English Literature teacher John Keating runs […]

Continuing our Peter Weir Blogathon, Trevor Hogg chats with Academy Award-nominated film editor Lee Smith… Lee Smith began his career in the movie industry as a sound designer for internationally respected directors such as Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm), Jane Campion (The Piano), George Miller (Lorenzo’s Oil), and Peter Weir (Green Card). “I was fortunate enough […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s seventh feature… The Mosquito Coast, 1986. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Harrison Ford, Helen Mirren, River Phoenix, Andre Gregory, Conrad Roberts, Martha Plimpton and Dick O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: Inventor Allie Fox uproots his wife and children from the comfort of their New England […]

Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s Academy Award-nominated US debut… Witness, 1985. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Jan Rubes, Danny Glover, Lukas Haas, Viggo Mortensen and Angus MacInnes. SYNOPSIS: Internal Affairs Det. John Book’s perfectly defined world of right and wrong is turned dangerously […]