Trevor Hogg profiles the career of director Jason Reitman… Trading the doctor’s stethoscope for the director’s chair, Jason Reitman found his accomplishments being weighed against those of a famous Hollywood filmmaker. “Recently, I’ve been thinking about how my work and my father’s work compared,” reflected Jason about Ivan Reitman, the man responsible for the comic […]

With her latest critically acclaimed film The Hurt Locker recently hitting UK screens, Trevor Hogg profiles the career of director Kathryn Bigelow… During the late 1970s, a member of the conceptual-art group Art and Language, decided to trade in her canvas for a much larger one. “Whereas painting is a more rarefied art form with […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary writer, director and producer John Hughes in the first of a two-part feature… Tired of their infantile portrayal in the movies, Chicago-based filmmaker John Hughes became the voice of a generation of teenagers by treating them like adults. “I was kind of quiet,” recalled the director of his […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of director Peter Weir in the first of a two-part feature… From a land, the ancestral dream of its Aboriginal people, comes an Australian filmmaker known for producing cinematic tales with an ethereal quality – Peter Weir. The transformation of the Sydney native into a Hollywood director occurred on a […]

Trevor Hogg profiles the career of director Michael Mann in the first of a two-part feature… For a city that gave birth to the legend of Al Capone, it is not surprising to discover that Chicago is the hometown of a movie director who is known for his visceral depictions of criminals and law enforcement […]

Kung Fu and Kill Bill star found dead… Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominated actor David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room in Bangkok, where he was staying while filming his latest movie Stretch. Early police reports indicated that Carradine – best known for his work as Kwai Chang Caine in the […]

Rory Barker profiles legendary director Terrence Malick… As a wave of great American filmmakers were unable to continue making films and the likes of Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, and John Ford were consigned to history a new, younger generation of US filmmakers emerged. Garnering the golden combination of both commercial success and critical acclaim consistently, […]

Jon Dudley discusses the career of British writer-director Nick Love… On September 18th this year, a new film about football hooligans will be hitting cinema screens nationwide… The Firm. It is a loose adaptation of an original film written by Al Ashton, and the 2009 release sees Nick Love at the helm. Some of you […]

AICN get the low-down on the latest instalment of the reinvigorated Rambo franchise… After the success of his 2008 comeback effort Rambo (a.k.a John Rambo, a.k.a Rambo IV), star and director Sylvester Stallone began talking about his ideas for another sequel, suggesting he “would like to take Rambo to another genre, experiment a little with […]

Jon Dudley reviews Nick Love’s latest, The Firm, along with footage from the London premiere… The Firm, 2009. Directed by Nick Love. Starring Calum McNab and Paul Anderson. SYNOPSIS: Dom, a young wannabe football casual, gets drawn into the charismatic but dangerous world of the firm’s top boy, Bex. Accepted for the fast mouth and […]