Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Brett Cullen, Frances Conroy, Douglas Hodge, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Bill Camp, Josh Pais, Glenn Fleshler, Dante Pereira-Olson, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: A gritty character study of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society. Here’s a killing joke: […]
James Gunn reveals how long it took him to write Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
James Gunn has revealed how long it took him to write Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for Marvel Studios. The movie-making process is a long one, especially when you take it all the way back to the scripting stage. One of the most anticipated films for many MCU fans is Guardians of the Galaxy […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera to receive graphic novel adaptation
Titan Comics has announced that it is adapting Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart’s multi award-winning musical The Phantom of the Opera as a graphic novel from writer Cavan Scott (Doctor Who) and artist Jose Maria Beroy. “Adapting a musical as iconic as The Phantom of the Opera is an interesting challenge and a real […]
First trailer Guy Ritchie’s The Gentleman starring Matthew McConaughey
STX Films has debuted the first trailer, poster and images for writer-director Guy Ritchie’s upcoming action crime comedy The Gentlemen which stars Matthew McConaughey as an American looking to cash out on his highly profitable London marijuana empire, and sees him featuring alongside a cast that includes Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, […]
Eddie Murphy plans to make Beverly Hills Cop 4 next
25 years after the release of Beverly Hills Cop III, Eddie Murphy has announced the next film he will be working on is Beverly Hills Cop 4. In an interview with Collider during press for Dolemite Is My Name, Murphy revealed his future film plans which includes the next instalment in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise after his work […]
André Øvredal to direct Dracula-inspired The Last Voyage of the Demeter
André Øvredal (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark) is set for his next horror film, this time revolving around the infamous vampire Dracula. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Øvredal will direct The Last Voyage of the Demeter, a seafaring horror that has been in development hell for nearly two decades, as it finds its new […]
Ian McKellen and Helen Mirren star in new trailer for The Good Liar
Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for Bill Condon’s upcoming adaptation of Nicholas Searle’s thriller novel The Good Liar which stars Ian McKellen as a con artist who finds he’s met his match when he attempts to swindle a well-to-do widow (Helen Mirren); watch it here… Career con artist […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 2 – Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Blood and Black Lace, 1964. Directed by Mario Bava. Starring Eva Bartok, Cameron Mitchell, Thomas Reiner, Arianna Gorini and Mary Marden. SYNOPSIS: After a model is brutally murdered by a masked killer, a fashion house becomes the centre of a mystery as police and the house’s staff try to figure out who among them lurks […]
Joker director Todd Phillips says woke culture is why comedies don’t work any more
Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, says “woke” culture and being afraid to offend people is why comedies don’t work anymore. The director of dark, comic-inspired drama Joker, Todd Phillips, is known for comedies like Road Trip and The Hangover so why has he made the switch to more serious material of late? Well, in […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ghost Town Anthology
Ghost Town Anthology, 2019. Directed by Denis Côté. Starring Robert Naylor, Josée Deschênes, Jean-Michel Anctil, Diane Lavallée and Larissa Corriveau. SYNOPSIS: An isolated rural community is locked in a fugue of grief after the potential suicide of one of its residents. Grief is one of the most intimate human emotions. It’s deeply private and intensely […]
