Lara, 2019.Directed by Jan Ole Gerster. Starring Corinna Harfouch, Tom Schilling, Volkmar Kleinert, Rainer Bock, Gudrun Ritter and André Jung.SYNOPSIS:On her 60th birthday, a woman prepares to attend a piano concert being given by her virtuoso son.At the beginning of Jan Ole Gerster’s patient character study Lara, the title character stands next to a wide […]
Poster and trailer for Judy & Punch starring Mia Wasikowska and Damon Herriman
Ahead of its UK release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for writer-director Mirrah Foulkes upcoming drama Judy & Punch. The film is a reinterpretation of the 17th Century puppet show and stars Mia Wasikowska and Damon Herriman in the title roles as puppeteers trying to resurrect their marionette show in an […]
The Flash Season 6 Episode 1 Review – ‘Into the Void’
Jessie Robertson reviews the season 6 premiere of The Flash… Welcome back to Central City! Season 6 kicks off with everything you get in The Flash package: action, drama and a whole lot of science!Our season opener deals with the backlash of the last season’s finale, where we saw the tragic death(?) of Nora Allen, […]
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu screenwriters Benji Samit & Dan Hernandez | The Writer Experience Podcast #69
Listen to the latest episode of The Writer Experience Podcast…In this episode of The Writer Experience, Court and Harry are joined by Benji Samit and Dan Hernandez, screenwriters on this year’s live-action Pokemon: Detective Pikachu movie. Check out the episode here…You can subscribe to The Writer Experience on SoundCloud or your podcast app of choice to listen […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, 2019.Directed by Midge Costin. Starring Walter Murch, Ben Burtt, Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, Sofia Coppola, and Ryan Coogler.SYNOPSIS:An exploration of the history, artistry, and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their […]
Comic Book Preview – The Batman’s Grave #1
Today sees the launch of The Batman’s Grave, a 12-issue series from celebrated creators Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch, and you can check out a preview of the first issue here courtesy of DC Comics…The World’s Greatest Detective must try to inhabit the mind of a murder victim to solve a case-without filling the empty […]
Trailer for Light From Light starring Marin Ireland and Jim Gaffigan
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming ‘ghost story’ Light From Light. Written and directed by Paul Harrill, the film stars Marin Ireland as a paranormal investigator who is asked to look into a potential haunting at a farmhouse by a man (Jim Gaffigan) who believes […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Rewind
Rewind, 2019.Directed by Sasha Joseph Neulinger. Starring Sasha Joseph Neulinger.SYNOPSIS:Digging through the vast collection of his father’s home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations.Is there a more noble use of filmmaking, especially the documentary form, than to lay one’s own suffering bare in […]
Promo for Black Lightning Season 3 Episode 2 – ‘The Book of Occupation: Chapter Two’
Following last night’s season 3 premiere of Black Lightning, The CW has released a promo for its second episode, entitled ‘The Book of Occupation: Chapter Two’; watch it here…SEE ALSO: Black Lightning Season 3 Premiere Review – “The Book of Occupation: Chapter One: Birth of Blackbird”SEPARATED – With Freeland under full-blown occupation, the Pierce family […]
Chinese animated feature White Snake gets a poster and trailer
Ahead of its US release this November, a poster and trailer have arrived online for GKids’ animated fantasy White Snake; take a look here…From Light Chaser Animation, one of China’s premiere animation studios, comes a visually stunning new take on a classic legend. One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a […]
