Variety is reporting that Legendsary Entertainment has snapped up the film rights to Oni Press’ acclaimed graphic novel My Boyfriend Is a Bear from writer Pamela Ribbon and artist Cat Farris.My Boyfriend Is a Bear is described as an unconventional love story which follows Nora, “who, after a succession of terrible boyfriends, finds true love […]
Assassin, Agent and Art Thief: Pierce Brosnan’s vast filmography
Cameron Frew looks back over the career of Pierce Brosnan…“So when you’re near me, darling can’t you hear me, S.O.S.” If you were to ask any movie fan in the 90s if they thought they’d hear Pierce Brosnan, aka James Bond utter those iconic ABBA words on film, they’d probably laugh in your face. But […]
Movie Review – Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)
Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, 2018.Directed by Morgan Neville. Featuring Joanne Rogers, François Clemmons, Yo-Yo Ma, Joe NegriSYNOPSIS:An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children’s television host, Fred Rogers.I don’t remember ever watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood as a kid, but my mom has told me several times that it was one of […]
Crazy Rich Asians has impressive second weekend box-office drop of just 6%
With a phenomenal film and some great word-of-mouth, Crazy Rich Asians did something unheard of this weekend! The film, directed by Jon M. Chu, dropped only 6% at the box office; drawing in a second-weekend haul of $25M. This achievement brings the worldwide total up to an estimated $83M. It seems the characters in the film aren’t […]
Why Henry Golding should be the next 007
Anghus Houvouras with his pick for the next James Bond…Playing armchair casting director is hardly the sport of kings and for the most part it’s something I stay away from. Every so often an idea pops up in my cerebral cortex and hangs out long enough to warrant consideration. In 20 years of writing film […]
Ethan Hawke Is Kind of Right, Logan Is Over-Praised, But He Misses Something Important
Samuel Brace on Ethan Hawke’s comments about Logan and superhero movies…Logan is a great superhero movie, on this, there can be no doubt. But to call Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine swansong a great movie in the general sense is quite clearly not the case. This was Ethan Hawke’s point when his now viral statement caused the […]
Deadpool 2 director discusses the big X-Men cameo
Among the numerous cameos in this year’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2 was an appearance from the X-Men, with James McAvoy (Professor X), Nicholas Hoult (Beast), Tye Sheridan (Cyclops), Alexandra Shipp (Storm), Kodi Smit-McPhee (Nightcrawler) and Evan Peters (Quicksilver) popping up ever so briefly in the X-Mansion.Speaking to Den of Geek, director David Leitch has revealed […]
Kate Mara to star in TV remake of A Teacher
Deadline is reporting that Kate Mara (House of Cards, Pose) has signed on to executive producer and star in a limited series TV adaptation of Hannah Fidell’s 2013 Sundance feature A Teacher.Fidell will write, direct and executive produce the series, which is described as ” an exploration of consent, abuse of power, victimhood and the […]
Arrow Video Frightfest Review – What Keeps You Alive (2018)
What Keeps You Alive, 2018.Directed by Colin Minihan. Starring Brittany Allen, Hannah Emily Anderson, Martha MacIsaac, Joey Klein, and Charlotte Lindsay Marron.SYNOPSIS:On the eve of their one-year wedding anniversary, Jules and Jackie become embroiled in a merciless fight for their lives when they find themselves pitted against the most unexpected of adversaries. As violence reigns […]
Selma Blair joins Katee Sackhoff in Another Life
Back in April it was announced that Battlestar Galactica star Katee Sackhoff had signed on to star in Another Life, a sci-fi series in the works at Netflix, and now comes word from Deadline that Selma Blair (Hellboy) has also joined the cast.Created by Aaron Martin (Saving Hope, DeGrassi: The Next Generation), Another Life sees […]
