The Shape of Water, 2017. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Sally Hawkins, Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nick Searcy, and David Hewlett. SYNOPSIS: At a top-secret research facility in the 1960s, a lonely janitor forms a unique relationship with an amphibious creature that is being held in captivity. The […]
Blu-ray Review – Scalpel (1977)
Scalpel, 1977. Directed by John Grissmer. Starring Robert Lansing, Judith Chapman, Arlen Dean Snyder, David Scarroll, and Sandy Martin. SYNOPSIS: A psychopathic plastic surgeon tries to claim a huge inheritance by transforming the face of an accident victim into that of his missing daughter. John Grissmer’s debut feature Scalpel is an odd one. Odd because, […]
Movie Review – Rogers Park (2018)
Rogers Park, 2018. Directed by Kyle Henry. Starring Sara Sevigny, Antoine McKay, Jonny Mars, Christine Horn, and Carlos Trevino. SYNOPSIS: Two Chicago couples struggle to keep their love alive when secrets and long-simmering resentments rise to the surface. Setting the stage for what’s to come, in an elementary school classroom a young boy and a […]
Waco Episode 4 Review – ‘Of Milk and Men’
Red Stewart reviews the fourth episode of Waco… One of the most interesting parts of the fourth episode of Waco involves a broadcast by a conservative radio host. In it, he talks to a preacher about the definition of a cult and whether or not Koresh and the Branch Davidians classify as such. The preacher points out […]
Anne Hathaway to star in Mudbound helmer Dee Rees’ The Last Thing He Wanted
According to Variety, Anne Hathaway is in talks to star in The Last Thing He Wanted, the next project for Mudbound director Dee Rees. Based on Joan Didion’s political thriller novel, The Last Thing He Wanted is described as “a thrilling story of one woman, alone and unrelenting in a race against time” and sees […]
Dr. Seuss biopic in development under Wonder director
Following on from the news that Warner Bros. Pictures is teaming up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises to produce a series of feature films based upon the weird and wacky works of the author, Deadline is reporting that a biopic of Dr. Seuss – real name Theodor Geisel – is in development. Written by Jonathan Stewart […]
Full list of winners from BAFTA’s 2018 EE British Academy Film Awards
The stars of the big screen descended on London’s Royal Albert Hall tonight for the biggest event in the British film calendar, BAFTA’s EE British Academy Film Awards. The big winner on the night was Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, with five awards in Best Film, Outstanding British Film, Martin McDonagh winning Original Screenplay, Sam […]
The CW’s Roswell reboot casts Jeanine Mason as its lead
Last month it was announced that The CW has given the green light to a pilot for a reboot of Roswell, and now Deadline brings word that Jeanine Mason (Grey’s Anatomy) has been cast as the show’s lead. Mason will place Liz Ortecho, a jaded biomedical researcher and the daughter of undocumented immigrants. Reluctantly returning […]
Sylvia Hoeks to play Emmanuelle’s Sylvia Kristel in biopic
Blade Runner 2049 actress Sylvia Hoeks is set to portray Sylvia Kristel, the Dutch model and actress best known for her role in the softcore porn series Emmanuelle, in a biopic which is set to be directed by Michael R. Roskam (Bullhead, Drop). Variety reports that the untitled drama will focus on Kristel’s career in […]
UPDATE: Sylvester Stallone shares fan made Creed 2 poster
UPDATE: Turns out the poster isn’t official, and is actually fan made. Apologies. Original post follows… With production on Creed 2 expected to get underway soon, Sylvester Stallone has taken to Instagram to share a teaser poster for the follow-up to Ryan Coogler’s Rocky spinoff, which features Stallone’s Rocky Balboa and Michael B. Jordan’s Adonis […]
