Deadline is reporting that Liam Neeson is in talks to play General Douglas MacArthur in Operation Chromite, a Korean war film which is set to be directed by John H. Lee (71: Into the Fire). The film will tell the story of the eponymous Operation Chromite, a 1950 operation which saw the United Nations launching […]
Movie Review – The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
The Diary of a Teenage Girl, 2015. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Meloni and Abby Wait. SYNOPSIS: A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother’s boyfriend. Opening with the line “I had sex today, holy shit”, it’s clear that Marielle Heller’s […]
Ben Wheatley’s High-Rise added to TIFF line up
British writer and director Ben Wheatley (Kill List, Sightseers, A Field in England) has recently been announced as the latest addition to the Toronto International Film Festival line up, with his biggest project to date, High-Rise. High-Rise centers on a new residential tower built on the eve of Thatcher’s England, at the site of what will […]
BoJack Horseman Season 2 Episode 8 Review – ‘Let’s Find Out’
Jackson Ball reviews the eighth episode of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… Season 2 has now hit top speed, and there can now be no doubts that Netflix has in fact churned out one of the most relevant animated sitcoms in recent memory. In this episode, season 2 reaches in new heights both in terms […]
Will Smith developing Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot
According to TV Line, Will Smith set to produce a reboot of the classic sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, which helped him shoot to fame in the early 90s. The site reports that Smith’s production company Overbrook Entertainment is in early development on a present-day reboot which will put “a new spin on the […]
Kathleen Kennedy talks Star Wars Anthology: Han Solo movie
Not content with delivering a host of new stills and details on Kylo Ren from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Entertainment Weekly has now turned its attention to the recently-announced Star Wars Anthology: Han Solo movie, with Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy revealing a few details about the project, which is being directed by Phil Lord […]
Twin Peaks to start production next month, David Lynch will direct every episode
During the Television Critics Association summer press tour, Showtime Networks preisdent David Nevins has revealed that production will get underway next month on David Lynch and Mark Frost’s new Twin Peaks series. Now back on board after a dispute with Showtime over budget and contract issues, Lynch will direct every episode of the revived series, […]
The CW teams up with Nicholas Sparks for The Notebook TV series
Entertainment Weekly has revealed that The CW is teaming up with Nicholas Sparks to develop a series based upon his 1996 novel The Notebook and its subsequent 2004 movie adaptation starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams. Todd Graff (Camp) is set to pen the script, with Sparks serving as executive producer. This series will follow […]
Marvel announces Secret Wars Too for November
Marvel is set to give Secret Wars a grand sendoff this November as some of the hottest names in the comics industry bid adieu to Battleworld with the oversized one-shot Secret Wars Too #1. Secret Wars scribe Jonathan Hickman himself unites with the likes of Sergio Aragones, Ryan Browne, Al Ewing, Rob Guillory, Kate Leth, […]
HBO announces ‘preliminary discussions’ on Deadwood film
Nine years and two weeks ago to this date fans of Deadwood saw the final episode of season 3 with the knowledge that HBO had dropped the popular historical drama. The assumption was that the show was left for dead, with so many discussions around a fourth season failing before they were ever seriously considered. […]
