Nightcrawler, 2014. Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Ann Cusack, Kevin Rahm, Anne McDaniels, Riz Ahmed and Michael Hyatt. SYNOPSIS: A young man stumbles upon the underground world of L.A. freelance crime journalism. A security guard discovers a chain fence being cut by a mysterious individual who assaults him for his watch. The thief in question is Lou […]
TIFF 2014 Review – The Price We Pay (La Face cachée de l’impôt) (2014)
The Price We Pay (La Face cachée de l’impôt), 2014. Directed by Harold Crooks. SYNOPSIS: The documentary explores the dark history and dire present-day reality of big-business tax avoidance, which has seen multinationals depriving governments of trillions of dollars in tax revenues by harbouring profits in offshore havens. Corporations like individuals try to avoid paying taxes […]
TIFF 2014 Review – Coming Home (Gui lai) (2014)
Coming Home (Gui lai), 2014. Directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Gong Li, Chen Daoming, and Zhang Huiwen. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, an amnesiac woman (superstar Gong Li) struggles to regain her memory and reconnect with her long-imprisoned husband. A Chinese academic escapes from political prison after a decade of being incarcerated and […]
Emmett Scanlan joins Constantine as Jim Corrigan, a.k.a. The Spectre
Back in July Constantine executive producer Daniel Cerone expressed his ambitions to expand the supernatural side of the DC universe in the upcoming show by introducing the character of The Spectre, and now it has been revealed that Emmett Scanlan (The Fall, Guardians of the Galaxy) has nabbed the role of Jim Corrigan in the […]
AMC gives a pilot order to The Walking Dead companion show
As we approach the premiere of the fifth season of The Walking Dead, AMC has announced that it has officially placed a pilot order for the long-gestating companion show / spin-off to the hit zombie series. It will be produced by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman alongside Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert, with […]
Sean Harris offered villain role in Mission: Impossible 5
According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have made an offer to British actor Sean Harris (The Borgias, Prometheus) to join the cast of the action sequel Mission: Impossible 5 as the main villain. The latest instalment of the blockbuster spy series reunites Tom Cruise with his Jack Reacher director Christopher McQuarrie, and sees […]
Robert De Niro to team with Zac Efron for Dirty Grandpa
Two actors from very different generations are set to team up for an upcoming comedy. Oscar winner Robert De Niro (Meet The Parents, Goodfellas) and Hollywood heart-throb Zac Efron (Bad Neighbours, The Paperboy) being eyed to star in Dirty Grandpa, the latest film from Dan Mazer, director of I Give It A Year and co-writer […]
Matt Reeves talks Planet of the Apes 3 and possible returning chraracters
*SPOILERS FROM DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES AHEAD* In a recent interview with Chinese news site M News, director Matt Reeves shed some light on the hugely successful sequel, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which has grossed over $600 million worldwide so far. In the interview, he was asked about the […]
Cambridge Film Festival Review – Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
Before I Go to Sleep, 2014. Directed by Rowan Joffe. Starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Anne-Marie Duff. SYNOPSIS: An amnesiac woman tries to regain her memories, as terrifying new information causes her to trust no one. Before I went to see Before I Go to Sleep I asked a couple of people […]
Andrés Muschietti to direct Shadow of the Colossus
It looks like Sony has found a replacement for Josh Trank (Chroncile) as director of Shadow of the Colossus, with Variety reporting that Andrés Muschietti (Mama) has signed on to helm the adaptation of the best selling PlayStation video game. “We knew we had our director once we heard Andy’s take on the material – […]
