Last year, Darren Aronofsky signed up to direct an intriguing novel adaptation, in the form of Jason Matthews spy thriller novel Red Sparrow. In recent events, Heat Vision are reporting Aronofsky has since left the project, and is currently seeking other work. Fox are still optimistic about the project, and are now focusing on finding […]
Prisoners director Denis Villeneuve to direct sci-fi adaptation Story of Your Life
Hot off the release of his highly acclaimed thriller Prisoners, Denis Villeneuve has his next project in sight, and it’s certainly an interesting one. The Canadian director is mostly known for various thrillers, showing an ability to capture stories that contain mysteries and enigmas to quite a great degree. In that regard, his first venture […]
Movie Review – Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Dallas Buyers Club, 2013. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Steve Zahn, Dallas Roberts, Kevin Rankin, Denis O’Hare, Juliet Reeve and Griffin Dunne. SYNOPSIS: In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is himself diagnosed with the disease. […]
So You Want to Be a Movie Scooper?
Gary Collinson on the Art of the Movie Scoop… The movie scoop. In the early days of the internet, it was a glorious thing to behold, with an online writer unearthing a golden nugget of information and dropping it to the masses, leaving studio executives scratching their heads and wondering just how this super top secret […]
Five Essential… Leonardo DiCaprio Performances
Jackson Ball on his five essential Leonardo DiCaprio Performances…. Over the past 20 years of cinema, there have been few leading men that have been able to deliver the same level of consistency as Leonardo DiCaprio. Blossoming from a teen heartthrob into an actor with unrivalled intensity and dedication, he has managed to string together […]
Buster Keaton Month – The Electric House and The Navigator
Oliver Davis continues our Buster Keaton month with reviews of The Electric House and The Navigator… The Electric House, 1922. Silent comedies like these often have such overly complex set-ups. For The Electric House, a two-reeler (about 20 minutes long), Buster Keaton has his ‘Botany’ degree mixed up with an electrical engineer’s (Steve Murphy) at […]
American Horror Story: Coven – Episode 11 Review
Alice Rush reviews the eleventh episode of American Horror Story: Coven… With the end of the season in sight, this week’s episode of American Horror Story: Coven sees things starting to get a little more bloody, along with a few familiar faces reappearing (what’s new?). The witches still face the threat of witch hunters but […]
Special Features – I’m getting sick of Meryl Streep…
Anghus Houvouras is getting sick of Meryl Streep… I care less about awards with each passing year, maturing past the idea that art requires peer validation. I’m not aggressively anti-award. I won’t sit here perched atop my high horse and declare you all fools for caring. For many years I was more than happy to […]
Comic Book Review – The X-Files: Conspiracy #1
Villordsutch reviews The X-Files: Conspiracy #1… “The event of the year begins here! When The Lone Gunmen discover Internet files from future, they learn that a plague will soon wipe out most of humanity. With Agents Mulder and Scully working one lead, the Gunmen must spring into action and investigate several urban legends: a group […]
R.I.P. Roger Lloyd-Pack (1944-2014)
British actor Roger Lloyd-Pack – best known for his role as the loveable dimwit Trigger in the classic British sitcom Only Fools and Horses – has passed away today aged 69 after losing his battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in London in 1944, Lloyd-Pack trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before enjoying his […]