Bill Cunningham New York, 2010. Directed by Richard Press. SYNOPSIS: A profile of the veteran New York fashion photographer Bill Cunningham. You may not have heard of the stellar documentary Bill Cunningham New York, but it has deservedly won more audience awards at film festivals than you can poke a stick at. The film is […]
Movie Review – In Time (2011)
In Time, 2011. Written and Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Shyloh Oostwald, Johnny Galecki, Colin McGurk, Olivia Wilde and Cillian Murphy. SYNOPSIS: In a future where the rich can live forever, a man falsely accused of murder must try to figure out a way to bring down the system. Andrew Niccol’s […]
Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Anthony Horowitz discuss Peter Jackson’s Tintin sequel
Steven Spielberg’s first directorial effort since 2008’s Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn – enjoyed a healthy opening this past weekend, topping the UK box office with £6.7m and banking a combined European opening of $56.2m. Although the film isn’t set to […]
Movember Special – Ten Essential Movie Moustaches
D.J. Haza selects the top ten movie moustaches… This month is Movember… the month when gentleman grow a range of moustaches in order to raise money for men’s health charities, raise awareness for men’s health issues such as testicular cancer and also have a bit of fun. As I am myself growing a tash and […]
Movie Review – Contagion (2011)
Contagion, 2011. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lawrence Fishburne, Jude Law and Marion Cotillard. SYNOPSIS: A thriller about a deadly global virus and how the medical world, media and real citizens react and cope with the outbreak. Soderbergh is a wonderfully eclectic director and this frighteningly realistic impression of […]
DVD Review – Panic Button (2011)
Panic Button, 2011. Directed by Chris Crow. Starring Scarlett Alice Johnson, Jack Gordon, Michael Jibson, Elen Rhys and Joshua Richards. SYNOPSIS: A group of four win a chartered flight to New York via a social networking site, but the competition is not what it seems and neither are the competition winners. The paranoia around social […]
Write Combination: Alfred Hitchcock and John Michael Hayes (Part 1)
Trevor Hogg delves into Writing with Hitchcock by Steve DeRosa to explore the collaborations of director Alfred Hitchcock and screenwriter John Michael Hayes in the first of a two part feature… “A lot of people embrace the auteur theory,” observed legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. “But it’s difficult to know what someone means by it. I […]
Director Shane Black talks Iron Man 3
Screenwriter-turned-director Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout) was at the Long Beach Comic Con this past weekened, where he took part in a Q&A about his plans for the upcoming Marvel sequel Iron Man 3, which will see him reunite with Kiss Kiss Bang Bang star Robert Downey Jr. for Tony Stark’s third […]
DVD Review – Saint (2010)
Saint (a.k.a. Sint a.k.a. Saint Nick), 2010. Written and Directed by Dick Maas. Starring Huub Stapel, Egbert Jan Weeber, Caro Lenssen, Bert Luppes, Madelief Blanken, Escha Tanihatu, Kees Boot and Ben Ramakers. SYNOPSIS: A vengeful Saint Nicholas descends on Amsterdam, unleashing a bloody wave of terror that forces an obsessive ex-cop to take the law […]
Blu-ray Review – The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation, 1974. Written and Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield, Frederic Forrest, Cindy Williams, Michael Higgins, Elizabeth MacRae, Teri Garr and Harrison Ford. SYNOPSIS: During a routine wire-tapping job, a surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when comes to suspect that the couple he is recording will […]
