Reality, 2012. Directed by Matteo Garrone.Starring Aniello Arena, Loredana Simiolo, Nando Paone, Nello Iorio, Nunzia Schiano, Rosaria D’Urso, Giuseppina Cervizzi and Claudia Gerini. SYNOPSIS: When a man who’s convinced he’s made it into Big Brother is left out in the cold, his perception of the world around him crumbles. Reality begins with our main character, […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… News.Com.Au wrote a story that has provided me with much tweeting-discussion: Will Skyfall be nominated for a Best Picture statuette at this year’s Academy Awards?: [Gregory Ellwood] believes a best picture nod for Skyfall, the first for a Bond film, isn’t out the realms of possibility, given the […]

Rust and Bone (French: De rouille et d’os), 2012. Directed by Jacques Audiard.Starring Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bouli Lanners, Celine Sallette, Corinne Masiero and Alex Martin. SYNOPSIS: A single father helps a whale trainer recover after a terrible accident that confines her to a wheelchair. Jacque Audiard completely shook the foundations of the Cannes Film […]

End of Watch, 2012. Directed by David Ayer.Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, Natalie Martinez, Anna Kendrick, David Harbour, Frank Grillo, Maurice Compte and America Ferrera. SYNOPSIS: Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop. Daniel […]

Kelly + Victor, 2012. Directed by Kieran Evans.Starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Julian Morris and William Ruane. SYNOPSIS: A tragic love story adapted from the novel by Niall Griffiths. Love’s a wonderful thing. You meet a girl at a club. You go back to hers and, en route, cover the majority of your lives so far. Where […]

Our weekly round up of the latest news stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Thor: The Dark World, Captain America 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, The Avengers 2, Daredevil, Marvel Animation, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Fantastic Four, Kick-Ass 2, Chronicle 2, Justice League, […]

Skyfall, 2012. Directed by Sam Mendes.Starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Albert Finney, Bérénice Marlohe, Rory Kinnear, Helen McCrory, Ola Rapace and Ben Wishaw. SYNOPSIS: After a botched mission in Turkey, James Bond (Craig) is assumed dead. Meanwhile, back in London, M (Dench) struggles with a terrorist hacker who brings […]

The Hunt (Denmark: Jagten), 2012. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg.Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alexandra Rapaport, Lars Ranthe, Thomas Bo Larsen, Anne Louise Hassing, Susse Wold and Ole Dupont. SYNOPSIS: A kindergarten teacher is accused of sexually abusing a young girl. His world completely falls apart as he struggles to prove himself innocent. The Hunt, starring Mads Mikkelsen, […]

Robot & Frank , 2012. Directed by Jake Schreier.Starring Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon, Peter Sarsgaard, James Marsden and Liv Tyler. SYNOPSIS: An ex-jewel thief is given a robot butler as a gift by his son and soon returns to his criminal ways as the two companions try their luck as a heist team. A few […]

Antiviral, 2012. Directed by Brandon Cronenberg.Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Malcolm McDowell, Douglas Smith, Joe Pingue and Nicholas Campbell. SYNOPSIS: In a celebrity obsessed future, a company sells viruses that have been harvested from celebrities. However, when an employee becomes infected with a lethal disease, he faces a race against the clock in order […]