Trevor Hogg profiles the career of Academy Award-winning British director Danny Boyle in the first of a two-part feature… “I come from a very ordinary, working class family in Manchester,” explained British filmmaker Danny Boyle. “It was a very strict Catholic family. I was an altar boy for eight years. I am supposed to be […]
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Movie Review – Brighton Rock (2011)
Brighton Rock, 2011. Written and Directed by Rowan Joffe. Starring Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Andy Serkis, Helen Mirren and John Hurt. SYNOPSIS: Pinkie (Sam Riley) is a young gangster in 60s Brighton who must seduce the naïve Rose (Andrea Riseborough) after she is a potential witness to to a murder Pinkie’s gang committed. The first […]
Master & Commander: Peter Weir Returns with The Way Back
Concluding our Peter Weir Blogathon, Trevor Hogg explores the making of the acclaimed filmmaker’s latest epic, The Way Back… In my quest to learn more about The Way Back, a World War II prison escape and survival epic, I spoke to two cinematic artists who have an unwavering sense of loyalty and respect for their […]
Peter Weir Retrospective: Fearless (1993)
Trevor Hogg continues his Peter Weir retrospective with a look at the director’s tenth feature… Fearless, 1993. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez, Tom Hulce, Benicio del Toro, John Turturro and Deirdre O’Connell. SYNOPSIS: Two airplane crash survivors react very differently to the traumatic event. Carla Rodrigo is catatonic over […]
Visual Linguist: A Darren Aronofsky Profile (Part 2)
With his latest feature Black Swan currently on release in North America, Trevor Hogg profiles the career of filmmaker Darren Aronofsky in the second of a two-part feature… read part one here. “I walked out of The Matrix [1999] and I was thinking, ‘What kind of science fiction movie can people make now?’,” marveled Brooklyn […]
Visual Linguist: A Darren Aronofsky Profile (Part 1)
With his latest feature Black Swan currently on release in North America, Trevor Hogg profiles the career of filmmaker Darren Aronofsky in the first of a two-part feature… “When I was a kid, me and my sister and friends used to put on these little shows,” recalled American moviemaker Darren Aronofsky, the son of two […]
Thoughts on… Machete (2010)
Machete, 2010. Directed by Ethan Maniquis and Robert Rodriguez. Starring Danny Trejo, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Michelle Rodriguez, Lindsay Lohan, Jeff Fahey, Cheech Marin, Steven Seagal, Don Johnson and Tom Savini. SYNOPSIS: An ex-Federale is out for revenge after he is set up, double-crossed and left for dead by a corrupt senator. They call […]
The Man and His Dream: A Francis Ford Coppola Profile (Part 3)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola in the third of a five-part feature… read parts one and two. “The success of The Godfather [1972] went to my head like a rush of perfume. I thought I couldn’t do anything wrong,” admitted Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola who decided to produce […]
The Man and His Dream: A Francis Ford Coppola Profile (Part 2)
Trevor Hogg profiles the career of legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola in the second of a five-part feature… read part one here. “There had been a movie a year or so before The Godfather [1972] based on the novel called the The Brotherhood [1968], starring Kirk Douglas [Paths of Glory],” remembered American director Francis Ford […]
Thoughts on… Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 2010. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin, Carey Mulligan, Eli Wallach, Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon. SYNOPSIS: After emerging from prison disgraced corporate raider Gordon Gecko partners with a young Wall Street broker and sets out to alert the financial community to the impending economic […]