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Movie Review – The Revenant (2016)

January 24, 2016 by Joshua Gill

The Revenant, 2016. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Paul Anderson, Lukas Haas, Brendan Fletcher, Forrest Goodluck, and Grace Dove. SYNOPSIS: In the 1820s, a frontiersman, Hugh Glass, sets out on a path of vengeance against those who left him for dead after a bear mauling. You […]

Filed Under: Joshua Gill, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Brendan Fletcher, Domhnall Gleeson, Forrest Goodluck, Grace Dove, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lukas Haas, Paul Anderson, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter

Second Opinion – The Revenant (2016)

January 19, 2016 by Helen Murdoch

The Revenant, 2015. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson and Forest Goodluck. SYNOPSIS: A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820’s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. To say that The […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Domhnall Gleeson, Forest Goodluck, Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter

Movie Review – The Revenant (2015)

January 15, 2016 by Scott J. Davis

The Revenant, 2015. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter and Domhnall Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820’s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. Cinema can be a beguiling, beautiful […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Scott Davis Tagged With: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Domhnall Gleeson, Emmanuel Lubezki, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lukas Haas, Mark L. Smith, The Revenant, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter

A response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies

March 4, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Anthony Stokes with a response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies… We’re in the age of cinema that focuses on comic book movies and as such everybody is talking about them, even big powerhouse directors. Some, like Kenneth Branagh and Paul Thomas Anderson, speak positively of them. […]

Filed Under: Anthony Stokes, Articles and Opinions, Movies Tagged With: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman, Dan Gilroy, Nightcrawler

Wes Anderson, Clint Eastwood, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Richard Linklater and Morten Tyldum nominated for the DGA Award

January 14, 2015 by Gary Collinson

The Director’s Guild of America has announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, with Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Clint Eastwood (American Sniper), Alejandro González Iñárritu (Birdman), Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) set to contest the award. “In a year full of excellent […]

Filed Under: Awards Season, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Clint Eastwood, DGA Award, Morten Tyldum, Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson

Movie Review – Birdman (2014)

January 3, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Birdman, 2014. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Jeremy Shamos, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan and Edward Norton. SYNOPSIS: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Virtuoso […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Rohan Morbey Tagged With: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough, Birdman, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Jeremy Shamos, Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis

Movie Review – Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

December 31, 2014 by Luke Owen

Birdman, 2014 Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Zach Galifianakis, Naomi Watts, Jeremy Shamos, Andrea Riseborough, Amy Ryan, Edward Norton SYNOPSIS: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. When Birdman debuted […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough, Birdman, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Jeremy Shamos, Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis

The Academy Award for Best Original Score does not go to Birdman’s Antonio Sanchez

December 23, 2014 by William Fanelli

Birdman has been doing fairly well this year, both among critics and with accolades. Already the recipient of several awards, including dozens of nominations and wins, the film is an absolute frontrunner for several statues at this year’s Academy Awards. But sadly, Antonio Sanchez’s extraordinary improvisational, jazz-based drumming score will not be one of them. […]

Filed Under: Awards Season, Movies, News, William Fanelli Tagged With: Academy Awards, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Antonio Sanchez, Birdman

Leeds International Film Festival 2014 Review – Birdman (2014)

November 27, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Birdman, 2014. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis, Emma Stone, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough and Naomi Watts. SYNOPSIS: A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Birdman, Alejandro […]

Filed Under: Brogan Morris, Festivals, Leeds International Film Festival, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough, Birdman, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis

Leeds International Film Festival 2014 Review – Birdman (2014)

November 21, 2014 by Gary Collinson

Birdman, 2014. Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. Starring: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Edward Norton, Zach Galifianakis and Naomi Watts. SYNOPSIS: Riggan Thomas (Michael Keaton) attempts to distance himself from his famous role as the superhero, Birdman by staging a Broadway play adaptation of Raymond Carver’s ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Love‘. In […]

Filed Under: Festivals, Leeds International Film Festival, Matthew O'Donnell, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Michael Keaton, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis

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