Following its world premiere this weekend at SXSW, Bleeker Street has released the first trailer for the dark comedy The Art of Self-Defense which stars Jesse Eisenberg as a man who takes up Karate in order to learn to defend himself after becoming the victim of random attack. Written and directed by Riley Stearns, the […]
The Sopranos movie prequel casts Alessandro Nivola as Tony Soprano’s uncle
Back in March, it was announced that The Sopranos creator David Chase is returning to the world of the acclaimed HBO series for a prequel film entitled The Many Saints of Newark, which is being produced by New Line Cinema. Having secured Alan Taylor, director of the Emmy Award-winning episode ‘Kennedy and Heidi’, to helm […]
Movie Review – Disobedience (2018)
Disobedience, 2018. Written and Directed by Sebastián Lelio. Starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, Alessandro Nivola, Anton Lesser, Cara Horgan, Nicholas Woodeson, Allan Corduner, Sophia Brown, and Bernice Stegers. SYNOPSIS: A woman returns to the community that shunned her for her attraction to a childhood friend. Once back, their passions reignite as they explore the boundaries […]
Movie Review – You Were Never Really Here (2017)
You Were Never Really Here, 2017. Written and Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsanov, Alex Manette, Frank Pando, John Doman, Alessandro Nivola, Jason Babinsky, Vinicius Damasceno, and Judith Roberts. SYNOPSIS: A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares […]
Poster and trailer for Disobedience starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams
Bleeker Street has revealed a new poster and trailer for director Sebastian Lelio’s upcoming romantic drama Disobedience which stars Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams, and Alessandro Nivola; take a look below… From a screenplay by Sebastián Lelio and Rebecca Lenkiewicz, and based on Naomi Alderman’s book, the film follows a woman (Rachel Weisz) as she returns […]
Movie Review – You Were Never Really Here (2017)
You Were Never Really Here, 2017. Directed by Lynne Ramsay. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsanov, Alessandro Nivola, and Judith Roberts. SYNOPSIS: When a teenage girl (Ekaterina Samsanov) goes missing, a fixer (Joaquin Phoenix) with a unique skillset is sent to hammer out some justice on those responsible. It takes a very special film to leave […]
First teaser for The Wizard of Lies starring Robert De Niro as Bernie Madoff
HBO has released a teaser for its upcoming drama The Wizard of Lies. Directed by Barry Levinson and based on The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust by journalist Diana B. Henriques, the film stars Robert De Niro as Bernie Madoff, the American stockbroker and financier who committed one of the […]
Movie Review – The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon, 2016. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Karl Glusman, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Desmond Harrington and Keanu Reeves. SYNOPSIS: When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means […]
Movie Review – The Neon Demon (2016)
The Neon Demon, 2016. Directed by Nicolas Winding-Refn. Starring Elle Fanning, Jena Malone, Bella Heathcote, Desmond Harrington, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Abbey Lee and Keanu Reeves. SYNOPSIS: When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get […]
UPDATE: First trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
The first trailer for acclaimed director Nicolas Winding Refn’s (Drive) new film The Neon Demon has arrived online, and we have it for you below… SEE ALSO: Two posters for Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon The Neon Demon tells the story of Jesse, “an aspiring model who moves to Los Angeles, only to encounter a […]