Ricky Church revisits The Dark Knight on its 10th anniversary… When you look back to 2008, the change in the superhero film genre is incredibly evident. Not only was Marvel just getting started, but the number of superhero films per year was few and relegated mostly to the summertime. They also weren’t as universally adored […]
King of the Gypsies: 40 Years of Eric Roberts
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of Eric Roberts after 40 years on the silver screen… I’ve long championed a certain cinematic underdog. An actor who burst onto the scene full of promise. A character actor with an edge and the ability to play tightly wound and/or complexly simple-minded characters with aplomb. The other day […]
The Biggest Oscar Snubs
Henry Bevan on the biggest Oscar snubs… You can never escape the Oscars. Even once the winner has been crowned, publications start talking about the next crop of hopefuls. There have already been vague articles on this already and people are already talking about Black Panther’s chances at becoming the first superhero movie to get […]
Christopher Nolan tips Black Panther for a Best Picture nomination at next year’s Oscars
Despite the enormous popularity of the superhero movie, so far we’re yet to see one that has impressed the voters of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences enough to secure a Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards. Well, according to The Dark Knight Trilogy director Christopher Nolan, that may change in 2019, […]
Christopher Nolan “categorically” rules out directing Bond 25
With Skyfall and Spectre helmer Sam Mendes opting against a return for Bond 25, EON Productions has a vacancy in the director’s chair for Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007, which is slated for release late next year. We’ve already heard a rumoured shortlist of contenders including Yann Demange (’71), David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water) […]
Christopher Nolan on working with Heath Ledger on The Dark Knight
Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the death of Heath Ledger, and paying tribute to the late actor, director Christopher Nolan has been reflecting on their collaboration on The Dark Knight, which of course saw Ledger honoured with a posthumous Academy Award for his iconic portrayal of The Joker. “A lot of what Heath did […]
Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele among nominees for 2018 DGA Awards
In the midst of the furore around all-male director shortlists for the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs, the Directors Guild of America has given Greta Gerwig a spot on their list of nominees, for her work on coming-of-age comedy Lady Bird. Gerwig will compete against Globe winner Guillermo del Toro, who is nominated for romantic […]
Christian Bale has not seen The Dark Knight Rises since the Aurora shooting
Christian Bale has been pretty vocal over the last week, from admitting that he hasn’t seen Ben Affleck’s Batman, to revealing that he was initially in talks for Solo: A Star Wars Story. Now, talking with MTV’s Happy Sad Confused Podcast, the Oscar-winning actor reveals that he has not seen The Dark Knight Rises since […]
Christopher Nolan saw Dunkirk as a blockbuster even with its “intense” subject matter
Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk falls into a number of categories but it turns out the director does indeed class the film as blockbuster. Nolan has been making big budget event movies for years, producing hits like The Dark Knight, Inception, and Interstellar along the way. His latest effort, Dunkirk, is perhaps his most artistic film for […]
Blu-ray Review – Dunkirk (2017)
Dunkirk, 2017. Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Kenneth Branagh, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, Jack Lowden, James D’Arcy, Barry Keoghan, and Tom Glynn-Carney. SYNOPSIS: Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War […]