Netflix has debuted the first trailer for Ballad of a Small Player, director Edward Berger’s (All Quiet on the Western Front, Conclave) upcoming adaptation of Lawrence Osborne’s novel of the same name. The psychological thriller stars Colin Farrell as Lord Doyle, a high-stakes gambler who spends the little money he has left drinking on the […]
Edward Berger to direct Brad Pitt in The Riders
Conclave director Edward Berger has lined up Brad Pitt to star in his adaptation of Booker Prize shortlisted novel The Riders. Published in 1994, the Tim Winton novel tells the story of an Australian man named Fred Scully, who along with his wife Jennifer and their seven-year-old daughter Billie, are set to emigrate from Down […]
Movie Review – Conclave (2024)
Conclave, 2024. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini, Lucian Msamati, Carlos Diehz, Sergio Castellitto, Brían F. O’Byrne, Merab Ninidze, Jacek Koman, Rony Kramer, Joseph Mydell, Thomas Loibl, Loris Loddi, Willie Jonah, Romuald Kłos, Roberto Citran, Madhav Sharma, Garrick Hagon, Vincenzo Failla, and Bruno Novelli. SYNOPSIS: When Cardinal Lawrence […]
Movie Review – Conclave (2024)
Conclave, 2024. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini. SYNOPSIS: The Pope has died. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) must lead the Conclave to select a new leader of the Catholic world. But as high-ranking cardinal […]
Trailer for Vatican thriller Conclave starring Ralph Fiennes
Focus Features has shared a new trailer for director Edward Berger’s (All Quiet on the Western Front) acclaimed thriller Conclave. Based on Robert Harris’ novel of the same name, the film follows Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) as he finds himself entangled a conspiracy that could shake the foundations of the Catholic Church, after he is […]
Ralph Fiennes is having Papal problems in the Conclave trailer
Focus Features has blessed us with the trailer for Conclave, the new film All Quiet on the Western Front director Edward Berger, which stars Ralph Fiennes as the Cardinal tasked with finding a new head of the Vatican when the Pope unexpectedly dies. Adapted by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), from the book by […]
Has James Bond found its next director in Edward Berger?
In the massive moviemaking machine that is IP filmmaking, there’s no rest for the wicked or those who stop the wicked. Just ask those making the new James Bond possible. As the new 007 era begins to take shape, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli seem to face the daunting task of finding the ship’s […]
Blu-ray Review – All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
All Quiet on the Western Front, 2022. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, and Daniel Brühl. SYNOPSIS: Netflix’s harrowing war film All Quiet on the Western Front, the third and probably most brutal of the adaptations of the classic novel, arrives on Blu-ray with just a pair of extras, a scant making-of […]
Netflix moving away from auteurs, will be “more about audiences”
With Netflix gaining a film chief in Dan Lin, the streamer’s era of hunting prestige is seemingly over. A recent report from The New York Times profiles what Lin is looking to do with Netflix, and the new era is already making bold moves. Since the exec’s arrival earlier this month, the streaming service laid […]
All Quiet On The Western Front director to bring back Bourne
Universal Pictures have tasked All Quiet On The Western Front‘s Edward Berger with reviving the Bourne franchise, and hope to entice Matt Damon back as the amnesiac spy. Per Deadline’s report, the studio has started early development on a new entry in the Bourne franchise, and are looking to close a deal with Berger following […]
