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 […]
Movie Review – All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
All Quiet on the Western Front, 2022. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Edin Hasanović, Devid Striesow, Daniel Brühl, Moritz Klaus, Sebastian Hülk, Anton von Lucke, Michael Wittenborn, Luc Feit, Andreas Döhler, André Marcon, Tobias Langhoff, Adrian Grünewald, Thibault de Montalembert, Nico Ehrenteit, Wolf Danny Homann, Charles Morillon, Jakob Schmidt, […]
Movie Review – All Quiet On The Western Front (2022)
All Quiet On The Western Front, 2022. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Felix Kammerer , Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer, Moritz Klaus, Edin Hasanovic, Adrian Grünewald, Thibault De Montalembert, Daniel Brühl, and Devid Striesow. SYNOPSIS: A young German soldier’s terrifying experiences and distress on the western front during World War I. Erich Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel […]
Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front gets a trailer and images
First published in 1929, German author Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front was hailed for its anti-war stance and its harrowing portrayal of the horrors of World War I. The book has made the jump to the big screen multiple times, most notably in 1930 where it became the first Best Picture […]
Benedict Cumberbatch set for The 39 Steps limited series
Benedict Cumberbatch is about to find himself on the run as he teams with Patrick Melrose director Edward Berger and screenwriter Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) for a limited series TV adaptation of The 39 Steps. Based on the novel by John Buchan, which was famously adapted for the big screen by Alfred Hitchcock in […]
