George Nash assesses the cinematic output of the subversive Dutch provocateur Paul Verhoeven… On the Rotten Tomatoes page of Showgirls, the critical consensus reads as follows: “Vile, contemptible, garish, and misogynistic — and that might just be exactly Showgirls‘ point”. It’s about as perfect as any summation could hope to be in capturing the journey taken […]
A Beginner’s Guide To Paul Verhoeven
Tom Jolliffe continues our series of beginner’s guides to iconic directors with controversial Dutch director, Paul Verhoeven… A man who never does anything by halves, Paul Verhoeven is a director who has courted controversy throughout his career. With a long and varied resume, spanning beginnings in Dutch TV and film, then in and out of […]
Watch an exclusive clip from Paul Verhoeven’s Elle starring Isabelle Huppert
Coinciding with its home entertainment release in the UK this week, we’ve got an exclusive clip from legendary filmmaker Paul Verhoeven’s acclaimed psychological thriller Elle, starring Isabelle Huppert in a career-defining role; check it out here… Isabelle Huppert is Michèle LeBlanc; founder and CEO of a successful video game company, who is attacked in her […]
Paul Verhoeven’s Elle gets a new UK trailer
A new UK trailer has arrived online for director Paul Verhoeven’s critically acclaimed psychological thriller Elle which stars Isabelle Huppert;watch it below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ review of Elle here Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a leading video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as […]
New clip and TV spot for Paul Verhoeven’s Elle
Ahead of its US release this Friday, a clip and TV spot have arrived online for Paul Verhoeven’s psychological thriller Elle; check them out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ review of Elle here Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a leading video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Elle (2016)
Elle, 2016. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Laffite, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Christian Berkel and Jonas Bloquet. SYNOPSIS: Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. However her life takes a dramatic turn when she is raped in […]
New poster and clip from Paul Verhoeven’s Elle
Earlier this month we brought you a trailer for Paul Verhoeven’s Elle [watch it here], and now the first clip has debuted from the upcoming psychological thriller along with a US poster featuring Isabelle Huppert; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Paul Verhoeven says the RoboCop remake was “too serious” Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a leading video game company, […]
Trailer for Paul Verhoeven’s Elle starring Isabelle Huppert
A trailer has arrived online for acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven’s upcoming French psychological thriller Elle which stars Isabelle Huppert; take a look below after the official synopsis… Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a leading video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home […]
Paul Verhoeven’s French thriller Elle gets a NSFW international trailer
Critically acclaimed director Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Total Recall) is returning to the director’s chair for the French-speaking thriller Elle. A new poster and international trailer have both recently been released and can be viewed below… Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life […]