The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard. SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Antoine Fuqua directs an all-star cast in his remake […]
The Magnificent Seven character featurettes for Billy Rocks, Jack Horn and Goodnight Robicheaux
We’ve already seen character featurettes for Manuel Garcia-Rulfo’s Vasquez and Martin Sensmeier’s Red Harvest, and now we have three more The Magnificent Seven vignettes for Billy Rocks (Byung-hun Lee), Jack Horn (Vincent D’Onofrio) and Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke). Just Chris Pratt and Denzel Washington to go… SEE ALSO: ‘Meet the Seven’ with new featurette for The Magnificent Seven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBmlEE4tPcM With […]
Movie Review – Born to Be Blue (2015)
Born to Be Blue. 2015. Directed by Robert Budreau Starring Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie and Kevin Hanchard SYNOPSIS: A period biopic – which openly takes liberties with the truth – on jazz musician Chet Baker’s addictions, love affairs and struggles with creativity. There’s a moment in Born to Be Blue when […]
Second Opinion – Born to Be Blue (2015)
Born to Be Blue, 2015. Directed by Robert Budreau. Starring Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie and Stephen McHattie. SYNOPSIS: A liberal interpretation of a key period in Chet Baker’s life after he’s beaten within an inch of his life, forcing him to re-learn his embouchure while struggling to control his addiction to heroin. There’s […]
Movie Review – Born to Be Blue (2015)
Born to Be Blue, 2015. Directed by Robert Budreau. Starring Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie and Stephen McHattie. SYNOPSIS: The career of jazz musician Chet Baker (Ethan Hawke) looks to be over. He’s addicted to cocaine and a savage beating makes playing the trumpet almost impossible. But he’s determined to get back to the top. […]
Exclusive Interview: Writer-director Rebecca Miller discusses Maggie’s Plan
Acclaimed dramedy Maggie’s Plan is released in UK cinemas this Friday [read our ★★★★ review here] and writer-director Rebecca Miller has been chatting to Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper about the film and how she became involved. Maggie’s Plan marks Miller’s first film since 2009’s The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and when she first discovered […]
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 Review – Maggie’s Plan (2016)
Maggie’s Plan, 2016. Directed by Rebecca Miller Starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Travis Fimmel, Wallace Shawn and Julianne Mooore. SYNOPSIS: Maggie’s plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant Georgette. If there’s […]
Ethan Hawke in talks for Training Day TV series
Last week it was announced that CBS has placed a pilot order for a TV series based upon the 2001 crime thriller Training Day, which would take place in the present day and revolve around a new rookie cop and their veteran partner. Well, it seems that Ethan Hawke may be set for a return […]
Ethan Hawke joins Luc Besson’s Valerian
A recent post from director Luc Besson on Instagram has revealed that Ethan Hawke will be joining Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne in the upcoming space epic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Besson accompanied the following picture with a caption that read, “Ethan Hawke will play in #Valerian! I want to work […]
Movie Review – Good Kill (2014)
Good Kill, 2014. Written and Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Bruce Greenwood and Jake Abel. SYNOPSIS: A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot. Many of the scenes are emotionless, repetitive and detached, set in a claustrophobic room without windows. These scenes involve the […]
