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 – The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard, Luke Grimes and Haley Bennett. SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Boasting an all-star cast, Antoine […]
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 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 […]
Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne and Chris O’Dowd in talks for Juliet, Naked
According to Deadline, Ethan Hawke, Rose Byrne and Chris O’Dowd are to star in Juliet, Naked, an adaptation of British author Nick Hornby’s novel from director Jesse Peretz (My Idiot Brother) and screenwriters Tamara Jenkins (The Savages) and Jim Taylor (Sideways). Published in 2009, Juliet, Naked has been compared to Hornby’s second novel High Fidelity […]
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 […]
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 […]
DVD Review – Predestination (2014)
Predestination, 2014. Directed by The Spierig Brothers. Starring Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Madeleine West, Christopher Kirby, Christopher Sommers and Noah Taylor. SYNOPSIS: The life of a time-travelling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. Time is linear and moves forward, so says the “science”. […]
Ethan Hawke reteaming with Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua for The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven has found its another member, with Variety reporting that Ethan Hawke has signed on to reunite with Training Day star Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua for MGM’s remake of the classic Western. Alongside Washington, the film is also set to star Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Haley Bennett (The […]
