Freda Cooper with five great female movie partnerships… After last week’s classic pairing of Laurel and Hardy (aka Steve Coogan and John C Reilly) in Stan & Ollie comes one of the most exciting on-screen double acts for some time. The prospect of Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I and Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen Of […]
Geena Davis and Joan Chen join Jessica Chastain in Eve
Variety is reporting that Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise) and Joan Chen (Marco Polo) have signed on to star alongside Jessica Chastain in the upcoming action thriller Eve. Chastain stars as the titular Eve, an assassin working for a black ops organisation. Colin Farrell (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) plays her boss, with […]
Watch an exclusive clip from documentary CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
Having earned rave reviews on the festival circuit back in 2012, director Jenni Gold’s documentary CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion has now received a North American release on VOD courtesy of Leomark Studios. The film explores the history of disability portrayals in entertainment, and features interviews with a cavalcade of stars including Ben Affleck, Jamie Foxx, Marlee […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #6 – Script editor and #tweetnotes writer Andrew Ellard discusses The Fly
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, script editor and #tweetnotes writer Adam Ellard drops in to talk about Jeff Goldblum’s crumbling face in The Fly… This week on the podcast, I got the chance to chat with Andrew Ellard, […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 29 – The Fly (1986)
The Fly, 1986. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis, and John Getz. SYNOPSIS: Seth Brundle is an eccentric but brilliant scientist who has invented a pair of device that could change the world; teleportation pods. Deciding to test his inventions by teleporting himself, Brundle fails to notice the presence of small fly […]
Geena Davis has spoken to Patty Jenkins about a role in Wonder Woman 2
With Patty Jenkins close to signing her bumper deal to return to the director’s chair for Wonder Woman 2, actress Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise, The Exorcist) has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that she’s already been lobbying the filmmaker to cast her in the DC sequel. “I met Patty Jenkins and I told her, ‘I’m […]
Trailer for sci-fi drama Marjorie Prime starring Jon Hamm and Lois Smith
Ahead of its release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming sci-fi drama Marjorie Prime. Written and directed by Michael Almereyda, the film is based on the Pulitzer Prize-nominated play of the same name by Jordan Harrison and stars Jon Hamm, Lois Smith, Tim Robbins, and Geena Davis; take a […]
Interview with Geena Davis and Executive Producer Jeremy Slater on The Exorcist
As part of of 2016 San Diego Comic-Con coverage, david j. moore chats with Geena Davis and Jeremy Slater about The Exorcist TV series… Designed as a continuation of the original film adaptation of William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist, Fox’s TV series The Exorcist takes the mythos in a bold new direction, while honoring the […]
Movie Review – When Marnie Was There (2014)
When Marnie Was There, 2014. Directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi. Featuring the voice talents of Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura and Hana Sugisaki (Japanese)/Hailee Steinfield, John C. Reilly and Geena Davis (English). SYNOPSIS: A troubled teen finds peace in a beach-side town and a mysterious new friend, Marnie… Studio Ghibli likes to take us on a journey. Whether we are […]
Watch the trailer for Max Landis’ Me Him Her
Coinciding with its release, a new trailer has arrived online for Max Landis’ directorial debut Me Him Her. The film focuses on “three very different people in their twenties try to figure out love, sex, identity and friendship in Los Angeles” and stars Dustin Milligan, Emily Meade, Luke Bracey, Angela Sarafyan, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis, […]