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Movie Review – 20th Century Women (2016)

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20th Century Women, 2016. Directed by Mike Mills. Starring Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup and Lucas Jade Zumann. SYNOPSIS: Three women explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s, as viewed through the eyes of a teenage boy. It’s the end of the 70s, punk and skateboarding are in […]

DVD Review – Wiener-Dog (2016)

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Wiener-Dog, 2016. Directed by Todd Solondz. Starring Greta Gerwig, Julie Delpy, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS : A sprightly dachshund provides the connecting link between four tales of e/ccentricity, disenchantment and dysfunction. A Weiner-dog (or sausage dog in the UK) is another name for a dachshund, and the variously […]

Movie Review – Jackie (2016)

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Jackie, 2016. Directed by Pablo Larrain. Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt. SYNOPSIS: The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, his funeral and the days immediately afterwards are related from the perspective of his wife, Jackie. One of the most shocking moments in 20th century history, one that reverberated around […]

Wes Anderson’s next project is stop-motion animated feature Isle of Dogs, cast revealed

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Wes Anderson is returning to the world of stop-motion animation with his next feature film, Isle of Dogs. Anderson has been teasing a return to stop-motion since 2014 and made the announcement in a video along with revealing the cast of the film, many of them traditional regulars in his movie, including Edward Norton, who will […]

Exclusive Interview: Writer-director Rebecca Miller discusses Maggie’s Plan

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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)

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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 […]

Sundance London 2016 Review – Wiener-Dog (2016)

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Wiener-Dog,2016. Directed by Todd Solondz. Starring Greta Gerwig, Brie Larson, Julie Delpy, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS: Four stories linked by a single dog.  The affluent family who takes in the dog but can’t look after it.  The veterinary nurse who takes it on a road trip. The […]

Movie Review – Mistress America (2015)

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Mistress America, 2015. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Greta Gerwig, Lola Kirke, Heather Lind and Cindy Cheung. SYNOPSIS: New to New York, student Tracy has trouble finding her place at University until she gets in contact with sister-to-be, Brooke. This is an exciting year for Noah Baumbach fans. The release of two films – While We’re Young […]

Todd Solondz’s Wiener-Dog announces its cast

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With production underway on Todd Solondz’s (Happiness) new film Wiener-Dog, Deadline is reporting that Kieran Culkin, Danny DeVito, Brie Larson, Ellen Burstyn, Zosia Mamet and Tracy Letts have signed on to the cast alongside Julie Delpy and Greta Gerwig. Wiener-Dog will feature some characters from Solondz’s 1995 film Welcome to the Dollhouse, and is set […]