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Movie Review – London Fields (2018)

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London Fields, 2018Directed by Mathew Cullen. Starring Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton, Theo James, Jim Sturgess, Johnny Depp, Cara Delevingne, Jaimie Alexander, Gemma Chan, Lily Cole, Michael Schaeffer, Henry Garrett, Emily Kincaid, and Jason IsaacsSYNOPSIS:Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled […]

Pirates of the Caribbean reboot back in development

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It looks like Disney’s reboot of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise is back afloat. After losing Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick earlier this year, Deadline reports that the studio has now hired Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and Pirates of the Caribbean co-writer Ted Elliot to write the next instalment of the Pirates franchise.The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has been a massive […]

2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Waiting for the Barbarians

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Waiting for the Barbarians, 2019.Directed by Ciro Guerra. Starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, Greta Scacchi, David Dencik.SYNOPSIS:In a distant, unnamed colonial outpost in the Middle Eastern desert, a Magistrate begins to question his loyalty to the Empire after the arrival of state security officers with morally questionable methods.Exploring the effects of […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 4 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984.Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund.SYNOPSIS:A group of teens are all suffering from a spate of recurring nightmares in which they are stalked by a scarred psychopath with a knifed fingers, quickly discovering that if they die in their dreams […]

In Praise of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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Robb Sheppard on Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas…From Alan Moore’s Watchmen, to William S. Burrows’ Naked Lunch and Patrick Süskind’s Perfume, the term ‘unfilmable’ is used relatively reservedly regarding film adaptations.Wherever the source material is deemed excessively avant-garde, narratively non-linear or aesthetically challenging, the unfilmable label is a badge of honour for the ‘out […]

Official poster for The Professor starring Johnny Depp

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Earlier this month we brought you a trailer for The Professor, and now with a little over three weeks to go until its theatrical and VOD release Saban Films has revealed a new poster for the dark comedy featuring Johnny Depp; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Warner Bros. reportedly concerned Johnny Depp allegations could affect […]

Warner Bros. reportedly concerned Johnny Depp allegations could affect Fantastic Beasts franchise

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Although J.K. Rowling spoke out strongly in support of Johnny Depp prior to the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, rumours are circulating that Warner Bros. executives are becoming increasingly concerned about Depp’s continued involvement in the franchise.Depp has been embroiled in a bitter legal battle with his ex-wife Amber Heard, the actor […]

Johnny Depp has six months to live in trailer for The Professor

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With just a week to go before it arrives on DirecTV, Saban Films has released a trailer for writer-director Wayne Roberts’ upcoming dark comedy The Professor which stars Johnny Depp as a college lecturer who transforms into a rebellious party animal after finding out he has six months to live. Joining Depp in the cast […]

Blu-ray Review – Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, 2018.Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan Fogler, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Ezra Miller, Zoe Kravitz, William Nadylam, Callum Turner, Claudia Kim, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, David Sakurai, Brontis Jodorowsky, Kevin Guthrie, Victoria Yeates, Derek Riddell, Poppy Corby-Tuech, Cornell S. John, Alfie Simmons, […]

First look at Johnny Depp as W. Eugene Smith as filming begins on Minamata

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Hanway Films has announced that filming has begun on Minamata, director Andrew Levitas’ upcoming thriller which stars Johnny Depp as celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith. To mark the start of production, here’s the first image of Depp in character, followed by the official synopsisMinamata is based on the book by Aileen Mioko Smith and […]