Tom Jolliffe revisits the cult classic Strange Days, a great New Year-set film that was way ahead of its time… A number of films throughout the 90’s dealt with the idea of virtual reality. For better and worse, this became a popular sci-fi trend through the decade. The Lawnmower Man really kick-started the trend, which […]
Kathryn Bigelow and cinematic journalism
Henry Bevan on Kathryn Bigelow and cinematic journalism… Hollywood is obsessed with journalists. From Howard Hawks pictures to most superhero films and romcoms, journalists are often window dressing for plot and snarky dialogue. Journalists themselves are represented as sheriffs or scoundrels, often overly moralistic or morally bankrupt. For an industry in love with newsroom culture, […]
Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit gets a cast featurette
With less than a month to go until Detroit arrives in cinemas, a featurette has been released for the upcoming drama which sees director Kathryn Bigelow and stars Jacob Latimore, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, John Boyega, Joseph David Jones, and Algee Smith discussing bringing the terrifying events of the 1967 race […]
Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?
Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema… Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain't no "master". Bloomin' […]
Near Dark (1987) – October Horrors 2022
Near Dark, 1987. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein and Tim Thomerson. SYNOPSIS: A farmer’s son, after an encounter with a mysterious drifter, finds himself reluctantly brought together with a pack of travelling vampires. Upon its release in 1987, The Lost Boys was a huge commercial […]
Kathryn Bigelow to direct Aurora for Netflix
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow looks set to get back behind the camera for the first time since 2017’s Detroit, with THR reporting that Netflix has tapped the director for an adaptation of Aurora, the upcoming novel from screenwriter David Koepp (Jurassic Park, Spider-Man). The novel is described as exploring the collapse of social order against […]
Movie Review – Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty, 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Edgar Ramirez, Stephen Dillane, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins and John Barrowman. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin […]
Movie Review – Detroit (2017)
Detroit, 2017. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, Ben O’Toole, Joseph David Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Leon Thomas III, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Gbenga Akinnabve, Chris Chalk, Jeremy Strong, Laz Alonzo, Austin Hebert, Miguel Pimentel, Kris […]
Second Opinion – Detroit (2017)
Detroit, 2017. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Anthony Mackie, Jack Reynor, Hannah Murray, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben O’Toole, Joseph David Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Leon Thomas III, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Gbenga Akinnabve, Chris Chalk, Jeremy Strong, Laz Alonzo, Austin Hebert, Miguel Pimentel, […]
5 Directors Who Could Replace Ben Affleck On The Batman
Tai Freligh looks at five directors who could replace Ben Affleck on The Batman… It’s no secret that Ben Affleck’s solo Batman film, The Batman, has had its ups and downs. Starting with script rewrites and tinkering and then moving on to the intense pressure Affleck felt to make the best possible film he could […]
