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Kristen Stewart to star as writer & activist Susan Sontag

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Kristen Stewart has a strong track record with biopics, and she’s adding another to her list as Screen Daily reports Stewart is set to star as US writer, philosopher, and political activist Susan Sontag in an upcoming feature. The film will be directed by Kirsten Johnson and co-written by Johnson and Lisa Kron. Producer Gabrielle Tana […]

Movie Review – Crimes of the Future (2022)

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Crimes of the Future, 2022. Written and Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Don McKellar, Welket Bungué, Scott Speedman, Tanaya Beatty, Denise Capezza, Lihi Kornowski, Nadia Litz, Yorgos Pirpassopoulos, Yorgos Karamihos, Jason Bitter, and Ephie Kantza. SYNOPSIS: Humans adapt to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations. With his […]

Movie Review – Certain Women (2016)

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Certain Women, 2016. Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Starring Michelle Williams, Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone, Jared Harris and James Le Gros. SYNOPSIS: Three intersecting stories against the windswept landscape of Montana.  Lawyer Laura (Laura Dern) has to intervene when a disgruntled client of hers takes a hostage.  The marriage of Gina and Ryan (Michelle […]

The Week in Disappointment – Anesthesia, Star Wars, Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Trailer for Anesthesia starring Kristen Stewart” I was surprised to discover this is actually a documentary about how you feel when watching movies starring Kristen Stewart. “Francis Ford Coppola says it’s a “pity” George Lucas got lost in Star Wars” I heard George Lucas was […]

Top 5 most convincing performances of musicians in film

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William Fanelli with his top five most convincing performances of musicians in film… Bennett Miller’s Whiplash has certainly resonated with audiences since its release in theaters late last year. The film follows a young drummer who, in his pursuit to master his instrument, crosses paths with a sadomasochistic music instructor when he enrolls in an […]

Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and the Art of Career Transformation

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Tom Jolliffe on films stars who re-invent themselves after career decline… Hollywood is unforgiving. You find a degree of success and get to the top. Maybe a string of flops send you crashing back to anonymity. You may still work solidly. Mickey Rourke for example, perceived to have disappeared around the beginning of the 90’s […]

Movie Review – Crimes of the Future (2022)

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Crimes of the Future, 2022. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart and Don McKellar. SYNOPSIS: In a future where medical advances have eliminated pain for most, performance artists engage in extreme body modification and the growth of unusual new organs. It’s difficult to think of anyone who would be more […]

David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future gets a UK trailer and poster

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Vertigo Releasing is set to unleash David Cronenberg’s new body horror Crimes of the Future upon UK audiences this September, and you can check out a new poster and trailer for the film starring Viggo Mortensen, Lea Seydoux and Kristen Stewart below… As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new […]

David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future sets UK release date

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Vertigo Releasing has announced that it has acquired the UK distribution rights to Crimes of the Future, legendary director David Cronenberg’s return to the body horror genre. “It’s an honor to be working with David Cronenberg whose films are always an event, which is what we need more of in the independent marketplace right now,” […]