As the film turns 40, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind John Hughes’ 80s classic The Breakfast Club… John Hughes is a name that is synonymous with coming-of-age teen dramas and the 1980s era but one film has always stood out as one of the filmmaker’s best efforts and that is The Breakfast Club. […]
Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans gets a new trailer from FX
Ahead of its premiere later this month on FX, a new trailer has arrived online for Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, the second instalment in Ryan Murphy’s anthology series following 2017’s Bette and Joan. Based on Laurence Leamer’s book Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song, the series stars Tom […]
Ryan Murphy’s Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans trailer teases sex, money, betrayal and awful things
FX has released a poster and teaser trailer for Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans, the second instalment in Ryan Murphy’s anthology series which is based on Laurence Leamer’s book Capote’s Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song, and tells the story of Truman Capote’s (Tom Hollander) relationship with New York high […]
A weekend break leads to Bad Things in trailer for Shudder psychological thriller
Shudder has released a trailer for the psychological thriller Bad Things ahead of its arrival on the streamer this August. Written and directed by Stewart Thorndike, the film follows a group of friends as they plan to spend the weekend in an abandoned and supposedly haunted hotel, but things don’t go to plan when the […]
Blu-ray Review – Sixteen Candles (1984)
Sixteen Candles, 1984. Directed by John Hughes. Starring Molly Ringwald, Paul Dooley, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry, Gedde Watanabe, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, and Michael Schoeffling. SYNOPSIS: Sixteen Candles has been released on home video a bunch of times, including a pair of Blu-rays from Universal, but this new Blu-ray from Arrow is packed with […]
BFI Review – King Lear (1987)
King Lear, 1987. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Starring Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Molly Ringwald, Norman Mailer and Woody Allen. SYNOPSIS: A collaged interpretation of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear is a memorable experience. If you’re looking for Shakespeare, this is definitely a unique interpretation of the Bards tragedy. Starring Molly Ringwald, Burgess Meredith and […]
Trailer for Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story starring Evan Peters
Netflix has released the first trailer, a poster and images for its upcoming limited crime drama series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. The series stars American Horror Story’s Evan Peters as the infamous serial killer and tells the horrific story of the crimes he committed for over a decade, and the systemic failures […]
Blu-ray Review – John Hughes 5-Movie Collection
John Hughes 5-Movie Collection. Directed by John Hughes and Howard Deutch. Starring Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, Annie Potts, James Spader, Andrew McCarthy, Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, Craig Sheffer, Lea Thompson, Steve Martin, John Candy, Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern. SYNOPSIS: If you’re a John Hughes fan […]
Molly Ringwald will return for season 2 of Riverdale
Iconic 80s actress Molly Ringwald will be returning for the second season of Riverdale. Ringwald, the star of classic teen flicks The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles, played the mother of Archie in the show’s first season, showing up in three of the episodes. And Archie Comics has now confirmed the character’s […]
Netflix releases new trailer for Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City
With just two weeks to go until Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released a new trailer for the drama series. Inspired by the books of Maupin, it stars Laura Linney, Ellen Page, Paul Gross, Olympia Dukakis, Charlie Barnett, Murray Bartlett, Jake Rodriguez, May Hong, Christopher Larkin, Ashley […]
