Following its world premiere yesterday at Cannes, a new clip has been released from writer-director Nicolas Winding Refn’s hotly-anticipated horror The Neon Demon; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for The Neon Demon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTpgg15olEM The film sees Elle Fanning (Maleficent) as an “aspiring model who moves to Los Angeles, where her youth and vitality are devoured […]
Why Maniac Cop is the remake you didn’t know you needed
Tom Jolliffe looks at the long rumoured remake of Maniac Cop… Hands up who’s seen Maniac Cop… Okay, a fair few cult movie enthusiasts of a certain age. Bruce Campbell and Tom Atkins facing off against a vengeful, presumed dead ex-cop, played by the late, most granite jawed actor in history, Robert Z’Dar. It’s pure […]
Mann, Refn and the Safdies: Mastering Neo-Noir
Tom Jolliffe looks at a few examples of classic neo-noirs… Dark tales in rain sodden streets with the glistening neons of a big City. There comes that inevitable moment. A wrong choice, the self-destructive move to an inescapable corner. The neo-noir, the resurrection of the classic film noir genre that typified much of 30’s-50’s cinema. […]
The Directors We Love to Hate
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at some of cinemas most hated directors… When all is said and done with a film, everything boils down to one thing: The individuals verdict. You’ll love films, you’ll hate them, you’ll be totally indifferent to some. This then rings true of individual aspects in a film, from cast, to […]
Nicolas Winding Refn’s Copenhagen Cowboy gets a trailer from Netflix
Netflix has released a trailer and images for Copenhagen Cowboy, the upcoming crime drama from Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon). The series follows Miu, an enigmatic young heroine as she travels through the ominous landscape of Copenhagen’s criminal underworld, searching for vengeance after a lifetime of servitude. Check out the trailer below, along […]
Nicolas Winding Refn’s new series Copenhagen Cowboy gets a sneak peek trailer
Ahead of its world premiere this coming Friday, Netflix has shared a teaser trailer for Drive and Only God Forgives director Nicolas Winding Refn’s new crime series Copenhagen Cowboy. The six episode series follows the enigmatic young heroine, Miu (Angela Bundalovic), as she travels the ominous landscape of Copenhagen’s criminal netherworld seeking revenge. Check out […]
Drive getting new limited edition 4K Ultra HD release from Second Sight Films
Second Sight Films has announced that Nicolas Winding Refn’s acclaimed 2011 action drama Drive is set for a limited edition 4K Ultra HD release this May; check out the cover artwork, special feature and content details below… SEE ALSO: Drive’s 10th Anniversary of Character Driven Story and Visuals This cult-classic sees Ryan Gosling as the formidable driver, […]
Drive’s 10th Anniversary of Character Driven Story and Visuals
Ricky Church marks the tenth anniversary of Drive… While a certain franchise that is both fast and furious may have dominated the car heist genre in the past decade plus, every now and then there comes along a film that gives the genre a shot in the arm for how dramatic and captivating its story […]
Amazon Studios acquires Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon
Variety is reporting that Amazon Studios has acquired the distribution rights to Nicolas Winding Refn’s upcoming horror film The Neon Demon, and will release the film theatrically in the States in the summer of 2016. SEE ALSO: First images from The Neon Demon The Neon Demon sees Elle Fanning (Maleficent) playing an “aspiring model who moves […]
Video Game Review – Death Stranding
Shaun Munro reviews Death Stranding… In an age where the dollar value of a single-player game without the expected “live service” accoutrements couldn’t be lower, it’s enormously refreshing to see something like Death Stranding – a title so stridently committed to minimalism despite its evidently massive production budget. But more than that, the latest offering from […]
