The Film Independent Spirit Awards are back with their list of the 2015 nominations. Leading the pack is the existential comedy Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) with a whopping six nominations, including one for actor Michael Keaton and one for director Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Closely following with a solid five nominations are Boyhood, […]
Movie Review – Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler, 2014. Written and Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, Rene Russo and Riz Ahmed. SYNOPSIS: A young man stumbles upon the underground world of L.A. freelance crime journalism. Motivation for success is a perfectly fine trait to have, but what happens when all moral consciousness is lost while climbing the ladder? […]
Comic Book Preview – X-Men: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1
Marvel Comics releases X-Men: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1 this Wednesday, and you can find a preview of the issue right here… Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman teams with legendary artist Alan Davis (X-MEN, EXCALIBUR, AVENGERS) for an eerie tale of adventure! When the X-Men lose contact with the Greymalkin Habitat, it falls to Nightcrawler to lead a […]
Rene Russo set to join Morgan Freeman and Tommy Lee Jones for Villa Capri
Deadline is reporting that Nightcrawler star Rene Russo is in talks to join the upcoming action comedy Villa Capri, which would see her reunite with her Tin Cup director Ron Shelton. Shelton, who also helmed Bull Durham and White Men Can’t Jump, has written the script as well as taking on directing duties, and the film […]
A response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies
Anthony Stokes with a response to Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and directors who might be jealous of comic book movies… We’re in the age of cinema that focuses on comic book movies and as such everybody is talking about them, even big powerhouse directors. Some, like Kenneth Branagh and Paul Thomas Anderson, speak positively of them. […]
DVD Review – Nightcrawler (2014)
Nightcrawler, 2014 Written and directed by Dan Gilroy Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed SYNOPSIS: When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort […]
The Grand Budapest Hotel leads the 2015 EE BAFTA Film Nominations
This morning at BAFTA HQ in Piccadilly, the Nominations for this year’s BAFTAS were announced by Stephen Fry and The Hunger Games star Sam Clafin. No huge surprises in many of the nominations, as many of the big hitters throughout this year’s award season are present and correct, with The Grand Budapest Hotel receiving the […]
IMDb’s Top 50 Highest Rated Movies of 2014
Earlier this week we brought you a list of the most Facebooked movies and TV shows of the year [see here], and now the IMDb has released a list of the top 50 highest-rated English-language movies of the year (with at least 5000 votes). Here they are, in descending order… 50. Veronica Mars (6.9) 49. […]
