Ahead of its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival next month, STXfilms has unveiled the first teaser poster for Spencer, the new biographical drama from director Pablo Larrain (Jackie, Lisey’s Story) which sees Kristen Stewart taking on the role of Princess Diana. Check it out here… The marriage of Princess Diana and Prince Charles […]
Apple TV+ Review – Lisey’s Story
EJ Moreno reviews Lisey’s Story… Sometimes entering the mind of Stephen King can feel like a daunting task. Anyone who has read one of his novels will understand that his work can be as dense as much as it is terrifying. Now imagine his work ripped straight for his mind and brought to the screen. […]
Julianne Moore stars in first trailer for Stephen King series Lisey’s Story
Apple TV+ has released a first trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling novel Lisey’s Story. Directed by Pablo Larrain and produced by J.J. Abrams, with King writing each episode, the limited series stars Julianne Moore as Lisey, a woman who finds disturbing memories resurfacing from her marriage when she becomes the object of […]
Trailer for Netflix’s Homemade, a lockdown anthology featuring films from Kristen Stewart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Paolo Sorrentino, Ana Lily Amirpour and more
Netflix has released a trailer for Homemade, a collection of short films by created by filmmakers Ladj Ly, Paolo Sorrentino, Rachel Morrison, Pablo Larraín, Rungano Nyoni, Natalia Beristáin, Sebastian Schipper, Naomi Kawase, David Mackenzie, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Nadine Labaki & Khaled Mouzanar, Antonio Campos, Johnny Ma, Kristen Stewart, Gurinder Chadha, Sebastián Lelio, and Ana Lily Amirpour, […]
Movie Review – Ema (2019)
Ema, 2019. Directed by Pablo Larraín. Starring Mariana Di Girolamo, Gael García Bernal, Paola Giannini, Santiago Cabrera, Catalina Saavedra and Cristian Suarez. SYNOPSIS: A dancer deals with the fallout of a broken relationship and the absence of her adopted child, who has been taken back into the care system after a shocking incident. Pablo Larraín […]
Pablo Larraín’s Ema gets a new trailer and UK release through Mubi
Ahead of its UK release exclusively on Mubi this May, a poster and trailer have been released for director Pablo Larraín’s (No, Jackie) upcoming drama Ema which stars Mariana Di Girolamo and Gael García Bernal as a couple dealing with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry; take a look here… Ema (Di Girolamo) […]
Stephen King adaptation Lisey’s Story finds a director in Pablo Larrain
Back in April it was announced that Stephen King and J.J. Abrams are joining forces for a TV adaptation of King’s 2006 novel Lisey’s Story with Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore, and now it seems the eight-episode Apple series has found a director. Speaking to The Boston Globe (via Birth Movies Death), Moore has revealed that […]
Blu-ray Review – Neruda (2016)
Neruda, 2016. Directed by Pablo Larrain. Starring Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, and Mercedes Morán. SYNOPSIS: A revered poet and politician is forced into refuge after clashing with the Chilean government. A complicated game of cat and mouse ensues between the poet and the police officer assigned to arrest him. Taking the conflict between poet and political […]
Pablo Larrain replaces Kathryn Bigelow on True American
Jackie and Neruda director Pablo Larrain has signed on to replace Kathryn Bigelow on True American, Annapurna Pictures’ upcoming adaptation of Anand Giriharadas’ non-fiction book The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas. Taking place in Texas in the days following 9/11, the film follows “Rais Bhuiyan, a Muslim immigrant and Bangladesh Air Force veteran […]
Movie Review – Jackie (2016)
Jackie, 2016. Directed by Pablo Larrain. Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt. SYNOPSIS: The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, his funeral and the days immediately afterwards are related from the perspective of his wife, Jackie. One of the most shocking moments in 20th century history, one that reverberated around […]