Tom Jolliffe takes a look at directors following in their parents’ footsteps… Undoubtedly the influence of your parents plays a big part in shaping you as a person. In the almost surreal world of cinema and movie-making, there will be a kind of magical allure at the power a film director can wield. Offspring of […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 31 – Mandy (2018)
Mandy, 2018. Directed by Panos Cosmatos. Starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Bill Duke, and Richard Brake. SYNOPSIS: The happy lives of Red and his girlfriend Mandy are ruined by the arrival of a sinister cult leader and his deranged minions, forcing Red into a surreal and increasingly bloody quest for revenge. HAPPY HALLOWEEN […]
How To Be Unique In Cinema
Tom Jolliffe delves into what makes a film truly unique… If you’ve watched Captain America, or Spider-Man, or another masked hero, you’ve pretty much seen a variation on the same film. Genres themselves have clearly identifiable tropes and an action film for example, will often adhere to specific action genre calling cards. That doesn’t necessarily […]
Movie Review – Mandy (2018)
Mandy, 2018. Directed by Panos Cosmatos. Starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Bill Duke, Ned Dennehy, Clément Baronnet, Line Pillet, Olwen Fouéré, and Richard Brake. SYNOPSIS: Mandy is set in the primal wilderness of 1983 where Red Miller, a broken and haunted man hunts an unhinged religious sect who slaughtered the love of his life. […]
Second Opinion – Mandy (2018)
Mandy, 2018. Directed by Panos Cosmatos. Starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Ned Dennehy, Linus Roache, Richard Brake and Bill Duke. SYNOPSIS: Mandy is set in the primal wilderness of 1983 where Red Miller, a broken and haunted man hunts an unhinged religious sect who slaughtered the love of his life. Panos Cosmatos’ Mandy fulfills our […]
Movie Review – Mandy (2018)
Mandy, 2018. Directed by Panos Cosmatos. Starring Nicolas Cage, Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Bill Duke, Ned Dennehy, Clément Baronnet, Line Pillet, Olwen Fouéré, and Richard Brake. SYNOPSIS: Mandy is set in the primal wilderness of 1983 where Red Miller, a broken and haunted man hunts an unhinged religious sect who slaughtered the love of his life. […]
First trailer for action horror Mandy starring Nicolas Cage
Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for writer-director Panos Cosmatos’ action horror Mandy. The festival favourite premiered at Sundance this year and sees Nicolas Cage starring alongside Andrea Riseborough and Linus Roache; watch it here… Pacific Northwest. 1983 AD. Outsiders Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) and Mandy Bloom (Andrea Riseborough) lead a loving and peaceful existence. When […]
Nic Cage’s Cannes cult thriller Mandy secures distribution
Playing in The Director’s Fortnight at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Nicolas Cage’s revenge drama Mandy has now secured distribution in all international territories, according to XYZ Films. Directed by Panos Cosmatos, Mandy is set in the wilderness of 1983, where Red Miller (Nicolas Cage) must deal with the fallout of an unhinged religious cult that […]
The 10 Must-See Movies At Sundance 2018
Ben Robins on the ten must-see movies at Sundance 2018… The ridiculously celebrated indie festival to end all indie festivals will return for another banner year in January, and it’s no doubt set to be another big one. Having kicked off the careers of everyone from the Coen Brothers to Tarantino to most recently, Whiplash […]