As RoboCop celebrates its 35th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando dives into the film’s journey to the screen… Following the news of Peter Weller’s return for the video game RoboCop: Rogue City earlier this month, this week we’re look back at the seminal sci-fi classic that started it all – RoboCop. Looking at the enduring legacy the […]
Movie Review – Benedetta (2021)
Benedetta, 2021. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphne Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin, Louise Chevillotte Hervé, Pierre Clotilde Courau, David Clavel, Guilaine Londez, Gaëlle Jantet, Justine Bachelet, Lauriane Riquet, Eléna Plonka, Héloïse Bresc, and Jonathan Couzinié. SYNOPSIS: A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She is […]
Basic Instinct 4K restoration set for release this June
StudioCanal has announced the upcoming release of a brand new 4K restoration of Paul Verhoeven’s 1992 crime thriller Basic Instinct, supervised by the director himself, which is set for release this June; check out the cover artwork, special feature details, and trailer below… Michael Douglas stars as hardboiled San Francisco detective Nick Curran, a troubled […]
Paul Verhoeven is disappointed that Bond ditched sex in No Time to Die
While No Time To Die marked the end of Daniel Craig’s time as 007, it also signalled a new direction for the long-running spy series as Eon looked to modernise the character and his approach towards the opposite sex. However, it seems the decision to do away with one of the franchise’s hallmarks – James […]
Paul Verhoeven’s erotic nun drama Benedetta gets a new UK trailer
Ahead of its UK release this April, MUBI has shared a new trailer for Paul Verhoeven’s (Basic Instinct, Elle) latest, the erotic drama Benedetta. Based on Judith C. Brown’s non-fiction book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, the film stars Virginie Efira as a 17th century nun who suffers from […]
Paul Verhoeven reteaming with RoboCop and Starship Troopers writer for Young Sinner
Fresh from his erotic nun drama Benedetta [read our review here], filmmaker Paul Verhoeven looks to have found his next project and will reteam with RoboCop and Starship Troopers screenwriter Edward Neumeier for Young Sinner. “Young Sinner is a political thriller set in Washington, D.C.,” said Neumeier in an interview with Movie Maker. “Our heroine, […]
New trailer for Paul Verhoeven’s erotic nun drama Benedetta
Coming off an acclaimed festival run, IFC Films is set to bring RoboCop and Basic Instinct director Paul Verhoeven’s latest film, the steamy lesbian nun drama Benedetta, to the US this December, and the distributor has shared a new trailer for the film which we have for you here… SEE ALSO: UK teaser and promo […]
Paul Verhoeven’s erotic nun drama Benedetta sets December release date
Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven steamed up Cannes this year with his latest film Benedetta, an erotic religious drama based upon the 1986 book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, and now comes word that IFC Films has set a U.S. release date of December 3rd. The official synopsis for Benedetta […]
UK teaser and promo images for Paul Verhoeven’s erotic drama Benadetta
Mubi has announced that it has acquired the UK distribution rights to Benedetta, the new film from legendary Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop, Basic Instinct) which is based on historian Judith C. Brown’s book Immodest Acts and stars Virginie Efira (Elle) as a young nun who joins an Italian convent and begins a love affair […]
Paul Verhoeven returns with trailer for erotic nun drama Benedetta
Pathe has released a poster and trailer for director Paul Verhoeven’s religious erotic drama Benedetta. Based on Judith C. Brown’s non-fiction book Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy, the film marks Verhoeven’s first since 2016’s Elle and follows a nun in 17th century Italy as she suffers from disturbing and […]
