With reports of the long awaited fifth instalment still appearing regularly, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic action franchise on the 34th anniversary of the first movie… As an 80’s kid, the end of the decade and into the 90’s saw two action franchises become particularly prevalent among my video collection. I’d not be […]
Movie Review – Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Velvet Buzzsaw, 2019. Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Toni Collette, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, John Malkovich, and Billy Magnussen. SYNOPSIS: After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the […]
Second Opinion – Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Velvet Buzzsaw, 2019. Written and directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen and John Malkovich. SYNOPSIS: A previously unknown painter is discovered by greedy, shallow art entrepreneurs and takes revenge in a satire/horror thriller of the art world. Jake Gyllenhaal is […]
Movie Review – Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Velvet Buzzsaw, 2019. Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen and John Malkovich. SYNOPSIS: After a series of paintings by an unknown artist are discovered, a supernatural force enacts revenge on those who have allowed their greed to get in the way […]
First trailer for Dan Gilroy’s Velvet Buzzsaw starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo
Netflix has debuted the first trailer for Velvet Buzzsaw ahead of its arrival on the streaming service next month. The film sees writer-director Dan Gilroy reuniting with his Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo and features a cast that also includes Toni Collette (Hereditary), John Malkovich (The ABC Murders), Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting), Zawe Ashton (Nocturnal […]
First image from Dan Gilroy’s Velvet Buzzsaw featuring Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo
Having announced the film as part of its Premieres line-up for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, the Sundance Institute has unveiled a first-look image from Velvet Buzzsaw, the new film from director Dan Gilroy, which reunites him with his Nightcrawler stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo. Details on Velvet Buzzsaw are scarce, but the film […]
Blu-ray Review – Get Shorty Collector’s Edition (1995)
Get Shorty, 1995. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Starring John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Rene Russo, Dennis Farina, Delroy Lindo, James Gandolfini, and Bette Midler. SYNOPSIS: Barry Sonnenfeld’s early 90s classic, Hollywood-skewering Get Shorty gets the Shout! Factory Select Series treatment, complete with a new 4K transfer. The bonus features are from previous releases, but […]
Jake Gyllenhaal’s new Netflix movie adds Stranger Things actress to its ensemble
Currently shooting in Los Angeles, Dan Gilroy’s untitled Jake Gyllenhaal Netflix movie has been fleshing out its ensemble cast, most notably with the addition of Stranger Things star Natalia Dyer, who plays Nancy Wheeler in the hit streaming show. Variety reports that Gilroy, who memorably directed Gyllenhaal in Nightcrawler, has also added Fresh Meat‘s Zawe […]
Morgan Freeman, Rene Russo and Tommy Lee Jones are Just Getting Started on new poster
A new poster has arrived online for writer-director Ron Shelton’s upcoming action comedy Just Getting Started featuring Morgan Freeman, Rene Russo, and Tommy Lee Jones; check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Just Getting Started here From Ron Shelton, writer/director of Tin Cup and Bull Durham, comes the new comedy, Just Getting Started. […]
Tommy Lee Jones and Morgan Freeman are Just Getting Started in trailer for action-comedy
Broad Green Pictures has released the first trailer for the upcoming action comedy Just Getting Started. Written and directed by Ron Shelton, the film stars Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman, and Rene Russo; watch it below… “A two-hander action comedy in the vein of Midnight Run about an ex-FBI agent (Jones) and an ex-mob lawyer in […]