Misery, 1990. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen and Lauren Bacall. SYNOPSIS: After a car crash, successful novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued by Annie Wilkes, an eccentric woman who is Paul’s “number one fan”. As he recovers from his injuries, Paul quickly discovers that far from being rescued, […]
The Princess Bride with film critic Charlotte Harrison – The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #24
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Charlotte Harrison discusses the very unusual cult fairytale movie The Princess Bride… On the latest episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Charlotte Harrison stops by to chat […]
First poster for Iraq War drama Shock and Awe
Following last week’s trailer for Shock and Awe [watch it here], a new poster has arrived online for the Iraq war drama featuring Woody Harrelson, Rob Reiner, James Marsden, and Tommy Lee Jones; take a look here… The film is based on the true events of Knight Ridder journalists who were the only ones who […]
Woody Harrelson and James Marsden star in trailer for Iraq War drama Shock and Awe
Ahead of its arrival on DirecTV next month, a trailer has been released for director Rob Reiner’s Iraq war drama Shock and Awe starring Woody Harrelson, James Marsden, Jessica Biel, Tommy Lee Jones, and Milla Jovovich. Shock and Awe is based on the true events of Knight Ridder journalists who were the only ones who “got […]
Woody Harrelson and James Marsden set for Rob Reiner’s Shock and Awe
Deadline is reporting that Woody Harrelson and James Marsden have signed on to appear in Shock and Awe, an Iraq war drama from director Rob Reiner, which reteams the filmmaker with his LBJ screenwriter Joey Hartstone. The site reports that the project follows “Knight-Ridder reporters Jonathan Landay and Warren Strobel, who after the events of […]
BFI Review – When Harry Met Sally (1989)
When Harry Met Sally, 1989. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal, Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby. SYNOPSIS: Harry and Sally are destined to be together but it takes ten years (and lots of laughs) together before they figure it out… There’s something quietly satisfying about Harry Burns’ sweeping statements. As he confidently […]
Blu-ray Review – Misery: Collector’s Edition (1990)
Misery, 1990. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall, and Frances Sternhagen. SYNOPSIS: Rob Reiner’s 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s very personal novel Misery comes to a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from Shout! Factory. The disc features a new 4K restoration of the film, along with new interviews with Reiner […]
Movie Review – LBJ (2017)
LBJ, 2017. Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Woody Harrelson, Jeffrey Donovan, Richard Jenkins, Bill Pullman, Michael Stahl-David, C. Thomas Howell, Michael Mosley, Rich Sommer, Judd Lormand, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SYNOPSIS: The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House. Not many will debate against […]
HBO’s Andre the Giant documentary gets a new trailer featuring Hulk Hogan, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Robin Wright
HBO delves into the legend of the Eighth Wonder of the World next month with its documentary on the iconic WWE Superstar Andre the Giant, and we’ve got a new trailer for you here which features comments from the likes of Hulk Hogan, Vince McMahon, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Andre’s The Princess Bride co-star Robin Wright […]
