Casey Chong takes a trip back to the 1970s for a selection of great dystopian thriller movies… The 1970s were a decade of auteur-driven cinema that prioritized artistic freedom and, of course, the rise of the modern blockbusters populated by Jaws and Star Wars. The same decade also saw the emergence of movies that focused […]
Movie Review – Sleeping Dogs (2024)
Sleeping Dogs, 2024. Directed by Adam Cooper. Starring Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Tommy Flanagan, Thomas M. Wright, Harry Greenwood, Elizabeth Blackmore, Lynn Gilmartin, Jane Harber, Ming-Zhu Hii, Lucy-Rose Leonard, Pacharo Mzembe, Simon Maiden, Paula Arundell, Jasper Bagg, and Cameron Leonard. SYNOPSIS: An ex-homicide detective (Russell Crowe) with memory loss is forced to solve […]
Russell Crowe untangles a web of lies in trailer for thriller Sleeping Dogs
The Avenue has released a poster, trailer and images for director Adam Cooper’s upcoming crime thriller Sleeping Dogs. Based on E.O. Chirovici’s novel The Book of Mirrors, the film stars Russell Crowe as a former homicide detective suffering from memory loss, as he relaunches his investigation into a former case of a brutal murder that […]
Donnie Yen provides an update on the Sleeping Dogs movie, says he is “still hopeful” it will happen
Back in 2017, it was announced that Donnie Yen would be taking on the lead role in a movie adaptation of the bestselling video game Sleeping Dogs from the now shut down developer United Front Games and publisher Square Enix. Now, after years of silence, Yen has provided an update on the Sleeping Dogs movie during an interview […]
Donnie Yen to star in video game adaptation Sleeping Dogs
Martial arts superstar Donnie Yen is set to take on the lead in Sleeping Dogs, an adaptation of Square Enix’s bestselling video game, which is being produced by Neal Moritz (Fast & Furious) through his Original Film banner. Deadline reports that the film will follow the storyline of the game and revolve around an undercover […]
Sleeping Dogs movie is still moving forward, says Donnie Yen
Back in March of last year it was announced that martial arts superstar Donnie Yen would be taking on the lead role in an adaptation of Square Enix’s bestselling video game Sleeping Dogs, with Fast & Furious’ Neal Moritz attached to produce. Since that time, we’ve heard nothing in the way of progress on the […]
