On The Rocks, 2020. Directed by Sofia Coppola Starring Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, and Marlon Wayans On The Rocks stars two strong actors and one of the most intriguing directors working today, but sadly they couldn’t do much with this material. Too small scale to feel impactful, there’s just not a lot our critic EJ […]
Movie Review – On the Rocks (2020)
On the Rocks. 2020 Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola Starring Bill Murray, Rashida Jones, Marlon Wayans, Jessica Henwick, Jenny Slate, Liyanna Muscat, Alexandra Mary Reimer, Anna Reimer, Barbara Bain, Juliana Canfield, Alva Chinn, Mike Keller, Musto Pelinkovicci, Zoe Bullock, Chase Sui Wonders, Elizabeth Guindi, Jules Willcox, and Ximena Lamadrid SYNOPSIS: A young mother reconnects […]
Bill Murray and Rashida Jones star in trailer for Sofia Coppola’s On the Rocks
A24 and AppleTV+ have released a poster and trailer for writer-director Sofia Coppola’s comedy drama On the Rocks which follows Laura (Rashida Jones), a young mother that reconnects with her larger-than-life playboy father (Bill Murray) when he helps her tail her husband (Marlon Wayans) who she suspects may be cheating on her; take a look […]
Lost in Translation with filmmaker Rachel Harrison Gordon | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #73
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, short film director Rachel Harrison Gordon discusses Sofia Coppola’s quietly enthralling drama Lost In Translation… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, filmmaker Rachel Harrison Gordon chats about her […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, 2019. Directed by Midge Costin. Starring Walter Murch, Ben Burtt, Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, Sofia Coppola, and Ryan Coogler. SYNOPSIS: An exploration of the history, artistry, and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a […]
Bill Murray to reunite with Sofia Coppola for On the Rocks
Bill Murray is set to reunite with his Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola for On the Rocks, a new feature from Apple and A24. According to Deadline, the film will see Rashida Jones playing a young mother who reconnects with her larger than life playboy father (Murray) on an adventure through New York. […]
Who are the contemporary Masters of Cinema?
Anghus Houvouras on the contemporary Masters of Cinema… Sometimes a good movie conversation can lead you to interesting places. Take the discussion around the wildly overpraised Baby Driver; a good movie that’s being called a ‘masterpiece’ (it’s not). During the discussion my friend Simon Columb posted this on Twitter: Edgar Wright ain't no "master". Bloomin' […]
The directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade
Tom Jolliffe on the directors who can take cinema forward over the next decade… There’s a cinematic crossroads on the horizon. As the market gets swallowed up by a core consumer taste leaning toward spandex and radioactive arachnid bites, there’s a need for modern thinking, engaging directors to offer something different. After all, there’s only […]
Movie Review – The Beguiled (2017)
The Beguiled, 2017. Directed by Sofia Coppola. Starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence, Angourie Rice, Addison Riecke and Emma Howard. SYNOPSIS: The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls’ school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal. Having not seen the original […]
Movie Review – The Beguiled (2017)
The Beguiled, 2017. Directed by Sofia Coppola Starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Colin Farrell and Angourie Rice. SYNOPSIS: During the American Civil War, a girl from a Confederate boarding school discovers a wounded Union soldier. She takes him back to the school, where his wounds are looked after by the headmistress, her assistant […]
