Tom Jolliffe looks back 10 years to 2011, offering up ten essential films from the year… I’m almost dumbstruck by the fact that we’re now 10 years from 2011. To me, 2011 is the future. I’m still stuck somewhere in 2004. How in the hell are there 21 year olds born this century now? Still, […]
The Groundhog Day Formula
Tom Jolliffe looks at the continuing popularity of the time loop movie… The radio kicks on. Phil Connors (Bill Murray) wakes up to the sound of I Got You Babe, by Sonny and Cher. His day starts with a news report, a few run-ins and inconveniences and it ends…then it repeats…and so it goes, as […]
Techno-Thrillers in Film: From The Satan Bug to The Invisible Man
Hasitha Fernando on techno-thrillers in film… If you’ve read enough books and watched your fair share of films, chances are you’ve heard the term ‘techno-thriller’ being tossed around from time to time. For the uninitiated this particular genre is a hybridization of many others, drawing inspiration from awe inspiring sci-fi dramas to white-knuckling espionage thrillers. […]
Duncan Jones reveals release date for Netflix’s Mute
While there’s some disappointment that Mute, the new film from Warcraft and Source Code director Duncan Jones, will be bypassing cinemas and heading straight to Netflix, it does mean that you’ll get to watch it sooner than you might think. Jones has used his Twitter account to reveal the streaming debut date of his Alexander Skarsgård […]
Source Code 2 in the works, Anna Foerster to direct
Variety has revealed that The Mark Gordon Company and Vendome Pictures are pushing ahead with a sequel to Source Code, with Anna Foerster (Criminal Minds, Outlander) set to pick up the directing reins from Duncan Jones. Released in 2011, the sci-fi thriller starred Jake Gyllenhaal as a soldier whose mission is to relive a train […]
What next for Duncan Jones?
Tom Jolliffe looks at the career of Duncan Jones, and where he can go next after his latest critical mauling… If you’re like me, and you see an exciting director breaking through into the industry, then you get that sense of anticipation as to what they’ll come out with next. Occasionally they continue to push […]
