Dune, 2021. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chang Chen, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Charlotte Rampling, Babs Olusanmokun, and Benjamin Clémentine. SYNOPSIS: Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Dune
Dune. 2021 Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Josh Brolin, Javier Bardem, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Chang Chen, Dave Bautista, David Dastmalchian, Charlotte Rampling, Babs Olusanmokun, and Benjamin Clémentine SYNOPSIS: Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel, about the son of a noble […]
House Harkonnen character promos for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune
Earlier this month we got a batch of character promos for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune showcasing House Atreides, and now its the turn of House Harkonnen with promos for Stellan Skarsgard’s Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, David Dastmalchian’s Piter De Vries, and Dave Bautista’s Glossu ‘Beast’ Rabban; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Denis Villeneuve sparks controversy with […]
Dune character posters and teaser released ahead of new trailer
With a new trailer due to arrive this week (along with a special sneak peek in IMAX theaters only), Warner Bros. has released a batch of character posters for Denis Villeneuve’s Dune featuring Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet), Chani (Zendaya), The Baron (Stellan Skarsgard), Duke Leto Atreides (Oscar Isaac), Duncan Idaho (Jason Momoa), Lady Jessica (Rebecca […]
Blu-ray Review – Filmworker (2017)
Filmworker, 2017. Directed by Tony Zierra. Featuring Leon Vitali, Stanley Kubrick, Matthew Modine, Ryan O’Neal, Danny Lloyd, R. Lee Ermey, Stellan Skarsgård. SYNOPSIS: Filmworker charts the multiple decades that Leon Vitali spent as the jack-of-all-trades assistant to famously demanding film director Stanley Kubrick. It’s a glimpse into the ways Kubrick worked that is both fascinating […]
First trailer for Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune
Following on from yesterday’s teaser, Warner Bros. has unveiled the first trailer for Dune, the new adaptation of Frank Herbert’s seminal sci-fi novel from director Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049). Check it out below, along with the official synopsis and a selection of screenshots… A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, “Dune” tells the […]
Cassian Andor Star Wars series casts Genevieve O’Reilly and Denise Gough
The upcoming Disney+ Star Wars series based around Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s Rebel spy Cassian Andor has just added four actors to star alongside the returning Diego Luna and Alan Tudyk. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Rogue One’s Genevieve O’Reilly will return to the galaxy far, far away with newcomer Denise Gough (The Kid […]
Disney+’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story spinoff adds Stellan Skarsgard and Kyle Soller
Variety reports that Stellan Skarsgard (Chernobyl) and Kyle Soller (Brexit) will join the upcoming Rogue One: A Star Wars Story spinoff series at Disney+. The still-untitled series based on Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor is adding Skarsgard and Soller as as-yet-undisclosed characters; the two actors will join Luna and Alan Tuyduk as they reprise their roles […]
Movie Review – The Painted Bird (2019)
The Painted Bird, 2019. Directed by Václav Marhoul. Starring Harvey Keitel, Stellan Skarsgard, Barry Pepper, Udo Kier, Julian Sands, and Petr Kotlár. SYNOPSIS: Based on Jerzy Kosinski’s controversial novel, the story takes place on the Eastern Front during World War II, where a young Jewish boy encounters a living hell after his aunt dies and […]
Movie Review – The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, 2018. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko, Jason Watkins, Joana Ribeiro, Jordi Mollà and Sergi López. SYNOPSIS: An advertising director returns to the Spanish village where he made a student film adaptation of Don Quixote, only to find his star now believes […]