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' […]
Terrence Malick-produced The Book of Vision gets a trailer and poster
Ahead of the film’s premiere at the 35th Venice International Film Critic’s Week this September, an official trailer and poster have been released for The Book of Vision. Directed by Carlo S. Hintermann and executive produced by Terrence Malick, The Book of Vision features an international cast that includes Charles Dance (Game of Thrones), Lotte […]
DVD Review – Knight of Cups (2016)
Knight of Cups, 2016. Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Wes Bentley, Imogen Poots, Freida Pinto and Brian Dennehy. SYNOPSIS: Ray, a Hollywood screenwriter suffering from a metaphysical crisis in his existence, journeys through his life and considers the road he’s spent his life travelling on… Right at the outset […]
Movie Review – A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life, 2019. Written and Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jürgen Prochnow, Bruno Ganz, Alexander Fehling, Ulrich Matthes, Karl Markovics, Franz Rogowski, Tobias Moretti, Martin Wuttke, Max Mauff, Johan Leysen, Waldemar Kobus, Sophie Rois, Maria Simon, and Nicholas Reinke. SYNOPSIS: The Austrian Blessed Franz Jägerstätter, a […]
Movie Review – A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life, 2019. Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Karin Neuhauser, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruno Ganz and Jürgen Prochnow. SYNOPSIS: An Austrian farmer refuses to fight for the Nazis during the Second World War, which puts his way of life under threat. A new film from Terrence Malick is always […]
Movie Review – A Hidden Life (2019)
A Hidden Life, 2019. Written and directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Nyqvist, and Bruno Ganz. SYNOPSIS: Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II. After spending years out in the experimental doldrums to the extent of […]
Poldark’s Aidan Turner joins Terrence Malick’s Jesus Christ film The Last Planet
Poldark star Aidan Turner has become the latest addition to the cast of Terrence Malick’s Jesus Christ film The Last Planet, where he will portray the Apostle Andrew. The film will see Son of Saul star Geza Rohrig as Jesus, with Mark Rylance (Dunkirk) portraying Satan. Also featuring in the cast – assuming they make […]
First trailer for Terrence Malick’s WWII drama A Hidden Life
FoxSearchlight has released the first trailer and a poster for acclaimed filmmaker Terrence Malick’s upcoming World War II-set drama A Hidden Life which tells the true story of Franz Jagerstatter (played by August Diehl), an Austrian farmer who was faced with the threat of execution after refusing to fight for the Nazis. A HIDDEN LIFE […]
Michael Fassbender to play “Lucifer-like” figure in Terrence Malick’s Weightless; Iggy Pop and John Lydon to appear
Over the course of director Terrence Malick’s career, it’s become abundantly clear that he isn’t one for hastily working through any stage of production and delivering a quickly pieced together finished film. While you can choose pretty much any film of his for evidence of that point, why not look to the next one on […]
The Enigmatic Terrence Malick
With the UK release of Knight of Cups this weekend, Neil Calloway looks at a unique directing talent… Terrence Malick has directed seven films since his debut with Badlands in 1973. That might not seem like many, but when you factor in the fact that between the release of Days of Heaven in 1978 and […]
