Tom Hooper, director of Oscar hopeful The Danish Girl, has spoken about roles for transgender actors after his film’s world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. SEE ALSO: First trailer for The Danish Girl starring Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander According to Variety, the director was asked at a press conference why he chose not […]
Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek make for a killer threesome in Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard trailer
Ahead of its release next month, a new trailer has arrived online for the action comedy sequel Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard which sees the return of Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds as hitman Darius Kincaid and bodyguard Michael Bryce as they take on another life-threatening mission – this time with the help of Darius’ wife […]
Movie Review – Les Misérables (2012)
Les Misérables, 2012. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Samantha Barks. SYNOPSIS: In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean – who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole – agrees to care for factory worker […]
Movie Review – Cats (2019)
Cats, 2019. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Francesca Hayward, James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Laurie Davidson, Mette Towley ,Robert Fairchild, Steven McRae, Ray Winstone, Larry Bourgeois, Laurent Bourgeois, Zizi Strallen, Eric Underwood, Melissa Madden-Gray, and Freya Rowley. SYNOPSIS: A tribe of cats called the […]
Movie Review – Cats (2019)
Cats, 2019. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Francesca Hayward, James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, Laurie Davidson, Mette Towley ,Robert Fairchild, Steven McRae, Ray Winstone, Larry Bourgeois, Laurent Bourgeois, Zizi Strallen, Eric Underwood, Melissa Madden-Gray, and Freya Rowley. SYNOPSIS: A tribe of cats called the […]
Video Review – Cats
Cats, 2019. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson, and Francesca Hayward. In this video review, EJ attempts to break down the insanity that is Cats. Join him as he talks about digital fur technology, the musical numbers, and why was […]
Cats trailer has been sniffing the catnip again
Ahead of its theatrical release next month, Universal Pictures has unveiled another trailer for director Tom Hooper’s upcoming big-screen re-imagining of Andrew Lloyd Webber beloved stage musical Cats which features a star-studded cast that includes James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, Taylor Swift, Rebel Wilson and ballet dancer Francesca […]
His Dark Materials Season 1 Episode 1 Review
Matt Rodgers reviews the first episode of the BBC and HBO’s His Dark Materials… The most frustrating aspect about the failure of 2007’s blockbuster adaptation of The Golden Compass, was how those who knew the source material had to accept the fact that one of the richest literary tapestries would remain a personal relationship between […]
Universal’s Cats movie gets a first trailer
Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for Cats, the upcoming big-screen re-imagining of T.S. Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats and the Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical. Directed by Tom Hooper (Les Miserables), the film features a star-studded cast which includes James Corden, Judi Dench, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, Ian McKellen, […]
Movie Review – The Danish Girl (2015)
The Danish Girl, 2015 Directed by Tom Hooper Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Adrian Schiller, Ben Whishaw and Matthias Schoenaerts SYNOPSIS: A fictitious love story inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. […]
