Bush-ranger and outlaw Ned Kelly has apparently had more biographies written about him than any Australian – this film is “rousingly adapted” from Australian writer Peter Carey’s novel of the same name, which was published in 2000 (and won the Booker Prize). The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) last year, and… First trailer: True History of the Kelly Gang Read More
Who snapped their fingers? The Addams Family gets home entertainment release date
The Addams Family animated reboot came out last autumn with a topnotch voice cast, and while it didn’t reach the heights (to be fair, stratospheric) of the 1990s live action movies, it could be a fun half-term treat to watch from the comfort of your sofa. (You can read my 3-star review here.) If you… Who snapped their fingers? The Addams Family gets home entertainment release date Read More
Final Trailer: Birds Of Prey (Plus Very Long Bracketed Subtitle)
“You ever hear the one about the cop, the songbird, the psycho and the mafia princess?” The film is out on 7 February, and today we got the final trailer for (deep breath) Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. It’s loud, it’s brash, it’s funny and it’s got a hyena… Final Trailer: Birds Of Prey (Plus Very Long Bracketed Subtitle) Read More
New Gretel & Hansel featurette released: DO NOT go down to the woods today…
…unless you’re a middle aged woman, in which case buy yourself a tall black hat and wander through the trees cackling and scaring the shit out of everyone. The further back you go looking into fairy tales the darker they seem to get, and Gretel and Hansel director Ozgood Perkins seems to be resurrecting that… New Gretel & Hansel featurette released: DO NOT go down to the woods today… Read More
“The Graduate” screenwriter Buck Henry dies at 89
Buck Henry, the screenwriter, actor, director and Saturday Night Live presenter, has died of a heart attack in Los Angeles. He was 89. Henry was born Henry Zuckerman in New York in 1930, the son of silent movie actress Ruth Taylor, who starred as Lorelei Lee in a 1928 version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. As… “The Graduate” screenwriter Buck Henry dies at 89 Read More
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival programme announced
Be afraid, be very afraid! (But in a good way.) The fifth edition of Final Girls Berlin Film Festival will take place between 6 and 9 February, at City Kino Wedding – showcasing horror written directed, and/or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers. The exciting programme features eight curated short blocks and nine feature films,… Final Girls Berlin Film Festival programme announced Read More
MONOS gets home entertainment release date
The critically-acclaimed film is out in the UK on DVD, blu-ray and digital on 17 February. Hypnotic, gripping and unsentimental, the film – directed and co-written by Alejandro Landes – follows a group of child soldiers in an unknown Latin American country, tasked with guarding a kidnapped American woman doctor. Part Lord Of The Flies and… MONOS gets home entertainment release date Read More
The BAFTA nominations are out and there are big movies, big omissions and some gems
The BAFTA nominations were announced this morning, by Ella Balinska and Asa Butterfield – the winners will be announced at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 2 February. (I’m not going to list all the nominations, but you can see them all here on the BAFTA website). 39 feature films were nominated, with: 11 nominations for… The BAFTA nominations are out and there are big movies, big omissions and some gems Read More
Golden Globes: more frocks than shocks
The Golden Globes took place last night, though I couldn’t find any way to watch them from the UK so I just critiqued the dresses online instead, and as it’s now 2020 I’m simply going to assume that every single one had pockets. It was therefore vaguely exciting waking up this morning to find out who… Golden Globes: more frocks than shocks Read More
Gretel And Hansel: final trailer has a demon in the kitchen
An even grimmer version of Grimms’ fairy tale. This trailer terrified me, and I love baking. There’s also a new poster: Heres the synopsis: “A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble… Gretel And Hansel: final trailer has a demon in the kitchen Read More
Bill & Ted face Billie & Thea in new image
They’re facing the music this August (21st to be exact) and today a new image was released for the movie. Screenwriter Ed Solomon, who wrote all three films, posted the image on his Twitter account. The image features Ted (Keanu Reeves) and Bill (Alex Winter), along with their daughters Billie Logan (Brigette Lundy-Paine) and… Bill & Ted face Billie & Thea in new image Read More
Little Women 3.5 stars
If you’re a struggling writer, don’t google what Jo March’s $20 payment for her short story, offered by a publisher who thinks all literary heroines should end up married or dead, works out as in today’s money. You’ll only start crying, and as an author you need to save those tears for Beth dying, I… Little Women Read More
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