I won’t lie, when I received the email from Netflix I misread it as Mark E. Smith and thought Gorgeous George had got himself involved in a biopic about the late frontman of The Fall. It isn’t, though I’m still interested as it’s a post-apocalyptic drama, and they’re one of my favourite genres – especially… Casting news: George Clooney’s untitled Mark L Smith project, but it’s okay as I’ve got just the name for it Read More
NEW international trailer for superhero movie BLOODSHOT turns Vin Diesel into the ultimate weapon
Vin Diesel is soldier Ray Garrison – brought back from the dead, enhanced with nanotechnology. What could possibly go wrong for evil scientist Guy Pearce, who can, and did, rebuild him? “He’s unlike anything we’ve seen before, and he’s entirely in our control” intones Dr Emil Harting (Pearce), though something tells me Bloodshot won’t stay… NEW international trailer for superhero movie BLOODSHOT turns Vin Diesel into the ultimate weapon Read More
Spike Lee announced as jury president at Cannes film Festival
Filmmaker Spike Lee has been announced as jury president at the 73rd Festival de Cannes, which runs from Tuesday 12 to Saturday 23 May 2020. The Official Selection and the composition of the Jury will be revealed in mid-April. In 2018 Lee returned to Cannes after a 22 year absence, with BlacKkKlansman, based on the true… Spike Lee announced as jury president at Cannes film Festival Read More
Oscar nominations revealed… and “Congratulations to those men”
That quote is from actress/writer/director/creator Issa Rae, after announcing the all male Directing nominations line up. And the nominations taken as a whole do feel uninspired (whether we should have expected more is another matter). Joker leads the pack with 11 nominations, including Joaquin Phoenix for Leading Actor. The Irishman, 1917 and Once upon A… Oscar nominations revealed… and “Congratulations to those men” Read More
First trailer: True History of the Kelly Gang
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
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