Foxcatcher was – somewhat prematurely – featured on our Most Anticipated Films of 2012 list a little while back. Now, near the end of 2013, comes the first official teaser for Bennett Miller’s true-crime drama. Steve Carell stars as schizophrenic billionaire John du Pont, a chemical heir who tried to train wrestler Mark Schultz (Channing […]
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The Canyons director Paul Schrader “disappointed” in Lindsay Lohan
September 27, 2013 
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Director Paul Schrader has taken to Facebook to express his disappointment in Lindsay Lohan for not adequately promoting their new film, faux-exploitation erotic drama The Canyons. According to his post, Schrader is “mystified and disappointed by LL’s refusal to support The Canyons,” citing the fact she is a producer and “25% owner” of the product. […]
Continue readingMichael B. Jordan wanted for Independence Day sequel
September 27, 2013 0 Comments
Michael B. Jordan, formerly of Friday Night Lights and The Wire, is one of the year’s biggest breakout stars, thanks to his acclaimed performance in the indie hit Fruitvale Station. The studios are now eager to scoop him up, particularly 20th Century Fox. According to The Wrap, Jordan has met with Roland Emmerich for a […]
Continue readingJennifer Lawrence reteaming with Gary Ross for East of Eden
September 26, 2013 0 Comments
Jennifer Lawrence will star in a new adaptation of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden, Deadline reports. Her Hunger Games director, Gary Ross, will direct the Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment co-production. Ross – who cites the book as his “favourite American novel” – is planning on making two films out of it. Lawrence will play […]
Continue readingThe Wolf of Wall Street might be delayed until 2014; will miss Oscar cut-off
September 26, 2013 0 Comments
Martin Scorsese’s upcoming feature The Wolf of Wall Street was meant to be one of the big players at the upcoming Oscar race. Well, not anymore. According to Showbiz411, sources close to the production have confirmed it will not meet its November 2013 release date. The picture will now likely hit cinemas in 2014, making […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Need for Speed
September 26, 2013 0 Comments
As Breaking Bad comes to an end, it’s interesting to see its exiting stars forge ahead. Dean Norris and Betsy Brandt have parachuted into network TV series, whilst Bryan Cranston looks set to dominate the big screen with a number of high profile roles. But what of fan favourite Aaron Paul, aka Jesse Pinkman? He’s […]
Continue readingWhat goes around – Runner Runner review
September 26, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo September 26, 2013 Runner Runner marks a momentous occasion: the handing of the ‘generic, handsome actor’ baton from Ben Affleck to Justin Timberlake. (A similar thing happened in 2003’s Welcome to the Jungle, when outgoing, big-screen heavy Arnold Schwarzenegger told burgeoning big guy Dwayne Johnson, “Have fun.”) There will be no parade […]
Continue readingTelevision Revision: Coupling – Season 2
September 25, 2013 0 Comments
By Andrew Williams September 25, 2013 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and warning you away from the specific episodes – or even seasons! – that might have ruined […]
Continue readingNew York Stories – Enough Said / The Wind Rises / After Tiller
September 25, 2013 0 Comments
By Glenn Dunks September 25, 2013 The Manhattan Report: The biggest film fest in the biggest city is about to kick off with the 51st annual New York Film Festival. Like seemingly every other festival on the planet, New York’s has grown rapidly over the recent decades since the wave of independent filmmaking of the […]
Continue readingRace war – Rush review
September 25, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo September 25, 2013 Rush tells of the furious rivalry between death-defying Formula 1 racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. The former, a rascally Brit, left a trail of naked women and empty beer bottles in his pursuit for a world championship. The latter, a brusque Austrian, found himself at the center of […]
Continue readingBad to the bone – Sharknado review
September 24, 2013 1 Comment
By Simon Miraudo September 24, 2013 Sharknado was made with the worst intentions. You need only look to its dismissive tagline – “Enough said!” – for evidence of its attempt to capitalise on the popularity of bad movies. Cheaply – and poorly – produced, it was meant to be consumed by groups of people who’ve […]
Continue readingPlay It Again: Cruising (Flop Edition #4)
September 24, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo September 24, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up … or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. (Hey, […]
Continue readingIan Ziering on Sharknado: “Sometimes you have to take one for the team.”
September 24, 2013 0 Comments
Sharknado, like The Room and Plan 9 from Outer Space before it, has become synonymous with wonderfully terrible movies. The picture – for which we surely don’t need to spell out the plot – became so popular after its broadcast in the United States, its stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid have been awarded a […]
Continue readingTalk Hard – Ian Ziering (Sharknado)
September 24, 2013 0 Comments
Sharknado’s a’coming! We speak to former 90210 star Ian Ziering about his leading role in the awesomely-terrible Sharknado (available to stream now, and on DVD October 9). Our chat is followed by a review. We’re gonna need a bigger podcast. Show Notes: Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to us on iTunes and leave a review. Or, follow […]
Continue readingBreaking Bad and Modern Family take top prizes at 2013 Emmy Awards
September 23, 2013 0 Comments
Breaking Bad claimed the Outstanding Drama Series prize at the 2013 Emmy Awards, outgunning last year’s victor Homeland and frequent category champ Mad Men. It was one of two major achievements for the AMC show, with Anna Gunn taking home Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her work as Skyler White. But the […]
Continue readingMud kicks off the Oscar race
September 23, 2013 0 Comments
Oscar season has officially begun. No, it wasn’t heralded with a parade or sacrificial burning of last year’s victor (though Ben Affleck has been flamed plenty recently for his Batman casting). Rather, it was kicked off in subdued fashion by Roadside Attractions, who became the first distributor to send Academy voters screeners of a movie. […]
Continue readingDespicable Me spin-off, Minions, delayed from 2014 to 2015
September 23, 2013 0 Comments
Following in Pixar’s footsteps, Universal has revealed they similarly won’t be releasing an animated film in 2014. THR reports the studio has delayed their Despicable Me spin-off, Minions, from December 2014 to July 2015. This delay, however, is not due to any internal disunion, as Pixar’s pushing of The Good Dinosaur to 2015 was. Instead, […]
Continue readingCate Blanchett to make feature directorial debut with The Dinner
September 23, 2013 0 Comments
Oscar winner and freakishly talented actor Cate Blanchett is going to try her hand at directing. Films, that is. According to Deadline, Blanchett is set to make her feature directorial debut with The Dinner, adapted from a Herman Koch novel by Academy Award nominee Oren Moverman (The Messenger). It’s a thriller that concerns the lengths […]
Continue readingNo Pixar movies in 2014; Good Dinosaur and Finding Dory delayed
September 19, 2013 1 Comment
The writing was on the wall. The LA Times confirms Pixar has pushed the release of The Good Dinosaur from June 2014 to November 2015. This follows the revelation that Dinosaur’s director Bob Peterson had been removed from the project. Dinosaur takes Finding Dory’s release date, which is now set to bow June 2016. Pixar […]
Continue readingBryan Cranston to follow up Breaking Bad with Trumbo
September 19, 2013 0 Comments
Bryan Cranston’s first major post-Breaking Bad gig could see him go from Emmy-winner to Oscar-victor. According to Deadline, Cranston will play legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was famously blacklisted in the 1950s by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Following an 11-month stint in prison, Trumbo proceeded to win Academy Awards for Roman Holiday and The […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Nebraska
September 19, 2013 0 Comments
Alexander Payne follows up Oscar winner The Descendants with the low-key, black-and-white road movie Nebraska. It stars Bruce Dern as a grumpy old man falsely convinced of a sweepstakes victory, and Will Forte as the son who joins him on his journey to collect the prize. Dern nabbed the Best Actor prize at Cannes earlier […]
Continue readingKelsey Grammer takes the Nicolas Cage role in Expendables 3
September 18, 2013 0 Comments
Though no one could ever truly replace Nicolas Cage, Kelsey Grammer will do his darndest by taking on a role intended for Cage in Expendables 3. According to Deadline, the former Frasier star will play Bonaparte, “an ex-mercenary who helps the Expendables in their mission.” It’s unknown why Cage turned down the part. We suspect […]
Continue readingArnold Schwarzenegger rumoured to be Avatar 2 villain
September 18, 2013 0 Comments
Take this one with a gobful of salt. Latino Review‘s sources tell them James Cameron has recruited his former Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to play a villain in Avatar 2. It was revealed earlier in the year that Avatar 2 would begin shooting in 2014 for a December 2016 release, which means casting would have to […]
Continue readingBlurred Lines’ Emily Ratajkowski cast in David Fincher’s Gone Girl
September 18, 2013 0 Comments
Emily Ratajkowski became one of the It Girls of 2013 by appearing in Robin Thicke’s video for Blurred Lines. Seems David Fincher was so impressed by her work (can we call it that?) that he’s cast her in his upcoming feature. According to The Wrap, Ratajkowski has scored the small but key role of Andy […]
Continue readingRebelle, rebelle – War Witch review
September 18, 2013 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy September 18, 2013 Canadian filmmaker Kim Nguyen‘s fourth feature, War Witch(aka Rebelle), is a strikingly immersive examination of the troubling culture surrounding child soldiers in Africa. Shot on location in the Democratic Republic Of The Congo and rich in anthropological specificity, Nguyen’s film is unexpectedly sensitive and anchored by some amazing performances. […]
Continue readingTalk Hard – Robert Connolly (Tim Winton’s The Turning)
September 17, 2013 0 Comments
We speak to Robert Connolly, the acclaimed Australian director responsible for corralling 16 fellow filmmakers for the three-hour adaptation of Tim Winton’s anthology of short stories, The Turning. A review follows! (There will be no intermission.) The Turning opens in Australian cinemas September 26. Show Notes: Thanks for listening! Please subscribe to us on iTunes and leave […]
Continue readingPlay It Again: Southland Tales (Flop Edition #3)
September 17, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo September 17, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up … or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line. (Hey, […]
Continue readingJulianne Moore joins The Hunger Games: Mockingjay
September 16, 2013 0 Comments
Julianne Moore is the latest marquee actor to join The Hunger Games. Though Moore’s casting was first leaked back in June, Lionsgate has officially confirmed her involvement in the third and fourth instalments of the saga, Mockingjay Parts 1 and 2. She’ll play President Alma Coin in both flicks. The second entry in the series, […]
Continue readingDavid Hasselhoff disses Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury
September 16, 2013 0 Comments
Though Samuel L. Jackson was literally the inspiration for Ultimate Nick Fury in the Marvel comics, David Hasselhoff – who played the character in a 1998 telemovie – believes he is truly the ultimate Nick Fury. Speaking to Yahoo, Hasselhoff expressed disappointment with the depiction of Nick Fury in The Avengers. “You know, it wasn’t […]
Continue readingJack Black gets Goosebumps
September 16, 2013 0 Comments
Jack Black might soon reteam with his Gulliver’s Travels director Rob Letterman for a big screen adaptation of the Goosebumps book series. According to The Wrap, Black is still in negotiations to star, but Letterman is definitely attached to direct. Sony Pictures have the rights to R.L. Stine’s series of spooky novels. The script reportedly tells […]
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