Hold onto your precious bodily fluids! We’re celebrating the 50th birthday of Stanley Kubrick’s comic masterpiece Dr. Strangelove. We think you’ll find this episode to be of a highly stimulating nature. Show Notes: February 12! February 12! Write it in your diary. Tattoo it on your forehead. That is the date Talk Hard Season 2 […]
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Archive | January, 2014
The Great Gatsby sweeps the 3rd AACTAs with record haul
January 31, 2014 
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Not even the controversy surrounding its questionable ‘Australian-ness’ could keep The Great Gatsby from sweeping the Academy of Australian Cinema and Television Arts awards, taking home Best Film and twelve other accolades. It nabbed six of those last evening, at a ceremony hosted by Shane Bourne. Its seven technical prizes were picked up at a luncheon held […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Rover
January 30, 2014 0 Comments
Here is your first look at The Rover, David Michôd’s follow-up to his hugely successful Australian crime thriller Animal Kingdom. Michôd has reunited with his Kingdom star Guy Pearce for this one, which looks just as stressful and grim as their last collaboration. In the flick, Pearce plays a man searching for a prized possessions in a dystopian wasteland. Another of AK‘s alum, Joel […]
Continue readingBrie Larson could have The Good Luck of Right Now
January 30, 2014 0 Comments
Brie Larson, of Short Term 12 and being cruelly robbed of an Oscar nomination fame, is negotiating to star in the next film from Little Miss Sunshine directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. According to The Wrap, Larson is eyeing The Good Luck of Right Now, which is based on the book by Matthew Quick. It tells of four outsiders […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Fault in Our Stars
January 30, 2014 0 Comments
Prepare to have your tear-ducts emptied. The first official trailer for The Fault in Our Stars, adapted from John Green’s best-selling YA novel, has landed online. It stars Shailene Woodley (The Descendants) as teen cancer patient Hazel, who falls for the similarly sick Augustus (Ansel Elgort) after meeting at a support group, and… umm, nothing, look away right […]
Continue readingBruce Willis and M. Night Shyamalan reuniting for a Labor of Love
January 30, 2014 0 Comments
I see nostalgic people. Bruce Willis and M. Night Shyamalan are in talks to re-team for a new project, fifteen years after they made a mark with The Sixth Sense. According to Deadline, the movie is titled Labor of Love, and is one of the first scripts Shyamalan sold in his career. Originally purchased by Fox in 1993 (before M. […]
Continue readingOddball Oscar-nominated song ‘Alone Yet Not Alone’ disqualified by the Academy
January 30, 2014 0 Comments
What a short, strange trip it’s been for Alone Yet Not Alone. Just two weeks ago, the world was largely unaware of this evangelical Christian film. Then, it shockingly scored a Best Original Song nomination for its title track, proving that it was, at least, more popular than Lana del Rey’s snubbed Great Gatsby anthem (and former category […]
Continue reading“Just a little… funny.” Dr. Strangelove on its 50th anniversary.
January 29, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo January 29, 2014 Stanley Kubrick‘s blistering Cold War satire Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb opened on January 29, 1964, simultaneously screening in New York, London, and Toronto. Despite there being no evidence to prove as much, I have a sneaking suspicion the usually-reasonable Canadian […]
Continue readingInfect yourself – Contracted review
January 29, 2014 0 Comments
By Richard Haridy January 29, 2014 Contracted is prolific young filmmaker Eric England‘s fourth feature in as many years and it certainly has a notable level of formal sophistication that sets it apart from other low-budget genre entries. Sadly though, there’s also a frustrating thinness to the entire exercise, despite a satisfying “punchline” of a […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Red Dawn
January 29, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas January 29, 2014 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, whatever. […]
Continue readingElizabeth Banks will aca-direct Pitch Perfect 2
January 28, 2014 0 Comments
Elizabeth Banks has been lined up to direct Pitch Perfect 2 for Universal, Deadline reports. After producing the first flick, she will make the second picture her feature directorial debut. Banks previously helmed a short for the much-reviled compendium Movie 43 (though, in fairness, hers wasn’t the worst). The 2012 original, based on the book by Mickey Rapkin all […]
Continue readingChris Pratt makes his Jurassic World casting official
January 28, 2014 0 Comments
Chris Pratt, unexpected movie-star in the making, has confirmed his casting in the upcoming Jurassic Park sequel Jurassic World. Speaking to the Peace River Record Gazette, Pratt made official his long-rumoured involvement in the picture. “For me, Jurassic Park was really kind of my Star Wars. I lined up at the theatre to see it, I saw it […]
Continue readingJonathan Banks joins Bob Odenkirk for Better Call Saul
January 28, 2014 0 Comments
Mike Ehrmantraut will reunite with Saul Goodman on the upcoming Breaking Bad prequel series Better Call Saul. According to Deadline, Emmy nominee Jonathan Banks will reprise the role of Mike, private investigator and problem solver” extraordinaire. Set before the events of Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul will document the title character’s time as a skeezy lawyer before ultimately crossing paths […]
Continue readingSee Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon do their Michael Caine impressions again in The Trip to Italy
January 24, 2014 0 Comments
There’s only one thing fans of The Trip want to know about its upcoming sequel The Trip to Italy: do Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon indulge in another Michael Caine impression-off? Guys… of course they do. The flick, directed once again by Michael Winterbottom, debuted in Sundance this past week, ahead of its worldwide release later in 2014. […]
Continue readingJonah Hill starred in ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ for $60,000
January 24, 2014 0 Comments
Jonah Hill has revealed his (relatively) minuscule payday for The Wolf of Wall Street: $60,000. He dropped the figure will chatting with Howard Stern. Though the number seems decent for seven months of work, it equates to the American Screen Actors Guild minimum wage. Don’t feel too bad for him, though: he scored an Oscar nod for his […]
Continue readingGal Gadot’s three picture deal also includes ‘Justice League’ and ‘Wonder Woman’
January 24, 2014 1 Comment
Should the recently-delayed Batman vs. Superman movie prove to be a success, Israeli actress Gal Gadot is going to be very busy over the next decade. Variety confirms the actress, set to play Wonder Woman in the flick, has signed a three-picture deal with Warner Bros. That means she’ll likely star in a standalone Wonder Woman […]
Continue readingQuentin Tarantino scraps ‘Hateful Eight’ after script leaks online
January 22, 2014 0 Comments
This is disappointing. Quentin Tarantino has told Deadline he’s scrapping his upcoming western The Hateful Eight following the leaking of the script by one of its potential stars. The picture was set to be Tarantino’s follow-up to Django Unchained, but that’s no longer the case. “I’m very, very depressed… I finished a script, a first draft, and I didn’t […]
Continue reading‘Alice in Wonderland’ sequel scores new title, might star Sacha Baron Cohen
January 22, 2014 0 Comments
That Alice in Wonderland sequel is still happening, in case you’d forgotten. Disney have sent out a reminder by announcing the official title: Through the Looking Glass. Through the Looking Glass, of course, is the follow up to Lewis Carroll’s original novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Weirdly, both were used as source material for Tim Burton’s hit 2010 film. James Bobin is taking […]
Continue readingExcess is the best revenge – The Wolf of Wall Street review
January 22, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo January 22, 2014 True story: my priest phoned midway through the screening of The Wolf of Wall Street, as if he had sensed – rightly – that I had been revelling too giddily in the debauched antics of disgraced stockbroker Jordan Belfort. Turns out he was just calling to confirm something about […]
Continue readingScusi for partyrocking – The Great Beauty review
January 22, 2014 0 Comments
By Glenn Dunks January 22, 2014 Italy is a nation at war with itself in The Great Beauty. This recent Academy Award nominee sees revered director Paolo Sorrentino strike a delicate balance between the old, nostalgically traditional way of life with the jolting energy of contemporary culture, as the two somewhat uncomfortably merge together. For […]
Continue readingTelevision Revision: The Walking Dead – Season 3
January 21, 2014 0 Comments
By Andrew Williams January 21, 2014 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 readingTalk Hard – PIAF: Best of the Fest (Bonus)
January 21, 2014 0 Comments
Talk Hard is still on hiatus, but if you just can’t do without the show, listen to Simon Miraudo’s recent reviews of Perth International Arts Festival flicks Much Ado About Nothing, 20 Feet from Stardom, Stories We Tell, 12 Years a Slave, and The Past. Show Notes: Much Ado About Nothing and Stories We Tell […]
Continue readingChef aid – A Hijacking review
January 20, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo January 20, 2014 Tobias Lindholm‘s Danish drama A Hijacking follows in the footsteps of Best Picture nominee Captain Phillips…. kinda. Well, not technically. Though it’s arriving on our shores in 2014, it was actually released in its native country back in 2012. Still, it’s novel to see the release of two movies […]
Continue reading‘American Hustle’ takes top prize at SAG awards
January 20, 2014 0 Comments
American Hustle has taken the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards, proving it has the momentum to potentially take the Best Picture crown at the upcoming Oscars. Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., Paul Herman, Jack Huston, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Elisabeth Rohm, and Shea Whigham were […]
Continue reading‘Batman vs. Superman’ delayed from 2015 to 2016
January 20, 2014 0 Comments
Sorry Batfans: you’re going to have to wait another year before seeing Ben Affleck as the Batman. Warner Bros has delayed the release of their untitled Man of Steel sequel by ten months, from July 2015 to May 6, 2016. The studio’s official reason for the new date is to accommodate director Zack Snyder and his […]
Continue readingMargot Robbie cast in ‘Z For Zachariah’
January 20, 2014 0 Comments
At just 23, former Neighbours starlet Margot Robbie has assembled quite a filmography for herself. Fresh from Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street and the shooting of Will Smith comedy Focus, Robbie has scored the lead role in Z for Zachariah. According to Deadline, she will star opposite Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor. The […]
Continue readingHow nutty is this year’s batch of Oscar nominees?
January 17, 2014 0 Comments
We could sit here wondering why Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson were left out of the Best Actor and Actress fields, scratch our heads over the snubbing of The Butler, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Saving Mr. Banks, and, frankly, go mad attempting to figure out how the beloved American Hustle still couldn’t swing a nomination […]
Continue readingHear this year’s Oscar nominated songs (including the really weird one)
January 17, 2014 1 Comment
The Best Original Song category is always good value for those who enjoy being bewildered by the Academy Awards. Whether the category has three separate songs from the one film (see: 2007 and Enchanted) or just two nominees in a battle to the death (2011’s non-showdown between ‘Man or Muppet’ and, erm, ‘Real in Rio’), there’s […]
Continue readingAmerican Hustle, Gravity are your leading 2014 Oscar nominees
January 17, 2014 0 Comments
The nominees for the 86th Academy Awards have been unveiled, hinting at the showdown between Gravity, American Hustle, and 12 Years a Slave for the big prize. Gravity and American Hustle scored 10 nominations a piece, followed closely by 12 Years a Slave, which earned nine. They’ll fight for Best Picture against Captain Phillips (6 […]
Continue readingAdam Sandler continues his Razzie reign with Grown Ups 2
January 16, 2014 0 Comments
As is tradition, the nominees for the Golden Raspberry Awards – recognising the very worst in film – have been unveiled one day before the Oscar nomination announcement. Another of the Razzies’ traditions: ragging on Adam Sandler. His Grown Ups 2 leads the pack with eight nominations, competing for the Worst Picture crown with After […]
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