William S Burroughs: A Man Within – Directed by Yony Leyser. By Danielle Marsland. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within plays the Revelation Perth International Film Festival on Sunday July 24. This documentary is not so much focused on the celebrity of William S. Burroughs, or his role as one of the key leaders of […]
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Bateman to join Vaughn in The Insane Laws?
June 15, 2011 
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Arrested Development favourite Jason Bateman is set to continue his smooth transition to big screen comedies (Couples Retreat, Juno, Horrible Bosses) with a role in upcoming film The Insane Laws. Deadline reports that the star is in early talks with Universal to play a leading role opposite Vince Vaughn, for whom the film was developed. […]
Continue readingNew trailer for Tom Hanks’ Larry Crowne
June 14, 2011 0 Comments
A trailer was released for the Tom Hanks-directed Larry Crowne back in March. Out in the US in July, the film’s plot has been likened to the quirky TV show Community: it features a man (Hanks) who loses his job, signs up for community college, joins a scooter gang and… finds some meaning, we guess. […]
Continue readingBurton, Raimi, Levy and Cuarón in the running for Pirates 5?
June 6, 2011 0 Comments
Critical consensus surmises that, upon taking over from Gore Verbinski, director Rob Marshall gave Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides a bland handling. Our own Simon Miraudo wasn’t exactly blown away, and Margaret Pomeranz commented that the franchise had reached its use by date. So it makes sense that measured star Johnny Depp is […]
Continue readingCooper gets Wordy with the ladies
June 6, 2011 0 Comments
Bradley Cooper is used to playing the sporty spunk in films like The Hangover. He’s also rather efficient at being a spunk in real life (he often makes ‘sexiest men alive’ lists, always has a slew of impressive girls at his side, and can apparently speak fluent French!). What Cooper’s probably not so used to […]
Continue readingCandy Land movie to be Lord of the Rings-esque
May 26, 2011 1 Comment
Candy Land seems like a board game particular to American childhood; as a kid I was a demon at Trouble, Guess Who and The Game of Life, but Candy Land was never in my toy box. Apparently you draw coloured cards and move your gingerbread man to the square that corresponds with the colour you […]
Continue readingSinister version of The Little Mermaid heading to cinemas
May 26, 2011 0 Comments
Whilst as a ten year old, Disney’s The Little Mermaid was all fun and games “unda da sea’, when you think about it, it’s actually quite a freaky film. There’s a gargantuan, evil, purple octopus woman, killer sharks, talking, hyperactive tripping crabs and a heroine who gets muted and has constant pain in her ‘new’ […]
Continue readingTom Cruise joins Tron: Legacy director’s Oblivion
May 25, 2011 0 Comments
Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski is certainly making his mark on the Hollywood sci-fi industry – not only is he helming New Regency’s sci-fi thriller Archangel, which tells the story of a secret unit of the military that tracks and hunts down aliens among us, but he’s also in the director’s chair for Oblivion, Universal’s […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Fright Night
May 19, 2011 0 Comments
The trailer for the remake of 1985 teen vampire movie Fright Night – starring Colin Farrell as a vamp who moves next door to Anton Yelchin and Toni Collette – has debuted online. Apart from the fact that the trailer for the film – which was shot in 3D – looks a tad generic and overproduced and […]
Continue readingJim Jarmusch to trade Coffee and Cigarettes for blood and fangs
May 19, 2011 0 Comments
Trying to understand what’s going on in Jim Jarmusch’s mind can be puzzling at the best of times – from spiritual gangster films to crime thrillers set in the symbolic realm, there’s just no predicting what he’ll do next. Actually, we do know. A vampire movie! Set in Detroit! According to Screen Daily, Jim is […]
Continue readingJoel Edgerton nabs role in The Great Gatsby
May 18, 2011 0 Comments
Back in the 70s, Robert Redford was the epitome of stylish and decadent actors – one of the few blokes at the time who could pull off the role of Jay Gatsby in Jack Clayton’s adaptation of the F.Scott Fitzgerald classic The Great Gatsby. Now, Baz Luhrmann is taking a shot at bringing the novel […]
Continue readingJohnny Depp rebooting The Thin Man
May 11, 2011 1 Comment
Notorious detective fiction writer Dashiell Hammet, the man who pretty much invented the ‘hard-boiled’ genre, has influenced generations of writers including Raymond Chandler and William Burroughs. While The Maltese Falcon might be one of Hammett’s more recognisable titles, his 1934 novel The Thin Man, which told the story of an alcoholic ex-detective, enjoyed great commercial success […]
Continue readingAronofsky and Clooney to explore Human Nature
May 11, 2011 3 Comments
In March, Darren Aronofsky dropped out of directing The Wolverine, reasoning that a year long shoot in a foreign country wasn’t viable as he would be away from his family for too long (although there have been hints that Aronofsky’s real reason for leaving the project was that 20th Century Fox wouldn’t give him total […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Project Nim
May 10, 2011 0 Comments
Man On Wire, 2008 British filmmaker James Marsh’s documentary on the (slightly insane) French acrobat Philippe Petit, who in 1974 accomplished a high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre, was excellent viewing. Thrilling and humanising in equal amounts, Marsh did well to uncover the emotions and dreams behind what the public […]
Continue readingWill Smith in the running for Tarantino’s Django Unchained
May 9, 2011 0 Comments
He’s conquered robots, extraterrestrials and monsters, but can Hollywood hero Will Smith conquer a gritty role in director Quentin Tarantino’s latest film (and possibly become a hero of arthouse cinema?). The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Tarantino has finalised the script for his latest film, Django Unchained, and hopes that Will Smith will play the title role […]
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