By Simon Miraudo September 23, 2014 Jason Bateman bets on himself in Bad Words, his feature directorial debut and understandable attempt to solidify his forever-on-the-cusp-of-assured career. Longevity is not promised to anyone in Hollywood, and Bateman’s pre-Arrested Development, post-Teen Wolf Too work is a testament to that. Take solace, sir. If the flame of stardom […]
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There’s something about Amy – ‘They Came Together’ Review
September 22, 2014 
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By Simon Miraudo September 22, 2014 They Came Together is here to kill romantic comedies, and yet, it’s five years too late, like a Terminator who hasn’t accounted for daylight savings. The ugly truth, ahem, is that it was beaten to the punch by Katherine Heigl, who, either through her own hubris or for some […]
Continue readingSemi-charmed life – ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ Review
August 25, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo August 25, 2014 Magic in the Moonlight sees Woody Allen putting the least amount of effort into enchanting audiences at a time when he really needs to work a little harder for their love. The public perception of Allen takes a trip on the Ferris wheel each year, and though he’s coming […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – The Birdcage
August 25, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo August 25, 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. It […]
Continue readingTelevision Revision: ‘Hannibal’ – Season 1
August 19, 2014 0 Comments
By Andrew Williams August 20, 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 the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… Deeply troubled criminal profiler Will Graham […]
Continue readingDisney wants to shoot ‘Pirates 5’ in Australia
August 19, 2014 0 Comments
Disney is thinking about shooting Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales in Australia early next year, hoping to replicate the deal that saw the Australian government promise Disney $21 million for bringing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo to our shores. According to Deadline, production on 20,000 Leagues – originally set to be helmed by David Fincher – […]
Continue readingPixar has totally retooled ‘The Good Dinosaur’
August 19, 2014 0 Comments
The team at Pixar are known for their (nearly) immaculate track record, so most would be surprised to learn of the tumult that so frequently occurs during the production of their pictures. I say that to calm the nerves of those concerned about their upcoming feature, The Good Dinosaur, which was delayed from 2014 to 2015 and had director Bob Peterson replaced […]
Continue readingJoaquin Phoenix stares down Josh Brolin in first ‘Inherent Vice’ image
August 19, 2014 0 Comments
There are a million reasons to look forward to Paul Thomas Anderson’s upcoming adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice: 1) It’s a new freaking PTA movie. 2) It’s based on Thomas Pynchon’s excellent Inherent Vice. Actually, reasons three to one-million are pretty much just variations on those first two points. But the cast is very appealing too, and we […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Awakenings
August 18, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo August 18, 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. It […]
Continue readingWatch the Broadway cast of Aladdin lead a ‘Friend Like Me’ sing-along in honour of Robin Williams
August 15, 2014 0 Comments
It’s been a rough week. Let’s close it out with a brief, beautiful, human moment. Theatres across Broadway dimmed their lights this week to honour the passing of Robin Williams, but the most moving tribute came from the stage of the New Amsterdam, where the musical Aladdin was being staged. At the end of the show, James Monroe […]
Continue readingThey’re making another ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ prequel
August 15, 2014 0 Comments
Not satisfied with 2006’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, which saw Leatherface as a 30-year-old, producers are plotting another prequel that will focus on the infamous cannibal cook’s teen years. Originally reported by Bloody Disgusting and now confirmed by The Wrap, Millennium Films will title the picture Leatherface. Plot details are under wraps, but the tale will likely […]
Continue reading‘Godzilla 2’ due June 2018… and Mothra’s going to turn up too
August 15, 2014 0 Comments
You’ll have to wait until 2018 for a second Godzilla movie, with Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures deciding to wait for Gareth Edwards to finish up his untitled Star Wars spin-off before getting to work. According to The Wrap, Godzilla 2 will land June 8, 2018. That mysterious Star Wars spin-off is due December 2016. At […]
Continue readingMan, Cave – ‘20,000 Days on Earth’ Review
August 15, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo August 15, 2014 Nick Cave, the man, the myth, the legend, reaffirms his status as those last two things, at least, in 20,000 Days on Earth. It’s a convention-busting documentary that follows the inscrutable artist on a fictionalised day in the life; his 20,000th, actually. Well, that’s what directors Iain Forsyth and […]
Continue readingTom Hiddleston, burdened with glorious purpose, wanted for ‘Ben-Hur’ remake
August 13, 2014 0 Comments
They’re remaking Ben-Hur and they want Tom Hiddleston to star in it. We understand your complicated feelings at this time. ‘They’ are MGM, Paramount and director Timur Bekmambetov, who’ve set a February 26, 2016 release date for this new take on Ben-Hur. According to Deadline, the studios are courting Hiddleston (of Loki and Internet love affair fame) to […]
Continue readingScreen legend Lauren Bacall dead at 89
August 13, 2014 0 Comments
Lauren Bacall, one of cinema’s most enduring icons, has passed away at the age of 89 from a stroke. The news was confirmed on Twitter by the estate of her late husband, Humphrey Bogart. “With deep sorrow, yet with great gratitude for her amazing life, we confirm the passing of Lauren Bacall,” the Tweet read. […]
Continue readingLight as a feather – ‘All Cheerleaders Die’ Review
August 13, 2014 0 Comments
By Glenn Dunks August 13, 2014 Directors Lucky McKee (May) and Chris Sivertson (I Know Who Killed Me) have fashioned a gory take on the mythos of American high school life in All Cheerleaders Die, a witchy horror comedy that acts somewhat like a pick-and-mix cross between The Craft, Jennifer’s Body, Jawbreaker, and Bring It […]
Continue readingHot air guitar – ‘Jimi: All is by My Side’ Review
August 13, 2014 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas August 13, 2014 Before Jimi Hendrix (Andre Benjamin) lit his guitar on fire at Monterey Pop Festival, or played Woodstock, he wore cheetah-print shirts in a struggling R&B band. So says John Ridley’s Jimi: All Is by My Side, a biopic that tries to be as independent and free spirited as its […]
Continue reading‘Mrs. Doubtfire 2′ likely cancelled following Robin Williams’ death
August 12, 2014 0 Comments
The death of Robin Williams has likely ended production on Mrs. Doubtfire 2, though Variety suggests a reboot might be considered. Sources say no decision has been made on the project, which is fair enough, considering how soon after Williams’ death Variety began enquiries into the project. Chris Columbus was set to return and direct […]
Continue readingMichael Bay ready to move on from ‘Transformers’ franchise… again
August 12, 2014 0 Comments
Michael Bay was set to exit the Transformers franchise after the third instalment, but was tempted back by Paramount to direct the fourth after being promised he could reboot the series, somewhat, and was even offered the opportunity to helm Pain and Gain first as a deal-sweetener. It worked out gangbusters for everyone (except viewers, […]
Continue reading‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ sequel in the works
August 12, 2014 0 Comments
Following a shocking – shocking! – $65 million opening weekend ($70 million AUD) at the American box office, Paramount has quickly announced a sequel to their surprise hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. According to Deadline, Michael Bay will once again produce under his Platinum Dunes banner, while screenwriters Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec will return […]
Continue readingDon’t expect ‘Kick-Ass 3’, kids
August 12, 2014 0 Comments
Mark Millar, comic book artist and notorious exaggerator, is uncharacteristically apprehensive about a third Kick-Ass movie. Though he’s written enough material for a new Kick-Ass film, Millar is in doubt the people with the money will want to fund it. He gave Comic Book Resources the math: “With Kick-Ass, it was a no brainer. It […]
Continue reading‘The Inbetweeners 2’ sets record at U.K. box office
August 12, 2014 0 Comments
The Inbetweeners 2 has set a new box office record in the U.K. by claiming £2.7 million ($3.9 million AUD) in its first night of release. That’s the biggest opening ever for a comedy. It even outdoes the huge first night of its predecessor, which managed £2.58 million ($3.73 million AUD). The total weekend grosses […]
Continue readingInimitable comic talent Robin Williams dead at 63
August 12, 2014 0 Comments
The inimitable comic talent Robin Williams has been found dead at his home in California of an apparent suicide. He was 63 years old. According to the Marin County Sheriff’s Department, officers were called to his home on Monday, where they pronounced Williams dead just after midday. Williams’ widow, Susan Schneider, asked for privacy in […]
Continue readingThe Lonely Island making a musical-comedy for Judd Apatow
August 8, 2014 0 Comments
Hold up: The Lonely Island is getting a movie. Today, nothing else matters. According to Deadline, the trio will make a musical comedy for Universal, with Judd Apatow producing. The Lonely Island – for those unfamiliar with their turtlenecks and chains – is Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone. Hired to Saturday Night Live as […]
Continue readingFirst look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Philippe Petit in ‘The Walk’
August 8, 2014 0 Comments
Forty years ago, almost to the day, Philippe Petit did the unthinkable and completed a high-wire walk between the World Trade Towers. Now arrives our first official look at Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Petit in Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming biopic The Walk, courtesy of USA Today. Petit’s incredible feat was previously brought to the screen in the Oscar-winning […]
Continue reading‘The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ trailer brings back the golden oldies
August 8, 2014 0 Comments
One of this decade’s biggest surprise hits, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, is following in the footsteps of other regular-type blockbusters by releasing a sequel. Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Maggie Smith, Dev Patel and much of the original cast return as the residents of the titular Indian hotel. Director John Madden is also back, with […]
Continue readingTalk Hard – Desiree Akhavan, Appropriate Behavior
August 8, 2014 0 Comments
We get up to no good this week with Desiree Akhavan, writer-director-star of Appropriate Behavior (now playing MIFF). She discusses coming out to your parents and what it’s like to have the New York Times call up your old teachers. Show Notes: Thanks for listening! Appropriate Behaviour plays the Melbourne International Film Festival August 9. We’ll keep you […]
Continue readingBrooklyn’s finest – ‘Appropriate Behavior’ Review
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By Simon Miraudo August 8, 2014 Getting over an ex by getting under some strangers? That’s how Shirin plans to mourn the end of her last major relationship, although “plan” suggests there is some order to the chaos of her often disastrous rebounds. Appropriate Behavior is the sexy, soulful, snarky directorial debut of writer and […]
Continue readingVideo games – ‘Sex Tape’ Review
August 7, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo August 7, 2014 Sex Tape tells the harrowing story of a man with such wanton disregard for his family’s financial well-being he regularly buys two iPads at a time and re-gifts the newly-obsolete models to acquaintances. There is also a subplot about the man and his wife frantically scrambling to erase their […]
Continue readingTelevision Revision: Sherlock – Season 3
August 7, 2014 0 Comments
By Andrew Williams August 7, 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 the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman) has […]
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