By Simon Miraudo April 10, 2013 Jonathan Levine‘s Warm Bodies is a romantic comedy set in a world in which humanity has been lost and monsters roam the streets. So too, you might say, is Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve, He’s Just Not That Into You, and anything starring Kate Hudson. And you’d be right. But […]
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The top 10 Seth Rogen performances
July 13, 2012 
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The top 10 Seth Rogen performances. By Simon Miraudo. Canadian comedian Seth Rogen made his debut in Judd Apatow and Paul Feig‘s TV show Freaks and Geeks at the age of 17, but it would take another six years before he broke out in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (his two-second appearance as ‘Eager Cameraman‘ in Anchorman […]
Continue readingThe laughing cure – 50/50 review
July 10, 2012 0 Comments
50/50 – Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Rated MA. Originally published February 29, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. 50/50 arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia July 12, 2012. Whoever was responsible for christening this funny movie about a serious disease did not have an enviable task. Jonathan Levine‘s 50/50 went through a number of name changes before landing on […]
Continue readingThe top 10 films of the year so far
June 29, 2012 8 Comments
The top 10 films of the year so far. By Simon Miraudo. The first half of 2012 is over, and what have we got to show for it? A couple of Snow White movies, two Taylor Kitsch flops, and only four Nicolas Cage flicks. Box office records were broken, courtesy of The Avengers and The […]
Continue readingThe laughing cure – 50/50 review
February 29, 2012 2 Comments
50/50 – Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick. Directed by Jonathan Levine. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Whoever was responsible for christening this funny movie about a serious disease did not have an enviable task. Jonathan Levine‘s 50/50 went through a number of name changes before landing on that vague final figure (the […]
Continue readingThe Artist’s Uggie and Red Dog’s Koko win big at Golden Collar Awards
February 15, 2012 0 Comments
Continuing The Artist‘s domination of the 2012 awards’ circuit, star Uggie was named Best Dog in a Theatrical Film for his stirring performance in the black-and-white silent film at the 1st Annual Golden Collar Awards. The Jack Russell Terrier beat out Beginners‘ Cosmo, 50/50‘s Denver and Young Adult‘s Hummer. Uggie was also nominated in the same category for his gender-bending […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: 50/50
July 13, 2011 0 Comments
The poster for Jonathan Levine‘s upcoming dramedy 50/50, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a young man battling cancer and Seth Rogen as his BFF, has debuted on Slashfilm. We say ‘dramedy’, but don’t expect a solemn, Stepmom-style weepy. Hopefully the tagline there offers a better insight into the film’s sense of humour. Check out the trailer […]
Continue readingSeth Rogen taking on Jamaica
July 7, 2011 0 Comments
Seth Rogen is reteaming with his 50/50 director Jonathan Levine and regular collaborator Evan Goldberg for a new film titled Jamaica, based on a screenplay written by Will Reiser. According to Variety, Reiser’s screenplay is based on a holiday he took with his grandmother to Jamaica at the age of 14. Rogen and Goldberg will produce […]
Continue readingGordon-Levitt/Rogen comedy gets title change
February 21, 2011 2 Comments
Pulling in a decent box office return is no easy task and, these days, with so very many movies consistently appearing on the slate, it’s only getting harder. Which is precisely why getting the title of a film just right is so damn important. It comes as little surprise then, as The Wrap report, that […]
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