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 […]
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Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas join Expendables 3
August 12, 2013 
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Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas join Harrison Ford as the latest additions to The Expendables 3, EW confirms. Sylvester Stallone confirmed to the outlet Gibson’s casting as the villain in the latest instalment of his action saga. Banderas role has not yet been specified. Ford was last week announced as a replacement for the outgoing […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Machete Kills
August 7, 2013 0 Comments
Mel Gibson as a crazy super-villain and Charlie Sheen as the President of the United States? It could only be the trailer for Machete Kills. From the looks of this genuinely insane trailer, it seems director Robert Rodriguez has turned his dial to 11 for this sequel, which once again stars Danny Trejo in the […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Machete Kills
May 31, 2013 0 Comments
Robert Rodriguez’s mad collection of pals assemble in the teaser trailer for Machete Kills, the unlikely sequel to 2010’s Machete (which, as you may recall, began life as a fake trailer from Grindhouse). Just some of the names we get to see in action beside Danny Trejo’s title character: Lady Gaga, Sofia Vergara, Antonio Banderas, […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: I’m So Excited
December 17, 2012 0 Comments
A teaser trailer for Pedro Almodovar (sorry, ALMODOVAR!’s) latest comedy, I’m So Excited, has arrived online. Unsurprisingly, this vibrant, colourful clip features a stirring rendition of that very Pointer Sisters’ song. The picture looks like a cross between Pedro’s very special brand of telenovelas and Flying High. It will feature “special collaborations” with Penelope Cruz, Antonio […]
Continue readingPen pal – Ruby Sparks review
August 17, 2012 0 Comments
Ruby Sparks – Starring Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, and Antonio Banderas. Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Rated M. By Richard Haridy. Ruby Sparks plays the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 18, 2012. It arrives in Australian cinemas September 20, 2012. Regularly embodied by Zooey Deschanel, the Manic Pixie Dream Girl (or MPDG) […]
Continue readingTinker tailor Soderbergh spy – Haywire review
July 24, 2012 2 Comments
Haywire – Starring Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, and Channing Tatum. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Rated M. By Richard Haridy. Haywire arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia July 25, 2012. Mixed martial artist Gina Carano stars in Steven Soderbergh‘s Haywire; an action film swathed in such a haze of cold detachment it’s positively glacial. From Solaris […]
Continue readingShe wears a mask – The Skin I Live In review
May 25, 2012 0 Comments
The Skin I Live In – Stars Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya and Marisa Paredes. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Rated MA. Originally published December 23, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. The Skin I Live In is now available on DVD in Australia. The Skin I Live In certainly puts the ! in ALMODOVAR! The Spanish auteur’s latest film is particularly melodramatic, bizarre, and visually sumptuous, even by his […]
Continue readingGael Garcia Bernal is Zorro Reborn
February 20, 2012 1 Comment
Move over Antonio; your swashbuckling will now only be done in the guise of that boot-wearing gato. Gael Garcia Bernal (Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Science of Sleep) looks set to star in 20th Century Fox’s upcoming adventure flick Zorro Reborn. According to Variety, the picture is “a futuristic reboot of the Zorro mythology that will not […]
Continue readingYour 2011 Boxing Day Viewing Guide
December 23, 2011 0 Comments
Your 2011 Boxing Day Viewing Guide. By Simon Miraudo. In case you couldn’t tell by the fact a bajillion movies are coming out this week, Boxing Day is kind of a big deal for Australian film-lovers. In fact, December 26th is the biggest day on the cinema-going calendar. What is it about that post-Christmas comedown […]
Continue readingShe wears a mask – The Skin I Live In review
December 23, 2011 2 Comments
The Skin I Live In – Stars Antonio Banderas, Elena Anaya and Marisa Paredes. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The Skin I Live In certainly puts the ! in ALMODOVAR! The Spanish auteur’s latest film is particularly melodramatic, bizarre, and visually sumptuous, even by his already heightened standards. It establishes one […]
Continue readingInterview: Chris Miller (director of Puss in Boots)
December 7, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Chris Miller (director of Puss in Boots). By Simon Miraudo. Chris Miller is one of the driving creative forces of the Shrek franchise, having begun as a story artist and writer of additional dialogue on the first film and eventually graduating to director on Shrek the Third. Those pictures inspired many imitators, and since […]
Continue readingThe cat with no name – Puss in Boots review
December 6, 2011 1 Comment
Puss in Boots – Starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis. Directed by Chris Miller. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. The Shrek franchise has aged terribly. Once considered the sharpest and most refreshing animation out there, it has since been lapped (and lapped again) by recent Pixar efforts and even one-offs like Cloudy with […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Puss in Boots
June 21, 2011 1 Comment
The trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots has debuted online. Featuring the voice of Antonio Banderas as Puss, it looks remarkably similar to Banderas’ Zorro films. Although the Shrek films have long since run out of steam, Puss remained the saga’s best and most entertaining character. Will that translate in his graduation […]
Continue readingFirst look at Almodóvar’s The Skin I Live In
May 9, 2011 0 Comments
The 2011 Cannes film festival is getting closer, and all those films we’ve been eagerly anticipating – The Tree of Life, Sleeping Beauty, Melancholia, Drive, This Must Be The Place – are all set to compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or. Also in competition for the top prize is Pedro Almodóvar newie, The Skin I […]
Continue readingOgrekill – Shrek Forever After review
June 15, 2010 0 Comments
Shrek Forever After – Starring Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy. Directed by Mike Mitchell. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Once upon a time, DreamWorks Animation released a film about a grumpy green ogre named Shrek and his cheeky, fast-talking sidekick Donkey. A massive box office hit (and recipient of the Best Animated Feature […]
Continue readingTitle of new Woody Allen film reassuringly aggressive
October 28, 2009 0 Comments
source: thr.com For the past few months we have heard about the impressive cast of Woody Allen‘s latest London-based film, including Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts and Freida Pinto. Well, now we know the title, and it is… You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. As I mentioned during my review of […]
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