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 readingFeel everything – Short Term 12 review
By Simon Miraudo December 17, 2013 Teenagers – like eternal adolescents Fiona Apple and Cameron Crowe – just feel so much, and Destin Daniel Cretton channels that emotional intensity into his alternately sorrowful and euphoric Short Term 12. Taking place over a tumultuous few weeks, it tracks the trials and tribulations of the staff at […]
Continue readingThe Top 10 Female Performances of 2013
By Simon Miraudo December 10, 2013 The performance that enraptured audiences most in 2013 was Jennifer Lawrence as ‘Regular Human Woman’ – an ambitious gambit that paid off spectacularly. So novel was the humanity emanating from this Hollywood actress, gifs of her playfully flipping off photographers and spilling all her mints during a press conference […]
Continue readingBrie Larson set to join Mark Wahlberg in The Gambler
Brie Larson is in talks to play the female lead opposite Mark Wahlberg in the upcoming remake of The Gambler. According to Deadline, negotiations are in the very early stages. It seems all that Oscar buzz she’s getting for Short Term 12 (in which she plays a foster care worker) is doing great things for […]
Continue readingAll class – 21 Jump Street review
21 Jump Street – Starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Brie Larson. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Rated MA. Originally published March 7, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. 21 Jump Street is now available on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia, and via Quickflix Pay Per View. In this cinematic reimagining of the 80s TV show 21 Jump Street, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum star as incompetent and immature police […]
Continue readingOlivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are Relanxious
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are set to play lovelorn agoraphobics in the upcoming comedy Relanxious, Deadline reports. Writer-director Christopher Storer’s film concerns an anxiety-ridden couple who communicate exclusively over the phone, but must consider venturing out into the real world and meeting face-to-face if they want their relationship to progress. Sudeikis’ Saturday Night Live cast mate Fred […]
Continue readingAll class – 21 Jump Street review
21 Jump Street – Starring Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Brie Larson. Directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. In this cinematic reimagining of the 80s TV show 21 Jump Street, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum star as incompetent and immature police officers banished to an experimental undercover department where they […]
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