By Simon Miraudo May 15, 2014 Less is more, except when it comes to Godzilla, when more is perceived to be the whole damn point. That’s the conventional thinking, anyway, and there might not be a more conventional cinematic thinker than Roland Emmerich, whose 1998 attempt to bring the Japanese icon to the screen substituted […]
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Bryan Cranston to follow up Breaking Bad with Trumbo
September 19, 2013 
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Bryan Cranston’s first major post-Breaking Bad gig could see him go from Emmy-winner to Oscar-victor. According to Deadline, Cranston will play legendary screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, who was famously blacklisted in the 1950s by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Following an 11-month stint in prison, Trumbo proceeded to win Academy Awards for Roman Holiday and The […]
Continue readingBryan Cranston might be Lex Luthor in that Batman/Superman film
August 27, 2013 0 Comments
This is far, far, far from official, but Bryan Cranston has reportedly signed on to play Lex Luthor in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel sequel. According to Cosmic Book News, the Breaking Bad star has agreed to appear as the Superman villain in at least six films (a pretty typical, “no rough stuff” type deal.) The […]
Continue readingBryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen in talks for Godzilla
February 8, 2013 0 Comments
Bryan Cranston and Elizabeth Olsen are in talks to join the cast of the upcoming Godzilla remake, Variety reports. With Gareth Edwards directing – he gave us the delightful low-budget sci-fi Monsters back in 2010 – and Frank Darabont finalising the screenplay – responsible for The Shawshank Redemption and countless other Stephen King adaptations – […]
Continue readingMythbusters take on Breaking Bad
November 5, 2012 0 Comments
After proving that Jack could have indeed survived at the end of Titanic, the Mythbusters team are set to take on the science behind one of television’s most acclaimed shows, Breaking Bad. Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman told Entertainment Weekly their plans for the Breaking Bad themed episode, though they promised not to attempt a cook of Heisenberg’s famed blue crystal meth. Instead, they will […]
Continue readingThe spy stays in the picture – Argo review
October 24, 2012 0 Comments
Argo – Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, and John Goodman. Directed by Ben Affleck. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Here’s a story so strange and unlikely I can scarcely believe it’s true. No, I’m not referring to the tale of Argo, in which the CIA attempted to sneak six American hostages out of Iran by […]
Continue readingFamily circus – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted review
September 11, 2012 0 Comments
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – Featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, and David Schwimmer. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, and Conrad Vernon. Rated PG. By Jess Lomas. There’s a new expectation when it comes to animated pictures, thanks largely to Pixar’s cross-generational humour, that both an adult and child can enjoy […]
Continue readingDujardin, Spencer, Malick, and McConaughey now Oscar voters
July 2, 2012 0 Comments
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has extended invites to 176 individuals, granting them voting rights in future Oscar ceremonies. Deadline has the full list of new members, including 2012 winners Jean Dujardin and Octavia Spencer, as well as recent nominees Jonah Hill, Melissa McCarthy, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, and Bérénice Bejo. Industry stalwarts […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Argo
May 9, 2012 0 Comments
The trailer for Argo, Ben Affleck‘s directorial follow-up to The Town, has debuted online. Affleck stars in the film as CIA “exfiltration” specialist Tony Mendez, who is tasked with rescuing six U.S. citizens from Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis. The CIA’s plot – which remained classified for decades – was to enter Iran under […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Rock of Ages
April 4, 2012 1 Comment
The new trailer for Adam Shankman’s Rock of Ages is bad; there’s no nice way of saying it. While Tom Cruise fans (there must be some of them out there) will be happy to get a glimpse of him as Stacee Jaxx rocking out a Bon Jovi tune on stage, the remainder of the trailer […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Total Recall
April 2, 2012 5 Comments
Hollywood can remake it for you wholesale. The trailer for Len Wiseman‘s Total Recall reboot has arrived online. Colin Farrell takes on the role of Quaid, made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Paul Verhoeven‘s 1990 feature of the same name. Both are adapted from Philip K. Dick’s short story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. […]
Continue readingInterview: Albert Brooks (Drive)
March 12, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Albert Brooks (Drive). By Simon Miraudo. Albert Brooks’ chilling performance in Drive was one of the breakout turns of last year; not bad for an Oscar-nominated actor-writer-director with a career that spans four decades. Although we know him best from his witty supporting performances in Broadcast News, Taxi Driver and Out of Sight, his directorial efforts Defending […]
Continue readingInterview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad)
March 9, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad). By Simon Miraudo. Bryan Cranston is enjoying something of a career renaissance, thanks to his iconic turn in TV’s Breaking Bad (it may be a little early to describe his performance as ‘iconic’, but hey, we’re calling it). As chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-kingpin Walter White, Cranston has earned three consecutive Emmys as […]
Continue readingIt’s a sick, sick, sick, sick world – Contagion review
February 29, 2012 0 Comments
Contagion – Starring Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne and Jennifer Ehle. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Rated M. Originally published October 19, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Contagion is the last movie you want to see with a sore throat. Or maybe it’s the first movie you want to see with a sore throat. What could possibly top the sensory, 4-D, cinema-going experience of feeling your tonsils swell […]
Continue readingInterview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad)
October 27, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Bryan Cranston (Drive, Breaking Bad). By Simon Miraudo. Bryan Cranston is enjoying something of a career renaissance, thanks to his iconic turn in TV’s Breaking Bad (it may be a little early to describe his performance as ‘iconic’, but hey, we’re calling it). As chemistry-teacher-turned-drug-kingpin Walter White, Cranston has earned three consecutive Emmys as […]
Continue readingInterview: Albert Brooks (Drive)
October 25, 2011 0 Comments
Interview: Albert Brooks (Drive). By Simon Miraudo. Albert Brooks’ chilling performance in Drive is one of the breakout turns of the year; not bad for an Oscar-nominated actor-writer-director with a career that spans four decades. Although we know him best from his witty supporting performances in Broadcast News, Taxi Driver and Out of Sight, his directorial efforts […]
Continue readingRuns like a dream – Drive review
October 25, 2011 0 Comments
Drive – Starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan and Albert Brooks. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Rated MA. Originally published August 7, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. This review was first run during the Melbourne International Film Festival. Drive opens in Australian cinemas October 27, 2011. The best word to describe Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive – based on James Sallis’ […]
Continue readingIt’s a sick, sick, sick, sick world – Contagion review
October 19, 2011 0 Comments
Contagion – Starring Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne and Jennifer Ehle. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Contagion is the last movie you want to see with a sore throat. Or maybe it’s the first movie you want to see with a sore throat. What could possibly top the sensory, 4-D, cinema-going experience […]
Continue readingWoman sues over misleading Drive trailer
October 10, 2011 7 Comments
Have you ever watched a movie and thought, ‘this is nothing like the trailer promised!’? Then did you quickly get over it and carry on living your life? Not Michigan woman Sarah Deming! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Deming has filed a lawsuit against distributor Film District over their “misleading” trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s […]
Continue readingPoster and Trailer Debut: Drive
August 15, 2011 0 Comments
Start your engines Gosling fans. A new poster and trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s high octane drama Drive have been released. Slashfilm wisely points out the possibility of overhyping this punchy film – which we caught at the Melbourne International Film Festival – but it deserves all of the praise being heaped on it. Drive […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Contagion
August 11, 2011 2 Comments
So, ahem, PANIC! The posters for Steven Soderbergh‘s viral outbreak thriller Contagion have debuted online, and they certainly don’t instil calm. The six major character posters capitalise on the all-star cast, specifically Marion Cotillard, Matt Damon, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow and Kate Winslet (we’ll just have to hope co-stars John Hawkes and Bryan Cranston will get their own in the near future). To see […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Contagion
July 14, 2011 2 Comments
Germaphobes, look away! The trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s apocalyptic viral outbreak thriller Contagion has debuted online, and it will make you want to cut off all contact with the rest of the human race. Penned by Scott Z. Burns, the film features a cavalcade of stars dealing with a highly contagious and fatal case of […]
Continue readingBeckinsale and Biel join Total Recall
May 26, 2011 2 Comments
Len Wiseman‘s upcoming remake of Total Recall has found its leading ladies. Collider has confirmed Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel will join Colin Farrell and Bryan Cranston in the new film. The long gestating retooling of the 1990 Paul Verhoeven flick (itself based upon Philip K. Dick’s story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale) features Farrell in the […]
Continue readingRyan Gosling in Drive is fast(er) and furious(er)
May 9, 2011 0 Comments
Back in January we named Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Drive the “16th most exciting film of 2011” based on its stellar cast alone. Now, having seen the first bit of footage from the picture, we’ll admit that we probably underestimated its potential awesomeness. Drive stars Gosling as a Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for […]
Continue readingBryan Cranston to play Total Recall villain
March 31, 2011 0 Comments
Bryan Cranston is in talks to play the villain in the upcoming remake of Total Recall. The long gestating retooling of the 1990 Paul Verhoeven flick (itself based upon Philip K. Dick’s story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale) is set to star Colin Farrell as a factory worker who begins to suspect he […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Larry Crowne
March 17, 2011 0 Comments
The trailer for Tom Hanks‘ latest movie Larry Crowne (our 22nd most anticipated film of 2011!) has debuted online. Larry Crowne is Hanks’ directorial follow-up to That Thing You Do (yes, we remember it), and hopefully he waited fifteen years to deliver us something truly special. He stars as the eponymous Larry Crowne; recently fired […]
Continue readingChristina Hendricks joins Drive
September 10, 2010 0 Comments
Nicolas Winding Refn‘s Drive is gearing up for production, and his increasingly impressive cast is beginning to rival Inception‘s “dream team” of actors. Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks is the newest addition to the action thriller. She joins Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks and Oscar Isaac. The news of Hendricks’ involvement comes from […]
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