By Simon Miraudo June 10, 2014 Dragons don’t kill people. Bad people with dragons kill people. So goes the lesson of How to Train Your Dragon 2, the sequel to DreamWorks Animation’s only great movie. Kids can do with that metaphor what they will, except, hopefully, apply it to drugs or guns. Written and directed […]
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Play It Again – Elizabeth
March 26, 2014 
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By Jess Lomas March 26, 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 readingArt attack – The Monuments Men review
March 11, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo March 11, 2014 One day we’ll discover George Clooney is actually a long-forgotten screen idol from Hollywood’s golden age who became unstuck from time, and all of this will make total sense. Every few years, presumably when his nostalgia gland swells up and commands him to drain its contents onto celluloid, Clooney […]
Continue reading’12 Years a Slave’ takes Best Picture at the 86th Academy Awards
March 4, 2014 0 Comments
12 Years a Slave prevailed over Gravity and American Hustle in what was one of the most hotly contested Oscars in years, walking away with the coveted Best Picture crown in Los Angeles yesterday. The film enjoyed two other victories, winning Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay. First-time film star Lupita Nyong’o collected the […]
Continue reading’12 Years a Slave’ BAFTA’s Best Film but ‘Gravity’ dominates overall
February 17, 2014 0 Comments
Gravity dominated at the 62nd BAFTA Film Awards, picking up six awards including Best Director for Alfonso Cuarón and, weirdly, Outstanding British Film. (American studio Warner Bros. can thank British producer David Heyman for getting them into that category.) However, it couldn’t topple 12 Years a Slave for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ top […]
Continue readingThe Top 10 Female Performances of 2013
December 10, 2013 0 Comments
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 readingCate Blanchett to make feature directorial debut with The Dinner
September 23, 2013 0 Comments
Oscar winner and freakishly talented actor Cate Blanchett is going to try her hand at directing. Films, that is. According to Deadline, Blanchett is set to make her feature directorial debut with The Dinner, adapted from a Herman Koch novel by Academy Award nominee Oren Moverman (The Messenger). It’s a thriller that concerns the lengths […]
Continue readingDiary of a mad blue woman – Blue Jasmine review
September 13, 2013 1 Comment
By Simon Miraudo September 13, 2013 What a relief it must be for an actor to realise they’re in one of Woody Allen‘s good movies; a biennial event! Allen is still a prolific talent in his 70s, churning out a new film each year, and it would be unwise for any performer to turn down […]
Continue readingPage turner – Tim Winton’s The Turning review
September 3, 2013 2 Comments
By Simon Miraudo September 3, 2013 Anthology films are almost always made up of near-misses, prematurely aborted successes, and absolute abominations that are mercifully euthanised by the strict time-restrictions of the genre. The magical thing about Tim Winton’s The Turning is how consistently good it is. That it occasionally touches greatness makes it miraculous. A […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Monuments Men
August 9, 2013 0 Comments
George Clooney takes another stab at Oscar with his World War 2 flick, The Monuments Men. The trailer for his latest directorial effort arrives with the blockbuster season finally at an end, and awards season on the horizon. Based on a remarkable true tale, it stars Clooney as the Danny Ocean of the Allied forces, […]
Continue readingNew York Stories – Girl Most Likely / Blackfish / Blue Jasmine
July 30, 2013 0 Comments
By Glenn Dunks July 31, 2013 There’s a wide world of cinema out there, and Quickflix’s Glenn Dunks is on the ground in New York City bringing you the titles that will soon be seen in Australian cinemas, and eventually available on home entertainment. The Manhattan Report: Opening weekend for a Woody Allen movie in New York […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Blue Jasmine
May 22, 2013 0 Comments
A not-at-all informative poster for Woody Allen’s upcoming Blue Jasmine has been unveiled. Pretty though! According to distributor Sony Pictures, “it is the story of the final stages of an acute crisis and a life of a fashionable New York housewife.” That housewife is played by Cate Blanchett, seen beneath the eclectic group of names assembled […]
Continue readingRonan, Vikander, and Wilde vie for Cinderella
December 4, 2012 0 Comments
Saoirse Ronan, Alicia Vikander, and Gabriella Wilde will face off for the titular role in Mark Romanek’s live action Cinderella, according to Variety’s Jeff Sneider. Ronan, star of the upcoming The Host from Twilight author Stephenie Meyer, was set to star in an upcoming retelling of Snow White called The Order of the Seven until […]
Continue readingCraig, Murray, Blanchett, and Dujardin set for Clooney’s Monuments Men
October 31, 2012 0 Comments
George Clooney is rounding up an impressive cast for his next directorial effort, The Monuments Men. According to Deadline, the WW2 flick will star Daniel Craig, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, and Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville. The picture follows a bunch of art historians who attempt to recover famous works from Hitler […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Hobbit – An Unexpected Journey
July 9, 2012 0 Comments
The poster for Peter Jackson‘s first half of The Hobbit saga – An Unexpected Journey – has bowed at Comic Con (provided for our viewing pleasure by Slashfilm). No sign of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), but we do get to see Gandalf (Ian McKellen) alive and well in the green, green, grass of Middle Earth. But look out behind […]
Continue readingCate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska to make directorial debut
April 17, 2012 2 Comments
Aussie starlets Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska are set to direct segments of a new omnibus film produced by Robert Connolly. According to The Australian, they will be among a number of filmmakers bringing Tim Winton’s short-story collection The Turning to the big screen. Also joining them: AACTA winning helmer of Snowtown, Justin Kurzel, David Wenham, Jonathan auf der […]
Continue readingWoody Allen wants Blanchett and Cooper
March 30, 2012 0 Comments
Woody Allen is eyeing Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper for an upcoming project, Deadline reports. There are no further details available, except that it might shoot in Copenhagen. Note that Allen has already completed his follow-up to his Oscar-winning hit Midnight in Paris; the recently retitled To Rome With Love. Discuss: Are Blanchett and Cooper a good […]
Continue readingBilly Connolly cast in The Hobbit
February 10, 2012 1 Comment
Actor and comedian Billy Connolly has joined the cast of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Connolly, best known for his stand up comedy and films such as Mrs Brown and The Man Who Sued God, will play a dwarf warrior named Dain Ironfoot. Jackson’s two-part adaptation of the bestselling J.R.R Tolkien […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Hobbit
December 21, 2011 2 Comments
Lord of the Rings fans, your time has come! The trailer for The Hobbit – Peter Jackson‘s highly anticipated return to Middle Earth – has arrived online. Martin Freeman stars as Bilbo Baggins in the epic adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s LOTR prequel. Check it out in HD over at Apple. The Hobbit will be split into two films, […]
Continue readingTerrence Malick set to become super-prolific; shooting two films in 2012
November 2, 2011 0 Comments
Though considered one of the all-time great filmmakers, Terrence Malick has long been joked about for the glacial speed with which he produces movies. As of the release of The Tree of Life back in June, he had directed only five films over the course of 38 years. Well, it looks as if Malick is about […]
Continue readingThe Hobbit officially (finally!) begins production
March 22, 2011 1 Comment
Our long international nightmare is over! After years of false starts, casting dramas, replaced directors, a studio bankruptcy, strikes, boycotts and even a perforated ulcer, production has officially begun on The Hobbit. Warner Bros, New Line Cinema and MGM broke the good news in a joint press release (which is rather long, but you can […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Hanna
December 22, 2010 2 Comments
Raised on anger and seclusion in the middle of a Finnish forest by father Erik Heller (Eric Bana), fourteen-year-old Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is an isolated killing machine. Set upon fulfilling her father’s vendetta against CIA operative Marissa Wiegler (Cate Blanchett), it seems the seclusion, at least, is about to change. Icy and dramatic and, by […]
Continue reading>Cate Blanchett (and maybe Orlando Bloom) confirmed for The Hobbit
December 9, 2010 1 Comment
>We already knew Peter Jackson was going to return to Middle Earth in February 2011 following the ludicrous success of his Lord of the Rings trilogy. But beyond knowing that this would be to begin filming for The Hobbit, we didn’t really know a whole lot else. That is, until now. According to Deadline, Cate […]
Continue readingBowman begins – Robin Hood review
September 20, 2010 1 Comment
Robin Hood – Starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Mark Strong. Directed by Ridley Scott. Rated M. Originally published May 11, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Whenever I think of Robin Hood, one story comes to mind. No, it’s not Kevin Costner’s take on the legendary folk hero, nor is it Mel Brooks’ depiction of his […]
Continue readingBowman begins – Robin Hood review
May 11, 2010 6 Comments
Robin Hood – Starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Mark Strong. Directed by Ridley Scott. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Whenever I think of Robin Hood, one story comes to mind. No, it’s not Kevin Costner’s take on the legendary folk hero, nor is it Mel Brooks’ depiction of his merry men in tights. I’m […]
Continue readingRobin Hood feature trailer debut
March 12, 2010 1 Comment
A brand new trailer for Ridley Scott‘s Robin Hood has debuted online. For anyone who has ever wanted to see Cate Blanchett threaten to “sever” Russell Crowe‘s “manhood”, your time has come. Crowe stars as Robin Hood (obviously) while Blanchett plays Maid Marion. They are joined by AFI winner Oscar Isaac (Balibo) as King John […]
Continue readingCurious? Yes. Remarkable? No – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button DVD review
June 2, 2009 0 Comments
The Curious Case of Benjmain Button – Starring Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Taraji P. Henson and Jason Flemyng. Directed by David Fincher. Rated M for sexual references and coarse language. 159 mins. If youth is wasted on the young, then Benjamin Button has it made. He is born an old man, and spends his life […]
Continue readingCheck out Russell Crowe as Robin Hood!
April 21, 2009 1 Comment
source: usatoday.com Universal has released the first picture of Russell Crowe as Robin Hood in Ridley Scott‘s long-delayed medieval epic. Crowe has chopped off his flowing locks and dropped some weight for the role, returning to his former physique after piling on the pounds for his past two films, Body of Lies and State of […]
Continue readingWho Should Play Robin Hood in Ridley Scott’s "Nottingham"?
July 21, 2008 9 Comments
Over the last couple of months there has been a lot of speculation over who is going to play Robin Hood in Ridley Scott‘s film Nottingham. Russell Crowe is signed on to play the Sherriff of Nottingham, who this time will be the hero, while Robin Hood will be the villain. Since Scott can’t decide, […]
Continue readingTo: Hollywood. You’re Great! From: Hollywood.
February 11, 2008 0 Comments
source: rottentomatoes.com Over the last weekend, both the British Academy of Film and Television and the Writers Guild of America handed out their annual awards. Less than two weeks until the Academy Awards, they are the final major indicators of who will walk away with Oscar glory. The Orange British Academy Film awards were handed […]
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