By Simon Miraudo June 18, 2014 I’d like to report a murder. The buddy-cop comedy is dead, drowned in a sea of d*** jokes by directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller. Hey, at least it died doing what it loved. In 22 Jump Street, Lord and Miller, along with screenwriters/accomplices Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel and […]
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Playtime – The Lego Movie review
April 10, 2014 
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By Simon Miraudo April 10, 2014 At the intersection of chaos and commerce lies The Lego Movie, a manic, subversive family film that somehow squeezed its way out of the studio sausage factory. Don’t call it a cash-grab. Heck, if cash-grabs were always this good, we’d all be broke. The credit probably belongs to writer-director […]
Continue readingSequel to ‘The Lego Movie’ already in the works
February 4, 2014 0 Comments
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and if it’s made of Lego, rebuild it. Warner Bros has started work on a sequel to The Lego Movie, and the first flick hasn’t even hit cinemas yet. According to The Wrap, the studio has high hopes for the animated feature, which arrives in the U.S. this weekend and […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Lego Movie
November 4, 2013 0 Comments
The trailer for next year’s The Lego Movie hit the streets recently, and while the cynic in me wants to wince at what is the zenith of merchandising and film’s uncomfortably close relationship, it is hard to resist the undeniable charm of the concept. Parks And Recreation‘s Chris Pratt voices the lovably naïve central character […]
Continue readingPoster and Trailer Debut: The LEGO Movie
June 20, 2013 0 Comments
The trailer and poster for The LEGO Movie should put some fears to rest that Hollywood’s money-making scheme to churn out toy-based films will only litter our cinemas with garbage. Surprisingly, The LEGO Movie trailer delivers laughs and a host of recognisable characters (Batman, Wonder Woman, etc.) sure to draw not just a young crowd […]
Continue readingAll class – 21 Jump Street review
July 19, 2012 0 Comments
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 readingWill Arnett to play Lego Batman for 21 Jump Street directors
June 28, 2012 0 Comments
Will Arnett will voice Batman in an upcoming animated Lego film from Chris Miller and Phil Lord (21 Jump St). According to The Hollywood Reporter, Parks and Recreation‘s Chris Pratt will voice the lead character in the movie, Emmet; an average Lego figure who stumbles onto a grand plan by an evil tyrant who is […]
Continue reading21 Jump Street sequel in the works
March 19, 2012 1 Comment
When we spoke to 21 Jump Street directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord last week about a potential sequel to their buddy comedy, they said they had to “wait and see if planet Earth likes it as much as we do.” Well, it seems planet Earth does. The picture opened to an impressive $35 million in the […]
Continue readingInterview: Chris Miller & Phil Lord (21 Jump Street)
March 14, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Chris Miller & Phil Lord (Directors of 21 Jump Street). By Simon Miraudo. Chris Miller and Phil Lord are following in the footsteps of Brad Bird and Andrew Stanton (just barely) before them, leaving behind the world of animation and making their live-action feature debut. However, unlike Pixar alumni Bird and Stanton – who began the […]
Continue readingCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs sequel gets a release date
March 13, 2012 0 Comments
The sequel to the wonderful animated comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs has secured a release date. According to Box Office Mojo, Cloudy 2: Revenge of the Leftovers will hit cinemas December 20, 2013. This means Sony Pictures expects the film to be a big player during the 2013/2014 holiday season, which is fair enough considering the original film’s surprise […]
Continue readingAll class – 21 Jump Street review
March 7, 2012 2 Comments
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 […]
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 readingWarner Bros gets to work on Lego movie
November 16, 2011 0 Comments
Warner Bros has officially given the green light to a film based on the Lego toyline, Variety reports. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are set to helm the pic alongside Robot Chicken‘s Chris McKay. The flick will be a live-action/cartoon hybrid, with local animation house Animal Logic (Legend […]
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