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The Top 10 Films of 2013 (So Far)

By Simon Miraudo June 27, 2013 With six months (and six James Franco flicks) behind us, it’s time to reflect on the best movies 2013 has offered thus far. Can we make any sweeping generalisations about the half-year that was? Well, considering that Fast and Furious 6 was very close to cracking this particular Top 10, we can at least […]

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Soula coaster – Cloud Atlas review

By Simon Miraudo February 27, 2013 Cloud Atlas could have been a freak show. It features a cavalcade of stars – each playing multiple characters – masquerading as members of the opposite sex across six seemingly disconnected storylines that span hundreds of years. Souls recur across lifetimes. Not everyone stays the same race. Tom Hanks appears […]

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See Hugo Weaving as a woman and a Korean man in Cloud Atlas

Warner Bros has released images of Hugo Weaving in Lana and Andy Wachowski‘s collaboration with Tom Tykwer, Cloud Atlas, giving us a clear indication of the race and gender swapping being undertaken by the entire cast. These pictures shows Weaving as a female nurse, a Korean man, a decrepit old creep, and a red-head. OK, that last one isn’t […]

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Trailer Debut: Cloud Atlas

Nearly six-minutes of Lana and Andy Wachowski‘s epic collaboration with Tom Tykwer, Cloud Atlas, has been revealed online, inspiring awe and confusion amongst all who have not read David Mitchell’s sprawling novel of the same name. The picture stars Tom Hanks,Susan Sarandon, Halle Berry, Jim Sturgess, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, and many others; each playing multiple characters across several […]

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“Everybody’s swapping race and gender” in the Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas

Ben Whishaw discusses his role in the upcoming Cloud Atlas in an interview with Vulture, and reveals there will be some gender bending amongst the star-studded cast. Vulture prompted the young British star to discuss his varied roles in the film after mentioning his co-star, Aussie Hugo Weaving, was to play six roles. Whishaw reveals, […]

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Wachowskis working on Jupiter Rising

Jupiter Rising is rumoured to be the next project for directing super-siblings Andy and Lana Wachowski, according to Twitch. Though the duo have been in the news of late more for their film flops and personal lives, could this super secret project with Warner Brothers see them return to their Matrix glory days? Having released no […]

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Tom Hanks joins Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas

Tom Hanks has signed up for the epic adaptation of David Mitchell’s sprawling novel Cloud Atlas, to be helmed by Andy and Lana Wachowski (The Matrix) and Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run). According to Deadline, Tykwer and the Wachowskis will jointly write and direct the project, which features six-interconnected stories. The convoluted logline is as […]

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