By Simon Miraudo October 14, 2013 Those who prefer to keep their distance from unsavoury characters would do well to avoid Franck Khalfoun’s Maniac, a horror movie that indicts desensitised audiences by placing us behind the eyes of a murderer. A remake of the grimy 1980 film of the same name, it appropriates a novel […]
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New York Stories – The Purge / Maniac / Black Rock
June 19, 2013 
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By Glenn Dunks June 19, 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: Horror: it’s everywhere over here. Including the three reviewed below, […]
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 readingMIFF bringing big batch of Cannes titles to fest
June 21, 2012 1 Comment
Not much more than two weeks after we had the First Glimpse release, Melbourne International Film Festival have announced another load of films, this time highlighting the haul of over 35 features they picked up from Cannes. As well as previously announced big hitting flicks such as the Palme d’Or winner Amour and Wes Anderson’s […]
Continue readingElijah Wood set for ‘Speed at a piano’
May 3, 2012 0 Comments
Elijah Wood has signed on to star in the indie thriller Grand Piano, which is being described by The Hollywood Reporter as “Speed at a piano.” Pitching a film as a variation on Jan de Bont’s high concept bomb-on-a-bus thriller is no new thing, though the involvement of a piano here certainly has us intrigued. Wood would play a […]
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 readingTrailer Debut: Happy Feet Two
July 28, 2011 0 Comments
A new trailer for Happy Feet Two has arrived online. Although it recycles much of the footage seen in the original teaser, it offers us a slightly better look at the film’s plot. Slightly. Happy Feet Two focuses on the son of Mumble (Elijah Wood), a teensy penguin named Erik. According to the official plot synopsis… […]
Continue readingOrlando Bloom signs up for The Hobbit
May 30, 2011 2 Comments
Production may have officially started more than two months ago, and his character Legolas may not actually appear in J.R.R. Tolkien’s original tome, but Orlando Bloom has signed up to appear in Peter Jackson‘s long-plagued two-picture adaptation of The Hobbit. The casting – although long-rumoured – was announced over the weekend on the official Hobbit […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Fight For Your Right Revisited
April 8, 2011 0 Comments
If you’re a fan of the Beastie Boys, any of the major comic stars of the past five years, or awesomeness, then you are advised to check out the trailer for Fight For Your Right Revisited. The short – directed by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch – debuted at Sundance earlier this year, and stars Seth […]
Continue readingThe next Aussie show to be remade in the U.S. is … Wilfred!
June 30, 2010 2 Comments
Elijah Wood is set to star in an American remake of the offbeat Australian comedy Wilfred for FX. The news comes after last week’s discovery that U.S. cable network Starz intend to create an Americanised version of the hit Aussie crime show Underbelly. Just one more and it’s officially a trend! The scoop comes from […]
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