By Simon Miraudo September 26, 2013 Runner Runner marks a momentous occasion: the handing of the ‘generic, handsome actor’ baton from Ben Affleck to Justin Timberlake. (A similar thing happened in 2003’s Welcome to the Jungle, when outgoing, big-screen heavy Arnold Schwarzenegger told burgeoning big guy Dwayne Johnson, “Have fun.”) There will be no parade […]
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The lady is a vamp – Byzantium review
September 3, 2013 
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By Richard Haridy September 3, 2013 Nearly 20 years after his all-star horror blockbuster Interview With The Vampire, director Neil Jordan returns to the genre with this boldly classical take on one of fiction’s ever-present tales. Byzantium is an elegant spin on vampire mythology seemingly designed to act as a reactionary statement against the trite, […]
Continue readingNew York Stories – I’m So Excited / Byzantium / 20 Feet from Stardom
July 3, 2013 0 Comments
By Glenn Dunks July 2, 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: So many movies, so little time. New retrospectives pop up […]
Continue readingHansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters sequel in the works
March 21, 2013 0 Comments
Despite being met with a collective shrug by American cinemagoers (and almost all critics), Paramount has given the green light to a Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters sequel. According to Deadline, the announcement coincides with the picture crossing the $200 million mark at the international box office. Seems there were some nations that weren’t totally bored […]
Continue readingInterview: Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters)
February 5, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo February 5, 2013 Norwegian writer-director Tommy Wirkola made a name for himself with the undead Nazi horror flick Dead Snow, but pitched the premise of his first English-language feature Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters years earlier (while studying in Australia, no less). His teacher worryingly advised him to not “ever speak of […]
Continue readingOh brother – Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters review
February 4, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo February 4, 2013 Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is a silly, silly movie; a critique built into its very title. But don’t be fooled into thinking it delivers what’s printed on the tin! The name promises stupid fun, but only provides the former. This thing is supposedly meant to be funny, yet […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Hansel and Gretel – Witch Hunters
September 6, 2012 0 Comments
The first trailer for Hansel and Gretel – Witch Hunters has arrived, flaunting creepy witches and gun-toting siblings Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton fifteen years after they emerged victorious from the candy covered house. It seems Hansel and Gretel have developed a taste for witch hunting – specifically killing – and now work as bounty […]
Continue readingFirst look at Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters
December 5, 2011 0 Comments
Although we don’t yet know who the winner of the great Snow White showdown of 2012 will be, there’s a good chance neither will be the reigning fairytale-reboot champ of the year. Entertainment Weekly has posted the first official image from Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters, starring Gemma Arterton and the suddenly-ubiquitous Jeremy Renner as the […]
Continue readingNora Ephron bringing Lost in Austen to the big screen
October 14, 2011 0 Comments
Romantic comedy queen Nora Ephron is set to write and direct an American feature film adaptation of the British miniseries Lost in Austen, Variety reports. Ephron – best known for writing When Harry Met Sally as well as writing and directing Sleepless in Seattle, You’ve Got Mail and Julie and Julia – will adapt the 2008 […]
Continue readingVillage people – Tamara Drewe review
February 1, 2011 1 Comment
Tamara Drewe – Starring Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper and Luke Evans. Directed by Stephen Frears. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Tamara Drewe is a frothy sex comedy that takes place in the fictional village of Ewedown, where there are only about twelve inhabitants, plenty of livestock, no shops, and of course, a pub. Based on […]
Continue reading>Alien prequel is christened; Yeoh and Fassbender considered for roles
December 10, 2010 2 Comments
>Ridley Scott’s 3D Alien prequels (the first titled Paradise) are on track and will begin filming in March 2011, Vulture confirmed. There have been rumours the films would be pushed back by up to 12 months, and that Scott was in battles with 20th Century Fox over budget and creative license. But those rumours were […]
Continue readingGemma Arterton to star in Alien prequels?
September 7, 2010 0 Comments
Ridley Scott is gearing up to direct a couple of 3-D prequels his 1979 classic Alien for 20th Century Fox. In a first for the franchise, the films will not feature Sigourney Weaver (no, we don’t consider AVP part of the series). Scott has another female actress in his sights: Gemma Arterton. Arterton reportedly told […]
Continue readingThe Gods must be crazy – Clash of the Titans review
August 3, 2010 0 Comments
Clash of the Titans – Starring Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson. Directed by Louis Letterier. Rated M. Originally published April 2. By Simon Miraudo. I should have known better than to look forward to Clash of the Titans, a film that unironically employs the tagline ‘Titans Will Clash’. I can only assume the […]
Continue readingPrince of Persia trailer debut!
November 5, 2009 1 Comment
source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Mike Newell‘s adaptation of the popular video game Prince of Persia has debuted online. Just kidding. Here’s a better look. Jake Gyllenhaal stars as in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as Dastan, a street urchin who becomes the heir to the Persian throne. He teams up with Princess […]
Continue readingWill Clash of the Titans be the most beautiful movie of 2010?
October 6, 2009 3 Comments
source: empireonline.com.au Louis Letterier‘s upcoming film Clash of the Titans is shaping up to be one of the most visually striking films of 2010. Empire have a whole batch of new images from the film for their upcoming cover story on the project. We’ve been teased over the past few months with a couple of […]
Continue readingPretty eyes! Long hair! Prince of Persia poster debuts!
July 21, 2009 0 Comments
source: empireonline.com Empire has the first promotional posters for Mike Newell‘s upcoming video game adaptation Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The one-sheets (no doubt prepared for this week’s Comic Con) highlight the lovely features of stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Gemma Arterton. Gyllenhaal stars as the ‘rogue prince’ Dastan who must team up with […]
Continue readingBeautiful Gemma Arterton in Clash of the Titans
June 17, 2009 0 Comments
source: gemmaartertononline.com Well this is about as tenuous as a news story gets, but the first image of the very lovely Gemma Arterton on the set of Louis Letterier‘s Clash of the Titans has landed online.Yep, there she is. Clash of the Titans also stars Sam Worthington. You can check out pics of him in […]
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