Never be royals – Grace of Monaco review

By Jess Lomas June 4, 2014 “The idea of my life as a fairytale is itself a fairytale”, Grace Kelly is quoted as saying as Olivier Dahan’s Grace of Monaco begins, with a side note that what follows is a fictitious reimagining of fact, or, at least, some facts. Grace Kelly (Nicole Kidman), Hollywood starlet […]

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Jason Bateman and Nicole Kidman join The Family Fang

Jason Bateman is set to direct The Family Fang, as well as star in it opposite Nicole Kidman. According to Deadline, Batman has set the project as his directorial follow-up to the well-received Bad Words, which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and was swiftly purchased for distribution by Focus Features (at a cool $6 […]

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First look at Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman in The Railway Man

Transmission has dated Jonathan Teplitzky’s upcoming UK-Australian co-production, The Railway Man, for a December 26, 2013 release. The local distributor must have high hopes for the feature, which stars Colin Firth as real-life POW Eric Lomax and Nicole Kidman as his wife Patti, given its placement in the busy Christmas period. It also features Jeremy […]

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Sydney Film Festival – Stoker review

By Simon Miraudo June 10, 2013 Stoker. Finally, a family name that can be worn as proudly as Bates, Lecter, Torrance, and Lohan. An odd bunch, they are. Even the non-murderers. Park Chan-wook‘s English-language debut introduces us to this curious clan, and hopefully it will, in turn, introduce the acclaimed Korean director to those who […]

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New York Stories – Stoker / Upstream Color / Stories We Tell

By Glenn Dunks April 9, 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: With the New Directors/New Films festival having just concluded […]

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Trash talk – The Paperboy review

By Simon Miraudo February 26, 2013 Lee Daniels’ Precious was showered with acclaim, yet his follow-up, The Paperboy, has become something of a punch line amongst critics and moviegoers. Sometimes I don’t understand this industry. No one was even peed on in Precious! Despite Gabourey Sidibe’s fine performance in that supposed slice of realist drama, Daniels’ directorial flourishes manipulated the audience – […]

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Lincoln leads, Salmon scores, Aussies appear, and chaos reigns in 70th Golden Globe nominations

Ah, the Golden Globes. Where Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is considered one of the 10 best films of the year and shows like Mad Men and Louie are inferior to Smash! The nominations for the 70th Golden Globes Awards were announced last night, and the enigmatic Hollywood Foreign Press Association reminded us what hilarious scamps they are! Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln dominated the […]

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Poster Debut: Stoker

The poster for Park Chan-wook’s English language debut Stoker has been released and it’s officially the most gorgeous film poster I’ve seen in quite some time. Cinephiles around the world have eagerly been awaiting the release of Stoker, which stars Nicole Kidman and Mia Wasikowska. Park has been a trailblazing Korean filmmaker over the last […]

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Trailer Debut: Stoker

Oldboy director Park Chan-wook makes his English-language debut with Stoker, a creepy tale of a demented family starring Aussies Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, and Jacki Weaver. Here’s the official plot synopsis: “After India’s (Wasikowska’s) father dies in an auto accident, her Uncle Charlie (Matthew Goode), who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her emotionally […]

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Trapped in the Cage – Trespass review

Trespass  – Starring Nicolas Cage, Nicole Kidman and Ben Mendelsohn. Directed by Joel Schumacher. Rated MA. By Hilary Simmons. The path of true love is pitted with potholes, especially if you’re a character in a movie. This is particularly true if you happen to be Nicole Kidman or Nicolas Cage, who are thrown together in […]

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See Jacki Weaver as Bradley Cooper’s mum in The Silver Linings Playbook

The first images from David O. Russell‘s follow-up to The Fighter, The Silver Linings Playbook, have arrived online. The snaps – collected by Collider at the AFM – give us our first glimpse of Oscar nominated Aussie Jacki Weaver as Bradley Cooper‘s mother. Cooper’s character – Pat Peoples – is a former high school teacher […]

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Jacki Weaver joining Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings Playbook?

Oscar nominated Animal Kingdom star Jacki Weaver is in negotiations to join David O. Russell‘s follow-up to The Fighter, The Silver Linings Playbook. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Weaver would play the mother of star Bradley Cooper in the offbeat romantic comedy. Cooper’s character is a former high school teacher who has recently been released […]

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Pressing on – Rabbit Hole review

Rabbit Hole – Starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Dianne Wiest. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The best any of us can hope for when we inevitably shuffle off this mortal coil is a dignified exit, as opposed to what is surely a more frequent occurrence: screeches of terror and […]

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Killing the dream – Nine review

Nine – Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard and Penelope Cruz. Directed by Rob Marshall. Rated M. Originally published January 20, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Remaking Federico Fellini’s 8 ½ is about as necessary as fashioning an umbrella out of rainwater. Director Rob Marshall (I can only assume a glutton for punishment) takes on this very […]

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Head to Head – Australia

Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Rohan Daenke hocked a giant, unpatriotic spitball at the Stray’un flag by dissing Baz Luhrmann‘s Australia. For his troubles, […]

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Penelope, Nicole and Fergie in saucy Nine posters!

source: rottentomatoes.com Posters for Rob Marshall‘s upcoming musical (and hot Oscar contender) Nine have landed online, featuring the film’s slinky leading ladies in all their gorgeous glory. Oh, and Daniel Day Lewis is there too. Click each image to see them full size! Nine is the first screen adaptation of the Tony award winning musical […]

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The baz age – Australia review

Australia – Directed by Baz Luhrmann. Starring Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Brandon Walters, David Wenham and Jack Thompson. Rated M for violence and coarse language. 165 mins.When you give a film an all-encompassing title like Australia, you’ve got to deliver the goods. Baz Luhrmann set that task for himself when he scribbled it atop the […]

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Nicole Kidman might retire from acting while she’s ahead. Umm…

source: yahoo.news.com Nicole Kidman has revealed she is unsure about the future of her career, and might move away from acting. Kidman was promoting her Oprah-endorsed epic Australia when she announced her future plans (or should that be lack of plans). “In terms of my future as an actor and stuff, I don’t know,” she […]

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Sorry Baz, Not Quite Sold on ‘Australia’ … Yet

source: traileraddict.com A brand spanking new trailer for Baz Luhrmann’s Australia has arrived. While it shows more promise than previous glimpses, something about this film just doesn’t feel right. Anyone get the idea they are trying to limit the amount of dialogue shown in these trailers? That’s never a good sign. http://www.traileraddict.com/emb/6655 Hmm. Australia, starring […]

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