New York Stories – Some Velvet Morning / Tricked / Michael H. Profession: Director

By Glenn Dunks May 7, 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: The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert […]

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Play It Again – RoboCop

Play It Again – RoboCop. Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, and Kurtwood Smith. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Rated R. By Simon Miraudo. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has […]

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You must remember this – Total Recall review

Total Recall – Starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, and Jessica Biel. Directed by Len Wiseman. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Paul Verhoeven movies don’t get remade. They get reduced. Len Wiseman’s Total Recall – a shiny, shallow take on Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” – is a far cry from […]

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Paul Verhoeven bringing controversial Jesus biopic to screens

Would you like to see a film about the life of Jesus from the director of Showgirls and the co-writer of Pulp Fiction? Deadline reports this controversial project from Paul Verhoeven may become a reality as funding was recently secured. Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Basic Instinct, Total Recall) has been relatively quiet the last […]

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Samuel L. Jackson cast in Robocop

But sadly, not as Robocop. Samuel L. Jackson has joined the cast of Jose Padilha’s remake of Robocop, which already has Joel Kinnaman attached to the lead role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jackson will play Pat Novak, a “charismatic media mogul and a powerful force.” Sounds villainous to us! Kinnaman will take on the role of Alex Murphy – […]

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Trailer Debut: Total Recall

Hollywood can remake it for you wholesale. The trailer for Len Wiseman‘s Total Recall reboot has arrived online. Colin Farrell takes on the role of Quaid, made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in Paul Verhoeven‘s 1990 feature of the same name. Both are adapted from Philip K. Dick’s short story We Can Remember It For You Wholesale. […]

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Joel Kinnaman is your new Robocop

Despite director Jose Padilha’s desire to see “The Fassbender” star in his Robocop remake, Deadline reports The Killing‘s Joel Kinnaman has nabbed the lead role. Kinnaman will star as a loyal police officer whose bullet-ridden body is scrapped in favour of an advanced robotic frame. Russell Crowe was – very loosely – rumoured to be in contention for the part too. Peter […]

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Might Russell Crowe play Noah and Robocop?

Russell Crowe: still very popular! The Oscar-winning actor is reportedly being courted by Darren Aronofsky to star in his epic retelling of the Biblical tale of Noah’s Ark, titled Noah. According to Deadline, there is no deal in place, but things are looking good for the pairing. Liam Neeson is also said to be in […]

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Starship Troopers to be rebooted

Sony is gearing up to reboot Paul Verhoeven‘s sci-fi satire Starship Troopers, Vulture reports. The first Troopers was released in 1997, making it fourteen human years old and approximately eighty-five in Hollywood years. It’s surprising this ancient franchise hadn’t been rebooted already! It follows in the remake-footsteps of Verhoeven’s other features Robocop and Total Recall. Producer […]

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‘The Fassbender’ wanted for Robocop reboot

There is nary a project out there in which X-Men: First Class‘ Michael Fassbender isn’t wanted for the lead role (and that won’t likely change after the release of Steve McQueen’s Shame, for which Fass is courting plenty of Oscar buzz). Brazilian director José Padilha (Elite Squad) spoke about his desire to score Fassbender (or […]

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