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Lonely boys – Greetings from Tim Buckley review

By Simon Miraudo July 30, 2013 I stuck with Gossip Girl for longer than medical practitioners would advise, only checking out around the time Chuck Bass donned a red, man-sized onesie, and Nate Archibald was suddenly deemed smart enough to become editor-in-chief of a news website, despite not being smart enough to read. Yet, even […]

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New York Stories – Greetings from Tim Buckley / Lords of Salem / What Maisie Knew

By Glenn Dunks May 21, 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. What does I do once I’ve returned from a film festival on the […]

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Crunch time – Margin Call review

Margin Call – Starring Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey, and Jeremy Irons. Directed by J.C. Chandor. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. J.C. Chandor’s directorial debut Margin Call recounts, from the point of view of a fictitious investment bank, the events that led to the global financial crisis in 2008. Although the mathematical specifics are addressed in […]

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Spider-Man star to play Jeff Buckley; Mad Bastards director developing rival Buckley biopic?

It has become very difficult keeping track of all these Jeff Buckley biopics.  Back in June it was announced two rival Jeff Buckley films were in the works. Deadline today revealed the young actor who will play the late singer in one of those films (specifically, Jake Scott’s official, family-sanctioned flick). That actor is Reeve […]

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Two Jeff Buckley biopics compete for your attention

It looks like ‘Jeff Buckley’ is the new ‘Snow White‘. Last week it was revealed that ‘Lonely Boy’ Penn Badgley had been cast as Buckley in an upcoming biopic (today confirmed by Deadline). However, he will not be the ONLY Buckley hitting cinemas in the coming year. We incorrectly reported that Badgley had been cast […]

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Penn Badgley to star as Jeff Buckley in biopic?

Back in April it was revealed that director Jake Scott would be making a biopic on the short life of musician Jeff Buckley. Although Robert Pattinson was largely considered to be frontrunner for the role, another heartthrob has seemingly snatched away the role. According to Hollywood Life (we know, we know…), Gossip Girl star Penn […]

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