The Coens’ increasingly incredible-sounding Hail Caesar now has Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton and Ralph Fiennes linked to star alongside the previously announced George Clooney and Josh Brolin. We’re not worthy! Variety first revealed the news of Tatum’s involvement – though it’s still being negotiated – while THR jumped on the bandwagon with news of Swinton and Fiennes. It was […]
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Girl trouble – The Invisible Woman review
April 23, 2014 
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By Glenn Dunks April 23, 2014 Was it a cruel joke by director Ralph Fiennes to cast Felicity Jones in the title role of his Charles Dickens’ biopic (or sorts), The Invisible Woman. As if deliberately choosing to cast the most milquetoast actor he could find to be ‘invisible’, Jones is completely unable to register […]
Continue readingFull service – The Grand Budapest Hotel review
April 7, 2014 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo April 7, 2014 What a rare pleasure it is to watch a movie and slowly realise it will soon become one of your favourites. Wes Anderson joints always threaten to wedge their way into your heart for all time, and his latest, cuckoo caper comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel, wedges with gusto. […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Grand Budapest Hotel
October 18, 2013 1 Comment
You can check out anytime you want, but you may never want to leave. The trailer for The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson’s follow-up to his Oscar nominated Moonrise Kingdom, has arrived online. Boasting an all-star cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Adrien Brody, Jason Schwartzman, and, of course, Bill Murray (among […]
Continue readingFeels like we only go backwards – Great Expectations review
March 4, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo March 4, 2013 Following on from Alfonso Cuaron‘s modern update of Great Expectations, Mike Newell becomes the latest director (and second Harry Potter helmer) to try his hand at Charles Dickens’ classic novel. He returns the tale to its 19th century roots, and casts notorious scene gobblers Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, […]
Continue readingWith a bullet – Skyfall review
November 13, 2012 0 Comments
Skyfall – Starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, and Judi Dench. Directed by Sam Mendes. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. There are good Bond films. There are bad Bond films. They’re all ‘Bond’ films, however, and that is both their best attribute and a burden. The much-vaunted reboot Casino Royale jettisoned a lot of the series’ […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Skyfall
August 1, 2012 0 Comments
The feature trailer for Sam Mendes‘ new 007 movie, Skyfall, has arrived online, opening with M (Judi Dench) penning James Bond’s (Daniel Craig) obituary. Never fear; Bond is only presumed dead, living it up and enjoying a few drinks with M-16 no longer on his back. But, he returns to Her Majesty’s Secret Service soon […]
Continue readingFrom man to dragon – Coriolanus review
July 10, 2012 0 Comments
Coriolanus – Starring Ralph Fiennes, Brian Cox, and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Ralph Fiennes. Rated MA. Originally published March 6, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Coriolanus arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia July 11, 2012. But what Ralph Fiennes really wants to do is direct. The Oscar nominated thesp makes his directorial debut with a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, featuring much of the […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: Skyfall
May 22, 2012 0 Comments
Curious as to what a Sam Mendes-directed Bond movie looks like? Be curious no more! The teaser trailer for Skyfall has arrived. As far as teasers go, Skyfall doesn’t skimp on the money shots. We get to enjoy James Bond (Daniel Craig) undergoing a word association examination, overseen by M (Dame Judi Dench) and a new character played by […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Skyfall
May 18, 2012 0 Comments
The teaser trailer for Sam Mendes‘ entry in the 007 saga, Skyfall, is mere days away from hitting the web. Until that fires through the barrel and into our brains, please enjoy the film’s first teaser poster courtesy of its official website. So, not much new there, but it’s always nice to see Daniel Craig‘s blond Bond holding a […]
Continue readingFrom man to dragon – Coriolanus review
March 6, 2012 1 Comment
Coriolanus – Starring Ralph Fiennes, Brian Cox, and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Ralph Fiennes. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. But what Ralph Fiennes really wants to do is direct. The Oscar nominated thesp makes his directorial debut with a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, featuring much of the Bard’s original prose intact. It must […]
Continue readingFirst look at Daniel Craig as James Bond in Skyfall
February 2, 2012 0 Comments
The wait is over, 007-heads. The first picture of Daniel Craig as James Bond in the new Sam Mendes directed adventure Skyfall has been released on the film’s official website. And you need only cast your eyes downward slightly to see it! According to OO7.com, the picture is taken from Bond’s trip to Shanghai. Besides […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Wrath of the Titans
December 21, 2011 1 Comment
The trailer for the Clash of the Titans sequel Wrath of the Titans has arrived online, set to the tune of Marilyn Manson’s cover of Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This). Titans 2 sees a permed Sam Worthington return as Perseus, a decade older since the events of Clash. Although the demigod just wants to […]
Continue readingFirst look at Helena Bonham Carter in Great Expectations
November 7, 2011 3 Comments
Yikes! Just when you thought she was already cranking ’11’ on the nutty scale, Helena Bonham Carter shows off her latest cinematic look. Deadline have the first images of Bonham Carter as Miss Havisham in Mike Newell’s upcoming adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens’ novel Great Expectations. Havisham is a spinster who sits in her […]
Continue readingBond 23 officially titled Skyfall; cast assemble and plot revealed
November 4, 2011 1 Comment
Every rumour you’ve heard about Bond 23 is true (well, except this one)! The cast of Sam Mendes‘ upcoming 007 flick assembled in London today, joining producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, to reveal the film’s title and a brief synopsis. As was leaked back in October, the film is entitled Skyfall. Daniel Craig […]
Continue readingHas Bond 23 been christened Skyfall?
October 6, 2011 1 Comment
There’s been much speculation over the official title of the next James Bond film (tentatively, and boringly, called Bond 23). Back in August, rumours surfaced that the flick had been christened Carte Blanche and would be based on the upcoming Jeffrey Deaver novel of the same name. Although that was quickly debunked, a new title has […]
Continue readingIs THIS the name of the new James Bond flick? (Update: No)
August 31, 2011 1 Comment
Update: Never mind! EON Productions has denied Bond 23 will be called Carte Blanche, nor will it have anything to do with Jeffery Deaver’s novel. Original report below… Did a Serbian cellist reveal the title, and, inadvertently, the plot of the new James Bond flick? Weirdly … maybe! Details regarding Sam Mendes‘ long-gestating Bond 23 have been […]
Continue readingJames Bond finds his new Moneypenny
July 12, 2011 0 Comments
Naomie Harris (Pirates of the Caribbean) has been cast as Miss Moneypenny, the most iconic and long-lasting of all the Bond girls, in Sam Mendes‘ upcoming James Bond film. According to The Daily Mail, Harris is in final negotiations to star in Bond 23 as assistant to M (Judi Dench). This will be Moneypenny’s first […]
Continue readingIt all ends – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two review
July 12, 2011 7 Comments
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two – Starring Danielle Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Directed by David Yates. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. “IT ALL ENDS,” scream the posters for the epic and epically titled Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, the final instalment of the film series based upon […]
Continue readingThe invention of sighing – Cemetery Junction review
November 23, 2010 0 Comments
Cemetery Junction – Starring Christian Cooke, Ralph Fiennes and Ricky Gervais. Directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. This is devastating. Cemetery Junction is written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the brains (and heart) behind the peerless modern sitcoms The Office and Extras. Not only are they […]
Continue readingNothing by half-measures – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One review
November 18, 2010 0 Comments
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One – Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint. Directed by David Yates. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One might be the most unsettling, bone-chilling, flat-out-terrifying children’s film ever made. As readers of the book already know, Part One is […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One
September 23, 2010 0 Comments
The feature trailer for (the really depressing) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One has debuted online. Scroll past the multiple Harrys to check it out. Warner Bros are selling the final instalments of the HP saga as “the motion picture event of a generation”, and the trailers released so-far have been suitably epic […]
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 readingTrailer for Harry Potter finale is mighty epic
June 28, 2010 2 Comments
After seeing a short teaser earlier this month, we have finally been treated to the feature trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the long-awaited adaptation of the final book in J.K. Rowling’s wizard saga. As you will see, Deathly Hallows is the film we’ve all been waiting for. Harry (Daniel Radcliffe), Ron (Rupert […]
Continue readingThe Gods must be crazy – Clash of the Titans review
April 2, 2010 1 Comment
Clash of the Titans – Starring Sam Worthington, Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson. Directed by Louis Letterier. Rated M. 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 same amount of time […]
Continue readingGervais and Merchant’s Cemetery Junction feature trailer debut!
February 2, 2010 0 Comments
source: youtube.com The trailer for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant‘s latest film Cemetery Junction has leaked online. Check it out now before it’s gone! Cemetery Junction follows a couple of twenty-something’s working as building society clerks in 1970’s Reading. The film was written and directed by Gervais and Merchant (creators, writers and co-directors of The […]
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 readingGervais and Merchant’s Cemetery Junction trailer debut!
July 14, 2009 1 Comment
source: rickygervais.com A (very, very early) teaser trailer for Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant‘s upcoming film Cemetery Junction, featuring comedy superstar and regular yuck-meister Ralph Fiennes has debuted online. Cemetery Junction follows a couple of twenty-something’s working as building society clerks in 1970’s Reading. Gervais has described it as a cross between The Office and […]
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