By Simon Miraudo August 15, 2014 Nick Cave, the man, the myth, the legend, reaffirms his status as those last two things, at least, in 20,000 Days on Earth. It’s a convention-busting documentary that follows the inscrutable artist on a fictionalised day in the life; his 20,000th, actually. Well, that’s what directors Iain Forsyth and […]
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Interview: Ray Winstone (The Sweeney)
February 12, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo February 12, 2013 Ray Winstone is one of the most imposing hard men in cinema; the go-to geezer for esteemed directors like Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, and Robert Zemeckis. But no one starts at the top. He’s been toiling in the industry for nearly four decades, breaking out in confronting dramas Nil […]
Continue readingSee Russell Crowe as Darren Aronofsky’s Noah
August 13, 2012 1 Comment
The first image of Russell Crowe as iconic Biblical character Noah has been released by USA Today. Director Darren Aronofsky has been Tweeting numerous production photos from the set of his gargantuan epic (we particularly like this one of a puffin!), but this is the first picture of Crowe as the eponymous ark-builder. And he sure looks grizzled! […]
Continue readingAnthony Hopkins joins Darren Aronofsky’s Noah
July 11, 2012 1 Comment
Writer and director Darren Aronofsky has taken to Twitter to announce the addition of Anthony Hopkins to his star studded Noah cast. Currently filming in Iceland, the Black Swan director is bringing the epic biblical story of Noah’s Ark to the big screen with Russell Crowe, Emma Watson, Jennifer Connelly, Logan Lerman, Ray Winstone, and […]
Continue readingFair play – Snow White and the Huntsman review
June 21, 2012 1 Comment
Snow White and the Huntsman – Starring Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Rupert Sanders‘ revisionist adaptation of the Snow White saga takes its cues from two recent fantastical period pieces rather than the Grimm brothers’ original legend: Peter Jackson‘s Lord of the Rings trilogy […]
Continue readingJennifer Connelly in talks for Aronofsky’s Noah
June 20, 2012 0 Comments
Deadline reports Jennifer Connelly is in talks to reteam with Russell Crowe in Darren Aronofsky’s Noah. Connelly and Crowe last worked together on Ron Howard’s A Beautiful Mind back in 2001, and are now said to play husband and wife once again in Aronofsky’s biblical epic. Connelly has also worked with Aronofsky in the past; in […]
Continue readingRay Winstone rounds out the Seven Dwarves in Snow White
June 23, 2011 0 Comments
Yesterday it was revealed that six talented actors we’re in negotiations to star as dwarves in Rupert Sanders’ Snow White and the Huntsman. Of course, there are seven dwarves, and we now know who will round out the collective… Ray Winstone! According to The Hollywood Reporter, Winstone will play Trajan, the twin brother of Hadrian […]
Continue readingEdge of boredom – Edge of Darkness review
February 1, 2010 0 Comments
Edge of Darkness – Starring Mel Gibson, Danny Huston and Ray Winstone. Directed by Martin Campbell. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. If you want to reboot a legend, Martin Campbell is the man to call, or at least he was. The New Zealand director reignited the James Bond franchise on two separate occasions; first with […]
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