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The top 10 Michael Fassbender performances

The top 10 Michael Fassbender performances. By Simon Miraudo. With Michael Fassbender starring in what seems like eight or nine new releases each week, we thought it might be time to offer an early career retrospective on the 35-year-old Irishman. In the half-decade since he first broke into film, the Fass has emerged as one […]

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Beasts of the Southern Wild star joins Twelve Years a Slave

Beasts of the Southern Wild starlet (and inevitable Oscar nominee) Quvenzhané Wallis has joined the cast of Steve McQueen‘s already star-studded Twelve Years a Slave. The other lead actor from that acclaimed Sundance hit, Dwight Henry, similarly nabbed a role in the pic last month. Guess McQueen is a fan! The scoop comes from Indiewire, who […]

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The top 10 films of the year so far

The top 10 films of the year so far. By Simon Miraudo. The first half of 2012 is over, and what have we got to show for it? A couple of Snow White movies, two Taylor Kitsch flops, and only four Nicolas Cage flicks. Box office records were broken, courtesy of The Avengers and The […]

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Michael K. Williams joins Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years a Slave

The Wire and Boardwalk Empire‘s Michael K. Williams has joined the cast of Steve McQueen‘s new movie Twelve Years a Slave, Deadline reports. Williams will play a “mutinous slave” in the adaptation of Solomon Northup’s 1853 novel. The pic marks McQueen’s follow up to Shame, and will star Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Brad Pitt, Garret Dillahunt, Paul Dano, and Taran Killam. Discuss: […]

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Interview: Emile Sherman (Shame, The King’s Speech)

Interview: Emile Sherman (Shame, The King’s Speech). By Simon Miraudo. Aussie Emile Sherman has seen some spectacular success since founding See-Saw Films in 2008 with British producer Iain Canning. The duo brought Tom Hooper‘s The King’s Speech to the big screen, and took home the Best Picture Oscar for their troubles. They also released the […]

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Feel like making love – Shame review

Shame – Starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan and Nicole Beharie. Directed by Steve McQueen. Rated R. Originally published February 8, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Shame arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia June 6, 2012. Much has been made of Michael Fassbender‘s nude performance in Steve McQueen‘s Shame, as if he were the first gent to drop trou on screen. In reality, actors as diverse as Viggo Mortensen, Jason […]

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Saturday Night Live star joins Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years A Slave

Oscar nominee Kristen Wiig recently abandoned her posting at Saturday Night Live with a big career in film ahead of her. The question now is: who will be the next big breakout star of SNL? A case could be made for Taran Killam, who has just signed on to Steve McQueen‘s new film Twelve Years A Slave, Deadline reports. […]

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Feel like making love – Shame review

Shame – Starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan and Nicole Beharie. Directed by Steve McQueen. Rated R. By Simon Miraudo. Much has been made of Michael Fassbender‘s nude performance in Steve McQueen‘s Shame, as if he were the first gent to drop trou on screen. In reality, actors as diverse as Viggo Mortensen, Jason Segel, Peter […]

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Trailer Debut: Shame (Red Band)

Did someone order a saucy serving of Fassbender? The super-sexy Red Band trailer for Steve McQueen‘s controversial new flick Shame has debuted online. Starring Michael Fassbender as a sex-addict and Carey Mulligan as his troubled sister, the picture has garnered much acclaim on the festival circuit, and set tongues wagging with its explicit sex sequences […]

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Carey Mulligan joins Coen brothers’ and Spike Jonze’s new films

Everyone’s favourite ingénue Carey Mulligan has just scored two major roles. She is set to star alongside Oscar Isaac in the Coen brothers’ newie Inside Llewyn Davis, and will also appear in Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman’s upcoming – and untitled – collaboration, Variety reports. The new Joel and Ethan Coen film centres on the folk music […]

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Trailer Debut: Shame

Steve McQueen‘s controversial Shame has been one of the most talked about films of the festival circuit, and will likely remain a conversation starter until it belatedly arrives in Australian cinemas next February. Starring Michael Fassbender as a sex-addict and Carey Mulligan as his troubled sister, the picture has generated chatter thanks to its explicit […]

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Shame scores Australian release date, new poster

Mark your calendars and make your beds! Director Steve McQueen and Michael Fassbender‘s controversial new flick Shame will arrive in Australian cinemas February 9, 2012. To celebrate, check out its simple but evocative new poster below (ignore the U.S. release date stamped at the bottom). McQueen and Fassbender’s follow-up to Hunger stirred up a storm […]

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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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Madonna bombs, Clooney rules and Fassbender and Mulligan go full frontal at Venice and Telluride

Madonna‘s first feature length film, W.E., made its world debut at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend, where it was met with some of the most scathing reviews of the year. The flick stars Andrea Riseborough as King Edward’s wife Wallis Simpson – for whom he abdicated the throne – as well as Abbie Cornish in […]

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For Shame, Carey Mulligan!

Carey Mulligan has been cast alongside Michael Fassbender in the sex-addiction drama Shame. According to Deadline, Mulligan will play the sister of Brandon (Fassbender), “a 30-something man living in New York who is unable to manage his sex life”. Shame will be directed by Steve McQueen, who previously worked with Fassbender on the incendiary Hunger. […]

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Fassbender reteams with Hunger director for Shame

Michael Fassbender is set to work once again with Hunger director Steve McQueen on the upcoming drama Shame. According to Variety, “Fassbender will play Brandon, a 30-something man living in New York who is unable to manage his sex life. The drama, penned by McQueen and “Brick Lane” scribe Abi Morgan, will examine the nature […]

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