By Simon Miraudo January 14, 2014 12 Years a Slave tells the true, too-sad tale of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped by travelling charlatans in 1841 and sold into slavery. How could this happen? Why did it keep happening? And why don’t more modern artists address this unthinkably cruel era? Steve McQueen‘s cinematic telling […]
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Poster and Trailer Debut: 12 Years a Slave
July 16, 2013 
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The poster and trailer for Steve McQueen’s inevitable Oscar contender 12 Years a Slave have arrived online. The picture tells the true, tragic tale of Solomon Northup, a free man kidnapped and sold into slavery for, well, 12 years. Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Northup, while Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – The Magnificent Seven
February 27, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo February 27, 2013 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 aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line (hey, whatever; […]
Continue readingThe top 10 Michael Fassbender performances
August 3, 2012 2 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingBeasts of the Southern Wild star joins Twelve Years a Slave
August 2, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingMichael K. Williams joins Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years a Slave
June 27, 2012 1 Comment
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: […]
Continue readingInterview: Emile Sherman (Shame, The King’s Speech)
June 5, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingFeel like making love – Shame review
June 4, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingSaturday Night Live star joins Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years A Slave
May 28, 2012 0 Comments
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. […]
Continue readingFeel like making love – Shame review
February 8, 2012 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Shame (Red Band)
November 30, 2011 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingPitt joins Fassbender and Ejiofor in new Steve McQueen project
October 26, 2011 0 Comments
Brad Pitt is set to join Michael Fassbender and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Steve McQueen’s upcoming film Twelve Years A Slave. According to Screen Daily, Pitt’s company Plan B Entertainment will produce. Based on Solomon Northrup’s autobiography, the film tells of a black man who was kidnapped in 1841 and forced to be a slave for more than a […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Shame
October 17, 2011 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingShame scores Australian release date, new poster
October 10, 2011 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading‘The Fassbender’ wanted for Robocop reboot
September 26, 2011 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingMadonna bombs, Clooney rules and Fassbender and Mulligan go full frontal at Venice and Telluride
September 6, 2011 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue readingFor Shame, Carey Mulligan!
December 10, 2010 1 Comment
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. […]
Continue readingFassbender reteams with Hunger director for Shame
September 10, 2010 0 Comments
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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