Amy Ryan, an Oscar nominee for Gone Baby Gone and essential supporting player in most everything else, is set to star opposite Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming, untitled Cold War thriller. As if the flick didn’t already have an impressive pedigree, Matt Charman’s screenplay was recently retooled by the freaking Coen brothers. Based on […]
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Joel & Ethan Coen rewriting Steven Spielberg’s Cold War thriller
May 22, 2014 
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Well, here are two great flavours that hopefully go great together. Joel and Ethan Coen, busy at work prepping their next film Hail Caesar, are taking the time to rework the script to Steven Spielberg’s upcoming Cold War thriller, THR reports. Still untitled, the pic tells of attorney James Donovan’s real-life efforts to negotiate the […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
May 13, 2014 0 Comments
By Glenn Dunks May 13, 2014 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. It […]
Continue readingSteven Spielberg to film Roald Dahl’s ‘BFG’
April 28, 2014 0 Comments
Steven Spielberg will adapt Roald Dahl’s beloved BFG for the big screen, but probably not before he completes his untitled Cold War thriller with Tom Hanks. According to THR, Spielberg will make BFG for DreamWorks in the early months of 2015, giving him time to squeeze in a “smaller movie” before then. That small movie is believed to be […]
Continue readingSteven Spielberg and Tom Hanks might reteam for Cold War thriller
April 22, 2014 1 Comment
Recent Oscar snubbees Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks might soon reteam for a Cold War thriller, Variety reports. Spielberg is circling a few potential projects to serve as his next directorial effort, and though the long-delayed Robopocalypse is the closest to getting a budget approved, this Cold War flick might just cut in line. Hanks would […]
Continue readingDisney takes over the ‘Indiana Jones’ franchise
December 9, 2013 0 Comments
Disney, obsessed with owning everything you love, has taken over the Indiana Jones franchise. According to Variety, Walt Disney Studios and Paramount Pictures have “reached a distribution and marketing agreement” for the series. That agreement? Disney can distribute and market future films, and retain the ownership rights they secured back when they acquired Lucasfilm. Paramount hold onto the distribution […]
Continue readingJosh Brolin wanted for Jurassic World
October 21, 2013 0 Comments
Universal Pictures want Josh Brolin to star in their upcoming dinosaur thriller Jurassic World. According to Deadline, there’s no official deal in place, but one is close. Colin Trevorrow will direct the fourth instalment to the saga that began with Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park in 1993. There were rumblings the film was going to be […]
Continue readingPlay It Again: Twilight Zone – The Movie
October 15, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo October 15, 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, […]
Continue readingOliver Stone and Jamie Foxx teaming up for Martin Luther King Jr. biopic
October 11, 2013 0 Comments
Oliver Stone might reteam with his Any Given Sunday star Jamie Foxx for a biopic on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Steven Spielberg is attached to produce the flick for DreamWorks and Warner Bros. Neither Stone nor Foxx are officially attached at this point, as reservations reportedly abound. […]
Continue readingPaul Greengrass to direct Aaron Sorkin’s Chicago 7
July 24, 2013 0 Comments
Paul Greengrass is in “final talks” to direct Aaron Sorkin’s script The Trial of the Chicago 7; a project that was once set to be Steven Spielberg’s next big Oscar hope. According to Deadline, DreamWorks has decided to move on from Spielberg – who had been sitting on the screenplay since 2008 – and court […]
Continue readingRasputin flick being developed for Leonardo DiCaprio
June 10, 2013 0 Comments
Having recently appeared as the enigmatic charmer Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play an even more mysterious and hypnotically enticing figure. According to Deadline, Warner Bros has purchased Jason Hall’s pitch for Rasputin, which is being developed as a starring vehicle for DiCaprio. When the script is completed, we […]
Continue readingControversial French drama, Blue is the Warmest Colour, collects Palme d’Or at Cannes
May 27, 2013 0 Comments
Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Colour has collected the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, as selected by a jury led by Steven Spielberg and comprised of such industry luminaries as Ang Lee, Christoph Waltz, Nicole Kidman, Christian Mungiu, and Lynn Ramsay. The sexually explicit French drama set tongues wagging on the Croisette […]
Continue readingTalk Hard – John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings)
May 9, 2013 0 Comments
Bad dates. Good interview. Quickflix critic Simon Miraudo chats with John Rhys-Davies; best known as Sallah from the Indiana Jones series and Gimli from Lords of the Rings. An entirely unnecessary review of the classic Raiders of the Lost Ark follows. Wait, why does the floor move? Give me your torch. Asps. Very dangerous. You […]
Continue readingSoderbergh, Polanski, Payne, and the Coens compete at 66th Cannes Film Festival
April 19, 2013 0 Comments
Steven Soderbergh’s swan song will face off against the latest efforts by Roman Polanski, Asghar Farhadi, Nicolas Winding Refn, Alexander Payne, and the Coen brothers at the 66th Cannes Film Festival. The lineup reveals which pictures will compete for the prestigious Palme d’Or, collected last year by Michael Haneke’s Amour. Soderbergh’s Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra […]
Continue readingMatthew McConaughey scores lead role in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar
April 8, 2013 0 Comments
Matthew McConaughey spent the last two years turning down plenty of tripe, instead opting for interesting, small-budget pics such as Bernie, Killer Joe, Magic Mike, and Mud. Much acclaim followed. It’s now paying off for him, big time. According to Deadline – and confirmed by the man himself – McConaughey will star in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming blockbuster Interstellar. The picture marks Nolan’s first […]
Continue readingSafety Not Guaranteed’s Colin Trevorrow to direct Jurassic Park 4
March 18, 2013 0 Comments
Colin Trevorrow has been named director of Jurassic Park 4. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the news. While his name may not be known to many at the moment, Trevorrow made his impressive feature film debut just last year with the indie sci-fi Safety Not Guaranteed. It’s quite a leap for the director, who is now preparing to […]
Continue readingThe (Pod) Casting Couch – Lincoln
March 1, 2013 0 Comments
Looking for a film podcast to whisper sweet cinematic nothings in your ear? Only one features Quickflix critics Simon Miraudo and Andrew Williams, as well as reviewers Shannon Harvey, and Laura Hewison. That’d be The (Pod) Casting Couch, where each week the latest releases are analysed within an inch of their life, outrageous digressions are indulged, and flights of […]
Continue readingSteven Spielberg is Jury President of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
March 1, 2013 0 Comments
Steven Spielberg may not have taken home a Best Director Oscar for Lincoln, but he has just been named the Jury President for the 66th Cannes Film Festival, and that’s a pretty good consolation prize. The buzz was the title would be given to a prominent American filmmaker this year after Italian director Nanni Moretti held […]
Continue readingInterview: Ray Winstone (The Sweeney)
February 12, 2013 0 Comments
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 readingAll the president’s men – Lincoln review
February 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo February 6, 2013 Lincoln is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Daniel Day-Lewis as the 16th President of the United States. It feels sacrilegious to even type that combination of words, as if putting all that prestige in the one sentence will have the same skin-melting effect of staring into the ark […]
Continue readingJurassic Park 4 set for 2014
January 14, 2013 0 Comments
That Jurassic Park sequel everyone keeps threatening is almost a reality. According to Deadline, Universal Pictures has set a release date for Jurassic Park 4: June 13, 2014. Steven Spielberg is set to produce but not direct the fourth instalment of the dinosaur franchise (dinosaur in terms of content and age). Oh, and yes, it will be shot in 3D. The […]
Continue readingChristopher Nolan is going Interstellar
January 11, 2013 0 Comments
Christopher Nolan is in talks to direct the sci-fi flick Interstellar, penned by his brother and frequent collaborator Jonathan. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nolan will both direct and produce the picture. The feature is said to involve such plot-hole-heavy devices as “time travel and alternate dimensions.” Though we love Memento, The Dark Knight trilogy, The Prestige, and Inception, you would think Nolan […]
Continue readingDaniel Day-Lewis originally turned down Lincoln and wrote Steven Spielberg a letter to explain why
January 10, 2013 0 Comments
Daniel Day-Lewis is practically a mortal lock for the Best Actor prize at this year’s Oscar ceremony. In fact, the Academy probably started inscribing his name on the award as soon as it was announced he’d be playing the title character in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. There was, however, a time when he didn’t even want to […]
Continue readingThe Robopocalypse has been postponed
January 10, 2013 0 Comments
More like Robopocalypse (Not) Now. Steven Spielberg had long been attached to direct the DreamWorks film, based on Daniel H. Wilson’s novel of the same name. Spielberg’s spokesman Martin Levy tells The Hollywood Reporter that production has been halted, indefinitely. “[The project is] too important and the script is not ready, and it’s too expensive to produce. It’s […]
Continue readingPlay It Again – Poltergeist
October 9, 2012 0 Comments
Play It Again – Poltergeist. Starring Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, and Heather O’Rourke. Directed by Tobe Hooper. Rated M. By Jess Lomas. 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 […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Lincoln (now with catchphrase!)
October 8, 2012 0 Comments
A second trailer for Steven Spielberg’s inevitable Oscar-sweeper Lincoln debuted during last week’s Presidential debate, contrasting the muted rhetoric of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney with America’s most beloved leader showing off swagger of Jay-Z proportions. Here, we see plenty of footage that implies this biopic won’t be as soggy as Spielberg’s other similarly-themed epics (Amistad, War Horse), […]
Continue readingInterview: John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings)
September 18, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings). By Simon Miraudo. If you’re ever embarking on a grand adventure, there are a number of fictional characters who you’d want by your side. Near the top of that list is Indiana Jones’ Egyptian buddy Sallah, Frodo’s trusty Dwarf warrior Gimli, and, perhaps significantly further down […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Lincoln
September 17, 2012 0 Comments
Steven Spielberg‘s plan to emancipate all the Oscars from the Academy’s hands seems to be coming together quite nicely, with the trailer for his Lincoln looking like the awards-fodder we always expected it to be. That said, it’s hard not to anticipate an Abraham Lincoln biopic with Daniel Day-Lewis in the leading role, no matter how “worthy” […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Lincoln
August 23, 2012 0 Comments
In case you were concerned Steven Spielberg‘s Abraham Lincoln biopic starring Daniel Day-Lewis wouldn’t be a serious affair, here is a stoic poster to allay your fears. The first poster for Lincoln carries on the ‘haggard president’ look from the film’s only officially released image. Considering what the man had to go through over the course of […]
Continue readingThe top 10 director burns
August 17, 2012 0 Comments
The top 10 director burns. By Simon Miraudo. There’s nothing like a good old fashioned filmmaker feud! The ever-opinionated David Cronenberg, hot on the Cosmopolis publicity trail, recently told NextMovie he had no interest in ever making a superhero movie. Then he began criticising Christopher Nolan‘s Batman flicks (“they’re mostly boring), and anyone who branded them […]
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