Richard Ayoade’s second film, The Double, gets a trailer, and it looks as far from his debut Submarine as one could possibly get. Based on a novella by literary grandmaster Dostoevsky, The Double stars Jesse Eisenberg as an awkward young man who works a menial office job. As he becomes more and more invisible to […]
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Eisenberg and Wasikowska join Ayoade’s Submarine follow-up
February 2, 2012 
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Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska have joined the cast of director Richard Ayoade‘s upcoming film The Double, THR reports. A loose adaptation of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s darkly comic novella of the same name, Eisenberg will play a man “driven to near breakdown by the appearance of his doppelganger”. Though Ayoade is best known for playing Moss […]
Continue readingThe life aquatic – Submarine review
January 12, 2012 0 Comments
Submarine – Starring Craig Roberts, Noah Taylor and Sally Hawkins. Directed by Richard Ayoade. Rated M. Originally published July 24, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Give me an affectation-heavy coming-of-age comedy, and make it extra affectatious! Richard Ayoade (best known as Moss from The IT Crowd) makes his feature film directorial debut with Submarine, an adaptation of Joe Dunthorne’s novel of the same name. It stars Craig Roberts as Oliver […]
Continue readingThe Top 10 Films of 2011
December 29, 2011 0 Comments
The Top 10 Films of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. It’s the final week of 2011, so we’re sharing with you, once again, our end-of-year lists. This was originally published on December 22, 2011. That’s all she wrote. The end is nigh. And despite what Lenny Kravitz might sing, it is indeed over. 2011 is rapidly coming […]
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December 22, 2011 8 Comments
The Top 10 Films of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. That’s all she wrote. The end is nigh. And despite what Lenny Kravitz might sing, it is indeed over. 2011 is rapidly coming to a close, and after having sat through almost 250 films, I have selected a top ten (plus 20 honourable mentions) to put […]
Continue readingThe 10 best female performances of 2011
December 8, 2011 2 Comments
The 10 best female performances of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Acting! It’s perhaps the most subjective craft in the entire moviemaking process. What better way to celebrate its unquantifiable nature than by ranking our favourite performances of the year? Look past the inherent ridiculousness of comparing a batch of boisterous bridesmaids with sisters awaiting the end […]
Continue readingThe 10 best male performances of 2011
December 8, 2011 1 Comment
The 10 best male performances of 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Acting! It’s perhaps the most subjective craft in the entire moviemaking process. What better way to celebrate its unquantifiable nature than by ranking our favourite performances of the year? Look past the inherent ridiculousness of comparing dudes who play vicious murderers with those dressed in […]
Continue readingTeenage dream – The Myth of the American Sleepover review
September 20, 2011 3 Comments
The Myth of the American Sleepover – Starring Claire Sloma, Amanda Bauer and Marlon Morton. Directed by David Robert Mitchell. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. High school really was hellish, wasn’t it? As much as we like to deny it and look back with rose-tinted glasses on those so-called halcyon days, it’s impossible to fully […]
Continue readingIT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade signs up for Neighbourhood Watch
September 15, 2011 1 Comment
Richard Ayoade – best known as Moss from The IT Crowd, and director of the sublime coming-of-age flick Submarine – has been cast opposite Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill in the new comedy Neighbourhood Watch. The film centres on a group of dads who accidentally happen upon an alien plot to destroy the world. Jared Stern’s original screenplay was recently […]
Continue readingThe life aquatic – Submarine review
September 5, 2011 0 Comments
Submarine – Starring Craig Roberts, Noah Taylor and Sally Hawkins. Directed by Richard Ayoade. Rated M. Originally published July 24, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. This review was first run during the Melbourne International Film Festival. Submarine opens nationally on September 8, 2011. Give me an affectation-heavy coming-of-age comedy, and make it extra affectatious! Richard Ayoade (best known as […]
Continue readingMelbourne International Film Festival – Submarine review
July 28, 2011 0 Comments
Submarine – Starring Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige and Sally Hawkins. Directed by Richard Ayoade. Rated M. By Jess Lomas. Submarine plays the Melbourne International Film Festival on Thursday 28 July. The feature directorial debut for actor Richard Ayoade is an impressive though familiar exploration into the coming of age for one awkward teenager. Based on […]
Continue readingMelbourne International Film Festival – Top 10 Picks
July 19, 2011 7 Comments
The 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival kicks off this week, and I – along with five other bloggers – will be celebrating the fest’s 60th anniversary by attempting to watch 60 films across 17 days. It is madness. The MIFF Blog-A-Thon is a mighty undertaking, that’s for sure. Still, it’s a heck of a lot […]
Continue readingFirst look at 2011 Melbourne International Film Festival
May 27, 2011 0 Comments
The first batch of titles heading to this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (running 21 July to 7 August) were revealed today, and they include a number of exciting local features, long-awaited international flicks and a Cannes prize winner. We’ve been waiting to catch Richard Ayoade’s Submarine and Lena Dunham’s Tiny Furniture for some time; they’ll both […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Submarine
February 9, 2011 0 Comments
The first trailer for the very buzzy British indie flick Submarine has debuted online. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September of 2010 to much acclaim, and has been circling the festival circuit (including a stop at Sundance) ahead of its March release. Submarine is written and directed by Richard Ayoade, […]
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