By Simon Miraudo December 18, 2013 December: for avid list-makers, it’s the cinematic equivalent of Thunderdome. (Hundreds of movies go in. Only one comes out.) We’ve spent the past eleven months reviewing 2013′s releases as fairly and thoughtfully as possible, but that veneer of considerate criticism will be dropped in favour of sweet, sweet chart-making. […]
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All of we – The Host review
March 28, 2013 
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By Simon Miraudo March 28, 2013 Of the three handsome, indistinguishable bachelors in The Host, two viciously strike our heroine, while the other settles on strangulation. That she is merely an alien inhabiting a human body doesn’t make the acts – or their frequency – any less jarring to a reasonable viewer. Several “make-out” sequences […]
Continue readingPoster and Trailer Debut: The Host
November 14, 2012 0 Comments
Just as the final film in The Twilight Saga is released in cinemas, bringing that franchise to a close, the poster and second trailer for author Stephenie Meyer’s follow up, The Host, conveniently appear. The poster looks to set up Meyer’s penchant for a good teenage love triangle, however Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan), though wedged […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Host
March 23, 2012 2 Comments
The teaser trailer for Andrew Niccol‘s adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host has arrived online. Though Meyer is best known for her blockbuster Twilight series, her novel The Host was similarly a hit upon release in 2008. The pic stars Saoirse Ronan as Melanie Stryder, a young woman who is rebelling against an alien invasion on Earth. Check out the teaser, which is […]
Continue readingThe Host picks its male leads
November 11, 2011 0 Comments
Max Irons and Jake Abel have scored the lead male roles in the upcoming adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s sci-fi novel The Host. According to EW, Irons (Red Riding Hood) will play the boyfriend of Melanie Stryder (Saoirse Ronan). Abel (Tru Loved) plays Ian, a young man who falls for the alien Wanderer that possesses Melanie’s […]
Continue readingLiam Hemsworth could invade The Host
November 3, 2011 0 Comments
Liam Hemsworth tops the list of actors being considered for the Andrew Niccol-directed adaptation of Stephenie Meyer’s The Host, Variety reports. With Meyer’s Twlight Saga coming to an end and Niccol’s latest film In Time now in cinemas, attention has been turned to their upcoming project: adapting Meyer’s mammoth sci-fi novel to the big screen. […]
Continue readingSaoirse Ronan to star in Twilight author’s The Host
May 4, 2011 3 Comments
Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Hanna) has scored the lead role in the upcoming adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s follow up to the Twilight saga, The Host. According to Deadline, Ronan is attached to a package that also includes a script by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, The Truman Show). Deadline also suggests Niccol might direct. The film’s executive producers, […]
Continue readingJ.J. Abrams to team up with Bong Joon-ho?
August 6, 2010 0 Comments
Take this one with a pinch of salt, but Slashfilm are reporting that Star Trek director J.J. Abrams is gearing up for a collaboration with South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho. The rumour is fairly light on details, but it is suspected that Abrams will produce the Bong-directed feature. Bong previously helmed two of the best […]
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