By Simon Miraudo May 5, 2014 A man and woman get to be best friends in Bad Neighbours, making it the most revolutionary comedy of the post-Apatow age. Seth Rogen, who not so long ago starred as Freaks and Geeks‘ resident sarcastic stoner, is, in 2014, charming dad material, playing Mac Radner, loving husband to […]
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Breaking lad – Are We Officially Dating review
February 11, 2014 
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By Jess Lomas February 11, 2014 A great romantic comedy lets us escape reality into a world where the men are attentive and charming or at the very least redeem themselves by the time the credits roll. Tom Gormican’s directorial debut, Are We Officially Dating? (titled That Awkward Moment in the States) aims to turn […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Neighbors
September 5, 2013 0 Comments
Zac Efron and his frat-house buddies cause nothing but trouble for Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne in the new comedy Neighbors. Rogen and Byrne (keeping her Aussie accent, for once!) play a married couple with a young baby whose suburban life is turned upside down when a raucous Fraternity house sets up shop next door. […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Parkland
August 23, 2013 0 Comments
One of the more interesting indie releases of late 2013 will most certainly be Parkland, which details the assassination of President Kennedy from the perspective of the event’s lesser known players. Paul Giamatti plays Abraham Zapruder, the gent who unwittingly recorded one of the most significant moments in modern history; Billy Bob Thornton stars as […]
Continue readingRyan Gosling and Zac Efron rumoured for Star Wars Episode VII
July 25, 2013 0 Comments
Take this with a pinch of midichlorians. Latino Review – who are occasionally on the money when it comes to casting scoops – suggest Disney has met with both Zac Efron and Ryan Gosling for parts in Star Wars Episode VII. Though they have no info on which character Efron went in for, they insist […]
Continue readingZac Efron turns Narc for Fox
May 22, 2013 0 Comments
Zac Efron will star in the true crime tale Narc, Deadline reports. Described as a “college Donnie Brasco,” it tells of a star student, who, after being busted with drugs at a party, turns narc and helps the coppers capture the peddlers. Fox has purchased the life rights of the real subject. Narc marks another decidedly dark […]
Continue readingTrash talk – The Paperboy review
February 26, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo February 26, 2013 Lee Daniels’ Precious was showered with acclaim, yet his follow-up, The Paperboy, has become something of a punch line amongst critics and moviegoers. Sometimes I don’t understand this industry. No one was even peed on in Precious! Despite Gabourey Sidibe’s fine performance in that supposed slice of realist drama, Daniels’ directorial flourishes manipulated the audience – […]
Continue readingBateman, Mann, Efron, and Hawn to Leave You
May 30, 2012 0 Comments
Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Zac Efron, and Goldie Hawn are in talks to star in Adam Shankman‘s follow-up to Rock of Ages, entitled This Is Where I Leave You. Departing from the musical stylings of Rock and Hairspray, Shankman’s next endeavour is an adaptation of Jonathan Tropper’s novel about four siblings who return home following the death of their father. Stuck […]
Continue readingShould old acquaintance be forgot? – New Year’s Eve review
April 11, 2012 3 Comments
New Year’s Eve – Starring Hilary Swank, Ashton Kutcher and Sarah Jessica Parker. Directed by Garry Marshall. Rated M. Originally published December 7, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. New Year’s Eve is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. These movies must be really easy to write. You know the kind. They’ve got a countless number of tangentially-related stock characters portrayed by typecast actors (saves […]
Continue readingShould old acquaintance be forgot? – New Year’s Eve review
December 7, 2011 0 Comments
New Year’s Eve – Starring Hilary Swank, Ashton Kutcher and Sarah Jessica Parker. Directed by Garry Marshall. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. These movies must be really easy to write. You know the kind. They’ve got a countless number of tangentially-related stock characters portrayed by typecast actors (saves time normally spent on characterisation!) who make […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: New Year’s Eve
July 29, 2011 0 Comments
Everyone in Hollywood is falling for everyone else in Hollywood, in the first trailer for New Year’s Eve. The producers of Valentine’s Day have reunited with their director Garry Marshall to bring us another one-night-only tale in which seemingly the entire constellation of celebrities attempt to hook up with one another. VD alum Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Biel and Hector Elizondo are […]
Continue readingRogen and Efron to co-star in raunchy frat comedy
July 26, 2011 0 Comments
Seth Rogen and Zac Efron are set to star in a raunchy new comedy in the vein of Animal House and Old School, Deadline reports. Universal Pictures paid screenwriters Andrew Cohen and Brendan O’Brien seven-figures for their script; the studio is no doubt eager to recapture the success of their last American R-rated comedy Bridesmaids. […]
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