by Todd Brown, February 4, 2012 11:29 AM
Is Deckard coming back?In March of 2011 word broke that Alcon Entertainment and Warner Brothers had teamed up to return to the world of Ridley Scott's classic scifi Blade Runner. In following weeks Scott himself would sign on to...
by Todd Brown, February 3, 2012 4:03 PM
Never watched ABC's Suburgatory? No worries, you'll be getting to know star Jane Levy soon enough.Deadline are reporting that Levy is in advanced talks to take over the lead role in the Fede Alvarez directed remake of Sam Raimi's...
by Todd Brown, February 3, 2012 2:57 PM
Could the Tom Cruise starring adaptation of Lee Child's One Shot be in trouble? Probably not to the degree that would stop it from being made but producer Kevin Messick is unhappy about the way things are going and...
by Todd Brown, February 3, 2012 9:46 AM
Australia's Joel Edgerton continues to pop up in an increasingly diverse range of projects, the latest an intriguing 'double bill' of features in which he will star with Oscar nominated Jessica Chastain.Titled The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby: His and...
by Andrew Mack, February 2, 2012 9:42 PM
It is hard to argue with success. Insidious, the little horror film that could, proved to be a very, very profitable venture. Created for a mere 1.5 million dollars the film went on to pull in nearly 100 million worldwide....
by Andrew Mack, February 2, 2012 9:30 PM
So you're sitting there reading all the cools news about Gareth Huw Evans' festival smash The Raid and you say to yourself that you got to get a ticket on that train. Well you sure as heck better hurry...
by Todd Brown, February 2, 2012 11:28 AM
While Joachim Trier made audiences wait five years between his debut feature, Reprise, and his sophomore effort, Oslo August 31, the wait won't be nearly as long for his third effort.Trier is planning a Norwegian-American co-production titled Louder Than...
by Simon de Bruyn, February 2, 2012 7:20 AM
If his music videos are any judge, I wouldn't be surprised if Aussie musician Gotye has now overtaken both children's television and Dr George Miller as the main supporter of young, upcoming animators in Australia. Over the past few years Gotye...
by Hugo Ozman, February 2, 2012 5:39 AM
ANN has just reported news that Sanrio and Ground Works will be collaborating to bring out a range of EVANGELION X HELLO KITTY products in May this year, ahead of the Japanese release of the third EVANGELION movie (titled 'EVANGELION...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 10:38 PM
Now, before anybody gets too excited it needs to be stated right up front that, no, Quentin Tarantino has no hand in this nor, at this stage, would it appear that any of his Jackie Brown cast are coming...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 10:31 PM
Gary Oldman is reuniting with Book Of Eli co-director Albert Hughes to play the villain of Hughes' solo effort Motor City.Based on the Black List script by Chad St John, Motor City is a revenge picture that will reportedly...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 5:41 PM
Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin to costar in an action comedy? Said action-comedy marking the first time Pacino and Walken will appear on screen together at any point of their long careers? Oh, yes please.The picture in...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 3:00 PM
Serbian film has made a major impact on the world scene in recent years, in no small part due to a string of gritty indie satires laced with extreme content. But Serbian based production house Doktor Fried is likely...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 2:00 PM
Indonesia's Joko Anwar (The Forbidden Door) is currently wrapping post on his English language debut, the dark psychological thriller Modus Anomali.During a vacation in the woods, a man tries to find his family who mysteriously disappear, while being hunted...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 12:00 PM
British comic Richard Ayoade - best known on these shores for his role on The IT Crowd - made a huge impression with his debut feature Submarine. While waiting for his next feature to take flight Ayoade has put...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 11:10 AM
When you're dealing with a media campaign for a franchise as venerable and media-savvy as James Bond every picture is meant to tell a story. The story of the first still released from Sam Mendes directed effort Skyfall was...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 11:03 AM
So, what say you? Is Ridley Scott a good fit for the worlds of writer Cormac McCarthy? We may soon find out.Two weeks ago word broke that McCarthy had written his first script, a gritty little number titled The...
by Todd Brown, February 1, 2012 9:59 AM
Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive has won a lot of praise in the pages, recently being named as Ryland Aldrich's top film of 2011 while appearing on a number of other Twitch writers' 2011 year end lists.What people haven't loved...
by J Hurtado, February 1, 2012 12:42 AM
Last year marked the first edition of Third Window's East Winds Film Festival which was put on in conjunction with CUEAFS, the Coventry University East Asian Film Society. This year's festival is even bigger and better with some fantastic guests...
by James Marsh, January 31, 2012 11:11 PM
Variety is reporting that Justin Timberlake, who delivered a cracking turn as Napster founder Sean Parker in David Fincher's THE SOCIAL NETWORK, has signed on to join Clint Eastwood in TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE. The veteran filmmaker will produce the...
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by Todd Brown, January 31, 2012 4:32 PM
With Ben Wheatley's deeply disturbing Kill List beginning its limited theatrical release in the US this week - it is already available on all of the big VOD platforms across the country - artist Iron Jaiden has created a...
by J Hurtado, January 31, 2012 2:02 PM
The Dirty Picture was one of my favorite Hindi films of 2011, and starting tomorrow, it will be available via a legal stream exclusively from Mela. Mela is a VOD service that I've been using for about a month now,...
by Ben Umstead, January 31, 2012 1:54 PM
And now even more cinematic goodies to occupy your every free moment until the month of March -- It's the 12th edition of Film Comment Selects from The Film Society of Lincoln Center! From February 17th - March 1st at...
by Todd Brown, January 30, 2012 2:42 PM
Well, now, here's an intriguing collision of talent and concept.Indie maverick Jim Jarmusch has found funding in Germany for a vampire romance titled Only Lovers Left Alive, which will follow a pair of vampires who have been in love...
by Ben Umstead, January 30, 2012 12:30 PM
Whether it's a full-on retrospective at Japan Society, a centennial celebration of studio giant Nikkatsu, or the annual wackiness of NYAFF, New York is a city never short on cinematic offerings from across East Asia, and that has always included...
by Todd Brown, January 30, 2012 11:54 AM
It's as clear a case of cause and effect as can possibly be imagined. After winning the weekend with 70s style throwback The Grey, director Joe Carnahan has reportedly been signed up to write and direct a remake of...
by Todd Brown, January 30, 2012 11:47 AM
Goodbye Blake, hello Rooney.Fresh from her Oscar nominated performance in David Fincher's The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Rooney Mara has replaced Blake Lively in Steven Soderbergh's upcoming thriller Side Effects.Formerly known as The Bitter Pill, Jude Law, Channing...
by Todd Brown, January 30, 2012 10:41 AM
International film markets represent a somewhat hidden world for those who aren't directly involved with the film industry. They are where independent producers gather to sell their films for international distribution and pitch new projects to prospective investors while...
by Todd Brown, January 29, 2012 8:42 PM
A new image from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has turned up online and while it doesn't capture one of the big action moments as the last one did it's still one that provokes an awful lot...
by Todd Brown, January 29, 2012 2:31 PM
Good news for Asian film fans in the UK with word that the Terracotta Far East Film Festival is returning for a fourth edition at London's Prince Charles Cinema from April 12 - 15th. Here's the official word:TERRACOTTA FAR...
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