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The Hateful Eight Was An Ordeal For Quentin Tarantino
This is a movie that almost never happened, as Tarantino once scrapped the entire project when the script was leaked online. Then when he gathered a group of actors to read it publicly, be decided...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31st December 2015
Rich Cline's 10 Worst Films of 2015
Most of these movies feature actors, actresses and filmmakers who really should have known better... 10. Terminator GenisysSurely this fragmented, messy reboot will sink this franchise forever. Nothing about the story or characters made any...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th December 2015
Jennifer Lawrence Calls Joy Director A 'Mad-Scientist Genius'
"It's fascinating and terrifying working for him because he's a mad-scientist genius," she explains. "He's inspired by anything." Lawrence isn't remotely bothered by Russell's reputation. "I always see the wide eyes of people who've never...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26th December 2015
The Danish Girl
Director Tom Hooper deploys the same style he used in The King's Speech for this much darker story about the first man to undergo gender-reassignment surgery. It's an odd mix of rather too-pretty visuals with...
Movie Review posted on 25th December 2015
The Peanuts Movie
Snoopy, Charlie Brown and friends finally arrive on the big screen in a movie that sticks close to the gently comical tone of the comic strip that launched in 1950 and the vintage TV shows...
Movie Review posted on 24th December 2015
Daddy's Home
An odd mix of sentimental family warmth and gross-out antics, this comedy doesn't have the courage of its own convictions, which means that it's not quite funny enough to keep the audience fully entertained. That...
Movie Review posted on 24th December 2015
10 Most Anticipated Films of 2016
As always, there are far too many sequels, spin-offs, remakes and reboots clogging the cinemas, but surely some will be worth the effort. (Release dates are subject to change.)10. The Hateful EightTarantino kicks off the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd December 2015
Rich Cline's 10 Best Films of 2015
There were some nice surprises in cinemas this year, with thoughtful thrillers, quality blockbusters, exhilarating franchise reboots and twists on familiar genres... 10. A Girl Walks Home Alone At NightAn Iranian vampire movie shot in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd December 2015
Star Wars Puts Ridley And Boyega In The Big Time
Daisy Ridley has mainly appeared in TV series, while John Boyega won awards for his first film role in Attack the Block (2011). But of course all of that changes this weekend.Both have spoken about...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th December 2015
Fey And Poehler Were Destined To Play Sisters
"I think our shorthand that we have with each other makes it easier," says Fey. "Neither of us has a sister, we both have brothers." "I'm personally a little obsessed with sisters," chimes in Poehler....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th December 2015
Hunger Games Finally Relinquishes Box Office Lead
To date the final chapter in the saga has taken nearly $330 million at the global box office. Even so, Mockingjay Part 2 hasn't quite earned as much as any of the previous films in...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18th December 2015
In the Heart of the Sea
With a huge budget and a relatively small story, this is an intriguingly offbeat blockbuster that might struggle to find an audience. Basically, it's aimed at fans of more thoughtful, personal stories of tenacity and...
Movie Review posted on 17th December 2015
Sisters
From their inspired pairing on Saturday Night Live and their hysterical 2008 comedy Baby Mama to their riotous hosting of the Golden Globes, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are one of the funniest double-acts in...
Movie Review posted on 17th December 2015
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Appealing both to a new generation of viewers and fans of the series since the beginning, this 30-years-later sequel to 1983's Return of the Jedi is a thrilling adventure. Filmmaker J.J. Abrams has managed to...
Movie Review posted on 16th December 2015
Mad Max Is The Surprise Awards Front-Runner
There are prestige movies featuring strongly across the board, including Spotlight, Carol, The Big Short, The Revenant and Bridge of Spies. But the surprise leader of the pack is the summer action blockbuster Mad Max:...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2015
In The Heart Of The Sea Was A No Brainer For Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth was filming the Formula One drama Rush at the time, and handed the script to director Ron Howard. And they reteamed to get it made."Very rarely do you read something and you are...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2015
Carell And Bale Enjoyed Playing Real Characters In The Big Short
The Big Short is based on real people and events, and it has touched a nerve with viewers.Carell says this is partly because everyone was affected by what happened. "We all have personal stories that...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th December 2015
Sunset Song
This isn't your usual period movie. A powerfully emotional depiction of rural Scottish life at the turn of the 20th century, Terence Davies' drama is both strikingly earthy and artfully beautiful. Based on the classic...
Movie Review posted on 10th December 2015
By the Sea
For their first on-screen partnership since Mr & Mrs Smith a decade ago, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie team up for this period drama about a strained marriage, written and directed by Mrs Jolie Pitt...
Movie Review posted on 10th December 2015
Grandma
The fabulous Lily Tomlin finally gets the lead role she deserves in this smart, engaging comedy-drama. Like her title character, the film itself refuses to play nice, tackling big issues like abortion and the strain...
Movie Review posted on 10th December 2015
Youth Was Like A Gift For Michael Caine
"It was like having a script from another world," Caine laughs. "I was amazed that he'd heard of me! I'm well known in England and America, but in Italy? But my agent said he wrote...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th December 2015
Chi-Raq Finds Spike Lee Speaking Out Again
Chi-Raq is about women in South Chicago who decide to withhold sex from their men to get them to stop killing each other. The story comes from ancient mythology, namely Lysistrata by Aristophanes. "It was...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th December 2015
Krampus Was Nostalgic Fun For Scott And Collette
"We talked about the Amblin movies we grew up with and loved," says Scott, "like Gremlins, The Goonies and Poltergeist, and how much we missed those movies. And he's made something very much in the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th December 2015
Krampus
Based on ancient mythology, this Christmas horror movie has a gleefully nasty attitude that makes it entertaining even if it isn't properly frightening. This is mainly because the marauding monsters remain sketchy at best, never...
Movie Review posted on 4th December 2015
The Night Before
This blending of the stoner bromance with the Christmas comedy works surprisingly well, layering gross-out humour with holiday sentimentality. So it's a bit of a shame that the script is thin and ultimately rather pointless....
Movie Review posted on 3rd December 2015
Love the Coopers (aka Christmas With the Coopers)
This may look like it's going to be a zany Christmas romp, but it's really a warm exploration of family connections, essentially an American take on Love Actually's multi-strand comedy-drama. At least it has an...
Movie Review posted on 3rd December 2015
Creed Was A Transformation For Michael B. Jordan
The actor ate nothing but grilled chicken, brown rice and steamed broccoli while working out six days a week. "It was brutal!" Michael B. Jordan says. "Half the time you're eating you're not even hungry....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2015
Bridge Of Spies Reunites Old Friends Hanks And Spielberg
After working together for the first time in 1998, Hanks and Spielberg went on to collaborate with Catch Me If You Can and The Terminal, while also co-producing historical TV series like Band of Brothers...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2015
Victor Frankenstein Was A Bonding Experience For Mcavoy And Radcliffe
Victor Frankenstein stars James McAvoy as the doctor and Daniel Radcliffe as his assistant Igor, and the two actors developed a close friendship on-set, despite their 10-year age difference and the challenges of making the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th November 2015
Carol
As in his gorgeous film Far From Heaven and TV series Mildred Pierce, filmmaker Todd Haynes tells a simple story with visual impact and thematic resonance. All three of these projects centre on characters who...
Movie Review posted on 27th November 2015
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