February 10th, 2012
Cast: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly. Tagline: ‘A new comedy of no manners’. ‘Makes the Cuban Missile Crisis look like a civilised sit down over a nice cup of tea’.
Tagged Christoph Waltz god of carnage Jodie Foster John C. Reilly Kate Winslet Roman Polanski Yasmina Reza | 9 comments
January 23rd, 2012
‘Meryl Streep manages to create a credible individual out of all the contradictions surrounding the former Prime Minister’. PLOT For those who feel a little bored with celebrity biopics and their Oscar baiting ways lately, The Iron Lady proves that portraying a famous person need not begin and end with imitation. Meryl Streep manages to [...]
Tagged Conservative Eighties Feminism History Jim Broadbent Margaret Thatcher Meryl Streep Politics Tories | 9 comments
January 17th, 2012
‘You can lead a horse to water… but you can’t make it win you an Oscar!’ PLOT Steven Spielberg’s latest film is a modern epic following the inspirational journey of a Horse named Joey, as he whinnies his way miraculously through the emotional ravages of World War I, touching the hearts of just about everyone [...]
Tagged Benedict Comberbatch Spielberg Tom Hiddleston | 20 comments
November 26th, 2011
PLOT When Intrepid reporter and popular Belgian sweater enthusiast Tin Tin comes across a mysterious model ship at a market stall, he and his faithful canine companion Snowy are caught up in an exciting and dangerous race against time to uncover the secret of the Unicorn. Accompanied by the hopeless detecting of the hapless Thompson [...]
Tagged Andy Serkis Belgium Daniel Craig Edgar Wright Hergé Jamie Bell Peter Jackson Simon Pegg Steven Spielberg WETA digital | 11 comments
November 14th, 2011
PLOT Fear goes viral when a highly contagious killer disease grips the globe and brings civilized society to a standstill. Dr Ellis Cheever (Laurence Fishburne) leads the Centre for Disease control in a desperate scramble to find a vaccine. As the CDC and World Health Organisation attempt to track the disease and prevent it from [...]
Tagged Gwyneth Paltrow Jude Law Kate Winslet Laurence Fishburne Marion Cotillard Matt Damon Steven Soderbergh | 10 comments
April 15th, 2011
Dir. Mikael Håfström Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue, Ciarán Hinds Release Date: 25 February 2011 (UK) Based on the book The Rite: The making of a modern day Exorcist, by Matt Baglio, The Rite is a film that was always going to be the film that isn’t The Exorcist. The comparisons were inevitable. Exorcism is [...]
Tagged Anthony Hopkins Ciarán Hinds Exorcism Matt Baglio Mikael Håfström The Rite | 9 comments
April 9th, 2011
Dir. Emilio Estevez Cast: Martin Sheen, Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt, Yoreck Van Wangeningen Dir. Emilio Estevez According to the website Pilgrim’s progress, which is linked to the film’s official site, a pilgrim is someone who: ‘strives to obtain salvation of their soul through a physical journey in which caritas, love for God; and not [...]
Tagged Camino de Compostela de Santiago Martin Sheen The Way of St. James | 5 comments
April 2nd, 2011
Dir. Ken Loach Cast: Mark Womack, John Bishop, Andrea Lowe, Talib Kasool Release Date: 18th March 2011 The colour of money is tainted with civilian blood in Ken Loach’s return to serious subject matter. After his light-hearted, dreamy departure from violence and politics with Looking for Eric, in Route Irish he tells the story of [...]
Tagged Drama Ken Loach Morals Politics War | 4 comments
March 20th, 2011
Dir. George Nolfi Cast: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, Terrence Stamp, John Slattery Released: 4th March 2011 (UK) David Norris (Matt Damon) is set to become the youngest congressman of his generation, a bright and promising young man eager to make his mark on politics. When some ill-advised rowdiness with friends in a bar [...]
Tagged Matt Damon Philip K.Dick Thriller | 14 comments
March 9th, 2011
Dir. Dereck Cianfrance Cast: Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams Blue Valentine is not a love story. It is a story about love. Director Dereck Cianfrance reveals the inspiration behind the making of this story of ‘profound love and wrenching disappointment’: “When I was a child I had two nightmares” he says, “nuclear war and my parent’s [...]
Tagged Dereck Cianfrance Drama Michelle Williams Ryan Gosling | 15 comments