End of Watch – Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena, and Anna Kendrick. Directed by David Ayer. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. In an attempt to separate End of Watch from the rest of the ‘conventional cop movie’ pack, writer-director David Ayer has somewhat lazily framed it as a ‘found footage’ film. Police officer Brian Taylor […]
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Archive | October, 2012
Craig, Murray, Blanchett, and Dujardin set for Clooney’s Monuments Men
October 31, 2012 
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George Clooney is rounding up an impressive cast for his next directorial effort, The Monuments Men. According to Deadline, the WW2 flick will star Daniel Craig, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Jean Dujardin, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, and Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville. The picture follows a bunch of art historians who attempt to recover famous works from Hitler […]
Read moreThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel sequel in the works
October 31, 2012 0 Comments
The announcement of a sequel to a hit movie is hardly news these days, except when it involves a cast of senior citizens. John Madden’s The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is one of the biggest break-out hits of the year, having grossed $130 million worldwide off a budget of less than $10 million. According to Vulture, […]
Read moreBryan Singer returns to X-Men
October 31, 2012 1 Comment
Bryan Singer, director of the first two X-Men movies, will return to the franchise and helm First Class sequel Days of Future Past. According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox and Singer closed the deal for Singer to graduate from producer to director following the exit of Matthew Vaughn. The script for Days of Future Past is ready to roll, and cast members Michael Fassbender, […]
Read moreDisney purchases Lucasfilm for $4 billion; new Star Wars trilogy launching in 2015
October 31, 2012 2 Comments
Well, we didn’t expect to wake up to this news. George Lucas has sold Lucasfilm Ltd to Disney for an estimated $4.05 billion, giving the Mouse-House rights to both the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchise. According to Deadline, Disney won’t exactly sit on the properties. They’re already plotting a new Star Wars trilogy, with Episode 7 set to hit cinemas in 2015. […]
Read moreTelevision Revision: The Mighty Boosh – Season 2
October 30, 2012 0 Comments
Television Revision: The Mighty Boosh – Season 2. Starring Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt, and Michael Fielding. Rated M. By Andrew Williams. Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and warning […]
Read morePlay It Again – Carrie
October 30, 2012 0 Comments
Play It Again – Carrie. Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, and Betty Buckley. Directed by Brian De Palma. Rated R. By Simon Miraudo. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it […]
Read moreBad girls – Bachelorette review
October 30, 2012 0 Comments
Bachelorette – Starring Kirsten Dunst, Lizzy Caplan, and Isla Fisher. Directed by Leslye Headland. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Leslye Headland‘s bitterly unfunny Bachelorette not only squanders a talented cast of comic performers, but also chastises the audience for revelling in the unfiltered awfulness of their characters. And frankly, the only joy anyone could derive […]
Read moreArnold Schwarzenegger back for The Legend of Conan
October 29, 2012 1 Comment
Have you ever wondered what Conan The Barbarian got up to in his senior years? Wonder no longer as Deadline reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed on to reprise one of his most definitive roles. Set to be written by Chris Morgan – who can be proud of penning the last four Fast and the […]
Read moreRyan Gosling exits Logan’s Run remake
October 29, 2012 1 Comment
Ryan Gosling chooses not to go to carousel and be renewed as he bows out of the Logan’s Run remake, according to Variety’s Justin Kroll. The long-awaited remake had Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn and star Gosling on board earlier this year, but now a busy workload is believed to be the reason for Gosling’s […]
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