By Simon Miraudo May 23, 2013 John Mayer one cautioned the fathers of the world to be good to their daughters. But what of their wayward sons? What of them, John?! Writer-director Derek Cianfrance steps in to answer that question with The Place Beyond the Pines, his follow up the world’s worst date flick, Blue […]
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Poster Debut: Blue Jasmine
May 22, 2013 
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A not-at-all informative poster for Woody Allen’s upcoming Blue Jasmine has been unveiled. Pretty though! According to distributor Sony Pictures, ”it is the story of the final stages of an acute crisis and a life of a fashionable New York housewife.” That housewife is played by Cate Blanchett, seen beneath the eclectic group of names assembled […]
Read moreZac 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 […]
Read moreMichael Shannon’s General Zod gets his own Man of Steel trailer
May 22, 2013 0 Comments
Michael Shannon’s been working on his ‘fire and brimstone’ speeches for years now, and it seems he’ll have the perfect opportunity to threaten a literal apocalypse as General Zod in the upcoming Man of Steel. This new teaser trailer puts the villainous alien front and centre, wherein he demands puny earthlings turn over Kal-El (Henry Cavill) lest […]
Read moreInto darkness – The Hangover Part III review
May 22, 2013 0 Comments
May 22, 2013 By Simon Miraudo Todd Phillips’ ongoing experiment to populate his comedies with increasingly unlikable lead characters – to see if his fratboy fans will follow him down the rabbit hole and continue to wrong-headedly emulate them while jacking energy drinks, listening to Pitbull, and high-fiving – continues with The Hangover Part III. […]
Read moreTalk Hard – Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher)
May 21, 2013 0 Comments
Hear our chat with Christopher McQuarrie, the Oscar winning screenwriter of The Usual Suspects and director of Jack Reacher (out now in Australia on DVD and Blu-ray) as well as the upcoming Mission: Impossible 5. Quickflix critic Simon Miraudo gives his brief thoughts on Tom Cruise’s new vehicle later in the ep. Show Notes: Thanks […]
Read moreSee Lars von Trier and the cast of Nymphomaniac in, ahem, action
May 20, 2013 0 Comments
The first official image from Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac – featuring Charlotte Gainsbourg mid-threesome – set tongues wagging. Now comes a new cast picture showing off her co-stars Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, Willem Dafoe, Udo Kier, Stellan Skarsgard, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, Sophie Kennedy Clark, and Mia Goth. Oh, and capturing it all on his […]
Read moreTeaser Debut: Last Vegas
May 20, 2013 0 Comments
Everyone old is new again! The teaser for Last Vegas – looking like a cross between The Hangover and The Bucket List – touts Oscar winners Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Robert De Niro, and Kevin Kline “like you’ve never seen them before.” Douglas plays a long-time bachelor finally bound for matrimony. He brings his three […]
Read moreCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel announced at Cannes
May 20, 2013 0 Comments
It’s official. The Weinstein Company has set up a sequel to Ang Lee’s Oscar winning, box office record breaking Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Deadline has TWC’s official press release (which preceded their Cannes press conference), revealing the picture’s title, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon II – The Green Destiny, and director, Yuen Wo Ping. Michelle Yeoh […]
Read moreTeaser Debut: Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues
May 20, 2013 0 Comments
A second teaser trailer for Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues has arrived online. Though it’s just a variation on the previous teaser, and features no footage from the film itself, the sight of Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy encouraging us “fat faces” to “stay classy” is welcome nonetheless. Stars Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Christina […]
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