The Jess Lomas Book Club: Crooked House *A weekly feature in which literary connoisseur Jess Lomas examines the upcoming book-to-film adaptations worth keeping an eye on!* Colonel Mustard in the library with the candlestick. That’s the extent of my knowledge of all things mysterious and crime solving, but for those who love a good whodunit, […]
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This is Grimm – Red Riding Hood review
March 23, 2011 
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Red Riding Hood – Starring Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman and Shiloh Fernandez. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. When Red Riding Hood stopped being bad in all the conventional ways, it found a bunch of new, innovative ways to be bad. Okay, that’s not entirely true. Red Riding Hood never stops being […]
Read moreThe Statham Special – The Mechanic review
March 22, 2011 0 Comments
The Mechanic – Starring Jason Statham, Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland. Directed by Simon West. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Jason Statham knows how to kill people real good. That’s just one of the great cinematic truths of our time. In the same way that some actors have a natural chemistry with one another, and […]
Read moreThe Hobbit officially (finally!) begins production
March 22, 2011 1 Comment
Our long international nightmare is over! After years of false starts, casting dramas, replaced directors, a studio bankruptcy, strikes, boycotts and even a perforated ulcer, production has officially begun on The Hobbit. Warner Bros, New Line Cinema and MGM broke the good news in a joint press release (which is rather long, but you can […]
Read moreDavid Slade confirms his involvement in Daredevil
March 22, 2011 0 Comments
It was revealed last week that David Slade – director of the incredible Hard Candy and abominable The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – was set to direct a new Daredevil flick for 20th Century Fox. Slade took to his Twitter account to confirm his involvement in the project (as well as debunk a couple of rumours […]
Read moreCloverfield 2 is coming … someday
March 22, 2011 0 Comments
There was a time when we all thought J.J. Abrams‘ Super 8 would be a sort-of-sequel to Cloverfield, or at least a spin-off from the same universe. Abrams debunked that fairly quickly, but today we have learnt that Cloverfield 2 is still very much a possibility. Cloverfield and Let Me In director Matt Reeves told […]
Read moreDriving me crazy – Due Date review
March 21, 2011 0 Comments
Due Date – Starring Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis and Michelle Monaghan. Directed by Todd Phillips. Rated MA. Originally published November 26, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Your ability to enjoy Due Date depends entirely on your patience for wildly unpleasant protagonists. The good news is that director Todd Phillip’s previous film The Hangover should have […]
Read moreApatow to produce celebrity satire Do Gooders
March 21, 2011 0 Comments
Comedy King and ultra busy filmmaker Judd Apatow is set to produce Do Gooders for Universal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Details of the project are being tightly guarded, though the screenplay, based on a pitch by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, is said to focus on a group of actors who want to reach […]
Read moreMichael Chabon to pen Magic Kingdom?
March 21, 2011 0 Comments
Acclaimed author Michael Chabon could pen the screenplay for Jon Favreau’s upcoming Disney flick Magic Kingdom, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Chabon is a Pulitzer Prize winning author and screenwriter best known for his novels The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and Wonder Boys (which was adapted to the screen […]
Read moreDeath of the party – Sagan review
March 20, 2011 0 Comments
Sagan – Starring Sylvie Testud, Jeanne Balibar and Arielle Dombasle. Directed by Diane Kurys. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Sagan plays the Perth International Arts Festival from March 21st to March 27th. Click here for more details. Françoise Sagan was one of the most controversial and incendiary figures in modern literature; a French virtuoso who […]
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