Before David Fincher got to show us his “feel bad movie of the year”, Niels Arden Oplev was already doing it (some would argue better) with the original Swedish adaptation for The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It introduced the world to Noomi Rapace in a ridiculously powerful performance, but since most of the filmgoing world is apparently allergic to reading …
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Korea is invading America. Now before you start perfecting your Gangnam Style routine and prepping for Korean BBQ’s on the White House lawn, just know that I’m actually talking about the best of Korean cinema now taking a crack at Obamaland. Park Chan-Wook (Oldboy, Vengeance Tilogy) has the creepy family drama Stoker coming out soon while Kim Jee-Woon (A Bittersweet Life, A Tale …
You can’t sink millions of dollars into a movie project these days without Joseph Gordon Levitt turning up. The man has been on a role as of late, appearing in a slew of films , from GI Joe and Premium Rush (Er, maybe not), through to Looper and The Dark Knight Rises. The man has a busy schedule, and for …
Once upon a time, Guillermo Del Toro (yes, it’s another story about him!) was working his rather substantial butt off to bring his version of HP Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness to the big screen. It was a true blood, sweat and tears affair and even after Universal pulled the plug, he was still trying to find a way to …
It’s award season. With Tinsel Town getting ready to attempt to win little statues of gold men covering their gentials in various categories, you can bet your buns that once again, the judging criteria is going to be slick and leaning towards the artsy side of the spectrum. And that’s all well and fine, but when it comes to real success, people …
Godzilla may be an overpowering foe created from nightmare fuel and some leftover Fukushima radiation, a-bomb style, but if there’s one thing that not even the king of monsters himself can work up a sweat against, it’s a dodgy script. With filming set to begin in March, the monster flick has already encountered a few hurdles, from the departure of producers …
It would appear to be Guillermo Del Toro News Day. First we had a look at Mama, the horror movie he’s producing, later we’ll find out about two recent developments in a some other projects of his (one that rhymes with “Fountains of Badness”), and right now we have a brand new version of the first trailer for his mechs …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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