When it comes to the messy production of Natalie Portman’s long-embattled western Jane Got a Gun, you could make a movie about the making of this movie. I’ve written all about its woes a few times previously, but here’s the Readers’ Digest version: Micheal Fassbender was originally cast opposite Portman as her titular Jane’s ex-lover who she has to turn …
Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote may be shelved again. This is not related to the huge accidental obituary mishap from a few weeks ago but due to his lead actor John Hurt (Don Quixote) battling with pancreatic cancer. The Man Who Killed Don Quixote has been a passion project that Gilliam has been working on since the late ’90s. However some flooding, …
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A gritty western with a twist starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton and Ewan McGregor, directed by Gavin “Warrior” O’Connor? Yes, please!…. is what I would have said, if this was the first time we were hearing about the film. Alas, it most definitely is not, as Jane Got a Gun has had a production so troubled, that its destined to become the answer of …
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I’ve been a fan of Ewan McGregor’s ever since I first met him and his condom in Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting. Him being the only consistently good part of the Star Wars Prequel Trilogy certainly didn’t diminish his stock. As such, I was always going to be interested in watching Son of a Gun, especially after I heard that Brenton Thwaites and Alicia Vickander – two of …
Johnny Deep is no stranger to strange, having appeared in some of the weirdest movies around. This time around though instead of white face paint he dons a moustache because, well, moustache. Depp is leading a cast of rather famous names in Mortdecai, a spy-like thriller that reminds me of Johnny English, only with less English and more American. Directed by David Koepp (Premium Rush) Mortdecai piles …
By the Kleptomaniac hands of Kervyn! Is there any actor who isn’t being approached to headline Doctor Strange? Much like Iron Man in the late 2000s, Dr Stephen Strange is a role that the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe could find itself anchored by, and whoever takes that position is going to need to carry a lot of weight on their …
Cash once ruled Colorado commerce. From Denver’s neighborhood diners to mountain-town gift shops, physical …
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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