This western adaptation of the popular sci-fi anime has already lined up a stellar cast. With the recent announcement of whose playing it's villain, the cast just got even better. This is one sci-fi movie that is shaping up to be spectacular.
Ah, the American Dream! In the 1960’s that meant a nice house with a white picket fence, a perfect family with 2.5 kids and a successful career. But, in this adaption of Philip Roth’s best-selling novel ‘American Pastoral’, it did not include your daughter blowing up a post office – which awakens Ewan McGregor to a nightmare in his directorial …
Just last week I was remarking to a fellow writer that I hadn’t seen Labyrinth in probably two decades. My reverie of the Jim Henson directed 1986 dark fantasy adventure film was of course brought on by the passing of the late great David Bowie who in the film played Jareth the Goblin King (and also had really 80’s hair). …
Shelter is an upcoming drama that is the writing and directing debut of actor Paul Bettany – last seen as Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron (and I can’t think of anything more different in tone). It stars Jennifer Connelly (Requiem for a Dream) and Anthony Mackie (one of Bettany’s co-stars in Avengers: AoU) as two people from different worlds, …
It’s a pretty emotionally dour week at the movies. There are no cutesy kiddie films or comedies in sight; just drama, desperation to escape and heroes questioning the rightness of the status quo. Noah: The most high profile of this week’s releases is this “inspired by” take on the famous Old Testament Bible story. A man (Russell Crowe) receives visions …
I can almost guarantee that there are people who are going to hate Noah, the latest film from auteur Darren Aronofsky. And no, I’m not just talking about the easily offended religious – of which I’m certain there will be plenty. The suspected hatred will probably come from the fact that what Aronofksy has created here, is a challenging, idiosyncratic, contradictory …
This year’s Oscars take place on Sunday night (early Monday morning, South African time). So, naturally, local film distributors are getting in on the action, with the release of two of the biggest names of the 2013 awards season. It’s also, incidentally, a notable week for true stories hitting the silver screen. Last Updated: February 28, 2014
If you’re the type of person that likes men dressed in biblical garb shouting in the pouring rain, well then I might just know a guy who can make some arrangements. If you prefer to not trust my connections though, then you’ll have to do with one of these stunning new hi-res pics taken on the set of Darren Aronofsky’s biblical …
Traci Braxton husband was Kevin Surratt Sr., a longtime partner who stood by her …
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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