The Oscars look to have a more diverse collection of members , as they have sent out invitation to an inclusive 819 members Read More
Aaron Sorkin’s star-studded upcoming film The Trial of the Chicago 7 is heading to Netflix. The streaming giant recently confirmed that it had bought the distribution rights from Paramount for $56 million. Based on one of the most notorious trials in American history, The Trial of the Chicago 7 follows a group of seven defendants […]Read More
Although the annual Cannes Film Festival has been cancelled, François Ozon’s Summer of 85 is still due for release in cinemas later this summer and definitely should not be missed. Ozon has a wealth of well-loved previous films, including Frantz, 8 Women, Double Lover and By the Grace of God, with the latter winning the […]Read More
A passion strong enough to forever change the Paris skyline… After a three month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 lockdown in France, Eiffel’s cast and crew have finally returned to the set. The romantic costume drama, which stars Emma Mackey, tells the story surrounding the creation of the most famous landmark in the French capital. […]Read More
Sex Education star Emma Mackey has been cast alongside an array of young actors for Frances O’Connor’s directorial debut Emily. Starring alongside her is Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk), Joe Alwyn (The Favourite), and Emily Beecham (Cruella). The third-eldest of the four famous Brontë siblings, Emily published a single novel, Wuthering Heights, under the pen name Ellis […]Read More
Tonya Harding, Harley Quinn, Sharon Tate—Margot Robbie can now add a pirate to her eclectic CV of varied characters. Over the weekend, The Hollywood Reporter broke the story that Margot Robbie would be starring and producing in a Pirates Of The Caribbean remake for Disney. The project will be separate from the already announced Pirates […]Read More
Just last week, the trailer for Jessica Chastain’s badass ginger assassin Ava was released. After a job goes wrong, she’s forced to fight against the organisation she is supposed to work for and with, including Colin Farrell (sporting a dodgy-looking haircut). But will she make it out alive? After Matthew Newton stepped down as director […]Read More
Steph Green revisits this caper-filled comedy, which thrives in its own takedown of heteronormativity Dianne Wiest gazes at her bowl, unaware that it depicts men having sex with each other—albeit in the style of a Grecian ceramic. “What interesting china!” she exclaims. “It looks like young men playing leapfrog!” She isn’t yet aware that the […]Read More
Dead Sexy: A Fortnightly Column on Erotic Thrillers The depiction of twins in cinema is often horrifying—and no, I’m not talking about the 1988 movie starring Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger. “Come play with us,” whisper the Grady twins in The Shining, a ghostly apparition designed to terrify the young Danny Torrance. In Brian De […]Read More
Like any industry, film has been heavily impacted by COVID-19. Many actors have thought of creative ways to keep working during the pandemic, such as participating in live-streamed theatre performances from home. Such isolation from others is continuing in an unlikely form, with the recent announcement that the cast of upcoming science fiction blockbuster ‘b’ […]Read More
After an amazing Netflix debut with the critically acclaimed Nanette, Hannah Gadsby is back with her latest stand-up special, Douglas. Right off the bat, Gadsby wonders why exactly we’re here. Having included most of it in her previous show, she is fresh out of trauma and wonders what exactly her audience is expecting from her […]Read More
Whilst the majority of us thought that coronavirus would delay most film news, it seems to be coming as quickly and (certainly in this case) as surprisingly as ever. Because in a tweet sent from the Netflix UK & Ireland Twitter account earlier this week on the 20 year anniversary of the original film, it […]Read More
As the COVID-19 pandemic has limited theatrical releases, the careful reopening of theaters could be a new opportunity for audiences to embrace more off-beat films.Read More
Cineworld staff create petition to have mandatory face covering Read More
Coming to Netflix this autumn, this new animated musical directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Glen Keane has taken my breath away with the first trailer. Inspired by the Chinese myth of the Moon Goddess Chang’e and with music by Steven Price, this feature film looks like just the kind of thing I would like my future […]Read More
