Actors don’t always succeed when they try their hand at directing. It’s a huge jump from going in front of the camera to behind the scenes. However, watching Emerald Fennell make the transition from actor to director makes it look easy. She blew us away with Promising Young Woman in … [Read More]
Synopsis Rosamund Pike is thoroughly despicable as the conniving “caretaker” Marla Grayson in “I Care a Lot”. Billed as a comedy crime thriller, it’s almost entirely the latter two genres. Unless you’re the kind that considers elderly abuse, corrupt healthcare and murder funnier than a rubber crutch. The Good Pike is perfect … [Read More]
Chris O’Dowd and Rosamund Pike star as a couple trying to mend a marriage that is unraveling in “State of the Union,” directed by Stephen Frears (“A Very English Scandal,” “Philomena,” “My Beautiful Laundrette”) and written by Nick Hornby (“High Fidelity,” “An Education,” “Juliet, Naked”). “State of the Union” takes … [Read More]
Genre: Drama, War story Length: 100 minutes Director: Matthew Heineman Screenplay: Aresh Amel, based on Vanity Fair’s article “Marie Colvin’s Private War,” written by Marie Brenner Cast: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dorman, Tom Hollander, Stanley Tucci Director Matthew Heineman (“Cartel Land,” “City of Ghosts”) makes what “Variety” writer Peter DeBruge termed … [Read More]
David Oyelowo, the British-Nigerian actor best know for his portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s “Selma,” turned up at a midtown Manhattan hotel last week to promote his new film, “A United Kingdom,” directed by Amma Asante. “A United Kingdom” is the real-life story of King Serese … [Read More]
Synopsis: With his wife’s disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it’s suspected that he may not be innocent. (c) Imdb [springboard type=”video” id=”958085″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] There might not have been a more … [Read More]
[springboard type=”video” id=”958085″ player=”tmbg001″ width=”599″ height=”336″ ] GONE GIRL – directed by David Fincher and based upon the global bestseller by Gillian Flynn – unearths the secrets at the heart of a modern marriage. On the occasion of his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that … [Read More]
The third installment of director Edgar Wright’s trilogy of comedies starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, following the successes “Shaun of the Dead” (2004) and “Hot Fuzz” (2007). In “The World’s End,” 20 years after attempting an epic pub crawl, five childhood friends reunite when one of them becomes … [Read More]
The fine folks over at Focus were kind enough to notify me that a new poster is available for the Simon Pegg/ Nick Frost film “The Worlds End” and that the film now has a release date. I love the films that Edgar Wright has put together with these guys … [Read More]