The Agony and the Ecstasy of Distressing Cinema
It has long been an industry joke that actors wanting to win awards should portray debilitating illness, down and dirty ugliness or a...
Read MoreDeath & Revolution: Mathieu Denis talks about Corbo
“A difficult aspect of being a writer and director is that I don’t work in TV or commercials, so you don’t get to exercise your craft that...
Read MoreChild of Cinema: Albert Shin talks about In Her Place
While his Korean immigrant parents were busy working, Albert Shin was left to his own devices to entertain himself. “I remember going to...
Read MoreCodebreaker: William Goldenberg talks about The Imitation Game
“At the BAFTA Awards two years ago when I was there for Argo [2012] and Zero Dark Thirty [2012] Morten Tyldum, the director, came up to...
Read MoreTuring Point: The Making of The Imitation Game
Known for the action thriller Headhunters (2011), Norwegian filmmaker Morten Tyldum became intrigued with the prospect of directing The...
Read MoreThe Hobbit Trilogy – A Retrospective
In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit. That is how it all began. Not with Weathertop stabbing, Moria Balrogging or Rivendell...
Read MoreThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and the Curse of the Two-Part Finale
Mockingjay Part 1 has finally landed. Though ‘landed’ is a bit of a strong word for a movie that never really takes off. Just like...
Read MoreWith Interstellar, Nolan Challenges Audiences But Not Himself
Christopher Nolan is part of that rare breed in Hollywood: a director whose name trumps any other intellectual property as the biggest box...
Read MoreKat Dennings did a Blade Runner inspired photoshoot.
Kat Dennings (Thor) took part in this excellent Blade Runner inspired photoshoot. Not sure why she did it, but they are great images. mean...
Read MoreJames O’Barr talks about The Crow movie
ames O’Barr is the man behind The Crow comic book. The original film with Brandon Lee is 20 years. Did I blink? Where did that time go? It...
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