Dardenne brothers gonna work it out Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne landed on the Cannes Film Festival’s radar with 1999’s Rosetta and haven’t been off it since. In many ways the Belgian brothers are a paradox: they are pure Cannes and at the same time the very antithesis of it, making films that eschew high drama and, until recently, stars, featuring mostly non-professional actors....
Rev your engines and step this way After last week's trailer , we have two exclusive new and contrasting clips from documentary Road for you today. If the roar of motorbike engines is your bag, you're in for a treat with these two snippets of a film that focuses on two generations of Northern Irish road racers. This first clip, from the film's opening, does a little scene-setting and features Liam...
J.J. Abrams invites fans to appear in his movie It's as if a million Star Wars fans cried out in excitement and were suddenly silenced... because they were all running for the keyboard. You see, J.J. Abrams has just officially announced, via the video below, that he is giving fans the chance to appear in Star Wars: Episode VII (while also helping UNICEF at the same time). What's also exciting...
Empire grapples with Channing Tatum's wrestlemania With Foxcatcher , Bennett Miller reveals himself as a very, very interesting director, taking genuine artistic risks in the wake of the much more commercially viable Moneyball . Indeed, it’s no wonder this film was held for Cannes and not debuted in the North American festivals of last year, since its style is very European (a euphemism for...
Hello Mr. Roboto Though not a very well-known title in Marvel's back catalogue, Disney Animations's latest, Big Hero 6 , is indeed a Marvel property. That might explain the superheroishness the the whole conceit: 13-year-old robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada joins forces with a rag-tag group of crime fighters to stop a criminal gang threatening his home city, San Fransokyo. In the three following stills,...
And the cinematographer will be one S. Soderbergh... Though he’s been happy to confirm for a while that he’s working on a sequel to surprise hit stripper pic Magic Mike , currently called Magic Mike XXL , Channing Tatum has largely stayed quiet about the plot. All that has changed, however, and from the sounds of it, the new movie will live up to that size-does-matter title, though not...
UPDATE: The trailer has landed. Like all good espionage types, Matthew Vaughn's upcoming action-thriller has dipped into its big box of disguises, pulling out a couple of forged passports, a stick-on moustache and a whole new identity. No longer just 'The Secret Service', Vaughn's take on Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons' comic book is now going by Kingsman: The Secret Service . The first trailer for...
He's rumoured to be in talks for the new Harry Potter spin-off As Warner Bros. plunges headlong back into the world of Harry Potter with prequel spin-off Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them , the studio recently announced a 2016 release date for the first planned film. To help it reach cinemas, Fantastic Beasts will need a director, and it appears Warners is turning to one of the former Harry...
He'll direct Jackie Chan's new buddy action comedy Back in March, it looked like Renny Harlin was ready to put the disappointment of The Legend Of Hercules behind him f or crime action thriller Fallen Cross . It would seem he’s instead been lured by the prospect of working with Jackie Chan on the martial arts icon’s new comedy Skiptrace . Clearly looking to replicate what he got from the...
Matt Smith's showing off... You may have seen the first image from Ryan Gosling’s directorial debut Lost River (formerly How To Catch A Monster) last month, released ahead of the film’s premiere at Cannes and listed as one of the movies we were most anticipating in the festival. If you thought the first clip might offer more lucid context, we’ve got bad news on that front....
The Kickstarted indie sees Braff trying find his way in life Following the success of his Kickstarter campaign to fund his second writing/directing/staring effort, Wish I Was Here , Zach Braff scored again at Sundance when Focus features picked up the film. He’s launched a new trailer for the project, and you can see his trademark blend of whimsy, life issues and indie music is fully on display...
Damien is heading to small screens Because several sequels, TV movies and the 2006 remake clearly weren’t enough, someone now wants to turn 1976 horror classic The Omen into a TV series. The Walking Dead veteran Glen Mazzara is that someone, preparing a small screen follow-up called, predictably, Damien . The new drama – which will air on US network Lifetime (a channel not usually known...
Cusack and Pattison heads to Beverly Hills There can’t be a more self-aware director working today than David Cronenberg, who’s been hearing the same questions about his work for the last 30 years. Rather than dwell on past glories, however, Cronenberg is always looking for ways to modernise and expand his style, which explains all his work since the last truly Cronerbergian film, 1999’s...
Empire parks its keister for the fashionista Fashion biopic Saint Laurent is not to be confused with the recent film Yves Saint Laurent , but it's easily done. Both look at the life of the late French fashion designer with an eye on his love life as much as his work, cataloging his passion for men, alcohol and drugs as well as women's couture. This film from Bertrand Bonello is a slightly...
The Cannes Guru's verdict on the indie horror It’s not often you get to find a major new horror film at its world premiere, but David Robert Mitchell’s It Follows took the Cannes Film Festival quite by surprise at its debut in the Critics’ Week sidebar. Proudly wearing its genre credentials on its sleeve – many, many '80s horror boxes are ticked – Mitchell’s film...
The director shares the secrets of his kaiju smash Judging by its opening weekend box office , chances are you've seen Godzilla . If you haven't, run for the hills - other metaphorical refuges are available - because this is the spoiler podcast that lifts the lid on the radioactive film tin and talks in detail about Toho's finest. Featuring an illuminating interview with the man who made the movie,...
The Cannes Guru on the Hilary Swank Western Tommy Lee Jones rode into town nearly ten years ago with The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada , a terrific neo-Western that earmarked the hangdog, sardonic actor as a director to watch. By contrast, The Homesman is much more traditional Western fare, and while it features another strong performance from Jones, his follow-up isn’t quite in the same...
Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson face off One film getting a lot of buzz around its Cannes Film Festival screening is Cold In July , a crime thriller starring Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard and Don Johnson. We managed to nab an exclusive look at the trailer and posters, so check them out below for a taste of what we're in for. The story sees Hall's unassuming, mulleted family man...
As the film draws raves in Cannes... Though there were worries when the film was held back from last year’s awards season so director Bennett Miller could tinker further with it, true-life drama Foxcatcher is proving to be worth the wait, with critics at Cannes predicting potential Oscars. The first official teaser, which has snuck out quietly previously, is now online. Foxcatcher , which...
Zach Braff's trying find his way in life Following the success of his Kickstarter campaign to fund his second writing/directing/staring effort, Wish I Was Here , Zach Braff scored again at Sundance when Focus features picked up the film. He’s launched a new trailer for the project, and you can see his trademark blend of whimsy, life issues and indie music is fully on display again. Wish...