Hemingway & Gellhorn
For any filmmaker, dramatizing the life and times of a well-known and highly documented individual frequently stands as a no-win situation. Change too much and people will question your ethics as a storyteller. Change nothing are you are left with the alienating chaos of real life.... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsIntruders
Intruders is, fortunately, a better movie than the generically bland title suggests. In this new horror/thriller from 28 Weeks Later director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, two children, a boy in Spain (Izán Corchero) and a girl in England (Ella Purnell), are both plagued by nightmares of something called Hollow Face, who is more or less what he sounds like: a dark, spectral, faceless creature sporting the hot-button fashion choice of late—a hood. Somehow, both children, blessed with vivid imaginations, know with absolute certainty that Hollow Face is out to steal them away to his lair forever, and grab their faces... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsTrust
David Schwimmer's new film, Trust, finds him drifting far away from comedy to tackle some serious subject matter—a teenage girl is seduced and raped by an online predator and she and her family must deal with the aftermath. Fortunately, Schwimmer has recruited a capable and talented cast for the film. Unfortunately, the dialogue and scenarios, written by Andy Bellin making his screenwriting debut, are often that of a high-budget, high-brow TV movie. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsClive Owen Cast in The Killer Elite
Clive Owen is set to star in action-thriller The Killer Elite.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsDavid Schwimmer to Direct Clive Owen and Catherine Keener in Trust
Over the years, David Schwimmer has tried his hand at directing theater, TV and comedic films. Now he changes gears again, leaping into the director’s chair for a dark, dramatic thriller called Trust.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Boys Are Back
Release Date: Oct. 9Director: Scott HicksWriter: Alan CubittStarring: Clive OwenCinematographers: Greg FrasierStudio/Run Time: Miramax Films/104 mins. A detailed and often frustratingly realistic rumination on loss, family ... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsDuplicity
Duplicity all but demands we evoke a dangerous cliché, so here goes... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe International
Given another week of routine front-page reports of... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsChildren of Men to be adapted for television
The past two weeks have given SciFi fans many a reason to celebrate. First came the news that not only is the X-Files movie sequel back on, but that Mulder and Scully are likely to finally lock lips during it. Now, it's been reported that Children of Men, the P.D. James book that was made into a 2006 film, is in the process of being adapted into a television show. The show reportedly will be based upon the premise of the original book, which focused on the societal and human interactions that developed from its fictional culture, more than the... read more
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