Hick

There would seem to be plenty to get excited about in Derick Martini’s second feature film, Hick (based on the novel by Andrea Portes). If the plot is not especially enticing (a young girl from a hick town leaves home, travels West, and experiences the evils of the world), then the cast certainly garners attention. Chloë Grace Moretz takes the lead, playing alongside Juliette Lewis, Blake Lively, Eddie Redmayne and Alec Baldwin. Moretz and Redmayne each starred in two major pictures from last year (Hugo and My Week With Marilyn, respectively), and their pairing here certainly makes for an intriguing...  read more

Black Death

A group of adventurers wandering off together into foreign lands is a well-worn staple of high fantasy. But despite having The Lord of the Rings’ Sean Bean once again don a suit of armor, Black Death is set far from those fantastic realms.  read more

Kathryn Bigelow's HBO Series Starts Getting a Cast

Kathryn Bigelow and John Logan have been on board to direct and write, respectively, the pilot for the upcoming HBO series The Miraculous Year, for a while. Finally, it looks like there might be a team of actors to join them....  read more