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R.I.P. James Gandolfini Dead At 51
6 hours ago
It’s with great sadness Thn reports that the acclaimed award-winner actor, James Gandolfini, best known for his portrayal in HBO crime-drama The Sopranos, has passed away at the age of 51. The actor is said to had suffered a heart attack while in Italy.
Gandolfini won three Emmy awards for his brilliant role of conflicted mob boss Tony Soprano in the hit series which ran from 1999 to 2007. He also gave standout performances in Tony Scott’s frenetic action-thrillers True Romance , The Taking Of Pelham 123 and Crimson Tide. Outstanding supporting roles in The Last Castle, Get Shorty and Armando Iannucci’s big-screen transition of biting political satire The Thick Of It with In The Loop.
His most recent efforts include Oscar-nominated military drama Zero Dark Thirty, magical comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and the still-to-be-released assassin thriller, Violet & Daisy.
R.I.P. James Gandolfini, you’ll be sadly missed by »
- Craig Hunter
Eiff 2013: Beijing Flickers Review
9 hours ago
Director: Yuan Zhang.
Starring: Duan Bowen, Li Xinyun, Lv Yulai, Shi Shi.
Running Time: 96 minutes.
Synopsis: Newly dumped San Bao (Duan Bowen) eats a glass in drunk desperation while out on the town. With the help of his best friend and a hospital wardmate, the trio help each other through their individual problems.
Young, poor and restless, the characters at the heart of Beijing Flickers may border on eccentric, but Yuan Zhang paints a realistic portrait of the struggles of getting by. Dealing with money, politics and the bonds of family, this is not your run of the mill social commentary.
Opening with San Bao’s narration, we learn that he hasn’t spoken in over one hundred days. Sending us back in time to discover the origins of his muteness, we witness how his happiness literally vanished in the form of runaway labrador pal, Lucky. As sickeningly metaphorical as this may be, »
- Emma Thrower
Sandra Bullock Will (Now) Not Be Miss Hannigan In ‘Annie’
10 hours ago
Sandra Bullock does not fancy kicking some orphans around after all as it was revealed that she has turned down a role to be Miss Hannigan in the reboot of Annie. If you have been living under a rock for the last 30 years, Annie is a musical based on the comic strip Little Orphan Annie. It follows a young orphan girl as she sets out to find a family.
The remake, which is being produced by Will Smith and Jay Z, was eyeing up Sandra Bullock to play the infamous alcoholic caretaker of the orphanage, but it looks like the deals went flat and never made it out of negotiations. It is unclear on who the studio are looking for next.
Even though they don’t have Bullock, they still have Beasts Of The Southern Wild’s Quvenzhané Wallis. She is set to play Annie after Will Smith’s daughter Willow dropped out. »
- Lucy Cave
Sam Taylor-Johnson Confirmed To Direct ’50 Shades Of Grey’ Movie
10 hours ago
Breaking news alert! The 50 Shades Of Grey movie adaptation of the popular ‘Mommy-porn’ novel of the same name has found a director in Sam Taylor-Johnson (above left with husband, actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson), helmer of the John Lennon biopic Nowhere Boy.
The film is based over at Universal and Focus Features, with Dana Brunetti and Michael De Luca producing, along with the writer of the source material El James.
The novel, which has sold 70 million copies in e-book and print form (wow), revolves around the relationship between a girl named Anastasia Steele and a guy named Christian Grey. Apparently, there’s a lot of sex involved. They do a lot of sex.
Here’s the plot (as listed on the author’s official website): When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana »
- Paul Heath
Eiff 2013: C.O.G. Review
11 hours ago
Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez.
Starring: Jonathan Groff, Denis O’Hare, Corey Stoll, Casey Wilson, Dean Stockwell, Troian Bellisario, Dale Dickey.
Running Time: 87 minutes.
Synopsis: Samuel (Jonathan Groff) is a self-assured twenty-something on the road to find himself. A metaphorical and physical journey, the Ivy League graduate finds himself challenged by all he meets.
Pretentious and socially awkward, Samuel buries his head in stories of the American Dream while trying to find his place after graduation and a succession of failed relationships. Parental issues may be hinted at, but Alvarez’s film focuses on the positives of self-discovery rather than the negatives of reminiscing.
The planting of Henry David Thoreau and Willa Cather may come across as obvious, but when Samuel emerges as a walking cliché of privileged youth, you expect nothing less. Bright-eyed but reserved in exuberance, Groff’s know-it-all wanderer is easy to dislike. Finding himself working in an »
- Emma Thrower
Anna Kendrick To Star In ‘The Last 5 Years’
11 hours ago
It looks like the musical adaptation isn’t going away anytime soon as it was revealed that Pitch Perfect’s Anna Kendrick and Ex Newsies star Jeremy Jordan will be starring in The Last 5 Years. Richard Lagravenese, who recently scribed Behind The Candelabra, will be taking on writing and directing duty.
The musical, originally made for the stage by Jason Robert Brown, tells the story of Cathy Hiatt, a struggling actress and Jamie Wellerstein, a rising novelist. Through out the musical, we see the deconstruction of their love affair and marriage. In the musical, the characters never directly interact on stage except for one musical number, so we can’t wait to see if that will make it to the screen!
While Jeremy Jordan is a big star on Broadway, the film will only be his second role in a feature film. The Last 5 Years starts shooting in New York next week. »
- Lucy Cave
‘Silence Of The Lambs’ Director Moves Into ‘Line Of Sight’
13 hours ago
Academy Award winning director Jonathan Demme is on board to direct a new TV pilot from the creator of Showtime’s crime drama ‘Brotherhood’; Blake Masters. Co-produced by Fox TV Studios and AMC Studios, Line Of Sight will begin with Lewis Bernt, a National Transportation Safety Board (Ntsb) investigator, surviving a mysterious plane crash (remind you of ‘Lost’ anyone?) and setting out to discover what caused the accident.
Since his Academy Award for Best Director Demme has continued to make a whole host of movies including Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married and The Manchurian Candidate. He has directed a couple of TV pilots but nothing that has taken off so this could be his break into regular programming!
There’s no casting confirmed for the project, or a schedule date, but this is definitely one to watch judging by the talented people behind the camera announced so far!
Source: Deadline
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- Victoria Bull
Could Marc Webb Be Shooting ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2′ & 3 Back-To-Back?!
14 hours ago
With the recent release date announcement for The Amazing Spider-man 3 and 4, fans of the web-slinging superhero, and in-particular Marc Webb’s interpretation, should be excited at the prospect of more adventures from Peter Parker and his alter-ego. However, many of us are skeptical at the number of villains being included in the currently-shooting sequel.
We know both Jamie Foxx and Paul Giamatti are on main villain duties as Max ‘Electro’ Dillon and Aleksei ‘The Rhino’ Sytsevich respectively. Not forgetting Chris Cooper and Dane DeHaan’s inclusion as the menacing father and son team of Norman and Harry Osborne (the iconic ‘Goblin’ duo). It’s also come to light Colm Feore’s character will be Adrian ‘The Vulture’ Toomes, while Felicity Jones has let slip in an interview that her role could/will be Felicia Hardy aka The Black Cat. There is also that lingering Chameleon rumour. Now, that’s a »
- Craig Hunter
New Look At Shailene Woodley & Theo James In ‘Divergent’
14 hours ago
Even though Divergent is still shooting, the hype for this latest Ya adaptation is so huge its being billed as the new Hunger Games (but we’ll be the judge of that!)
In this new look at Divergent, we see Shailene Woodley as Tris and Theo James as Four posing for the latest cover of Entertainment Weekly. It looks like the film will stay true to the book too, as you can by the character’s tattoos (We have to admit, we love the little attention to detail!)
Divergent, adapted from the novel by Veronica Roth, tells the story of a teenage girl seeking to break free from her homogeneous society that divides people based on human traits. Alongside Woodley and James, it will star Kate Winslet, Zoe Kravitz, Ashley Judd, Maggie Q and Ansel Elgort.
We’ll have to wait until March 2014 (ugh) to find out if it lives up to the hype! »
- Lucy Cave
Casting Begins In The UK For ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’ With Character Details!
14 hours ago
The first casting breakdowns of a number of the main characters who’ll venture to a galaxy far, far away have been revealed for the J.J. Abrams-directed Star Wars: Episode VII. The science-fiction sequel has began casting here in the United Kingdom today, with call sheets asking for the following traits for the acting participants. Whether some of these descriptions have already been filled by the likes of the expected returning trio of Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher remains to be seen but certainly one of these roles could be linked to the male duo, and also the rumour Jonathan Rhys Meyers has already joined the cast.
A young man aged between 20 and 25, witty and smart, fit but not classically handsome.
Man in late twenties, also fit, but this one is handsome and confident.
Late teenage girl, independent, good sense of humour, also… physically fit .
Second young female, »
- Craig Hunter
Arterton Comes Between Affleck & Timberlake For ‘Runner, Runner’ One-Sheet
16 hours ago
Gambling thriller Runner, Runner sees former Disney imp and pop pin-up-turned-pretty good actor Justin Timberlake lead the film directed by The Lincoln Lawyer’s Brad Furman. For those who may have missed it, you can click the following link to find the first trailer, which also features Ben Affleck, Anthony Mackie and the delectable Gemma Arterton but here we have the first sultry and sizzling poster just below the official plot synopsis.
Princeton grad student Richie (Timberlake), believing he’s been swindled, travels to Costa Rica to confront online gambling tycoon Ivan Block (Affleck). Richie is seduced by Block’s promise of immense wealth, until he learns the disturbing truth about his benefactor. When the FBI tries to coerce Richie to help bring down Block, Richie faces his biggest gamble ever: attempting to outmanoeuvre the two forces closing in on him.
Source: Empire Online
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- Craig Hunter
Greg Berlanti Set For Sci-Fi Epic ‘Epsilon’
16 hours ago
The current showrunner and executive producer of hit CW superhero series Arrow, Greg Berlanti, has been confirmed as the director Columbia Pictures’ epic sci-fi actioner, Epsilon. Berlanti’s previously worked on screenplays for Green Lantern and Wrath Of The Titans (oh dear!) and directed family comedy Life As We Know It with Katherine Heigel and Josh Duhamel. He’s also been linked to the helm of Warner Bros. long in-development comic-book adventure The Flash, who’ll also form part of Justice League.
Epsilon has a script by Zombieland’s Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick and is described as follows:
Epsilon is set after a failed robot rebellion on an Earth almost entirely devoid of electronic devices. The remaining robots seek refuge on a space station and begin to raise their own human lab rats, which they train to act as their agents. The main character s a man who discovers »
- Craig Hunter
First Trailer & Poster For Twisted Found-Footage Thriller ‘Evidence’ Starring Stephen Moyer
17 hours ago
Coming from The Fourth Kind director Olatunde Osunsanmi is the uniquely twisted take on the found-footage sub-genre with Evidence. The film is hitting Us cinemas 19th July but will receive an earlier VOD release from this Friday June 21st to build strong word of mouth. It stars True Blood heartthrob Stephen Moyer, Aussie beauty Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black, Man On Fire) and has the following plot synopsis:
Evidence tells the story of a team of detectives (Moyer, Mitchell) trying to piece together what happened at the site of a brutal massacre using a number of recording devices found at the crime scene. The footage reveals a group of bus passengers who were forced to fight for their lives after they crash in the middle of the desert and a mysterious killer violently murders them one by one.
Source: ImageEntertainment
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- Craig Hunter
Kids On The Slope The Complete Collection DVD Review
17 hours ago
Director: Shinichiro Watanabe,
Starring: Rayohei Kimura, Chris Patton, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Andrew Love, Yuuka Nanri, Rebekah Stevens, Aya Endo, Maggie Fleknoe, Junichi Suwabe, David Matranga,
Running Time: 300 minutes
Certificate: 12
After the unmitigated success of Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo, the world of anime waited for Shinichiro Watanabe’s next hit. Surprisingly, it came in the form of this coming-of-age tale focused on jazz music and friendship. Certainly a calmer and subtler story to tell, but is it any lesser for its simplicity? That would be a resounding and unequivocal “No”! Kids On The Slope is a dramatic show with a lot of heart but an even greater amount of honesty.
Kaoru (Kimura/Patton) and Sentaro (Hosoya/Love) are at opposite ends of the student spectrum, Kaoru being the honour student and Sentaro being the fists before thoughts rebel. Unsurprisingly, the two become friends through a series of events which eventually reveals »
- Luke Ryan Baldock
Monster Pictures Bringing ‘The ABCs Of Death’ To Blu-ray & DVD
17 hours ago
Horror and anthology are two bedfellows that try and kick each other out every now and again, but you know they are just made for each other. Shorter tales give directors the chance explore more experimental ideas, or just tell a story that’s interesting, but wouldn’t work as a full-length feature. Recent years have given us V/H/S and V/H/S 2, as well as the jam packed The Abcs Of Death. The latter is all set for a 2 Disc DVD and Blu-ray release in July via Monster Pictures, who are stuffing those discs with enough extras to choke horribly on.
The film takes 26 short films, one for each letter of the alphabet, and combines them in what has been described as “Genuinely Inventive” (Total Film) and “A Must See” (Bloody Disgusting). No matter what, you’ll get a mixture of animation, grotesque imagery, and some messed up humour. »
- Luke Ryan Baldock
International One-Sheet For ‘Kick-Ass 2′ Kicks Ass!
18 hours ago
As the (Red) mist descends on the latest trailer for crazy comic book sequel Kick-ass 2, we await the unleashing of The Motherfu**ker (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) as the nerdy crime lord targets revenge on the title character (played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and his foul-mouthed sidekick Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz). All the while trying to strike a balance between high-school and their superhero duties.
This follow-up is directed by Jeff Wadlow (Never Back Down,Cry Wolf), who takes over Matthew Vaughn and here is the brand new international poster.
Kick Ass 2 is released 16th August 2013. It co-stars stars Morris Chestnut, Nicolas Cage, Donald Faison, Lyndsy Fonseca, Clark Duke, Lindy Booth, John Leguizamo, Yancy Butler, and Jim Carrey.
Source: Empire
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- Craig Hunter
Exclusive: New TV Spot For Jason Statham Thriller ‘Hummingbird’
18 hours ago
This week saw Thn cover the world premiere of brooding thriller Hummingbird (also known as Redemption and Crazy Joe in some territories) in central London. The film is written and directed by Steven Knight, best known as the screenwriter of Cronenberg masterclass Eastern Promises, and is headlined by British beefcake Jason Statham as Joey Jones. His homeless ex-special forces soldier is on the run from a military court martial after struggling to deal with past events. However, he finds navigating London’s criminal underworld leads to an opportunity to assume another man’s identity, and in turn transforming into a ruthless avenging angel.
We’ve a brand new television spot from the film hitting cinemas from the 28th June and co-stars Vicky McClure, Benedict Wong, Siobhan Hewlett, Christian Brassington and Ian Pirie.
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- Craig Hunter
Another Clip Comes In For ‘World War Z’
20 hours ago
Another clip has been released from Paramount Pictures’ zombie-filled apocalyptic survival thriller World War Z.
World War Z hits cinemas this Friday, 21st June and stars Brad Pitt as United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Matthew Fox and David Morse co-star in the action/horror directed by Marc Forster and based on the best-selling novel by Max Brooks.
Source: iTunes
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- Craig Hunter
‘The Prophet’ Animated Project Add Salma Hayek, Liam Neeson & Quvenzhané Wallis
20 hours ago
The cast list is growing ever stronger for the new animated project from the man behind such movies as The Lion King and Aladdin. Salma Hayek, Liam Neeson and Quvenzhané Wallis are just three of the names attached to this movie; the rest of the cast list includes John Krasinski (‘The Office’), Frank Langella (Robot And Frank) and Alfred Molina.
Roger Allers will write and direct the narrative and he’s no stranger to big animation projects; he’s directed The Lion King, written for Beauty And The Beast and Aladdin and been on the animation team for The Little Mermaid and The Rescuers Down Under.
The Prophet, inspired by the book by Kahlil Gibran, will feature individual chapters based on Gibran’s poems and each chapter will be lead by a different director. Lined up so far are Tomm Moore (The Secret Of Kells), Joan Gratz (Lost And Found »
- Victoria Bull
Damon Lindelof’s ‘The Leftovers’ Gets Liv Tyler As Leading Lady
21 hours ago
Liv Tyler is coming to a TV screen near you! The actress has signed on to join HBO’s pilot The Leftovers where she will play bride-to-be Meg. The Leftovers follows a group of people who did not make it when the rapture happened, and are forced to stay behind in a suburban community. Meg struggles to understand the happenings and seeks answers from a cult offering them to her. Justin Theroux has also signed on to play local police chief Kevin Garty who is trying to keep his family together in the aftermath of the rapture.
This isn’t the first of Perrotta’s books to be adapted for the big screen; Reese Witherspoon hit Election was also originally a book by the author and Perrotta co-wrote the screenplay for another adaption of his, 2004′s Little Children, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. »
- Victoria Bull
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