At some point in the not too distant past someone in Hollywood got a fat bonus, a hearty pat on the back and instant respect from his peers for inventing a brilliant way of advertising when new films arrive at the cinema. Wait for it: you simply name the production after its release date! ..
At a time when the relentlessly homogenised ethos of vampire genre storytelling desperately needed to be rescued from the clutches of Robert Pattinson and associated Twihards comes the second blood-spangled flick from emerging horror writer/directors The Spierig Brothers. The Spierigs burst on ..
The quality of acting in director Lee Daniels’s heart pulverising drama Precious is of such a high standard that even two mainstream musos – Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz – come out of it looking like seasoned professionals. You get the sense that it wouldn’t matter who Daniels dished ..
On Monday I wrote about debut writer/director David Michod’s new film, Animal Kingdom, which received the prestigious grand jury prize at Sundance last week. Hearty congrats to Michod (pictured above) for what sounds like a promising kick-start to his new career. Looking forward to watching ..
The nominations for the 2010 Academy Awards were announced this morning. This year’s awards are particularly significant in that they mark the first year in which the number of Best Picture nominees extends from five to ten. They are an impressive bunch of films: Avatar, The Blind Side (which ..