There are those who say that when a director or visual storyteller reaches a certain age that they should hang it up and call it a career, as has been said of late about such filmmakers as Michael Mann and George Lucas. Calling it quits at an advanced age is a sentiment that seems to […]
20th Century Fox has been relatively quiet about the upcoming youthful reboot of The Fantastic Four. Now, we get our first peek at the teaser trailer for the Marvel property. It appears that the movie has a dark and gritty tone, reminiscent of Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. Check it out below: According to Deadline, they have […]
New on DVD this week is Brad Pitt’s WWII action film, Fury, Academy Award-nominated animated feature, The Book of Life, and the film for which Robert Duvall received his Supporting Actor nomination, The Judge. With all the Oscar contenders in this week’s line-up, we have decided to go with a sure-thing, and nominate The Usual Suspects as our Recommendation of […]
Salt Lake City is a land of miracles. Every year, when winter has a firm icy grip on the remote mountain town, an intrepid group of film buffs, producers and filmmakers gather to trade their wares. Quick meetings at parties and in bathrooms result in some long lasting business relationships and multi-million dollar movie deals. […]
George Lucas. A name that conjures images of adventure and imagination. A name that translates to magic in the film and the gaming industries and ultimately transcends the person it belongs to, moving into a space that is what we call a brand, which is to say there is a distinctive touch on anything from […]
David Koepp’s profoundly senseless Mortdecai, has, by now, completely bombed with critics and audiences alike. Mortdecai absolutely refuses to take itself seriously, and in so doing, becomes astonishingly endearing – like a nagging friend ceaselessly making a fool out of themselves until they have produced a smile. Like its bumbling, idiotic namesake, Mortdecai is completely […]
Writer Alex Garland has earned a reputation for making great cult novels and screenings, having The Beach, The Coma, 28 Days Later and Sunshine to his name. He has now moved into the director’s chair, making his debut with the slow burning sci-fi movie Ex Machina. Caleb Smith (Domhnall Gleeson) is a computer programmer for […]
