Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) Director: George C. Wolfe Screenwriter: Ruben Santiago-Hudson Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Jeremy Shamos, Jonny Coyne Set in Chicago in the summer of 1927, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom stages a charged, claustrophobic drama inside a single recording studio. The film follows Ma Rainey and her band as they prepare to … Read more
33rd European Film Awards (2020) — Winners and Highlights The 33rd annual European Film Awards were presented live from Berlin, Germany on Saturday, 12 December 2020. Hosted by German television presenter Steven Gätjen, the ceremony adapted to the pandemic-era conditions: originally scheduled for Reykjavík, Iceland, it took place in a Berlin studio while nominees and … Read more
Christmas movies are a cornerstone of the holiday season, and few modern animated films capture the spirit of the holidays as beautifully as Klaus. Released in 2019, Klaus is a Netflix-distributed animated feature directed by Spanish filmmaker Sergio Pablos and produced by Sergio Pablos Animation Studios. The film features voice performances by Jason Schwartzman, Joan … Read more
2020 British Independent Film Awards – Full Nominee List The nominees for the 2020 British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) were announced live via a Facebook video on Wednesday 9 December 2020. This year’s list highlights a strong showing from new voices and bold independent projects, with Saint Maud, His House and Rocks dominating the nominations … Read more
Happiest Season (2020) Director: Clea DuVall Screenwriters: Clea DuVall, Mary Holland Starring: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Dan Levy, Mary Holland, Victor Garber, Mary Steenburgen Happiest Season arrives as one of the more prominent mainstream attempts to centre a same-sex couple within the familiar framework of a holiday romantic comedy. Directed and … Read more
Mank (2020) Director: David Fincher Screenwriter: Jack Fincher Starring: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey, Arliss Howard, Tuppence Middleton, Monika Grossmann, Joseph Cross, Sam Troughton, Toby Leonard Moore, Tom Burke, Charles Dance David Fincher’s Mank is a lovingly crafted behind-the-scenes portrait of the making of Citizen Kane, shot with frequent visual and tonal … Read more
Edward Scissorhands (1990) Director: Tim BurtonScreenwriter: Caroline ThompsonStarring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Kathy Baker, Alan Arkin, Vincent Price It’s almost astonishing that more than thirty years have passed since Edward Scissorhands first arrived in cinemas. When Tim Burton was the defining voice of gothic-tinged cinema, this 1990 film became essential … Read more
Peninsula (2020) Director: Yeon Sang-ho Screenwriters: Yeon Sang-ho, Park Joo-Suk Starring: Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Kim Min-jae, Koo Kyo-hwan, Kim Do-yoon, Kwon Hae-hyo, Lee Re, Lee Yi-won Peninsula, the standalone follow-up to the breakout hit Train to Busan, feels shamelessly derivative at times, especially compared with the film’s more inventive predecessor. Yet while it leans … Read more
Warner Bros to Release All 2021 Films Day-and-Date on HBO Max On Thursday 3 December 2020, major US studio Warner Bros announced that every feature film on its 2021 release slate will be available to stream on the same day those films open in cinemas. WarnerMedia chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff described the move as … Read more
Rushmore (1998) Director: Wes Anderson Screenwriters: Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson Following the modest success of his debut, Bottle Rocket, Wes Anderson returned with the more assured and unmistakably idiosyncratic Rushmore. Released in 1998, the film introduced Jason Schwartzman in his screen debut as Max … Read more