Matt Kennard moved from acting in several well-known British television productions to writing and directing the World War I centenary short film Hymn of Hate. The film was praised for its careful orchestration and emotional handling, described by reviewers as an effective tribute to lives lost in the First World War. In a recent conversation, … Read more
Ben Wheatley to Direct Netflix and Working Title Adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca Director Ben Wheatley, known for films such as High-Rise (2015) and Free Fire (2016), is set to direct a new screen adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s celebrated novel Rebecca for Working Title and Netflix. The production announced key casting today, naming … Read more
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Director: Bryan Singer (credited), Dexter Fletcher (completed film) Screenwriter: Anthony McCarten Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, Mike Myers Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic centered on Freddie Mercury and the story of Queen, arrived after a long, troubled production history. The project … Read more
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) Director: Lasse Hallström, Joe Johnston Cast: Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Matthew Macfadyen, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Misty Copeland Plot: After receiving a mysterious egg-shaped box as a gift from her deceased mother, young Clara Stahlbaum finds herself in the magical world of the Four Realms and must embark … Read more
Stan Lee, Marvel Icon, Dies at 95 We are deeply saddened to learn that Stan Lee, the legendary writer, editor and publisher who helped shape Marvel Comics, has passed away at the age of 95. His passing marks the end of an era for comic books and for popular culture at large. Stan Lee brought … Read more
2018 European Film Awards — Full List of Nominees The nominees for the 2018 European Film Awards have been announced. Leading the field is Pawel Pawlikowski’s intimate black-and-white drama Cold War (Zimna Wojna), which earned five nominations across major categories: European Film, Director, Actress, Actor and Screenwriter. Close behind, three films — Border (Gräns), Dogman … Read more
Peterloo (2018) Director: Mike Leigh Screenwriter: Mike Leigh Starring: Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst, Rachel Finnegan, Tom Meredith, Simona Bitmate, Robert Wilfort, John-Paul Hurley, Victor McGuire Mike Leigh’s Peterloo is an ambitious historical drama that revisits the St. Peter’s Field massacre in Manchester, August 1819. The film dramatizes a mass rally of … Read more
Love, Simon director Greg Berlanti has been tapped to direct a feature biopic about Hollywood star Rock Hudson for Universal Pictures. The film will be adapted from Mark Griffin’s forthcoming biography, All That Heavens Allows: A Biography of Rock Hudson. Production is set to be led by Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of Berlanti Film Corp., … Read more
Hymn of Hate (2018) Director: Matt Kennard Screenwriter: Matt Kennard Starring: Russell Tovey, Thomas Turgoose, Andrew Knott Hymn of Hate opens with a hushed swell of wind and a black screen that allows the credits to settle before anything else. A deep, deliberately composed war score guides the camera as it tracks across a field, … Read more
First Man (2018) Director: Damien Chazelle Screenwriter: Josh Singer Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Ethan Embry, Ciarán Hinds, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Patrick Fugit Damien Chazelle’s First Man is a deliberate, often challenging examination of Neil Armstrong’s journey rather than a conventional retelling of the moon landing. Rather than delivering a triumphalist spectacle, … Read more