Steven Spielberg has secured one of the leading roles for his forthcoming adaptation of the classic 1957 stage musical and the celebrated 1961 film musical West Side Story. The role will be taken by actor Ansel Elgort, known for his performances in The Fault In Our Stars (2014) and Baby Driver (2017). According to a … Read more
Elizabeth Banks’ Charlie’s Angels Reboot Adds Sam Claflin to the Cast Elizabeth Banks’ reboot of Charlie’s Angels has continued to fill out its ensemble, with British actor Sam Claflin confirmed as the latest addition. Claflin, known for his work in films such as Love, Rosie and The Riot Club and for his role in The … Read more
The Lost Boys (1987) Director: Joel Schumacher Screenwriters: Jan Fischer, James Jeremias, Jeffrey Boam Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander The Lost Boys reintroduced vampire stories to a new, MTV-influenced generation. Released in 1987 and directed by Joel Schumacher, the film mixes … Read more
The Nun (2018) — Review and Its Impact on The Conjuring Universe Since 2013, The Conjuring Universe has been a dominant force in contemporary horror. In 2018, filmmakers James Wan and Gary Dauberman expanded that world with The Nun, a gothic spin-off directed by Corin Hardy and positioned as the franchise’s fifth installment. Set in … Read more
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. and DC’s upcoming film Birds of Prey—scheduled for release on 7 February 2020—has added Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell to its cast. Margot Robbie will return as Harley Quinn, reprising the role she first played in Suicide Squad, and the new casting choices expand the film’s ensemble … Read more
Widely discussed and often criticized, Jim Henson’s Labyrinth has long invited readings that extend beyond a simple children’s fairy tale. Chief among these is the film’s overt sexual subtext, most famously embodied by Jareth’s pronounced codpiece in scenes like the Magic Dance. That image has puzzled viewers since 1986: why place such an obvious phallic … Read more
2018 Oscar winning actress Allison Janney looks set to reunite with her I, Tonya co-star Margot Robbie in a new Annapurna Pictures project that dramatizes the real-life fight against sexual harassment and toxic male culture at Fox News. Janney is attached to portray lawyer Susan Estrich, who in the wake of multiple workplace sexual harassment … Read more
Cary Fukunaga to Direct Bond 25 as Production and Release Dates Shift Eon Productions has announced that Cary Fukunaga will direct the next James Bond film, commonly referred to as Bond 25. The move follows the departure of Danny Boyle from the project and brings an acclaimed filmmaker, known for his range of work across … Read more
Revisiting Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice — A Critical Retrospective I still find it surreal that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice premiered only a few years ago. The film has distorted my sense of time, becoming an odd marker to divide eras: everything since that March release has felt like a cascade of … Read more
This review was originally posted to Austentatious Darling by Darcy Rae. Death Note (2017) Director: Adam Wingard Screenwriters: Charles Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, Jeremy Slater Starring: Nat Wolff, Lakeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Wigham, Willem Dafoe The Netflix adaptation of Death Note feels like a missed opportunity from the first frame. Instead of translating the anime’s … Read more
