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Cannes 2014: Amour Fou
Film Festival | Nik Grozdanovic | May 17, 2014There is something insatiable about Jessica Hausner’s Un Certain Regarde entry Amour Fou, it’s just hard to pinpoint what exactly. While the film sinks in with the weight of a feather, the feeling of satisfaction still dominates the sense...
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Linklater to Direct Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis in Adaptation of ‘Larry’s Kidney’
News | Aaron Pinkston | May 16, 2014First reported by The Wrap, Richard Linklater has been tabbed for his next film, an adaptation of the controversial novel Larry’s Kidney. The book recounts the bizarre story of a man who travels with his black sheep cousin to China for...
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Red-Band Trailer: Snowpiercer
News | Zachary Shevich | May 16, 2014After a lengthy battle with film distributor Harvey Weinstein, director Bong Joon-Ho’s Snowpiercer‘s not only has an upcoming June 27th release date, but a new red-band trailer to show off its particular brand of craziness. This cut of the...
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Cannes 2014: The Blue Room
Film Festival | Nik Grozdanovic | May 16, 2014What starts off as mildly interesting ends up being nauseatingly dull in Mathieu Amalric‘s The Blue Room. Julien (Amalric) is a married man, with one daughter, who was something of a player back in the old days. When one...
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Poster Revealed for ‘A Most Wanted Man’ Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman
News | Aaron Pinkston | May 16, 2014The first promotional poster for A Most Wanted Man is here for all to see below. The film marks the final lead performance in the career of Philip Seymour Hoffman. The spy thriller is adapted from John le Carré’s novel of the...
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Cannes 2014: Party Girl
Film Festival | Nik Grozdanovic | May 15, 2014When you’re dealing with a weak protagonist, and a storyline as flat as a crepe (minus all the deliciousness,) there ain’t nothing coming to save your picture. Un Certain Regarde opener Party Girl, directed by no less than three...
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Photos and Poster From Daniel Radcliffe & Zoe Kazan Film ‘What If”
News | Aaron Pinkston | May 14, 2014Check out the first poster and photos for Michael Dowse‘s (Goon) newest film, What If, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan. The film centers around med school dropout Wallace (Radcliffe), who strikes a close relationship with quirky animator Chantry (Kazan)....
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Lars Von Trier Writing a Horror Film
News | Ananda Dillon | May 13, 2014According to Kristian Levring, whose film The Salvation will première out of competition at Cannes this year, he’s badgered Lars Von Trier long enough to convince the man (whose films tend to have a dark and most definitely twisted lens)...
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New Poster for Roger Ebert Documentary ‘Life Itself’
News | Zachary Shevich | May 13, 2014Loosely based off the late Roger Ebert’s 2011 memoir Life Itself, director Steve James’ documentary of the same name has released a new poster a month and a half before the movie’s impending release. Director Steve James, who is...
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Quentin Tarantino to Host ‘A Fistful of Dollars’ Screening In Cannes
News | Zachary Shevich | May 13, 2014In honor of the film’s 50th birthday, and the 50th anniversary of the Spaghetti Western as a genre, Sergio Leone’s A Fistful of Dollars will help close the 67th Cannes Film Festival during a screening hosted by none other...
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Plot Revealed for Paolo Sorrentino’s Next Film ‘The Early Years’
News | Aaron Pinkston | May 13, 2014Paolo Sorrentino, the director of last year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, The Great Beauty, has revealed the cast and plot of his next film, The Early Years. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film will star Michael Caine as a retired...
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Two New Clips From Gia Coppola’s ‘Palo Alto’
News | Aaron Pinkston | May 13, 2014Gia Coppola’s debut film Palo Alto, adapted from James Franco’s collection of short stories, opened last weekend in Los Angeles in New York. The film scored the second highest per screen average of the weekend (only behind the limited release...
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Jay Roach Attached to Baseball Wife-Swapping Movie ‘The Trade’
News | Aaron Pinkston | May 12, 2014In 1973 there was an oddball scandal involving two New York Yankee pitchers who decided to swap wives and families, long before the celebrity reality television programs. Now, the script for The Trade, penned by Oscar-winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon,...
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Trailer: Good People
News | Aaron Pinkston | May 12, 2014James Franco and Kate Hudson star as an “ordinary couple” who stumble across a bag of stolen money in Good People. After they discover their tenant has died of mysterious causes, leaving behind a duffel bag full of 220,000 British pounds, the...