Danny Boyle reveals prequel series based on The Beach is in development

Posted 7 years ago

It seems to be Danny Boyle week. The filmmaker has been promoting his upcoming film YESTERDAY and has used the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics, including his time developing BOND 25, which actor he thinks should be the...

Alex Garland says another possible adaptation of The Beach is in the works

Posted 8 years ago

Do you remember Danny Boyle's THE BEACH? The 2000 drama which starred Leonardo DiCaprio as a young American tourist who comes across a mysterious island in the Gulf of Thailand where a small community of people live an idyllic existence....

Review: The Program (TIFF 2015)

Posted 11 years ago

PLOT: Sports journalist David Walsh (Chris O'Dowd) tries to expose Lance Armstrong's (Ben Foster) doping scheme over the course of his phenomenally successful reign as the world's most popular athlete. REVIEW: About forty minutes into THE PROGRAM, a guy who...

Ben Foster goes full dope as Lance Armstrong in The Program trailer

Posted 11 years ago

Cheaters aren't supposed to prosper. Too bad they keep doing very well for themselves though as they keep finding new ways to skirt the rules. Baseball players test positive for performance-enhancing drugs, and, even after they serve their suspension, they...

Ben Foster says he used PEDs to prepare for Lance Armstrong role

Posted 11 years ago

During an interview with The Guardian, Ben Foster revealed that he took performance enhancing drugs to prepare for his Lance Armstrong role in THE PROGRAM, the upcoming biopic about the disgraced cyclist from PHILOMENA and HIGH FIDELITY director Stephen Frears....

The UnPopular Opinion: The Beach

Posted 12 years ago

Alex THE UNPOPULAR OPINION is an ongoing column featuring different takes on films that either the writer HATED, but that the majority of film fans LOVED, or that the writer LOVED, but that most others LOATHED. We're hoping this column...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: James Caan

Posted 12 years ago

Chris Last week, in anticipation of THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL, we took a look at the filmography of Wes Anderson, whose debut film, BOTTLE ROCKET, featured a standout performance by this week’s subject… James Caan No one could ever deny...

Review: Blood Ties

Posted 12 years ago

BLOOD TIES was originally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2013 coverage. PLOT: In New York City, circa 1974, Chris (Clive Owen) is paroled after twelve-years in prison for murder. He’s met by his sister Marie (Lili Taylor) and brother...

New domestic trailer for crime drama Blood Ties with Clive Owen and Billy Crudup

Posted 12 years ago

The last time we heard from BLOOD TIES, the crime drama from director Guillaume Canet, was at TIFF 2013 (see our review here), but now the film has resurfaced with a new domestic trailer in preparation for its stateside release. Starring...

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