Hossein Amini

Why It Works: Drive

Posted 10 years ago

Why It Works is an ongoing column which breaks down some of the most acclaimed films in history and explores what makes them so iconic, groundbreaking, and memorable. ****SPOILERS AHEAD**** With THE NEON DEMON slinking its way into theaters this...

Garrett Hedlund may star in Cary Fukunaga’s TNT event series The Alienist

Posted 11 years ago

According to The Wrap, Garrett Hedlund (PAN, TRON: LEGACY) is currently in talks to star in TNT's The Alienist, an event series based on the Caleb Carr novel of the same name. As we learned last year, True Detective's Cary...

A Nicolas Winding Refn-approved rescore of Drive coming to BBC Three

Posted 12 years ago

Love it or hate it, DRIVE has one of the best scores of the last decade. Full of pumping instrumental music and a carefully selected soundtrack of songs that accent the emotional, ahem, drive of the film, DRIVE is a...

Review: The Two Faces of January

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A married couple on the run meet up with a charming young con man and involve him in their dilemma in 1962 Greece. REVIEW: Anyone who yearns for the good old days when thrillers were elegant, subtle and romantic...

Viggo Mortensen brings gravitas to The Two Faces of January trailer

Posted 12 years ago

Viggo Mortensen inherits a role like a few actors do. Sometimes he’ll go a little method (a la Daniel Day Lewis) but I have no complaints. Even the most run-of-the-mill flicks (HIDALGO) command some attention due to his acting prowess....

Tense trailer for thriller The Two Faces of January with Viggo Mortensen

Posted 13 years ago

Writer Hossein Amini (DRIVE, SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN) is making his directorial debut with THE TWO FACES OF JANUARY, an adaptation of the novel by Patricia Highsmith, who is best known for her books STRANGERS ON A TRAIN and...

Review: 47 Ronin

Posted 13 years ago

PLOT: In 18th Century Japan, an outcast group of samurai and a half-breed orphan team together to avenge the death of their master, who died unfairly after being plotted against by a treacherous Lord and the evil witch who advises...

Check out Matt Ferguson’s awesome poster for 47 Ronin

Posted 13 years ago

This week several of you will be headed to the theater to check out the holiday releases. I’m not sure if you already made plans but if you haven’t, you might want to make 47 RONIN a possibility. I’ve seen...

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Four new clips from 47 Ronin showcase a whole bunch of supernatural samurai action

Posted 13 years ago

When the trailer for 47 RONIN first dropped, I was somewhat disappointed to see the overabundance of CGI on display. The story and cast seemed like they would make for a really cool action movie that somehow turned into a...

Check out The Way of the Warrior, an animated prequel to Keanu Reeves’ 47 Ronin

Posted 13 years ago

Keanu Reeves' epic samurai movie 47 RONIN will hit theaters in less than two weeks, but if you're in the mood for swordplay and dragons now, you can watch this animated prequel, courtesy of CraveOnline. Called THE WAY OF THE...

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