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The Beatles – A Four Film Cinematic Event taps Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan & Jack Thorne as writers for the Sam Mendes movies

Posted 1 year ago

Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan, and Jack Thorne tapped as writers for Sam Mendes' movies focusing on the members of The Beatles.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy author John Le Carré dies at 89

Posted 5 years ago

John Le Carré, thriller writer most famous for stories of cold war intrigue, has passed away at the age of 89. His family confirmed the news of his passing on Sunday and stated that he had died of pneumonia at the...

The Good, The Bad & The Badass: Helen Mirren

Posted 9 years ago

Helen Mirren With a career going back nearly fifty years, it's no exaggeration to say Helen Mirren ranks among one of our most iconic living actresses. Always known for her sharp wit, which has decimated many a poorly prepared chat...

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Review: Our Brand is Crisis

Posted 11 years ago

This was previously reviewed as part of our TIFF 2015 coverage. PLOT: “Calamity Jane” Bodine (Sandra Bullock) – a controversial political spin doctor – is recruited to work on a Bolivian Presidential campaign where she'll come face-to-face with her...

Sandra Bullock gets political for Our Brand Is Crisis trailer

Posted 11 years ago

It's hard to avoid politics, even if you wanted to at this point, in the United States. We're still more than a year away from the 2016 Presidential election, and it consumes the news cycle on a daily basis to...

Exclusive Interview: Maggie Gyllenhaal & Lenny Abrahamson talk Frank!

Posted 12 years ago

Lenny Abrahamson follows up his award-winning films Adam & Paul, Garage and What Richard Did with an offbeat comedy about a young wannabe musician, Jon (Domhnall Gleeson), who finds himself out of his depth when he joins an avant-garde pop...

Review: Frank

Posted 12 years ago

< This review originally ran as part of our Sundance 2014 coverage. PLOT: A young, aspiring musician (Domhnall Gleeson) finds himself the keyboardist in an avant-garde punk-rock band of misfits led by a front-man named Frank (Michael Fassbender), who walks...

Exclusive Interview: Michael Fassbender & Domhnall Gleeson talk Frank!

Posted 12 years ago

You haven't lived until you've stared FRANK right in the face. Frank, if you didn't know, is the star of the quirky British comedy of the same name; an eccentric frontman of a band of strange musicians, he never goes...

Check out Michael Fassbender’s huge head in the full trailer for Frank

Posted 12 years ago

When you think of Michael Fassbender, you typically think of Magneto, David from PROMETHEUS, or the powerhouse turns he had in Steve McQueen‘s SHAME and 12 YEARS A SLAVE. You think about an actor so damn impressive that there is...

See Michael Fassbender like you have never seen him before in the first clip from Frank

Posted 12 years ago

It has been a year since we last heard about Leonard Abrahamson‘s (WHAT RICHARD DID) comedy FRANK starring Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Scoot McNairy, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Based on the true story of Chris Sievey who performed as Frank Sidebottom,...

Benedict Cumberbatch gets his ass kicked in the brief teaser for short film Little Favour

Posted 13 years ago

Benedict Cumberbatch may be the hot actor in Hollywood right now, but he is still willing to take time out of huge projects to help a friend break into the industry. Cumberbatch stars in the short film LITTLE FAVOUR for...

Which actor is under this slightly creepy mask for Frank?

Posted 13 years ago

Who is under that man helmet? Any guesses? Steve Buscemi? Matthew Lillard? Brad Pitt? Gary Busey? Nope. None of these. In the first still from FRANK, we can clearly see Maggie Gyllenhaal and Domhnall Gleeson. But who is in the...

Would you pony up for a sequel to Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy?

Posted 13 years ago

Gary Oldman‘s singularly driven and commanding performance aside, I wasn’t the biggest fan of TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY. Being an complete devotee of director Tomas Alfredson‘s previous film (LET THE RIGHT ONE IN) and a lover of the last time...