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Now Streaming: THE BIG DOOR PRIZE, Magical Machine, Mundane Thinking
Chris O'Dowd stars in the lightly comic series, premiering globally on Apple TV+.
First Trailer For Burton's MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
When Ransom Riggs first published the novel Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children it may have well have been subtitled, "Please Make This Into A Movie, Tim Burton". And having failed to particularly light the box office on fire with...
Best Of 2014: Ben Umstead's Reflections And Favorites
As much as I can see 2014 packed to the gills with films people fell head over heels for, many of those mainstream and even ScreenAnarchy favorites will be vacant from this list, simply because I thought this was a...
Chris O'Dowd's MOONE BOY To Be Adapted For U.S. Network Television
U.S. television network ABC will work with Chris O'Dowd to adapt his Irish television show Moone Boy for an American audience, according to The Hollywood Reporter. O'Dowd will not star in the show but will pen the script and serve...
Opening: ST. VINCENT, A Showcase For Bill Murray
Normally there are event films that draw people in, big spectacles that just can't be replicated at home. Then there are the arty films that are still accessible, not something that's too dour or experimental to seem out of place...
Toronto 2014 Review: ST. VINCENT Delivers Vintage Bill Murray
Not everybody watches quite as many films as some of us. There are those where getting out to a theatre isn't a weekly (or, in my case, daily) occurrence, where the schlepp of getting there, standing in line, getting...
Talking CALVARY With Writer-Director John Michael McDonagh
It was back in January that I had the chance to attend the world premiere of John Michael McDonagh's thoroughly remarkable Calvary at the Sundance Film Festival and came away feeling that I had just shared in something special, a...
Win A CUBAN FURY Poster And Blu-Ray
Nick Frost and Chris O'Dowd star in Cuban Fury as - of all things - rivals competing for the same woman (Rashida Jones) with the power of salsa dance. The UK comedy hits DVD and Blu-Ray on July 29th and...
CALVARY: Watch Brendan Gleeson In The New Trailer
After its debut at Sundance and a jury prize win in Berlin, everyone will be able to see John Michael McDonagh's Calvary in August. To help bide the time there is a new trailer to share with you. Calvary's Father James...
Chicago Critics Film Festival 2014: Canfield Delivers His 10 Most Anticipated
The second year for the Chicago Critics Film Festival promises big things. 23 Chicago premieres and 14 shorts combined with appearances from a number of filmmakers and film subjects are just part of why. In many ways the most exciting part...
Review: CUBAN FURY Shakes Some Good Moves, But Falls A Bit Flat
Romantic comedies have hit a bit of a slump in recent years, at least ones from big Hollywood and UK studios. The same patterns, cliched images, characters, and formulas have become predictable and dull. And in many ways, Cuban Fury...
Chris O'Dowd's MOONE BOY Headed For The Big Screen!
Chris O'Dowd's Moone Boy is the greatest single reason why US residents should subscribe to Hulu. Created by, co-written by, and starring O'Dowd - who also directed the as yet unaired third series - Moone Boy is a quasi autobiographical...
Review: CUBAN FURY Is Less Than The Sum Of Its Parts
Romantic comedies have hit a bit of a slump in recent years, at least ones from big Hollywood and UK studios. The same patterns, cliched images, characters, and formulas have become predictable and dull. And in many ways, Cuban Fury doesn't...
Nick Frost And Chris O'Dowd Face Off In Second CUBAN FURY Trailer
Nick Frost and Chris O'Dowd will face off on UK dance floors with the February 14th release of salsa themed romantic comedy Cuban Fury. Yes, Frost dances. More than that, he's trained to do so by a badass former champion...
Sundance 2014 Review: CALVARY Is A Tragic, Devastating Masterpiece
John Michael McDonagh's 2011 directorial debut The Guard was one of the stronger debut films of recent years, combining as it did McDonagh's fabulous script, a strong but not overwhelming sense of visual style and a blazing performance from leading...
CALVARY: Watch The Trailer For John Michael McDonagh's Sundance Selected Follow Up To THE GUARD
When writer-director John Michael McDonagh teamed up with star Brendan Gleeson for The Guard the result was a little bit of magic, one of the funniest black comedies I'd come across in quite some time bolstered by some truly remarkable...
CUBAN FURY: Nick Frost And Chris O'Dowd Dance Like Men In First Trailer
If the thought of Shaun Of The Dead star Nick Frost as a former champion salsa dancer trying to regain past glory to win the girl puts a smile on your face then you, friend, are the target audience for...
FRIENDS WITH KIDS Review
Don't be fooled; although "Friends with Kids" features half the cast "Bridesmaids" -and has the poster and title to prove it (they're the friends with the kids) - the movie isn't about them. In fact, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph,...
Gong Li, Forest Whitaker And Ray Winstone Join Mickey Rourke In Walter Hill's ST VINCENT
Back in the day Walter Hill was one of the heaviest hitters in Hollywood. Starting as an AD on Bullitt and the original Thomas Crown Affair, Hill would go on to produce films like Alien, while writing and directing the...
