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Review: A DARK PLACE, Where Motives Are Not So Clear

Andrew Scott, Bronagh Waugh and Denise Gough star in director Simon Fellows' mystery thriller.

Review: THIS BEAUTIFUL FANTASTIC, Charming Light Fare

Every country/culture seems to have its particular version of the 'quirky' person or oddball, especially women, that are seen in film (America has long been obsessed with the so-called Manic Pixie Dream Girl). From the UK, such a woman usually...

SPECTRE: New James Bond Film Title & Cast Announced

Daniel Craig is back in his penultimate iconic performance of James Bond in the new film, Spectre, which will be released in November 2015. And it looks like the rumors are true: Christoph Waltz will be playing the villain, though...

Elevation Pictures Ready To Play BIG GAME In Canada

Upstart Canadian distribution company Elevation Pictures added to its already impressive slate of films after the Toronto International Film Festival. They locked down distribution rights for Finnish flick -- and Midnight Madness entry -- Big Game, the sophomore feature film from Rare...

Interview: What the Men of THE BACHELOR WEEKEND Have to Say About Stags

I love me some Irish men. So sitting across from a trio of triple threat actor/writer/director strapping lads had me all in a tizzy this past week at Tribeca Film Festival."We're coming at you from every angle!" co-writer and co-star...

Review: LOCKE, An Ingenious Thriller

British second time director Steven Knight brings an ingenious thriller of 84 minutes in length solely shot in one location; the inside of a car. Its name: Locke. Welsh construction manager Ivan Locke, played by Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight,...

THE STAG: Watch A Pair Of Clips From The Hilarious Irish Comedy

John Butler's hilarious Irish comedy The Stag hits UK screens this coming Friday and a pair of clips have just been released for your viewing pleasure. And they are very pleasurable, indeed. Self-confessed metrosexual Fionan (Hugh O'Conor) doesn't want a...

THE STAG: Watch The Theatrical Trailer For The Hilarious Irish Comedy!

An anomaly in a sea of very, very serious films (most of which were quite excellent in their own way) when it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, John Butler's Irish comedy The Stag is the sort of film...

TIFF 2013 Review: THE STAG Works Its Comedy Formula To Perfection

There is a commonly stated belief among film fans - particularly the sort of fans who frequent film festivals - that formula is bad. That everyone should strive for originality, should tell a story that has never been told before....

Venice 2013 Review: LOCKE Luckily Delivers

Bravissimo! The entries at the 70th edition of the Venice International Film Festival have honestly been disappointing in general so far, but, luckily, some rather decent exceptions have emerged. This is one of them. Screened "Fuori Concorso" (out of competition),...

Tom Hardy Cast In Real-Time Thriller LOCKE

Tom Hardy has just signed onto a thriller called Locke, which will find him racing against the clock in real time as his life falls to pieces. I know -- you saw the title and thought that he'd be waxing...