Tag: gangster
Melbourne 2018 Review: HOLIDAY Will Get Under your Skin
Holiday is an extremely unpleasant film, and yet it is stunningly bright, vibrant and set in a Riviera. This strange contradiction is also reflected in young mob moll Sascha (Victoria Carmen Sonne). Its opening stretch emphasizes the sun-soaked surroundings, but...
Review: LEGEND, The Full Package, Including Two Killer Roles For Tom Hardy
From his star-making role in Bronson to his box office busting turn in Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Hardy has quickly established himself as one of the most bankable and most well respected actors working today. So what could be...
Gangsters, Politicians And The Vatican Collide In Solima's SUBURRA
Following on from the extraordinary international success of his Gomorrah television series, Italian director Stefano Solima makes a foray into cinemas with his latest effort, Suburra, hitting Italian cinemas tomorrow. Weaving together stories of gangster, politicians and priests this is...
Toronto 2015 Review: In LEGEND, Double The Tom Hardy Is Double The Fun
From his star-making role in Bronson to his box office busting turn in Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Hardy has quickly established himself as one of both the most bankable and most well respected actors working today. So what could...
O-TOWN: Watch The Teaser For Nigerian Gangster Film
We first came across Nigerian helmer CJ 'Fiery' Obasi last year with his feature film Ojuju. A low budget zombie tale set in the shanty towns of his native land, Ojuju bucked the odds to pick up awards at home...
OJUJU Director Takes A Trip to O-TOWN
Nigerian helmer CJ 'Fiery' Obasi came on to the radar here at ScreenAnarchy last year with his feature film, Ojuju. Nigeria's first zombie film, Ojuju was pieced together under incredibly difficult circumstances with minimal resources and yet the film has...
Exclusive First Look At Deepa Mehta's BEEBA BOYS
Long - and rightfully - regarded as one of Canada's absolute finest arthouse auteurs, Deepa Mehta is charting new ground with her latest effort. Basing her story around the real life criminal gang culture in second and third generation Indian...
RYUZO AND THE SEVEN HENCHMEN: Full Trailer For Kitano's Geriatric Gangster Comedy
Having spent a lifetime garnering international fame for his violent gangster cinema, Kitano Takeshi is getting old. This fact is clearly not lost on the veteran prankster as the comedian turned criminal auteur - never shy about laying on the...
Kitano Pits Old School Versus New In First RYUZO 7 Teaser!
After spending the past few years in the ultra violent world of his Outrage films iconic writer-director-performer Kitano Takeshi is looking to put a more comedic spin on yakuza culture with his latest, the upcoming Ryuzo 7 (Ryuzo to Shichinin...
Watch The New International Trailer For Gritty French Crime Thriller DEALER
French helmer Jean Luc Herbulot has turned heads with his gritty, lo fi crime thriller Dealer as it's been making its way around the world on the festival circuit and with the arrival of a new international trailer today we...
Darkly Elegant Trailer For Venice And Toronto Selected Gangster Drama BLACK SOULS (ANIME NERE)
Italian director Francesco Munzi pulled off the difficult feat of being selected at both the Venice and Toronto film festivals - one of only a handful to do so this year - with his latest offering Black Souls (Anime Nere)...
The Weekly Win: Korean Gangster Cool With NEW WORLD [Competition: Australia Only, DVD Or Blu-ray]
Welcome to 2014, loyal Aussie ScreenAnarchy readers. I'm glad to confirm that we are back with weekly competitions and feeling more generous than ever!This week is the chance to win the Korean gangster masterwork New World with thanks to Madman...
Trailer for DOM HEMINGWAY Offers A Lambchopped Jude Law
Jude law is Dom Hemingway. And you are not. In a similar vein as Chopper, Bronson and Sexy Beast, this often droll, occasionally gonzo, but compulsively watchable gangster yarn shows Law as an angry but funny thug who is looking for...
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Review: Stylish and Assured, NEW WORLD Is a Solid Korean Gangster Flick
Ever since I discovered Korean cinema, I've been a fan of the industry's frequent experimentations with genre. Almost every film that comes out of the country seems to be an amalgamation of different tropes but there is one genre that...
Review: MAN ON EDGE, Shaman By Day, Gangster By Night
The gangster comedy, once one of the biggest money-spinners in the Korean film industry, has fallen out of favor recently. Truth is, most high concept comedies struggle in the Korean marketplace these days. What is it about the mix between...
Gangster Moonlighting As Shaman In Korean Comedy MAN ON THE EDGE
Currently smashing up the Korean box office with high grossing success is the gangster comedy Man on the Edge. It seems director Jo Jin-Gyu will continue to tread familiar ground in the Kkangpae - Korean gangster - world, as he has...
