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CALIGULA 4K Review: An Unhinged, Violent, Epic Masterpiece
Where to begin on this infamous film? Shot in 1976 and released in 1980, Caligula was directed by arthouse provocateur Tinto Brass. Written by Gore Vidal and funded by Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, Caligula became one of those unfortunate films...
CALIGULA: THE ULTIMATE CUT: Drafthouse Films Acquires North American Rights to New Version, Reimagined And Restored in 4K
Drafthouse Films acquires North American rights to Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, fully reimagined and restored in 4K. Opens in theaters throughout North America this summer, followed by a release on 4K UHD Blu-ray and digital platforms.
SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS Review: Superhero Action First, Family Dynamics Last
Zachary Levi, Grace Caroline Currey, and Helen Mirren star in the latest from D.C., directed by David F. Sandberg.
Berlinale 2023 Review: GOLDA, Biopic Becomes War Drama
Helen Mirren and Liev Schreiber star; Guy Nattiv directed.
Friday One Sheet: 1923
The star-system is not quite dead. Today we are stepping out of the usual 'movie poster' space, albeit looking below, you would never know it. 1923 is prequel series to long-running (and highly franchise-able, apparently) neo-western Yellowstone. Helen Mirren and...
Blu-ray Review: THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS, the Sickness of Bad Love
There are plenty of disturbing films in the world. One of them is a 1990 release, directed by Paul Schrader (First Reformed, Cat People, American Gigolo, and writer closely tied to Martin Scosese with Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last...
Blu-ray Review: Cult Epics Gets Brassy With P.O. BOX TINTO BRASS / ISTINTOBRASS
A new, limited dual edition of Tinto Brass titles examines the erotica auteur's methods and legacy.
New ANNA: EL PELIGRO TIENE NOMBRE Trailer Owns Its Danger
A new trailer for Luc Besson's Anna: El peligro tiene nombre features new snippets of footage that amps up the action quota nicely. Produced in France and known in the U.S. simply as Anna, the extended title in Spanish means,...
WINCHESTER: Jason Clarke Joins Helen Mirren in Spierig Brothers' Haunter
Variety is reporting that Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty and Dawn of the Plant of the Apes) is in talks to join Helen Mirren in Winchester, the next from The Spierig Brothers. The film follows firearm heiress Sarah Winchester...
Gasparilla 2016: Gavin Hood Talks EYE IN THE SKY
The road from Indie to Hollywood and back again has been a bumpy one for South African director Gavin Hood. Following his TIFF People’s Choice-winning Tsotsi he was offered New Line thriller Rendition, and proceeded to tackle big budget monsters...
Review: EYE IN THE SKY, Complex, Darkly Funny, But...
Tsotsi and Rendition director Gavin Hood has set himself a difficult task on multiple levels with his latest effort, Eye In The Sky. He is, first of all, tackling fabulously thorny and morally complex material as he weighs the question...
Review: TRUMBO Hits The Right (Typewriter) Keys
For people who pound away at keyboards for a living, Trumbo is inherently nostalgic, presenting a romantic vision of a life enjoyed by only a few. Slumped in a bathtub to ease his back pains, Dalton Trumbo slaves away, staring...
Toronto 2015 Review: EYE IN THE SKY, A Complex And Darkly Funny Look At The War On Terror
Tsotsi and Rendition director Gavin Hood has set himself a difficult task on multiple levels with his latest effort, Eye In The Sky. He is, first of all, tackling fabulously thorny and morally complex material as he weighs the question...
The Many Faces Of Helen Mirren
This week, Lasse Hallström's The Hundred-Foot Journey premieres in the US, a story about two restaurants making each other's existence miserable, until mutual respect and romance get the upper hand. But what caught my eye here was the actress playing...
China Box Office: THOR: THE DARK WORLD Hammers The Competition
Marvel's latest superhero offering holds strong atop the Chinese charts for a second straight week, while the Stallone-Schwarenegger pair-up Escape Plan continues to show its box office muscle. Rank Title Origin 11/11 - 17/11 (US$M) Total (US$M) Screening days 1...
AnarchyVision: Jason Gorber Talks ACT OF KILLING, ONLY GOD FORGIVES, RED 2, And More
Busy week, with lots of decent (and a few not-so-decent!) releases. One of the most important docs of the last decade, The Act Of Killing finally opens wide this week, after screening last September at the Toronto International Film Festival.Ryan Reynolds...
Review: RED 2 Remains Colourful Fun
There's almost something admirable in the brisk, breezy way that RED 2 plays out. The shtick about a series of retired cold warriors being drawn once again into another fracas should feel stale, yet in the capable hands of a...
AnarchyVision: Jason Gorber Talks THE HEAT, WHITE HOUSE DOWN, MONSTERS U and WORLD WAR Z
After being bumped last week due to flooding in Alberta, we're back with a Canada Day chat about Paul Feig's buddy cop movie, The Heat, the lesser of the two Die Hard-in-the-Capital films White House Down, and last week's big...
Review: MONSTERS UNIVERSITY Reunites Us with Old Friends
College is often a time of growth and development for people, and it's evidently no different for monsters. In Monsters University, Mike Wazowski, the spherical lime-green cyclops voiced by Billy Crystal, faces the important question of whether he is scary...
Final Trailer For Pixar's MONSTERS UNIVERSITY
I will confess to having a soft spot for Pixar's Monsters Inc. As the first film that The Boy ever really fixated on it is a film that I have seen literally dozens of times - during several screenings of...
