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Friday One Sheet: Czech ALIEN, LOLA, CINDERELLA
We have talked in the past about the surreal and avant garde key art from 1970s and 1980s era Poland. It is worth highlighting some superb (and bold) posters from the former Czechoslovakian Socialist Republic of the similar era, that...
Blu-ray Review: 1984: Everything Old is New Again
One of the Criterion Collection's latest releases is the, well, 1984 adaptation of George Orwell's dystopian classic, 1984. The story is as timely as ever, unfortunately. Lies are spun and accepted as truth. Slavery is freedom. Big brother is watching....
70s Rewind: THE DISAPPEARANCE, Melancholy Blooms Slowly in the Winter
A man returns home after a business trip and discovers that his wife has disappeared. In the moody drama The Disappearance, directed by Stuart Cooper (Overlord), Jay Mallory (Donald Sutherland) appears to be a successful businessman, living on the top...
Our Favorite Faces Of John Hurt
Last week, Sir John Hurt died, aged 77, of pancreatic cancer. It ended the amazing career of one of the finest British actors ever. Back in 2014 he featured in our "Many Faces Of..." quiz, where we wrote the following:...
SNOWPIERCER Chugs Towards US TV
Hollywood is paying a lot of attention to Bong Joon-ho these days. This week already gave us an upcoming partnership between the Korean auteur and Netflix (Okja) and now THR reports that his sci-fi Snowpiercer will be adapted for American television....
Hey, Toronto! Win Tickets To Alex de la Iglesia's THE OXFORD MURDERS!
Hey, Toronto! ScreenAnarchy is proud to present Dancing With The Devil - an extensive retrospective of Spanish maverick Alex de la Iglesia unspooling at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Things continue this week with a February 8th screening of his The...
AnarchyVision: Jason Gorber Talks GUARDIANS, GET ON UP, And More
Another huge Marvel summer blockbuster has exploded at the box office, this one directed by Super's James Gunn. I never thought Guardians of the Galaxy would hit it off with audiences, but I'm pleased to see it doing as well as...
Review: HERCULES, A Pretty Good Hot Dog
Brett Ratner may have finally found his niche. Freed of a modern-day setting and any thought of realism, the director's inclination toward outlandish action takes flight almost immediately. The opening moments of Hercules are narrated efficiently; the story takes place...
Acting Legend John Hurt And Co-Writer Kelly Masterson Talk SNOWPIERCER
Many moons past, at an NYC dinner where the soju flowed freely, Director Bong Joon-ho revealed his plans to adapt the French graphic novel, Le Transperceneige, as an international production. Five years later, Snowpiercer has finally barreled into US cinemas. ...
The Many Faces Of John Hurt
With Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer finally, FINALLY, in theaters on US soil, let's pick one of its many fine actors for this week's quiz. And as Song Kang-ho and Tilda Swinton were already covered in the past, we quickly turn to...
Review: SNOWPIERCER, A Singular And Breathtaking Cinematic Experience
Cinema is a medium of motion and if anyone understands this, it appears to be Bong Joon-ho, whose visionary new work is a demented and stunning thrillride. In his first production outside his native South Korea, Bong has delivered his...
An Old Face Returns In New DOCTOR WHO Mini Episode
With the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Episode - The Day Of The Doctor - just around the corner, a brief prequel episode titled The Night Of The Doctor has been released online featuring a welcome old face in the lead...
DOCTOR WHO: 40 Seconds Of Actual Footage From The 50th Anniversary Excites
With the 50th anniversary special of everyone's favorite time lord broadcasting worldwide November 23rd, it's damn well about time we actually got a look at the actual extended episode. And while showrunner Steven Moffat and his gang, along with the...
EXCLUSIVE Interview: Bong Joon-ho On Casting SNOWPIERCER (Part 2 of 3)
Last week, ScreenAnarchy was gifted the opportunity to spend an hour talking to South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho about his hugely-anticipated science-fiction thriller Snowpiercer. The film opened in Bong's homeland back in August, where it quickly became his most succesful...
Watch An Extended Animated Clip For SNOWPIERCER
How did the world end in Bong Joon-ho's highly anticipated post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer? An extended animated clip has been release, providing the backstory on how the catastrophic ice age began and depicts the first departure of the train following...
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Watch Special Animation Clip, Character Featurette and Behind-the-Scenes Video For SNOWPIERCER
Earlier today, the special live internet showcase for the highly anticipated Korean/American sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer with director Bong Joon-ho and Korean cast Song Kang-ho and Ko A-sung was broadcast online. Following the live event, several promotional videos that were launched...
Who Should Be The New DOCTOR WHO?
So, it became official over the weekend that Matt Smith's tenure as the 11th Doctor Who is coming to an end following the upcoming Christmas special and 50th Anniversary show. Which, of course, raises the obvious question of "Who's next?"The...
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SNOWPIERCER Character Posters Reveal Post-Apocalyptic Malaise
Not along ago we had our first glimpse SNOWPIERCER's characters through a set of new stills and now we have been given another taste thanks to some fresh character posters for Bong Joon-ho's post-apocalyptic blockbuster. No new information is revealed...
First Shot From Bong's SNOWPIERCER
The world has plunged into a new iceage, the last survivors are loaded on to a train headed nowhere, and Song Kang-ho is stuck in coach. That's the message behind the first official still from Bong Joon-ho's Snowpiercer.Adapted from a...
Concept Art For Bong Joon-ho's SNOWPIERCER Reveals Icy Wasteland
Another piece of concept art has been posted for Bong Joon-ho's highly anticipated sci-fi thriller Snowpiercer via Naver. It contains images of the snow-covered land in the futuristic Ice Age and a bath spa within the train. In addition, the...
