127 Hours Blu-ray Review

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This week sees the Blu-ray and DVD release of Danny Boyle’s follow up to the Oscar grabbing Slumdog Millionaire and with his retelling of the true story of Aron Ralston he has given us an intense and divisive film, with a fierce, magnetic central performance from James Franco. 127 Hours is not an easy watch, [...]

We Chat with the 127 Hours Special Effects Guru – Tim Caplan

Danny Boyle’s latest movie is currently up for awards in both the BAFTAs and the Oscars which we can see in the next couple of Sundays. We’ll be covering both the awards in as much detail as we can. We’ve not been invited to the Oscars as yet but we WILL be at the BAFTA [...]

Interview: 127 Hours with Danny Boyle

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Danny Boyle’s Oscar winning success with Slumdog Millionaire must have led to floods of offers, but Boyle chose to take on the story of Aron Ralston and the 127 hours he spent at the bottom of a canyon with his arm trapped by a falling boulder. The film is out in UK cinemas tomorrow and [...]

James Franco has Two Feature-Length Directorial Projects on the Horizon?

Currently winning plaudits for his turn as ill-fated outdoor pursuits enthusiast Aron Ralston in 127 hours, James Franco moves on to yet another series of challenges. Showbiz 411 are reporting that not only is the actor in talks to direct his own adaptation of the William Faulkner classic As I Lay Dying, but he’s also [...]

127 Hours Review

Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours closed the London Film Festival last October and finally gets a release in UK cinemas this week. The true story of adventure seeking extreme sports nut Aron Ralston who, in 2003, became trapped in a canyon when a boulder fell on his arm leaving him with limited supplies and no way [...]

Great On Set Pics from 127 Hours Show Danny Boyle, James Franco, Rock

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Danny Boyle’s latest, 127 hours, divided audiences when it played at the London Film Festival this year, few could deny the powerful performance from James Franco but Boyle’s visual flourishes were deemed by some as incongruous with the intimate nature of the film. For what it’s worth I really enjoyed it. While we await the [...]

New Poster and Interview Featurette for 127 Hours

James Franco - 127 Hours Poster

A movie I simply can’t wait to see is that of Danny Boyle’s new, 127 Hours. It closed the London Film Festival last week and Jon got to see it and loved it. You can read his review here. Unfortunately those of us who didn’t get to see it at LFF will have to wait [...]

New Clip from 127 Hours Lands

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We saw Danny Boyle’s latest film a few days at the close of the 54th London Film Festival and while Craig and I differed in our opinion of the film we both agreed that James Franco’s performance is one of the best things about the film and this new clip gives us a little look [...]

New TV Clip for Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours

Looks like we got ourselves another TV spot for James Franco’s new adventure drama 127 Hours.  The film, which is directed by Danny Boyle tells the true story of Aron Ralston, a mountain climber who has to amputate his arm in order to escape death after a climbing accident. Below you will find the fourth [...]

127 Hours Gets a New Poster

127 Hours Poster

A couple of days ago, Jon put up the rather spectacular new trailer for Danny Boyle’s new movie, 127 Hours. The movie focuses around Aron Ralston (James Franco) in the true story about a man who falls down a chasm and gets impaled there for….. you’ve guessed it, 127 Hours! The movie also stars Kate [...]

Aronofsky’s Black Swan and Boyle’s 127 Hours Get Release Dates

Fox Searchlight have been busy today, announcing the dates when two of their most highly anticipated films will hit cinemas. Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller (through the medium of dance!) Black Swan has already been chosen to open the Venice International Film Festival before flying to Toronto for their festival and then the film will land [...]

James Franco to Star in Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours?

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Production Weekly are good at getting our attention via Twitter. Yesterday, it was news that The Hobbit will being production in May, and today’s tweet reads: James Franco will play mountaineer Aron Ralston in Danny Boyle’s “127 Hours,” filming begins early March in Utah. From this tweet we can therefore assume that James Franco is [...]

Danny Boyle’s Next… 127 Hours

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Fresh from his Oscar grabbing success story that was the sublime Slumdog Millionaire, Variety are reporting that Danny Boyle is collaborating with scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy once again to tell the story of Aron Ralston for his next film, titled 127 Hours. The true story is as far removed from the riotous, colourful multitudes of Mumbai [...]