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Eleven years ago, with the release of Richard Kelly’s seminal cult classic Donnie Darko, the thought that I might be one day vying to defend this once prolific director to a dismissive general public and disenfranchised fanbase would have been as counter-intuitive as thoughts come. Following the theatrical release of Kelly’s freshman effort – which [...]
The adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s critically acclaimed 2001 novel, The Corrections, has long been in the making, and has recently transitioned from its initial expected film adaptation to be turned into a series for HBO. We heard late last year that the brilliant Ewan McGregor had signed on to join Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest [...]
Chris Evans (Captain America: The First Avenger) has signed on to topline Millenium Films’ The Iceman, replacing James Franco (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), who exited the project last month. Evans will star opposite Ray Liotta (Identity), Michael Shannon (Take Shelter), Maggie Gyllenhaal (Sherrybaby), David Schwimmer and Ryan O’Nan (The Dry Land) in [...]
This sounds like a film to look out for. We got a promo poster for The Iceman back in the summer, when Michael Shannon, James Franco, and Benicio del Toro were attached in the leads. Unfortunately, Franco and del Toro have since had to exit the project, but word now comes via Variety that David [...]
Maggie Gyllenhaal (Sherrybaby) has signed on to topline K5 International’s supernatural thriller Voice from the Stone, an adaptation of the Italian novel Le Voce Della Pietra by Silvio Raffo. Voice from the Stone centers on a nurse (Gyllenhaal) drawn to the aid of a young boy who is haunted by malevolent forces within the walls of an old house [...]
**Read all the posts in our ‘Love Theatrically’ series here** #8 – “SECRETARY” (2002) Directed by Steven Shainberg Dispensing with the customary flowers, chocolates and warm sentiments so prevalent in modern romances in favour of earthworms, red marker pens, harnesses and plenty of healthy spankings “Secretary” is certainly not your average romantic comedy. But though [...]
Felicity Jones, Ashley Jensen, Sheridan Smith, Gemma Jones and Anna Chancellor have joined the cast of Hysteria, according to ThePlaylist. They will star opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Jonathan Pryce and Rupert Everett in Tanya Wexler’s upcoming period sex comedy. Hyteria will center on two doctors (Dancy and Pryce) treating cases of hysteria, a condition said [...]
Nanny McPhee & The Big Bang opened in the UK earlier this year and this coming Friday it’s being released in the US, now with the slight change in title: Nanny McPhee Returns. During press interviews for the film, Maggie Gyllenhaal updated the status of two upcoming film projects: Hysteria, and an untitled Bill Monroe [...]
Here’s the new, moving, international trailer for Crazy Heart which won 2 Golden Globes over the weekend including Best Song in a Motion Picture for The Weary Kind and Best Actor for Jeff Bridges. As well as Bridges, The movie stars Colin Farrell, Robert Duvall and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s and is directed by Scott Cooper. All [...]
Universal Pictures seem to be bringing out trailers for their entire 2010 slate and here’s the latest in the form of the new International trailer for Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, the 2nd movie to bear the McPhee name played by the wonderful Emma Thompson. The sequel also stars Ralph Fiennes, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Maggie [...]
Here’s the new poster and trailer for Jeff Bridges and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s latest movie, ‘Crazy Heart’. It’s directed by Scott Cooper and also stars Robert Duvall and Colin Farrell. All signs are pointing to Bridges being nominated for an Oscar. Check out the trailer below or click the poster to enlarge and let us know [...]
