Paul Thomas Anderson, the director of Boogie Nights, Magnolia, There Will Be Blood and last year’s The Master, has began production on his latest film, Inherit Vice. This is already fantastic news, but one look at the cast and our...
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A slightly Red Band trailer for As I Lay Dying. Starring and directed by James Franco. Based on the 1930 classic by Faulkner, it is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family’s quest to honor her...
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Screendaily has reported that Natalie Portman has joined Michael Fassbender in the upcoming version of Macbeth. Australian director Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) will be at the helm of this new film version. Fassbender is once again joing Shame producers Iain Canning...
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Romeo and Juliet are “star crossed lovers”. When two enemy families meet, forbidden love ensues. Yet another re-telling of Shakespeare’s classic play. This one stars Hailee Steinfeld (True Grit) as Juliet and Douglas Booth as Romeo. Also starring Damian Lewis,...
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Joss Whedon’s new flick is a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s classic comedy about two pairs of lovers with different takes on romance and a way with words. There’s no superheroes or comic book references to be found in Whedon’s latest....
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Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman and Noomi Rapace are set to star in Child 44, the new film from director Daniel Espinosa (Safe House). Richard Price (The Color of Money, Ransom) has written the adaptation of Tom Rob Smith’s novel. Set...
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Variety has reported that there is a Tomb Raider reboot being planned. In terms of rebooting the classic video game character, Crystal Dynamics is working with GK Films to develop a film that will follow the “bold choices” taken by...
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A featurette on The Host, a sci-fi romance based on a book by Stephenie Meyer. Will this be anywhere near as successful as the Twilight franchise was? The Host is written and directed by Andrew Niccol, director of Gattaca, Lord...
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Written by A.J.E. Loxton. With the litany of adaptations, sequels, prequels, remakes, and re-imaginings being made in Hollywood, combined with the myriad of Reality TV programs, it could easily be argued that screenwriting is quickly becoming an antiquated art form,...
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has debuted a Victory Tour poster for Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson). Comingsoon.net‘s Synopsis: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire begins as Katniss has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual...
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