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The X-Files

The new X-Files film

17 Jul 2008

The new X-Files film continued to be shrouded in mystery last week, with all the actors publically refusing to reveal the plot. Billy Connolly will star as Father Joe alongside David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson’s Mulder and Scully, in the…

Tilda Swinton

Tildafest!

17 Jul 2008

Hollywood actress Tilda Swinton is to set up a small film festival in her hometown of Nairn in north-east Scotland. Bereft of the usual razzmatazz, Swinton and co-organiser Mark Cousins are keen to strip back the look [and cost] of festivals, such as…

Ang Lee looks to follow Golden Lion with Golden Horse

2 Nov 2007

Ang Lee has received 11 nominations for the Chinese language Golden Horse Awards for his film Lust, Caution. Set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War II, the film tells the story of a Chinese woman involved in a plot to seduce and kill an…

Angels & Demons hit by Hollywood strike

2 Nov 2007

The sequel to The Da Vinci Code is among projects expected to be hit by a writer strike in Hollywood. The screenwriter was frantically trying to finish the script for Angels & Demons to avoid crossing a potential picket line - which is likely to…

Daniel Craig signs up for four more Bond adventures

2 Nov 2007

Critics who poured scorn on the idea that Daniel Craig could enjoy the odd vodka martini as a tuxedo-clad 007 should look away now – as the British actor has signed up for four more films. Craig, who was well received as a dark and brooding James…

Jason Statham confirmed for Crank 2

2 Nov 2007

Jason Statham is to return as monosyllabic tough guy Chev Chelios for the sequel to 2006 thriller Crank. The second installment doesn’t seem to stray far from the original, which saw professional assassin Chelios injected with a Chinese toxin…

Spider-Man 4 nets Zodiac writer James Vanderbilt

2 Nov 2007

The writer behind thriller Zodiac, James Vanderbilt, has been snapped up to write Spider-Man 4. Known for taking a character-driven approach to writing rather than overindulging on special effects, Vanderbilt’s appointment is an indication that…

Ving Rhames to pack a punch in Liston biopic

2 Nov 2007

Ving Rhames is to take on the role of 1960s heavyweight champ Sonny Liston, in the biopic Phantom Punch. Directed by Robert Townsend, the film will follow the infamous fighter from his bouts in the ring to mob ties. ‘The thing is that certain…

Worldwide Pants behind teens on election trail

2 Nov 2007

David Letterman’s production company Worldwide Pants is planning a feature documentary about five 18-20 year-olds running for public office. The as-yet untitled project will follow the young hopefuls as they hit the campaign trail in the likes of New…

Bit early in the Star Trek universe for kung fu isn’t it?

11 Oct 2007

Unless you’ve seen Chopper, that headline will mean nothing. If you have seen Chopper, it’ll remind you of the finest single line in film history. All that wittering will eventually lead us to a point where I can reveal that Eric Bana has signed on…

Golden Compass points the way

11 Oct 2007

We’ve all been fooled by trailers before, I point you in the direction of both Godzilla and Spawn for mind-tearing evidence of this. Both had hugely exciting trailers, both were the filmic equivalent of having a kidney removed by a crack-smoking…

Kidman to go bust in Monte Carlo

11 Oct 2007

What we need now is Nicole Kidman in a high-concept comedy, possibly alongside Julia Roberts and set in a glamorous location. Hurrah then for Monte Carlo and director Tom Bezucha who will bring us the desperately in need of a hit duo as two…

Long Good Friday, hideous remake disaster

11 Oct 2007

Here’s a smashing idea, let’s remake the Long Good Friday and at the same time let’s stamp on the face of the British film industry and laugh ourselves silly to its faint gurglings for mercy. So it’s good news all round that Paul WS Anderson has…

Pablo Escobar, he’s so very now

11 Oct 2007

If you’re going to make a film about a Colombian drug lord you can reasonably expect to have a decent run at it without somebody turning up to queer the pitch. So Joe Carnahan must have thought when he signed on to direct Javier Bardem in Killing…

Terminator: I’ll be back, then again and once again

11 Oct 2007

I’ve never really seen the attraction of the Terminator - it’s alright but it’s no Turner and Hooch - so you’ll forgive me for not getting too excited at the news we are to be treated to a further trilogy of the franchise. First out of the blocks…

The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus, may get made at some point

11 Oct 2007

I don’t like Terry Gilliam’s films, there I’ve said it – they’re self-indulgent, really not very funny and they make me want to cry. And Brazil’s rubbish. So you can imagine the joy at the news his new film The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus has…

Condom Commandos

Condom Commandos

4 Oct 2007

If you have half an hour to spare don’t miss the GFT’s free screening of this feel good documentary about a scheme which encourages Angolan soldiers to swap guns for condoms in an attempt to quell the spread of AIDS in south central Africa. The film…

Document 5

Document 5

4 Oct 2007

The International Human Rights Film Festival is now, amazingly, in its fifth year. This year’s programme looks set to keep up the very high standards of previous outings. Opening film The Mother’s House details, in sometimes raw and over powering detail…

Eddie Murphy jumps the shark for Starship Dave

4 Oct 2007

Sometimes I like to play a little game, the rules are fairly simply, you just close your eyes, take a deep breath and try to remember when Eddie Murphy last made a good film. So far my record is 14 hours and 32 minutes when I briefly recalled…

Karate you have to be Kidding

4 Oct 2007

I know I go on about remakes and reimaginings with almost stultifying regularity, but sometimes you are simply left mouth agape and right knee shaking by the audacity, the raw-boned impertinence, of Hollywood. So, anyway, they’re remaking Karate Kid…

Lorca

Lorca

4 Oct 2007

The life and work of Spanish poet, painter, pianist, composer and revolutionary Federico García Lorca (5 June 1898–19 August 1936) is celebrated in this evening of film and music. A screening of Humberto López y Guerra’s hour-long 1976 documentary…

Pilton Video

Pilton Video

4 Oct 2007

Celebrating 25 years of service in the community this month Pilton Video present new shorts from their high definition filmmaking scheme, Streetwise. This selection features Brydon Graham’s vigilante flick Running, Graham Drysdale’s Stuck (pictured), a…

Queen 2: This time it’s most axiomatic and divinedly inspired

4 Oct 2007

Screenwriter Peter Morgan is apparently beavering away on a follow up to The Queen – but it’s not really focusing on her majesty this time. Rather we are to be treated to Michael Sheen’s third turn as Tony Blair as we follow his dealings with Bill…

Remake bandwagon rumbles hideously onwards, crushes The Brood

4 Oct 2007

The latest horror movie to capture Hollywood’s increasingly unimaginative eye would appear to be David Cronenberg’s The Brood. Not content with destroying Hallowe’en and thrusting a utterly pointless Friday the 13th rehash into our slack jawed faces…

Rome star dons hat of justice for Solomon Kane

4 Oct 2007

Heavily-oiled Rome star James Purefoy is to star in a trilogy of movies adapted from the Solomon Kane stories. You really can’t have enough films about 16th century soldiers who struggle to fight the good fight after discovering their actions have…

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