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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…

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…

Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival

Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival

4 Oct 2007

The film arm of this excellent multi-media exploration of mental health issues, led by Glasgow Anti-Stigma Partnership, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, the Mental Health Foundation and the ‘See Me’ campaign includes free (ticketed) screenings of Ken…

X-Files 2 to baffle the world

27 Sep 2007

The X-Files went through a curious process of being compelling then enjoyable and then something you occasionally noticed until it ended up being all but incomprehensible. So you’ll excuse my intransigence if I don’t lose control at the news we’re to…

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…

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…

Sugar and Spice Sunday

Sugar and Spice Sunday

4 Oct 2007

The 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the UK will be celebrated with this free (ticketed) all day event which includes African drumming classes, cookery classes, musical interludes, talks and martial arts workshops. Film highlights…

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…

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…

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…

Star Trek secures an Uhura

20 Sep 2007

The geek on the street will be turning weak cordial cartwheels at the news that JJ Abrams’ Star Trek movie is continuing apace with its casting decisions. The latest to sign up for the sort of revisionist/prequel/depressing remake is Zoe Saldana…

I am Iron Man

13 Sep 2007

It’s probably not within the remit of this lecture to get excited about a new teaser trailer, but to hell with all the ‘rules’ and what society ‘expects’. Right kids? Anyway, the latest internet leakery causing excitement on the intergeek highway…

Murphy to bring scary eyes to Dali flick

13 Sep 2007

Owner of the most terrifying eyes in all of Hollywood, and I include Christopher Walken in that, Cillian Murphy has signed on to appear in Dali and I: The Surreal Story. Unsurprisingly it’s a biopic, but focuses on art dealer Stan Lauryssens who…

Bourne for Bond

6 Sep 2007

The new Bond instalment, number 22 for the love of god, looks like it’ll continue the gritty action trend started by Casino Royale. Director Marc Foster has signed up Dan Bradley as his second unit director who, as we all know, was the ‘action…

Lucas stays on target for Red Tails

30 Aug 2007

George Lucas has locked down John Ridley to pen the script for his long-cherished World War Two fighter pilot drama Red Tails. Tracing the history of the Tuskagee Airmen who had to battle racism for the right to fight for their country, the movie…

Zellweger to flap about as fish out of water

30 Aug 2007

In the latest high concept romantic comedy thing, Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr are set to team up for Chilled In Miami. Previously called 32 And Single, like that was a bad thing, the movie will see Zellweger play a Miami businesswoman coming…

Oscar fishing with Kidman and Fiennes

23 Aug 2007

The latest ‘nailed on for at least one Oscar production’ would appear to be The Reader, set to star Nicole Kidman and Ralph Fiennes. Based on the acclaimed bestseller by German author Bernhard Schlink, the movie is further upping its Oscar potential by…

Porno still no nearer completion

23 Aug 2007

The sequel to Trainspotting is still in the sidings according to author Irvine Welsh. Porno, his follow-up novel to his breakout hit, is still waiting on a workable screenplay, though the author did reveal it is currently being worked on by John Hodge…

The Blu-Ray war continues

23 Aug 2007

Early adopters may be wincing at their Blu-Ray players after Paramount and Dreamworks Animation announced they would only be releasing content on HD DVD. It’s also something of a kick in the teeth for Sony who are pitching their Playstation 3 as a…

Yet more comic adaps

23 Aug 2007

The latest comic to get the big screen treatment is set to be Frank Miller’s The Spirit and Eva Mendes has already signed on to appear. Despite popping up in the less than acclaimed Ghost Rider, Mendes is apparently undaunted enough to pitch up as the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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