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Monaghan & Sarandon On For Still of the Night – The actresses are in talks for the Jonathan Mostow film

19th May 2012 By Tim Isaac

Michelle Monaghan and Susan Sarandon are set to star in Still of the Night, a paranoid thriller that set to be written and to directed by Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, U-571), according to Variety.

Katie Tyler (Monaghan) is an aspiring career woman with everything finally falling into place…until her sister Gwen disappears. Fully aware of Gwen’s tainted past and suddenly left to take care of her young daughter, Katie sets out determined to bring her back. But as she traces Gwen’s last whereabouts, Katie begins to suspect foul play, and soon finds herself tangled in the midst of a dangerous conspiracy with cruel and inhumane consequences. Trapped and running out of time, Katie must outwit a devious criminal (Susan Sarandon) to save herself and her sister – before it’s too late.

The film will shoot later this year for release on 2013.

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Ryan Reynolds Sought For Highlander – Juan Carlos Fresnadillo approaches the star for the reboot

19th May 2012 By Tim Isaac

It seems that if Lionsgate gets its way, they’ve found their star the planned reboot of Highlander, as Variety reports that they want Ryan Reynolds for the film and everyone involved is trying to make it happen.

It is unclear at this time if an actual offer has been made, but the actor is reportedly in talks for this Juan Carlos Fresnadillo directed fantasy adventure that follows an immortal Scottish swordsman who must sever the head of a brutal barbarian in order to become the last of his kind.

At the moment it is just one of many projects the actor is currently considering, but both sides are trying to pull things together.

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Lawless Character Posters – Tom Hardy, Shia Labeouf and more

19th May 2012 By Tim Isaac

A couple of weeks ago we had the trailer for Lawless, which debuts at the Cannes Film Festival ahead of release later this year. And to go alongside the film’s premiere, a set of character posters have been released via Huffpo, showing off Tom Hardy, Shia Labeouf, Jessica Chastain and more’s 1930s gangster style look.

Directed by John Hillcoat from a script by him and Proposition cohort Nick Cave, the movie is based on Matt Bodurant’s book about the author’s grandfather and two great-uncles, who were part of a fierce criminal gang at the centre of the US’s moonshine trade during prohibition. The story also follows a writer named Sherwood Anderson, who is on the trail of the bootlegging gang. The film has a great cast, with Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska onboard. It’ll hit UK cinemas on August 31st.

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First Pics From Alex Cross Debut – Tyler Perry, Ed Burns and a freaky looking Matthew Fox

19th May 2012 By Tim Isaac


Tyler Perry has built an empire for himself starring, directing and writing movies that are extremely popular in African American community, but made outside the Hollywood system. However now he’s trying to expand his appeal by starring in someone else’s film, Alex Cross, based on James Patterson novel, I Alex Cross.

The character has already had a couple of screen appearances, with Morgan Freeman as the detective in Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider, but if these images are anything to go by, Rob Cohen’s new film is a llot grittier. You can see the first pics above and below – which include a barely recognisable and psychotic looking Matthew Fox. The film will hit cinemas this October.

Here’s the synopsis of the book: ‘Can Alex Cross survive his most chilling – and personal – case ever? Pulled out of a family celebration, Detective Alex Cross gets awful news: A beloved relative has been found brutally murdered. Vowing to catch the killer, he quickly learns that she was mixed up in one of Washington, D.C.’s wildest scenes. And she was not this killer’s only victim . . . The hunt for the murderer leads Alex and his girlfriend, Detective Brianna Stone, to a place where every fantasy is possible, if you have the credentials to get in. Soon they confront some very important, very protected, and very dangerous people who will do anything to keep their secrets safe. As Alex closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable – a revelation that could rock the entire world.’ (Images via Kinopoisk)

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The Grey (DVD) – Liam Neeson vs. the wild!

19th May 2012 By Tim Isaac


The Grey, directed by Joe Carnahan, follows a group oil workers in Alaska. Ottway (Neeson) is a skilled huntsman hired to protect the oil workers from the wild beasts that roam the forests. During a flight home with his boozy companions, Ottway trys to get some sleep, but he is awakened to an engine failure and straps himself tight to his seat before everything goes black and he wakes to a face full of snow in the middle of nowhere. After the crash in the Alaskan tundra, Ottway is faced with the task of leading the survivors to safety. However the harsh conditions are not the only enemy. as a pack of wolves preys on the small group.

Liam Neeson is a wolf tracker with a sad past and this is certainly a role which he has become accustomed to playing. However despite his troubled history he still manages to maintain just the right amount of adrenaline filled ass-kicking and omniscience needed for survival in the wild. However, Dermot Mulroney and Frank Grillo don’t get left in Neeson’s shadow, providing thoroughly entertaining and believable performances.

Joe Carnahan does seem to have stepped in and filled in some gaps in various places as it is only based on a short story by Ian Mckenzie Jeffers (although Carnahan did employ the services of Jeffers for the screenplay). Regrettably, as the story gets underway you begin to feel it’s a rather predictable horror story/thriller as the small band of survivors begin to be picked off one by one by the pack of man eating wolves.

Despite this initial shortcoming you do start to engage with the plot and characters, their fear and despair is amply balanced with the surprise wolf attacks. There is one spectacular scene in particular where the wolves eyes appear glowing in the darkness. You start to empathise with Neeson as he is unable to save many of his companions and begin to question whether even this most rugged on men will be able to survive himself.

Regardless of the pain depicted throughout the film, the last few scenes do leave you feeling invigorated. My initial reaction was to feel a slight sense of disappointment as the ending scene (without giving too much away) could certainly be characterised as a cliff hanger. However the more I have thought about the choice of ending and how it was presented, the more I feel that the outcome isn’t important and that leaving the rest of the story to the imagination of the audience is a much better way of culminating this particular film.

Overall Verdict: Although verging on the predictable from time to time, a thoroughly entertaining thriller and a great short story. This is definitely one for any Liam Neeson fans.

Reviewer: George Mowles-Van Der Gaag

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She Monkeys – Power and female desire in Sweden

19th May 2012 By Tim Isaac


Some may be distressed by the severe lack of female primates in She Monkeys, but this Swedish flick is nevertheless an engrossing watch. Teenagers Emma and Cassandra train at a riding academy and become firm friends. However Cassandra soon starts to exert a surprising amount of control over Emma, something the other girl meekly relents to. What initially seems like an uneven but strong bond soon starts to have dark undertones, especially when Cassandra feels jealous or that she isn’t totally dominating what’s happening. While love could bloom, there’s the ever present danger of things ending badly.

Alongside this Cassandra’s younger sister is on the verge of puberty and starts to become self-conscious about her body and wants a bikini to wear. However while the adults around her seem worried about sexualising her, whether she’s already sexualised or if they can maintain her innocence for longer, the film plays with just how unknowing about her burgeoning sexuality the girl is. This results in a wonderful moment where the girl puts on a revealing leopard print two-piece that her father seems unsure about, but Sara just paints whiskers on her face so she’s a cat – although she’s not always so innocent.

She Monkeys manages to create a wonderful feeling of desire and tension, building the relationship between the teenage girls so that it runs very deep and yet always seems like something potentially dangerous. Initially I kept wondering why Emma just goes along with whatever Cassandra tells her, as she doesn’t particularly seem to enjoy being dominated, she just constantly does what she’s told. Indeed with that and her sister’s behaviour, it makes you wonder if something unsavoury has been going on in their household that’s never explicitly mentioned. And while the movie never fully deals with this, it works well to add to the tension, as you realise that Cassandra’s control is utterly reliant of Emma’s unquestioning acceptance of it, and could therefore come unstuck at any moment.

Lisa Aschan’s direction is strong, with a wonderful way of uncovering people’s thoughts through a mix of close-ups and long shots, with a particular concentration on what people’s hands are revealing. The film also uses a lot of symbolism about animals and the training of them, which occasionally seems a bit heavy-handed, but not to the point of undermining the experience.

By the end it leaves you with plenty to consider, with everyone’s characters revealed to be complex and flawed.

Overall Verdict: An interesting character study of burgeoning power, dominance and sexuality that will certainly leave you thinking.

Reviewer: Tim Isaac

 

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