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Podcast – Episode 16: Australian Director Phillip Noyce Talks About His Thriller THE DESPERATE HOUR

Over the last five decades, Australian director Phillip Noyce has shown that he really knows how to handle the thriller genre. Noyce first captured international attention with the acclaimed 1989 film Dead Calm. Starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and [...]

February 20, 2022

Academy Awards 2022: A Full List Of Oscar Nominations

Jane Campion’s The Power Of The Dog leads the charge at this year’s Academy Awards. The Netflix western scored 12 nominations including Best Director for Campion. Campion is now the first woman to have been nominated for best director [...]

February 10, 2022

Notebook Reviews: BATMAN FOREVER

Joel Schumacher – 1995. Batman Forever sees Joel Schumacher taking over the directing reins of the Batman franchise from Tim Burton. This is an enjoyable entry, but it lacks the dark brooding nature of Burton’s films. Batman Forever is [...]

December 17, 2021

Notebook Reviews: MY LIFE

Bruce Joel Rubin – 1993. A dazzling performance from Michael Keaton makes My Life unmissable. There’s strong support from Nicole Kidman and Bradley Whitford, but this is very much Keaton’s film. He takes the material and runs with [...]

December 15, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Nicole Kidman, George Clooney & Mimi Leder On The Set Of THE PEACEMAKER

The Peacemaker opened in cinemas across the United States in September 1997. The Mimi Leder directed thriller was the first live action film from DreamWorks SKG, the then fledgling company founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and [...]

September 14, 2021

Remembering The Mighty Joel Schumacher

The mighty Joel Schumacher was born on the 29 August 1939 – the same year that Batman made his first appearance. As one of the all-time great directors, he helmed a wonderful selection of films that included everything from The Incredible [...]

August 29, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Philip Kaufman’s INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS

Movie remakes have a bad name, but Philip Kaufman’s Invasion Of The Body Snatchers doesn’t try to replicate Don Siegel’s 1950s classic – this film is its own thing. Kaufman’s 1978 film uses Jack Finney’s novel in the same way that [...]

August 28, 2021

Review: Andrea Bræin Hovig & Stellan Skarsgård Star In Maria Sødahl’s Stunning HOPE

Hope is a semi-autobiographical piece of cinema from writer-director Maria Sødahl. The Norwegian filmmaker’s last film was 2011’s Limbo and Sødahl took a long hiatus following its release after she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Hope is [...]

April 13, 2021

Remembering 1991’s Box Office Bomb BILLY BATHGATE Starring Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman & Bruce Willis

Director Robert Benton‘s adaptation of E. L. Doctorow’s acclaimed novel Billy Bathgate was seen as one of the movies to beat in 1991. It appeared to be poised to clean-up at the box office – and on the awards circuit. However, [...]

March 31, 2021

Notebook Reviews: BILLY BATHGATE

Robert Benton – 1991 Robert Benton’s Billy Bathgate was a huge bomb at the box office when it was released in 1991 – and it’s a massive clunker on a narrative level too. Admittedly it’s a very good looking movie – [...]

March 30, 2021

Notebook Reviews: MOULIN ROUGE!

Baz Luhrmann – 2001 Moulin Rouge! is a stylish and energetic musical from director Baz Luhrmann. The film features a punchy soundtrack and enthusiastic dance numbers, which sit alongside huge, impressively designed sets (the film looks [...]

March 9, 2021

Good Will Hunting: Yorgos Lanthimos’ THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

Director Yorgos Lanthimos delivers a deliciously dark psychological thriller with 2017’s The Killing Of A Sacred Deer. It’s a well-honed film with the clinical precision of a Stanley Kubrick film. Colin Farrell is a surgeon with a [...]

July 6, 2020

Tom Cruise & Nicole Kidman In Stanley Kubrick’s EYES WIDE SHUT

Eyes Wide Shut was the late Stanley Kubrick’s final film. Two years in production, it caused much controversy on its release due to the sexually explicit scenes contained in the film. The 1999 release stars the then-married Tom Cruise and Nicole [...]

July 3, 2020