Adam Driver to Star in Sam Raimi Produced Sci-Fi Thriller ’65’
Recent Oscar nominee Adam Driver finds work in mysterious original sci-fi thriller ’65’ from ‘A Quiet Place’ scribes and Sam Raimi. News story by George Taylor.
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Blockbuster Filmmaking and Transmedia Storytelling at the Great Pit of Carkoon
How the Great Pit of Carkoon in ‘Star Wars – Return of the Jedi’ is an example of commodified transmedia storytelling and blockbuster filmmaking. Essay by Jacob Davis.
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The Vast of Night (2019) Review
‘The Vast of Night’, available exclusively on Amazon, is proof that “small-scale storytelling can sometimes be more captivating than the flashiest and most elaborate blockbusters”. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
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Bong Joon-ho feature ‘The Host’ is not only “a smart and entertaining thriller, but a tender family drama and a rip-roaring comedy.” Sam Sewell-Peterson’s review.
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Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel and T.J. Miller star in Christopher Eubank directed Sci-Fi ‘Underwater’ (2020). Full movie review courtesy of Jacob Davis.
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‘The Lost City of Z’ filmmaker James Gray has teamed with Brad Pitt for ‘Ad Astra’, a space exploration film being likened to ‘Apocalypse Now’. Joseph Wade reviews.
Read MoreModern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Expectations of Star Wars Lore in the 21st Century
How expectations regarding ‘Star Wars’ lore have been cultivated and why it isn’t the end of the world that you don’t know anything about Snoke.
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“Ellen Ripley stands as one of the first pages torn out of a sexist and archaic rulebook.” From Final Girls to Kickass Women – What Modern Female Protagonists Have in Common with Ellen Ripley.
Read MoreAliens (1986) Retrospective Review
In his retrospective review of James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ (1986), Lucas Hill-Paul describes the famous sequel as “a landmark in action-horror”. Read the full piece here.
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December 11, 2023
2024 Golden Globe Awards – Film Nominees
The nominees for the 81st Golden Globe Awards have been announced,