Podcast | Zodiac (2007), plus Brady Corbet
by Simon Brew | Feb 03, 2025 | Podcasts
David Fincher's best film? Maybe, but Zodiac at one stage was a Disney movie. Plus, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Brady Corbet on The Brutalist and more....
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The Social Network | Jesse Eisenberg tried to visit Mark Zuckerberg, but then his producer intervened
by Ryan Lambie | Jan 29, 2025 | News
Before The Social Network began filming, Jesse Eisenberg tried to meet Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg - but then a producer intervened…...
Have traditional movie studios discovered Netflix’s Kryptonite?
by Simon Brew | Dec 11, 2024 | Feature, News
IMAX screens might just have given traditional Hollywood studios a way to push back against the power of Netflix. A few thoughts....
Dune: Prophecy episode 4 review | Immolation by toy malfunction
by Ryan Lambie | Dec 09, 2024 | News, Reviews, TV
The visions, witchy powers and imperial intrigue continue in Dune: Prophecy episode 4. But what does it all amount to? Our review:...
Derelict interview | Director Jonathan Zaurin on the state of genre cinema in the UK
by Maria Lattila | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
We chat to Jonathan Zaurin, director of Derelict, about the current state of the UK film industry and trying to get genre films made in an industry...
Crew Expendable: The making of Alien 3
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 27, 2024 | Feature
Co-star Ralph Brown talks to us about his memories of starring in 1992’s Alien 3, working with David Fincher, clashes with Sigourney Weaver, and its l...
Jesse Eisenberg | Actor and filmmaker is set to make a musical
by Jake Godfrey | Nov 22, 2024 | News
Actor turned filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg is set to write and direct a musical comedy starring Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti....
Netflix, and the burgeoning filmmaker rebellion
by James Harvey | Nov 21, 2024 | Feature, News
With Guillermo Del Toro apparently the latest to eke a theatrical release from the streamer, is Netflix’s fear of the big screen coming back to h...
Alien: Earth | New teaser contains a brief image of what appears to be a sheep's eye
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 20, 2024 | News
Upcoming TV series Alien: Earth has a brief new trailer that has some almost subliminal images buried in it - including what we're fairly sure is a...
Ridley Scott interview | Gladiator II, Alien 3, tennis, art and baboons
by Ryan Lambie | Nov 13, 2024 | Feature, News
Director Ridley Scott talks to us about Gladiator II, his favourite tennis documentary, baboons and an awful lot more....
Saw at 20 | Looking back at James Wan and Leigh Whannell's seminal horror thriller
by Maria Lattila | Nov 04, 2024 | Feature, News
James Wan’s Saw turns 20 this year and is back in cinemas. A look at one of the most influential horror films of all time:...
Ballerina, and the best and worst of movie reshoots
by Ryan Lambie | Oct 21, 2024 | Feature
As word again surfaces that John Wick spin-off Ballerina has been heavily retooled, we look at whether reshoots always spell doom for a movie…...
Wolfs review | Two Hollywood stars, one two-star thriller
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 26, 2024 | Reviews
Spider-Man: Homecoming director Jon Watts turns to the thriller genre with Wolfs, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Our review:...
The Terminator | What more can be done with a franchise that keeps ignoring itself?
by Ryan Lambie | Sep 23, 2024 | Feature
As James Cameron announces that any future Terminator film will ‘jettison everything’ that came before, we wonder whether it’s a case of franc...
Interview | Director Pascal Plante on courtroom thriller Red Rooms
by James Harvey | Sep 06, 2024 | Feature, Interviews
We sat down with the Red Rooms writer-director to talk sociopathy, true crime, and why he doesn't like being compared to David Fincher......
Knives Out 3 | The budget reportedly hits $210m
by Dan Cooper | Sep 03, 2024 | News
No expense is being spared it seems, as Rian Johnson wraps production on his third murder mystery film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery....
Best horror films on Disney Plus UK
by Maria Lattila | Aug 27, 2024 | Feature, News
Looking for something to scare your socks off? Here’s our picks of the best horror films on Disney Plus UK. ...
Best films on Disney Plus UK (for grown-ups)
by Film Stories | Aug 15, 2024 | Feature, News
It’s not all Marvel and animated fairytales. Here’s our pick of the best films you can watch now on Disney Plus UK:...
Alien: Romulus | Fede Alvarez interview: practical effects, Hollywood apathy, and making divisive sci-fi horror
by Ryan Lambie | Aug 13, 2024 | Feature, Interviews, News
Writer-director Fede Alvarez talks exclusively about his new film, Alien: Romulus and his handmade approach to its making....
TRON: Ares | Nine Inch Nails to score the film
by Dan Cooper | Aug 12, 2024 | News
In the absence of TRON: Legacy's composers, the legendary Daft Punk, TRON: Ares has turned to Nine Inch Nails instead for its score....
Alien: Earth | Everything we know so far (and speculation about the things we don’t)
by Ryan Lambie | Jul 22, 2024 | Feature, News, TV
In the wake of its title announcement, we dig into what we know about Noah Hawley’s upcoming FX TV series, Alien: Earth....
Ridley Scott | On not getting to make the Alien and Blade Runner sequels
by Simon Brew | Jul 02, 2024 | News
Ridley Scott is finishing up work on Gladiator II - and he's still not happy about not getting the chance to make Alien and Blade Runner's first...
Movie stars and their contracts: from small quirks to things not going to plan
by Guy Buckland | Jun 28, 2024 | Feature, News
Get a contract wrong for a movie, and a studio might just end up paying the price a little further down the line......
Chinatown | Scripts for prequel series are finished says screenwriter Robert Towne
by Ryan Lambie | Jun 24, 2024 | News
"The episodes have been written for Netflix," screenwriter Robert Towne says of his Chinatown prequel series, which will be directed by David Fincher....
Furiosa, and the box office reporting problem
by Simon Brew | Jun 13, 2024 | Feature, News
George Miller's Furiosa may be struggling in cinemas, but that doesn't mean it won't ultimately make money for Warner Bros. A few thoughts on the...
Dune: Part Two | Why Jacqueline West was born to design the sci-fi epic’s costumes
by Ryan Lambie | May 28, 2024 | Feature
Oscar-nominated costume designer Jacqueline West talks about her stunning work on Dune: Part Two - and how her connections to Dune go back to the...
Dead Star, and other HR Giger film projects we never got to see
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 29, 2024 | Feature, News
Alien artist HR Giger was involved in a number of film projects in the 1980s and 90s. We talk to filmmaker William Malone about some amazing films...
Aaron Sorkin reportedly working on “a Social Network -adjacent” script
by Maria Lattila | Apr 26, 2024 | News
Aaron Sorkin is reportedly working on a film script that could act as a sequel of sorts to 2010’s The Social Network.
Cleopatra | Details of the Angelina Jolie headlined version that never was
by Dan Cooper | Apr 25, 2024 | News
Brian Helgeland has been discussing his script for Sony's aborted take on Cleopatra which was set to star Angelina Jolie......
Ripley | One of the most beautiful-looking TV shows in years
by Ryan Lambie | Apr 17, 2024 | Feature, TV
Steven Zaillian’s Ripley is a tense, absorbing thriller series - and its black and white visuals make it one of the best-looking TV shows ever....
Kathryn Bigelow's Aurora scrapped by Netflix
by Dan Cooper | Apr 16, 2024 | News
Under Netflix's new head of film, auteur-driven projects are said to be very much out of favour: Kathryn Bigelow's Aurora included....
Film Quiz Friday: Dunst Checks In
by Mark Harrison | Apr 12, 2024 | Feature
In this week's film quiz, 30 movie-related questions on subjects such as Peter Pan, Robin Hood, and the movies of Kirsten Dunst....
