« December 2010 | Filmstalker | February 2011 »

January 31, 2011

Bond 23 baddie rumour and cash in concerns

Some rumours have come in that suggest the Bond 23 production is rolling on rather well with a name being tipped as the new baddie for Daniel Craig's Bond to go up against, and it's a cracking suggestion if you ask me, a guy that really can nail a bad...

Read the full story "Bond 23 baddie rumour and cash in concerns" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 10:10 AM | | Comments (0)

17th Screen Actors Guild announce winners

The winners for the Screen Actors Guild have been announced and these are already starting to look good for the Oscars, although bear in mind that the Oscars aren't all about the performances as the Screen Actors Guild awards would suggest they are. Is that some cynicism creeping in? Well...

Read the full story "17th Screen Actors Guild announce winners" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 10:07 AM | | Comments (0)

Soul Surfer trailer

The trailer for Soul Surfer looks pretty good, in fact surprisingly so although I wasn't sure what I was expecting the trailer does manage to capture you in such a short space of time. The film is about Bethany Hamilton, a teenage surfer who was looking promising to go onto...

Read the full story "Soul Surfer trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:55 AM | | Comments (0)

New Superman cast

It doesn't seem that long ago we were saying the same thing about a certain newcomer called Brandon Routh, who might just have made enough of a name and career for himself to keep going without another Superman role. Now though we're looking at a not so new actor taking...

Read the full story "New Superman cast" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:49 AM | | Comments (1)

January 29, 2011

Filmstalker Film Club 2010 Reviewed Audiocast

Welcome to the latest Filmstalker Film Club Audiocast where we're discussing the best and worst films of last year. It may be a bit late for some, but I don't think it is. 2011 is less than a month old and the films from 2010 are still with us, yes...

Read the full story "Filmstalker Film Club 2010 Reviewed Audiocast" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 5:23 PM | | Comments (0)

January 28, 2011

Prometheus plot rumours confuse

It's not entirely clear what we're going to see in this new film from Ridley Scott now called Prometheus, the one that was supposed to be the single, not double, Alien prequel and has now transformed into something else through the writing process. While I love the fact that everyone...

Read the full story "Prometheus plot rumours confuse" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:32 AM | | Comments (0)

[REC] Genesis reveals a little more

There's not much more revealed in this new blurb for [REC] Genesis, but it does confirm one thing that I wasn't entirely sure they were going to do, even with watching [REC] 2 (Filmstalker review), they are leaving the building. This last film also claims to be bringing elements of...

Read the full story "[REC] Genesis reveals a little more" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:22 AM | | Comments (0)

Trailer for Beginners with Plummer and McGregor

I have to admit that after watching the trailer for Beginners there are just three things that draw me to the film, Christopher Plummer, Ewan McGregor and Mélanie Laurent, the rest of it looks rather, well, odd and uninspiring to be honest. However there's something else, Mike Mills is the...

Read the full story "Trailer for Beginners with Plummer and McGregor" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:17 AM | | Comments (0)

January 27, 2011

The Dark Tower lead chosen?

Well with the usual rumours comes the story that perhaps the lead has already been chosen for the huge adaptation of Stephen King's The Dark Tower. Apparently an actor has been offered the role of Roland Deschain in The Dark Tower adaptation that could well mean three films and three...

Read the full story "The Dark Tower lead chosen?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:49 AM | | Comments (0)

Update: Redford's The Conspirator trailer online

The trailer for Robert Redford's tale of Mary Surratt and her trial for the involvement in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln is now online and you can see it right here. The trailer looks good and feels like a courtroom drama with period costumes, but that's not meant as...

Read the full story "Update: Redford's The Conspirator trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:41 AM | | Comments (0)

Brian De Palma remaking Crime d'amour

Brian De Palma looks set to remake the French thriller Crime d'amour and set it in the UK, and his high praise of the original film has not only led me to start searching out the original, but also put this film on my watch list and it's only just...

Read the full story "Brian De Palma remaking Crime d'amour" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:36 AM | | Comments (0)

Heavy Rain video game adaptation

For those of you who have played the game and like cinema I don't think that this is a surprise for you for a second. Heavy Rain is a game that is hugely influenced by film noir and carries cinematic viewpoints in every single aspect of the game. Couple that...

Read the full story "Heavy Rain video game adaptation" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:34 AM | | Comments (0)

January 26, 2011

The Sunset Limited trailer

Tommy Lee Jones has directed his next film and it stars himself and Samuel L. Jackson, that's all, just the two of them, cooped up in a room for the entire length of the film and just talking. It's an HBO Film and comes from the writer Cormac McCarthy, so...

Read the full story "The Sunset Limited trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:09 AM | | Comments (0)

The Drummond Will trailer

A trailer has arrived for the British comedy, and perhaps a little bit of horror, The Drummond Will. It looks an interesting combination and reminds me of classic British comedy, and the recently seen Scottish film One Day Removals (Filmstalker review). Films where no matter what people do events just...

Read the full story "The Drummond Will trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:01 AM | | Comments (0)

Eastwood's J. Edgar gains cast

Clint Eastwood's next film, the biographical film of J. Edgar Hoover entitled J. Edgar, has been gaining a good cast of late, and that cast keeps growing with the announcement of Naomi Watts set to play the secretary of J. Edgar Hoover, a woman who worked for him for fifty...

Read the full story "Eastwood's J. Edgar gains cast" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Franco tells plans to direct As I Lay Dying

There's been talk of James Franco directing a new film for a little while now, and he's finally announced what that will be. I say new film because I had originally written "first" until I saw the ten films under his director's profile. With two marked as in production, four...

Read the full story "Franco tells plans to direct As I Lay Dying" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:54 AM | | Comments (0)

January 25, 2011

Academy Award nominees announced

The 83rd Academy Award nominees have been announced. I always wondered why they numbered them until you start to try and say which year they're from. Do you say they are the 2010, since that's when the films are from for the awards, well mostly, or do you say 2011...

Read the full story "Academy Award nominees announced" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:24 PM | | Comments (0)

Second Lovelace film faces similar problems

There's a second, possibly bigger cast Linda Lovelace biographical film in development, but it's facing the same financial issues as Inferno: A Linda Lovelace Story is, which is no doubt feeling the pinch even more now that the headline grabbing Lindsay Lohan is off the production. The film called Lovelace...

Read the full story "Second Lovelace film faces similar problems" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:35 AM | | Comments (0)

Captain America changes title abroad

It's no real surprise that Captain America: The First Avenger is set to hit a title change abroad, it's something I've said since the beginning of the idea of a Captain America film, this will be a hard sell in some countries. While changing the title might help, the iconic...

Read the full story "Captain America changes title abroad" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:25 AM | | Comments (0)

There Be Dragons trailer evolves

When I look back on the first trailer I saw for Roland Joffé's There Be Dragons I'm amazed that now it looks so good, and it really does show the evolution of a trailer when time and money is injected into it. The film stars Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray...

Read the full story "There Be Dragons trailer evolves" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:23 AM | | Comments (0)

January 24, 2011

Vaughn talks X-Men: First Class

People always want to complain about something and when we're talking about films that go back in an accepted timeline of characters and story, there's always a furore from fans. So far X-Men: First Class hasn't been hit too badly by it, but the rumblings are there and Matthew Vaughn...

Read the full story "Vaughn talks X-Men: First Class" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:28 PM | | Comments (0)

Razzies announce 2010 nominees

The Razzies, aka the 31st Annual Razzie Awards, aka The Golden Raspberry Awards, look you know what they are, these are the worst films, performances, and screenplays that have been nominated from the worst of the worst last year. It's a strong list, some worthy contenders, and there are some...

Read the full story "Razzies announce 2010 nominees" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:23 PM | | Comments (0)

Insidious trailer to scare?

There's a trailer online for James Wan's Insidious. You'll know Wan from Saw, he came up with the story for and directed the film as well as the story for Saw III and Dead Silence. Oh and he also directed Death Sentance. Now he has a new film that he...

Read the full story "Insidious trailer to scare?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:18 PM | | Comments (0)

Black Swan

Film Five Stars
Coming out of the viewing of Black Swan my wife said that there were going to be two groups of people coming out of the cinema. The audience members who know Darren Aronofsky's films and knew what to expect will be those coming out of the cinema having enjoyed the...

Read the full story "Black Swan" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 6:29 PM | | Comments (0)

Update: Matrix sequels says Reeves, or not

I don't know, everywhere you look nowadays you're hearing about stars who are talking about the revival of some of their biggest roles on screen without any comment from the film-makers or the studios. It seems that more and more the stars are pushing projects with the public, hoping that...

Read the full story "Update: Matrix sequels says Reeves, or not" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:51 AM | | Comments (2)

Orson Welles unfinished film to be released?

The Other Side of the Wind is a film from Orson Welles that was never finished nor released and has been caught up in a kind of custody battle ever since Welles died. Now word is coming that the ownership battles are almost resolved and that the film could actually...

Read the full story "Orson Welles unfinished film to be released?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:51 AM | | Comments (0)

24 film not happening, again

While Keifer Sutherland has once again been saying the 24 film is just around the corner, the studio have been saying something rather different and going back on his promised timelines rather quickly. It seems that while Sutherland wants Bauer on film, the studio are a bit more cautious, or...

Read the full story "24 film not happening, again" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:50 AM | | Comments (0)

Brotherhood trailer online

The trailer for Brotherhood looks really good, making a strong thriller out of a relatively small event that grows bigger and bigger, cascading out of control no matter how much the lead characters try and keep it under control. It's the kind of thriller that can really draw people in....

Read the full story "Brotherhood trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:50 AM | | Comments (0)

Alfred Hitchcock biographical film with Hopkins?

Could this be true? The other day we heard that Sacha Gervasi was in discussions to write and direct a film about an important moment in the career of Alfred Hitchcock, the moment where he decided to take a gamble and make the film Psycho, a low budget horror which...

Read the full story "Alfred Hitchcock biographical film with Hopkins?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:49 AM | | Comments (1)

January 21, 2011

Bond 23 to continue trilogy?

Amongst the gossip and the “private life which should stay private” expose of this story there's a very interesting comment that could tell us what direction Bond 23 will take, and that's the bit I'm interested in. It's a huge rumour mind you, caught up in the middle of a...

Read the full story "Bond 23 to continue trilogy?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:56 AM | | Comments (0)

Baron Cohen in Saddam Hussein film?

The whole story sounds like a comedy in itself, but the word is that Sacha Baron Cohen will be starring in a comedy that is, and here's the tenuous link, thought to be inspired by the former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. There's a few “ifs” and “buts” in there, and...

Read the full story "Baron Cohen in Saddam Hussein film?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:53 AM | | Comments (0)

The Son of No One trailer, big cast poor trailer

I'm not sure what to think of this trailer for The Son of No One, I'm inclined to think it's been released before a proper edit, but I'm just not sure. The film should be good on paper though with a cast including Al Pacino, Juliette Binoche, Ray Liotta, Channing...

Read the full story "The Son of No One trailer, big cast poor trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:46 AM | | Comments (0)

January 20, 2011

Perfect Sense trailer shows great cast

Perfect Sense stars Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Connie Nielsen, Stephen Dillane, Ewen Bremner, Denis Lawson and Alastair Mackenzie, a good cast all round, and it appears to be a love story, but reading closer into the blurb there's something more, something deeper, a story at the heart of a pandemic....

Read the full story "Perfect Sense trailer shows great cast" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:01 AM | | Comments (0)

Lethal Weapon remake begins

We did hear word that a few studios were going to plunder their back catalogues and produce more remakes this year, but this latest news is stretching things a little too far, a reboot of Lethal Weapon with an all new cast? Well if Warner Bros. have their way that's...

Read the full story "Lethal Weapon remake begins" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:54 AM | | Comments (0)

New Red Riding Hood trailer

There's a new trailer online for Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood, yes she directed Twilight so let's hope this isn't all teen angst disguised as something more. However looking at the trailers while you might be getting the whiff of Twilight from the soundtrack, the rest of it looks like...

Read the full story "New Red Riding Hood trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:49 AM | | Comments (0)

January 19, 2011

The Dark Knight Rises reveals leads and villain

I am stunned. Well I'm stunned on one side and not shocked on the other. For today two actors and leading characters were announced for Christopher Nolan's third Batman film and both Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway are confirmed as starring next to Christian Bale. While I already suggested who...

Read the full story "The Dark Knight Rises reveals leads and villain" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:02 PM | | Comments (3)

Water for Elephants International trailer

A new trailer has arrived online for Water for Elephants, the film starring Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon, Christoph Waltz and Hal Holbrook adapted from the Sara Gruen novel (Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com) by Richard LaGravenese and directed by the talented Francis Lawrence. Already that sounds like every single reason that the...

Read the full story "Water for Elephants International trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:31 AM | | Comments (0)

BAFTA nominations announced

So the most deserving and worthwhile awards are announced, the BAFTAs. Oh I'm not that biased, but from looking back I do believe that they tend to give to the more deserving winners for what happens on screen and avoids any other reasons. I've seen it time and time again...

Read the full story "BAFTA nominations announced" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:29 AM | | Comments (1)

Jerry Lewis most successful films for remake

It's surprising that there hasn't been a move to remake the Jerry Lewis films already, but then I think that's because there hasn't been a comedy persona to rival him, or maybe there has been and there's just not been the desire to bring back this kind of comedy to...

Read the full story "Jerry Lewis most successful films for remake" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:22 AM | | Comments (0)

January 18, 2011

Morning Glory

Film Three Stars
Preview tickets are a wonderful thing, they make you go and see films you didn't think you would and sometimes you get a surprise. That happened with Morning Glory, for just over half of it anyway, for Morning Glory really feels like two films. One film is the standard, play...

Read the full story "Morning Glory" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 11:00 PM | | Comments (0)

Update: Double Senna trailers online, could an F1 film be next?

Two trailers have arrived for Senna, the film about the legendary driver Ayrton Senna who won the Formula 1 championship three times in a row. The trailers have some great images, really great images, and not only does it capture the spirit and the passion of F1 but also the...

Read the full story "Update: Double Senna trailers online, could an F1 film be next?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Bousman's Mother's Day trailer arrives

I don't think this is the final trailer for Darren Lynn Bousman's remake of Mother's Day because the beats feel a little off, the track doesn't quite fit with the images, and between the nice moments that work well there are a couple of montages of shots that just aren't...

Read the full story "Bousman's Mother's Day trailer arrives" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:57 AM | | Comments (0)

Sixth Fast and the Furious and character spin-off?

The question is laid and the answer is yes according to Neal Moritz who also speaks for Vin Diesel. If they get the chance and all the pieces come together there's going to be a sixth film, but then don't those behind a film always tease a sequel when the...

Read the full story "Sixth Fast and the Furious and character spin-off?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:47 AM | | Comments (0)

January 17, 2011

New Scream 4 trailer pulled?

There's a new Scream 4 trailer online and it features a lot of new footage and some new characters too. It's looking rather good, and I really like the way that in the film the events have become a parody and a bit of a joke to the town. However...

Read the full story "New Scream 4 trailer pulled?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:30 AM | | Comments (0)

Golden Globes 2011: The winners

I've not been drawn to the awards season this year as much as previous, well I am for the big ones, the Globes, the BAFTAs, the Oscars, but not so much the smaller critics announcements and every single nomination list going, and the reason has been the continual blanket coverage...

Read the full story "Golden Globes 2011: The winners" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:28 AM | | Comments (0)

Alien prequel becomes something else

Surprise and relief at the same time is how I would describe my feelings this morning as I found out after a weekend off that the Alien prequel (which definitely was once prequels) has been scrapped. Thankfully those behind it have seen sense and there's not going to be a...

Read the full story "Alien prequel becomes something else" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:19 AM | | Comments (0)

January 16, 2011

Stalker's Top Ten 2010: Ram Solanki's Top Indian Films

We're actually almost out of Stalker's Top Tens for this year, yes it was a small turn out, but they were, and are, perfectly formed. The penultimate entry on the list is Filmstalker regular and one of the original Stalkers, Jun6lee, or as you might also know him, Ram Solanki....

Read the full story "Stalker's Top Ten 2010: Ram Solanki's Top Indian Films" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:38 PM | | Comments (0)

January 15, 2011

Stalker’s Top Ten 2010: WeeTiger3

Ah, Gerard Butler, I have a signed poster in my cinema room, cracking message too, he’s a nice bloke and I’m not the only one that thinks so, Filmstalker reader WeeTiger3 thinks the same. However we’re not here to discuss Mr Butler, we’re here to discuss WeeTiger3’s top ten films...

Read the full story "Stalker’s Top Ten 2010: WeeTiger3" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 3:20 PM | | Comments (1)

January 14, 2011

Love trailer surprises

I was surprised by the trailer for Love, it's a set-up for a story I've had in my head for a long time (don't worry I'm not one of those people who screams "I thought of that" and then sues!) but I could never find the right hook, and in...

Read the full story "Love trailer surprises" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:29 AM | | Comments (0)

The Housemaid trailer

When I saw the words "erotic thriller" I was pretty much turned off, but when there wasn't too much to interest this morning and I was taking a chance on some other trailers that paid off, I thought I might give the Korean trailer for The Housemaid a go. I...

Read the full story "The Housemaid trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:26 AM | | Comments (0)

Death Note for Hollywood

No it's not some statement of fact about the impending demise of Hollywood, it's news that the Japanese franchise of Death Note which covers comics, film and television, is getting adapted for the big screen and none other than Shane Black will be directing. Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry are...

Read the full story "Death Note for Hollywood" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:13 AM | | Comments (0)

January 13, 2011

TRON: Legacy the sequel?

There's some rumour and conjecture about a possible sequel to TRON: Legacy (Filmstalker review), and while there's nothing concrete, there's enough to start talking about and get the juices flowing. However a lot of people writing about the potential sequel are also commenting on how surprised they are that there...

Read the full story "TRON: Legacy the sequel?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 11:21 PM | | Comments (0)

Greengrass on Luther King Jr. assassination film?

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been eighty three this Monday, and it seems that Paul Greengrass is getting ready to mark that day with the beginnings of a project to make a film about the events leading up to his assassination. It's rumour for now and has yet...

Read the full story "Greengrass on Luther King Jr. assassination film?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 11:20 PM | | Comments (0)

Dynasty the film, even after Dallas?

Why Dallas failed we'll probably never really know, but we can hazard a few guesses from what we've heard, egos, budgets, and the idea that there really wasn't quite the story there that they thought there was. So if that was the case for Dallas, how can Dynasty make it...

Read the full story "Dynasty the film, even after Dallas?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 10:10 AM | | Comments (0)

Edgar Wright resumes Ant-Man

Edgar Wright is a breath of fresh air just now, well his attitude certainly is especially as concerns Ant-Man, and not to do many others in the film industries of the world an injustice as there are gales out there, however this one seems to be blowing in the opposite...

Read the full story "Edgar Wright resumes Ant-Man" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 10:07 AM | | Comments (0)

Freddie Mercury film underway, along with more Queen

While we heard a little while ago that Sacha Baron Cohen was going to play the charismatic and thoroughly amazing singer and writer Freddie Mercury in a biographical film of his life, there hasn't been much news since. We heard the announcement and that was that. Now though we've heard...

Read the full story "Freddie Mercury film underway, along with more Queen" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:03 AM | | Comments (0)

January 12, 2011

Battle: Los Angeles trailer delivers something different

The new trailer for Battle: Los Angeles brings a different feel to the film than the one we've seen so far and it manages to catch you emotionally as well. The music score, the increasing scenes of destruction and the slow reaction shots in the latter half really give you...

Read the full story "Battle: Los Angeles trailer delivers something different" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:44 AM | | Comments (0)

Reno and Cassel teaming in new horror?

Television aside I think I'm right in saying that Jean Reno and Vincent Cassel have only appeared together in Mathieu Kassovitz's very good The Crimson Rivers (Les rivières pourpres), well there's a new film in production that will have fans of both actors excited, for they are about to appear...

Read the full story "Reno and Cassel teaming in new horror?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:35 AM | | Comments (0)

January 11, 2011

Bond is back

As MGM find the deal to save their company and bring a two Hobbit film production to life, so we hear from their other jewel in the crown, the Bond franchise. Unsurprisingly the announcement has come that it's up and running, and that the names we were expecting are confirmed....

Read the full story "Bond is back" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 11:21 PM | | Comments (1)

New Priest trailer online

A new trailer has been released online for the film Priest starring Paul Bettany as the warrior priest out to save the world set in a future where war of humans versus vampires has led the humans to live in walled, protected cities and the vampires roaming the desolate wasteland....

Read the full story "New Priest trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 11:20 PM | | Comments (2)

Elite Squad 2 (Tropa de Elite 2) trailer online

Elite Squad 2 (Tropa de Elite 2) is the sequel to the strong Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite) (Filmstalker review), and if you hadn't guessed that then I'm really not sure what you were thinking! Elite Squad 2 (Tropa de Elite 2) follows the characters from the first film a...

Read the full story "Elite Squad 2 (Tropa de Elite 2) trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 11:12 PM | | Comments (0)

Babycall trailers online

Two new non-English language trailers have arrived online and while I can't understand a word in either of them, they are worth sharing for very different reasons. The first trailer is for a film starring the actress Noomi Rapace. The film was actually made before she became as famous as...

Read the full story "Babycall trailers online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 11:10 PM | | Comments (0)

Stalker's Top Ten 2010: Mark Buckley's Wish List

The Stalker's Top Tens continue here on Filmstalker, and there are only a few left to go, however it really isn't too late to get yours in. 2010 only finished eleven days ago, that's just five or six (depending on your holidays) working days ago. 2010 is not dead yet,...

Read the full story "Stalker's Top Ten 2010: Mark Buckley's Wish List" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:39 AM | | Comments (0)

S.W.A.T.: Fire Fight trailer online

I find S.W.A.T. a complete guilty pleasure, while many hate it I think it's a fun, totally over the top action film that contains some stronger moments of actual S.W.A.T. fun and action, however it's not widely liked. Well I guess people can like Snakes on a Plane but not...

Read the full story "S.W.A.T.: Fire Fight trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:38 AM | | Comments (1)

January 10, 2011

Total Recall remake may not be a remake

The replacement for Arnold Schwarzenegger has been announced, and it's quite the surprise. Well to be fair it's not actually a replacement for Arnie as this new Total Recall, we're told, is going back to the source and taking things in a slightly different direction. I'll believe that when I...

Read the full story "Total Recall remake may not be a remake" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 11:11 PM | | Comments (0)

Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Awards 2011 nominees

The nominees for the 2011 BAFTA Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Awards have been announced, and as with all the BAFTA awards, I find that they tend to be the awards for the more deserving performances, and more often than not they tend to be the ones I agree with most....

Read the full story "Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Awards 2011 nominees" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 11:09 PM | | Comments (1)

The Dark Tower casting rumours

Ever since we heard about Stephen King series The Dark Tower rights being bought for film we've been hearing rumours about casting, and more interestingly we've been hearing readers casting preferences, and while mine still remain Stephen Moyer there are many other great suggestions out there. However the first rumour...

Read the full story "The Dark Tower casting rumours" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:22 AM | | Comments (0)

Wood returns as Frodo in The Hobbit

Yet how can that be you might ask, for The Hobbit is not about Frodo but about Bilbo Baggins. Well Elijah Wood has been cast in the film and that means Frodo is coming back, and if rumour is true his character will be topping and tailing the films as...

Read the full story "Wood returns as Frodo in The Hobbit" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:15 AM | | Comments (0)

Ghostbusters III script is good says Reitman

Ivan Reitman, director of Meatballs, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Legal Eagles, Twins, Ghostbusters II, Kindergarten Cop, Dave, Junior, Six Days Seven Nights, Evolution, My Super Ex-Girlfriend and No Strings Attached, has come out in defence of Ghostbusters III and has joined the fight against the online rumours of Ghostbusters III as well...

Read the full story "Ghostbusters III script is good says Reitman" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:12 AM | | Comments (0)

The Resident trailer

A trailer is online for The Resident, the film starring Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Christopher Lee, and there are two things you can say about it after watching it. One is that it reminds me of Pacific Heights, Sliver and other such films, and the other is that...

Read the full story "The Resident trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:10 AM | | Comments (0)

The Tunnel trailer screams Blair Witch

It's not a bad thing that films copy the lost footage idea, and it's an idea that comes before The Blair Witch Project and even the earlier The Last Broadcast, and it's certainly not one that's going to get old. However any film employing the style really needs to find...

Read the full story "The Tunnel trailer screams Blair Witch" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:06 AM | | Comments (0)

January 7, 2011

Stalker's Top Ten 2010: Matt Adcock's Top movie Taglines

The Filmstalker Top Tens continue with a Filmstalker favourite and regular, Matt Adcock. He's a real film buff himself and I always marvel at how he comes up with something different for the Top Tens each year, and this year is no exception. Perhaps you were hoping he was going...

Read the full story "Stalker's Top Ten 2010: Matt Adcock's Top movie Taglines" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:09 PM | | Comments (0)

Stalked: Hobbit begins, Carnahan's The Grey, Pattinson and Cronenberg, Captain America plot, Star Wars Blu-ray box set

The Hobbit films start next month... Carnahan looks forward to The Grey.... Pattinson on Cronenberg's Cosmopolis... Captain America details revealed... Star Wars box set on Blu-ray......

Read the full story "Stalked: Hobbit begins, Carnahan's The Grey, Pattinson and Cronenberg, Captain America plot, Star Wars Blu-ray box set" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 1:34 PM | | Comments (0)

Carpenter's The Ward gets full trailer

A full trailer has appeared for John Carpenter's The Ward starring Amber Heard. From the legendary director comes a new horror film that sees a young woman admitted to a mental institution and subjected to the brutality of the treatments as well as being haunted by a rather malicious ghost,...

Read the full story "Carpenter's The Ward gets full trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:23 AM | | Comments (0)

New Paul trailer online

Another new trailer has arrived for Paul although there's not a lot of new footage until the fast cut montage at the end and the wonderful choice of ELO playing in the background...okay, maybe I'm in the minority on that last one. I do wish there had been more new...

Read the full story "New Paul trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:22 AM | | Comments (0)

Exorcismus trailer looks promising

Written by David Muñoz and directed by Manuel Carballo, Exorcismus hasn't really grabbed my attention with the previous trailer, and I had actually thought it was a Spanish film. This trailer says something different once it gets warmed up. The film sees teenager Emma Hawkins suddenly start fitting, fits which...

Read the full story "Exorcismus trailer looks promising" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:20 AM | | Comments (0)

Update: Could Haggis' Scientology book become a film?

Paul Haggis is known as a great writer and director, and his latest film The Next Three Days (Filmstalker review) is another example of how good he is. However there's a lot more to the man than his film career, for example did you know that for thirty-five years he...

Read the full story "Update: Could Haggis' Scientology book become a film?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:17 AM | | Comments (0)

Lawrence to direct amazing Zamperini survival story?

Francis Lawrence, the director of Constantine, I Am Legend (Filmstalker review) and the soon to be seen Water for Elephants, is being rumoured as being in negotiations to direct a film about Louis Zamperini, a world class runner, tipped for the Olympics, who was shot down in his plane during...

Read the full story "Lawrence to direct amazing Zamperini survival story?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:00 AM | | Comments (0)

January 6, 2011

Henry's Crime trailer online

The trailer for Henry's Crime looks rather fun although very understated, a quality that is often missing from Western films these days. Understated maybe, but understaffed, certainly not. The film is directed by Malcolm Venville who previously directed 44 Inch Chest, one of the writers Sacha Gervasi previously co-wrote The...

Read the full story "Henry's Crime trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 9:00 AM | | Comments (0)

Anti-piracy system UltraViolet gets adopted?

It was back in July of last year that I wrote up a feature about the UltraViolet system, a universal digital rights management system that would allow you to create an account, store the licence keys for your recently bought films, and then allow you to watch that film on...

Read the full story "Anti-piracy system UltraViolet gets adopted?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:54 AM | | Comments (2)

Richards starring in Cougars, Inc. film

Denise Richards and James Belushi are starring in a film called Cougars, Inc. which just saw a trailer released online today, which was then removed as it was deemed to break the policy of the video site it featured on. The film tells the story of a high school student...

Read the full story "Richards starring in Cougars, Inc. film" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:50 AM | | Comments (0)

January 5, 2011

Stalked: Rockwell, Pitt, Cogan's Trade, Portman, Wachowski, Tykwer, Cloud Atlas, Arterton, Renner, McG, Oujia, Monsters Inc., Bigfoot, Franco, Foster, Blomkamp, Elysium

Rockwell joins Pitt in Cogan's Trade... Portman confirms Wachowski-Tykwer Cloud Atlas... Arterton and Renner in Hansel and Gretel?... McG directing Oujia?... Monsters Inc. 2 a prequel?... Chinese Bigfoot 3D... Franco directing Faulkner and McCarthy... Foster in Blomkamp's Elysium......

Read the full story "Stalked: Rockwell, Pitt, Cogan's Trade, Portman, Wachowski, Tykwer, Cloud Atlas, Arterton, Renner, McG, Oujia, Monsters Inc., Bigfoot, Franco, Foster, Blomkamp, Elysium" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:09 PM | | Comments (0)

The Other Woman or Love and Other Impossible Pursuits trailer online

While most will be talking about Natalie Portman in The Other Woman or Love and Other Impossible Pursuits as it's also known, I'm going to kick off by talking about Lisa Kudrow. She's going where other Friends stars have tried and either succeeded and walked away from or just plain...

Read the full story "The Other Woman or Love and Other Impossible Pursuits trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 1:30 PM | | Comments (0)

New Godzilla close to signing director

There's a new director set to take up the challenge for Godzilla, and the name might be surprising for a few, he's definitely surprising to me if I think about how the connection was made in Hollywood but unsurprising considering his talent on Monsters (Filmstalker review). That film was damn...

Read the full story "New Godzilla close to signing director" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:36 AM | | Comments (0)

Clooney to play The Monster of Florence?

This could indeed be a wonderful role for George Clooney, and one where he might well shed the nicer side of his image, something I think he excels at when he does. The film in question is an adaptation of the book The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston and...

Read the full story "Clooney to play The Monster of Florence?" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:30 AM | | Comments (0)

Jolie will still play Cleopatra in 3D

The last we heard was that James Cameron wasn't set to direct the 3D epic tale of Cleopatra, although he had spoken highly of the idea and there were many rumours about it being so, it appeared that the Avatar sequels was too close to his heart. Now though there's...

Read the full story "Jolie will still play Cleopatra in 3D" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:25 AM | | Comments (0)

Manuale D'amore 3 trailer online

Robert De Niro, Monica Bellucci, Laura Chiatti, Riccardo Scamarcio, Valeria Solarino and Donatella Finocchiaro are all starring in Giovanni Veronesi's third film in the series Manuale d'amore, Manual of Love, and there's a trailer online. I was convinced I wrote about this before, when the announcement was originally made, but...

Read the full story "Manuale D'amore 3 trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:19 AM | | Comments (0)

January 4, 2011

Stalker's Top Ten 2010: Chris Rushworth's Top Ten films

This year we're off to a slow start for the Stalker's Top Tens, not just because I took a long Christmas break but also because I finally decided to do these properly and publish them after 2010 was officially over. So here we are with the first from Chris Rushworth....

Read the full story "Stalker's Top Ten 2010: Chris Rushworth's Top Ten films" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:39 AM | | Comments (0)

The Mechanic red band trailer

Jason Statham starring with Ben Foster in the remake of the Michael Winner and Charles Bronson film The Mechanic does sound like a good combination, and the previous trailers have been fun to watch, but now there's an MPAA red band trailer on the loose and that promises a lot...

Read the full story "The Mechanic red band trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:21 AM | | Comments (0)

The Ward, half look trailer online

Some of the trailer for John Carpenter's return The Ward has made it online, obviously leaked before it was expected to be released, but at the same time it doesn't do any harm to the actual trailer or the film as it really is just an introduction to the film....

Read the full story "The Ward, half look trailer online" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:15 AM | | Comments (0)

No Strings Attached red band trailer

The previous trailer for No Strings Attached seemed as though it had something to offer, something above the average American comedy delivering sex and bodily function jokes peppered by swearing. Well that was until I saw the red band trailer and witnessed exactly that. For me the humour has drained...

Read the full story "No Strings Attached red band trailer" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 8:12 AM | | Comments (0)

January 3, 2011

Closing Credits: Pete Postlethwaite

The actor Pete Postlethwaite has died aged sixty-four leaving behind him a career filled with memorable characters and roles, and making a lasting impression on actors and directors all the way to Steven Spielberg who described him as the best actor in the world, and that's praise indeed for he's...

Read the full story "Closing Credits: Pete Postlethwaite" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 5:48 PM | | Comments (1)

January 2, 2011

Filmstalker's Films for January 2011

Like the previous years, I was going to write a huge preview of all the films coming in the year as at this point, the very beginning of January, and two things struck me. One is that by the time I've reached the middle of the year dates are vague...

Read the full story "Filmstalker's Films for January 2011" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 4:44 PM | | Comments (1)

The Next Three Days

Film Five Stars
I am a thriller fan, I think it's my favourite genre of film because when it's done right it has one of the most powerful effects on the audience that any film genre can. It pulls you into the story, gets you invested in the characters, and makes your stomach...

Read the full story "The Next Three Days" »

Written by Richard Brunton at 4:31 PM | | Comments (1)

Tagline

Search

Site Navigation

Review Quotes


Latest Stories

Partner

Vidahost image

Latest Reviews

Promotion

Filmstalker Poll

Promotion

Subscribe with...

AddThis Feed Button

Site Feeds

Subscribe to Filmstalker:

Filmstalker's FeedAll articles

Filmstalker's Reviews FeedReviews only

Filmstalker's Reviews FeedAudiocasts only

Subscribe to the Filmstalker Audiocast on iTunesAudiocasts on iTunes

Feed by email:

Contact

TwitterFacebookSkypePlurkLinkedInIMDB

Help Out

Site Information

Creative Commons License
© www.filmstalker.co.uk

Give credit to your sources. Quote and credit, don't steal


Movable Type 3.34