Director Brett Ratner is out as Oscar producer, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The Academy and Ratner have just released statements confirming his exit. Ratner released a statement soon after THR reported his...[more]
Review: Anonymous, The Debt, Beautiful Lies, The Thing, Conan the Barbarian and I Don't Know How She Does It[more]
Yes, that is the Skytower, and yes, those Mini Coopers are racing through the Wellington train station. The new Bollywood action film 'Players' was filmed here in New Zealand earlier this year. Although we are still...[more]
I think it’s fair to say that Rise of the Planet of the Apes surprised a great many people. (Myself included.) Powered by a nuanced performance from Andy Serkis as the ape Caesar and cutting-edge effects wizardry from WETA, Rise ...[more]
As indie filmmakers continue to try new ways to get their films out—with or without conventional distribution—Five Star Day, an astrology-themed feature that overemphasizes the significance of place and time, premiered...[more]
Dan Slevin's latest reviews: Drive, In Time, One Day, Fright Night and The Inbetweeners Movie[more]
Today it was announced that Logan’s Run, which is set to begin filming next year, has hired a new writer. Andrew Baldwin, who penned 2008 Black List script The West Is Dead, has been brought onto the project to redraft...[more]
Adding another nod in the direction of a best actress Oscar nomination, Glenn Close won best actress at the recently wrapped Tokyo International Film Festival for her gender-bending role in Rodrigo Garcia’s period drama Albert...[more]
Metallica is evidently looking to self-finance its own film, which may be a 3D feature of some sort.[more]
In 1984 Tim Burton made a short called Frankenweenie, about a kid who uses Frankenstein-like science to bring his deceased pet back to life. Deemed too dark and family-unfriendly to release, the black and white short cost...[more]