Director: James Wan Starring: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Shanley Caswell Written by: Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 2nd August 2013 Those who read my blog will know that I’m not a great lover of modern horrors, preferring my thrills from films of the…
Tag: drama
The Bling Ring
Director: Sofia Coppola Starring: Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Leslie Mann, Claire Julien, Taissa Farmiga Written by: Sofia Coppola and (based on the Vanity Fair article “The Suspect Wore Louboutins” ) Nancy Jo Sales. Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th July 2013 Sofia Coppola’s much talked about film The Bling Ring…
A Field In England
Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Michael Smiley, Julian Barrett, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Ferdinando, Ryan Pope, Richard Glover Written by: Amy Jump Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th July 2013 A Field In England is a first. The first time a film has simultaneously been released in the cinema, available online and on DVD as…
Stand Up Guys
Director: Fisher Stevens Starring: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Julianna Margulies, Mark Margolis, Lucy Punch, Addison Timlin. Written by: Noah Haidle Running time: 95 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th June 2013 There once was a time when a film starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin would attract not only a bigger…
The East
Director: Zal Batmanglij Starring: Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgard, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Patricia Clarkson, Shiloh Fernandez Written by: Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th June 2013 Last year, one of my favourite films was a small, independent drama called Sound Of My Voice by upcoming writers Zal…
Snitch
Director: Ric Roman Waugh Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Barry Pepper, Michael K. Williams, Rafi Gavron Written by: Justin Haythe and Ric Roman Waugh Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 21st June 2013 Trailers and advertising for films can be very deceiving. They can either give away everything there is to…
Much Ado About Nothing
Director: Joss Whedon Starring: Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Nathan Fillion, Clark Gregg, Reed Diamond, Fran Kranz, Jillian Morgese Written by William Shakespeare and (adapted) Joss Whedon Running Time: 107 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th June 2013 If there are two things that are almost certain to be the kiss of death as far as…
Stuck In Love
Director: Josh Boone Starring: Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connolly, Lily Collins, Logan Lerman, Kristen Bell, Nat Wolff Written by: Josh Boone Running Time: 97 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 14th June 2013 Stuck In Love is one of those off-beat, quirky independent romantic comedy dramas that are full of characters and situations you would only find…
Man Of Steel
Director: Zack Synder Starring: Henry Cavell, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne Written by David S. Goyer, (story) Christopher Nolan, (characters created by) Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster Running Time: 142 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th June 2013 It is the most hyped movie of the year (adverts…
Behind The Candelabra
Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe, Debbie Reynolds, Scott Bakula, Dan Aykroyd Written by: Richard LeGravenese, (based on the book by) Scott Thorson and Alex Thorleifson Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th June 2013 Earlier this year, Steven Soderbergh announced that he was retiring from film making with…
The Iceman
Director: Ariel Vroman Starring: Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer, Robert Davi, Stephen Dorff Written by: Morgan Land, Ariel Vroman, (based on the book The Iceman: The True story of A Cold-Hearted Killer) Anthony Bruno and (based on the documentary The Iceman Tapes: Conversations With A Killer) Jim Thebaut Running Time:…
Byzantium
Director: Neil Jordan Starring: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Sam Reilly, Jonny Lee Miller, Caleb Landry Jones, Daniel Mays. Written by: (and based on her play The Vampire Tale) Moira Buffini Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st May 2013 Neil Jordan is one of my favourite directors. Ever since seeing his debut Angel…
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