Saoirse Ronan
First poster for Gemma Arterton’s vamp drama Byzantium
Edward Cullen is rolling in his not grave right now.
Read more…Cheat Sheet: Rachel Weisz
Hugely talented, enviably beautiful and married to Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz is the thinking man’s crumpet and the thinking woman’s object of bitter, bitter envy. But what does she get up to when she’s not fighting mummies and winning Oscars? It’s a Tuesday; this must be the Cheat Sheet…
Read more…Arrietty
Studio Ghibli has done it again. Arrietty, inspired by the Borrowers novels of Mary Norton, is an incomparably beautiful story which effortlessly draws the viewer into a rarified world where a bay leaf makes a decent raincoat and cockroaches are the size of (shiny, aggressive and antennaed) Shetland ponies. Delicate, thoughtful and visually unmatched by almost anything we can think of, this is a very special film indeed.
Read more…Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan to star in Byzantium
Ssh, nobody mention how much better Saoirse is!
Read more…Andrew Niccol confirmed as director of The Host
No vampires or werewolves, but girl-on-girl fighting and lots of angst. Guess who?
Read more…Soundtrack Revolution
When you think of film soundtracks what sort of names do you come up with? John Williams? Danny Elfman? Ennio Morricone, maybe? Well get with the times, guys! It’s all about the pop-star built soundtrack these days. Directors seem to be head hunting big name musicians – ever looking to fill their time in between throwing TV’s out of windows and stealing your girlfriends – to take over the musical reins of their films. They’re doing pretty well too.
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