With Non-Stop arriving on Blu-ray and DVD this week, Universal Pictures held a rather special press day at Air Hollywood, "the world's premiere aviation-themed studio." In attendance was director Jaume Collet-Serra, who was more than happy to talk to journalists about his recent thriller starring Liam Neeson.
Clark Gregg is most well known for his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. Executive Director Phil Coulson from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but with his latest film, Trust Me, he reminds us that he can be a real triple threat. Not only does he star in the movie as Howard Holloway, a Hollywood agent for child actors, but he also wrote and directed it just like he did with Choke.
The Sacrament is the latest horror film from writer/director Ti West, and while on the surface it may look like your typical found footage flick, it's far from "typical." The film follows fashion photographer Patrick (Kentucker Audley) and his reporter friends from Vice, Jake (Joe Swanberg) and Sam (A.J. Bowen), as they travel to a commune out in the wilderness called Eden Parish. It's there that Patrick is reunited with his sister Caroline (Amy Seimetz), who joined the commune after leaving rehab. Though it seems like an ideal place to live at first glance, as Patrick and the Vice reporters begin to talk with members of Eden Parish, they come to discover a sinister edge that doesn’t jive with the peaceful setting they were welcomed into.
Writer, cinematographer and director William Eubank showed us with his previous film Love that he has a very strong and distinct visual style. Now, he's showing off that style again with his latest film, The Signal. Starring Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke and Beau Knapp, the plot follows three young kids who travel to an isolated place in the Nevada desert in order to find a hacker named Nomad. Once there though, they lose consciousness and find themselves in a confined area being studied by scientists in hazmat suits. Eventually, they realize that they are part of a plot that is much bigger than any of them could have ever imagined.
In a time where most romantic movies are emotionally manipulative and cringe-inducing to sit through, Words and Pictures is a real treat. Directed by Fred Schepisi, the man who also gave us Roxanne and I.Q., the film stars Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche as rival teachers at an advanced public school and artists whose passion for their work seems to have disappeared.
Movies about mothers, whether they are single or married, have been coming out in droves lately. It was only a few months ago that we saw Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club and now, just in time for Mother’s Day, we have the comedy Moms’ Night Out.
God’s Pocket marks the feature-film directorial debut of Mad Men star John Slattery, and it takes place in a working class town where not much happens. Things change though when Leon, a crazy kid always bragging about himself, ends up getting killed by a fellow construction worker. The rest of the workers, however, have no problem passing Leon’s death off as a work accident since nobody in town really liked him anyways.
Ever since its much welcomed resurrection, Hammer Films has brought us unforgettable horror movies like The Woman In Black and Let Me In, both of which remind us what made them so great in the first place. Their latest release, The Quiet Ones, continues that tradition as it combines old school scares with the found footage genre and surprisingly, the results are quite effective.
David Belle is perhaps most well known as one of the inventors of Parkour, a holistic training discipline which consists of moving quickly and efficiently in any environment by using only the abilities of the human body. This discipline has since led him to becoming both a stunt co-ordinator and international movie star, grabbing the attention of audiences around the world with his role as Leïto in the French action flick, District B13 and its sequel, District 13: Ultimatum.
Locke is the latest film from writer/director Steven Knight, who is perhaps best known for his screenplays for Dirty Pretty Things and Eastern Promises. Starring Tom Hardy, the thriller is also a prime example of minimalist filmmaking, as it takes place almost completely inside a car as Ivan Locke (Hardy) steps away from his job and takes a long drive into London. The reason for this drive becomes clear as the movie goes on, and the ramifications it has on his personal and professional life will be immense.
