Not long ago, we got word that the role of Tommen would be taken over by Callum Wharry for the currently-filming season four of the hit HBO show Game of Thrones, but apparently he's not the only new actor taking over an already-existing character.
There’s a very good chance that you’ve seen Empire State already. Perhaps not with these characters, but I’m willing to bet you’ve seen a number of heist films that are exactly like it and which tell the story with more flair, excitement, and concern for the characters. Forget that this is supposedly based on a true story (by now you should be well aware of what that really means). When that story has already been seen in countless films, that should immediately make the filmmakers ask themselves “Do we really need to tell it again, just with different characters?” Apparently they thought they had something great on their hands, but the studio saw exactly what was happening and, not deeming it worthy of a theatrical release, decided to dump it straight to Blu-ray and DVD. At least somebody had an objective viewpoint of the project.
One of the films that's been sitting high atop many awards list for this year has been Steve McQueen's upcoming 12 Years a Slave, and that was before anyone had even had the chance to see it. Well, now that's changed with the film having had a "secret" showing at the Telluride Film Festival where a few critics were in attendance. Take a look at what's being said thus far about the film:
I've been a fan of Terry Gilliam's for as long as I can remember. It's hard to recall just when I first heard of him, but I want to say it was most likely due to his involvement with Monty Python (Flying Circus and the subsequent films). Since then, he's given us some of the most imaginative films to hit the screen, including Time Bandits, Brazil, Twelve Monkeys, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. In fact, the only film of his I would call a complete failure is the dreadful Tideland from 2005, a film that most people like to sweep under the rug when it comes to discussing his filmography.
Season four of HBO's hit show Game of Thrones may have started filming about a month ago, but that hasn't stopped the cast list from growing longer every week. We already had the likes of Pedro Pascal, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, and most recently Joseph Gatt join the cast, but now we have yet another name to add to the list.
One of the most anticipated movies of the fall is Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity. We've all already seen the breathtaking trailer (some of us have seen it far too many times), but we've been left wondering if the film itself will hold up to the high expectations that it sets. Well, now we no longer have to wonder as the film has premiered at the Venice Film Festival and the first batch of reviews have hit the net. Without further ado, take a look at what the critics lucky enough to see the film this early have said so far:
Just in case you haven't had enough of the horror genre recently with films like The Conjuring and You're Next, there no need to fret as next month sees the release of Jim Mickle's We Are What We Are, a film that premiered earlier this year at the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals.
At Any Price is one of those films where the pieces just never come together. While there is one underlying plot that runs throughout the film, there are story elements that seem foreign, as though they belong to another movie. It’s clear that director/co-writer Ramin Bahrani wants to tell a powerful tale of a farmer who will do anything to survive in his business, but if that’s what he really wanted to do, he sure had a funny way of going about it. In a sense, it’s as though he got a little too distracted on the way, turning his powerful tale into an unfocused, random grouping of scenes that will have you scratching your head by the time it’s over.
For those of you keeping up at home, we've had a plethora of casting announcements for the currently-shooting season four of the hit HBO series Game of Thrones, including the addition of Pedro Pascal, Indira Varma, Mark Gatiss, and Roger Ashton-Griffiths. Today, via Comic Book Movie, we have two new announcements that include a new actor joining the cast, as well as a character who is apparently being recast.
Michael Haneke is one of the most enigmatic writer/directors working today. Taking a look at his filmography, you’ll see such challenging films as Cache, which tells the story of a family being terrorized by strange videotapes, and the Palme d’Or-winning The White Ribbon, which revolves around odd happenings in a small village. However, Haneke has not been without his faults. He is also responsible for Funny Games, a dreadful film he remade in English ten years later. Now he continues his perplexing ways with his latest project, Amour, a film that not only won him the Palme d’Or at Cannes yet again, but also garnered the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar earlier this year.
