Just a few weeks before Christmas, we got a bucket list chance to speak with director Phillip Noyce about his latest film. For almost fifty years Noyce has worked on every aspect of filmmaking (writing, acting, cinematography, rigging) and the result of all that experience is his ability to capture the audience and bring us right into the story. Noyce has given us stunning, remarkable and indelible characters who are on the run from something – their agencies, their enemies/friends or even themselves – and these stories about Jack Ryan, Simon Templar and several others resonate with audiences years, even decades later. The reason? Well, in the words of Mr.…
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Post-Bond Pierce Brosnan to Lead Upcoming Thriller ‘I.T.’
We sure have seen a very different sort of Pierce Brosnan since he left the Bond franchise haven’t we? He’s been a pastor, a hitman, a master thief, a businessman, even a robot. He was in Mamma Mia! for cripes sake. So there’s just no stopping the man who would no longer be Bond from taking roles as interesting as they are diverse and challenging. Next on Pierce’s plate, after The November Man which hits theaters today actually, is a thriller about the cut-throat and diabolical world of “information technology”. Don’t let our playful sarcasm fool you, the film, called I.T. and penned by William Wisher (Terminator 2), is about a publisher…
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Principal Photography Begins On Pascal Chaumeil's 'A Long Way Down'
News from across the pond is that principal photography is underway on A Long Way Down, the adaptation of Nick Hornby’s (‘About A Boy’, ‘High Fidelity’) irreverent hit novel. Directed by Pascal Chaumeil (Heartbreaker, Fly Me to the Moon) with a screenplay by Jack Thorne (How I Live Now, The Scouting Book for Boys) and is currently being shot on location in England and Spain. The film features two-time Golden Globe nominee Pierce Brosnan (The Matador, Goldeneye), Academy Award nominee Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense, Little Miss Sunshine), Emmy Award winner Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad) and Imogen Poots (28 Weeks Later, Jane Eyre). Rounding out the cast are three-time Golden-Globe nominee Sam Neill (The Piano, Jurassic…
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Sweet Trailer…’Salvation Boulevard’
Yesterday we featured the indie flick Lucky and wouldn’t ya know it, we have a trailer for another DIFF film that got picked up. Neat, only too bad for me that I didn’t know this trailer dropped last month. Adapted from Larry Beinhart’s book of the same name, Salvation Boulevard tells the tale of mega-church preacher Dan Day who accidentally shoots his atheist colleague after one of their rousing debates. While he and Carl (ex-Dead Head and poster boy for the “converted”) think they are the only witnesses, Dan soon receives menacing phone calls from someone threatening to expose him. Dan’s world (and sanity) is turned upside down as he…
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Yi-Ha!!…The G-S-T Trailer Round-Up!!
With this being the end of my first week back from my Honeymoon, I am now absolutely, positively caught up on all that I had missed while being in Australia. Wow, a lot can happen in 2 weeks, huh?! So for anyone out there who also missed a sizable chunk of entertainment goodness, here’s a comprehensive collection of films trailers I’m going to call “The Trailer Round-Up“…well, comprehensive as far as films I want to see anyway. If you haven’t seen any of these, please enjoy them for the first time with me. If this is old news, perhaps some of you might think they’re worth a second look: ——————————————————————————————————————————————- Toy Story 3 looks…
