Posts Tagged ‘Danny Boyle’
Shekhar Kapur to direct Martin Amis’ London Fields
It has recently announced that director Shekhar Kapur will take on the challenge of bringing Martin Amis' London Fields to the big screen. Despite the fact that both Michael Winterbottom and David Cronenberg have previously been attached to this project, it seems that it will be Kapur who takes on the tricky task of bring the novel to...
The Doctors on Film
This Friday sees the released of the 3D comedy horror remake of Fright Night, directed by Craig Gillespie. The film stars David Tennant, who is perhaps best known for his TV role as the Doctor in the long-running sci-fi programme, Doctor Who. With this mind, we take a look at other instances of the Doctor's various incarnations making their way...
Danny Boyle to direct Trance
Danny Boyle has announced that his next film will be a London-based thriller, titled Trance. You might be forgiven for thinking that Boyle had enough on his plate since being announced as the artistic director for the 2012 Olympic games opening ceremony in London, but it seems the award-winning director already has plans in place for his...
Howl starring James Franco – A Review
Howl started out as a documentary, but the finished product, from directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, offers much, much more. This unique mesh of animated sequences, black and white filming and reconstructions of historical events, address both the content and context of Allen Ginsberg's poem, Howl - and in this sense, it will...
Oscars – the awards that got ignored
The awards season finally came to a close last night at the 83rd Oscars. After weeks of speculation, there were no surprises, in fact if we hear The King's Speech mentioned one more time we'll scream. So, instead of boring you all with what you already know and who looked good on the red carpet (quickly though - yay! Natalie Portman), we thought...
The TFR 2011 Oscars Round-Table
This year's Oscars are, as always, hotly contested, so we find out what predictions our TFR staffers are making for this weekend's big reveal. Jon: Winter's Bone Possibly the least likely to win, but this movie has some special Ozark magic and myth. Besides if Mark Kermode reckons we should all go and see it, who are we to argue. El:...
A Quiz Less Ordinary: Danny Boyle quiz
Last Friday saw release of 127 Hours, the latest film from award-winning director Danny Boyle. 127 Hours tells the extraordinary real-life story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (played by James Franco), who became trapped by a boulder in Utah for more than five days and was forced to go to extreme lengths in order to survive. However, this...
Sharleen Spiteri to make acting debut in Between Weathers
Texas singer, Sharleen Spiteri, will make her acting debut in Between Weathers. We might be more used to seeing her singing bluesy-rock songs as the lead singer of Scottish-based band, Texas, but Spiteri is obviously very much In Demand, as she will be taking a leading role in the film, which tells the story of a remote Scottish island...
Review: 127 Hours
Loud, bright and crazy sums up 127 Hours, Danny Boyle’s latest film, as well as its hero drawn from real life. Otherwise it is an epic story of human endurance, troubled introspection and the all-consuming determination to live. It also reminds us not to buy cheap Chinese army-knives and to always, always leave a message when we head off into...
The trailer for Hanna, starring Saoirse Ronan, is revealed
The trailer for Hanna, starring Saoirse Ronan, has arrived online! This action thriller comes from the director of Pride and Prejudice and Atonement, Joe Wright. However, in Hanna he's ditched Keira Knightly as his favourite leading lady, and cast up-and-coming Irish actress Saoirse Ronan in the title role. Ronan is virtually...
Top Ten films about ‘Young Love’
This Friday sees the release of Flipped, the story of a couple who meet in second grade and go on to find first love as they reach their teenage years. With this in mind, we thought we'd take a look back at some classic 'young love' films. From the sickly sweet to the heart-wrenchingly sad, here are our top ten favourites: 1....
Spielberg, Vaughn and Boyle approached for Oldboy remake
Rumour has it that a remake of the South Korean film, Oldboy, is back on the cards - with Steven Spielberg, Matthew Vaughn and Danny Boyle being approached to direct! Whilst fans of the original are up in arms about the idea of remaking of what was already the fifth highest grossing film of 2003, there are some pretty big names who...
Trailer for Danny Boyle’s latest film 127 Hours
The trailer for Danny Boyle's latest film, 127 Hours, has today been released online, proving that he's certainly not the type to stick to one successful film-making formula. 127 Hours follows the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, whose adventure quickly turns into a nightmare when he becomes trapped beneath a boulder in an...
Ewan McGregor hands Danny Boyle an olive branch but whacks Irvine Welsh in the face on the way
Ewan McGregor might like to bear a grudge, but after nine years, has he finally buried the hatchet with Danny Boyle? The pair looked to be chums for life after 1996 hit Trainspotting - Boyle even appeared to be making the Scot director his muse when he promised him the lead in 2000 blockbuster The Beach. Studio bosses had a different idea, though,...
Gerard Butler steals Danny Boyle’s thunder
Way to make Danny Boyle look bad…After countless rumours (all denied) that the young stars of board-sweeping hit Slumdog Millionaire were left, well, slumming it in India after filming wrapped, Gerard Butler rocks up like an inexplicable super-hero and treats them to an all expenses bumper fun day out. According to the Daily Mail, the 300 star...
MTV Movie Award nominations announced
Slumdog Millionaire might have been unstoppable during award season, but can it compete with Twilight? Danny Boyle’s latest work has the unfortunate task of going head to head with Robert Pattinson at this year’s MTV Movie Awards.The two films have both scooped seven nominations for the upcoming awards, including Best Movie – a category that...
