Posts Tagged ‘Morgan Freeman’
The Golden Globes 2012: the results
The results are in, and it's time to share with you the list of honoured films and individuals who contributed to a year of cinema and television. I'm sure you're here for the results more than the gossip, so I'll make with the awards list: Film: Best Original Score: Ludovic Bource - The Artist Best Original Song: "Masterpiece" -...
Batman Audiences Baffled By Bane
Warner Bros is reported to be 'scared to death' after audiences claimed they couldn't understand the dialogue from the latest Batman villain, Bane, in The Dark Knight Rises. A six minute prologue was shown as a preview of the latest instalment in Christopher Nolan's series of Batman films before IMAX screenings of Mission: Impossible...
The Dark Knight Rises – news on setting and prologue
Batfans will be excited to hear that Christopher Nolan has finally revealed some juicy news about the next Batman film. The Dark Knight Rises will be set eight years after The Dark Knight, which ended at a rather crucial time for our hero. In an effort to give the people of Gotham hope and keep the image of the White Knight alive, Batman...
Morgan Freeman given Life Achievement Award
Morgan Freeman has been awarded the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award. A number of famous faces turned out last night to celebrate the award, which was being presented to the Oscar-winning actor at an event in Los Angeles. It was first announced last October that Freeman would be given the award, and last night's celebration...
Harry Potter screenwriter set to work on Akira remake
Yeah, the Akira remake is still going ahead. Put down the torches and pitchforks for a second. Now, you may want to sit down, but if you're worried about this remake, the latest news might not assuage those fears. Sitting comfortably? Okay, then I'll begin. Steve Kloves, the man behind every of the Harry Potter film bar one - hey, come on! Come...
Summit thinking of RED sequel
Summit, the motion picture development company behind RED, are so pleased with the response to the first film they're scripting a sequel. It's pretty impressive - for a comic book that's less than 100 pages long, that has managed to spawn an action-packed action-comedy with the talents of Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Bruce...
Soul Men: A Review
Soul Men is a comedy tinged with sadness which, in a way, makes you feel obliged to enjoy it. Sadly, this doesn't guarantee that you actually will. I don't mean the film itself is sad, of course. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee, Soul Men, is an unsubtle comedy right from the start. Its script is so desperate for laughs that it's prepared to...
Zac Efron to star in Akira film remake?
Hardcore fans of the Japanese animated film Akira may not want to continue reading. Well, you can, but don't say I didn't warn you. There is a rumour flying about that High School Musical hunk, Zac Efron, is due to star in a live-action remake of Akira, as the lead Kaneda. Talk of the film being remade, which is considered by many to...
Helen Mirren: lady in RED at UK première
Last night Dame Hellen Mirren gave all the young starlets a run for their money, as she walked the red carpet in London promoting her latest movie RED. Wearing a stunning black dress with a dash of red, she showed why, even at 65, age really is no object. She was joined by her co-star and legendary action star Bruce Willis. However the...
Tom Hardy cast in next Nolan Batman film
A new possible villain joins the Batman crew: Tom Hardy. Fellow hero, or Heath Ledger's follow-up villain? So far, so good: Christopher Nolan's Batman films have been adored by fans and critics alike, his dark, Frank Miller-inspired vision of Gotham and its inhabitants giving us Christian Bale's Batman and even more notably, Heath Ledger's...
Alex Proyas to adapt Paradise Lost
John Milton's Paradise Lost, the epic poem telling the tale of Lucifer's fall from heaven, is coming to cinemas, courtesy of director Alex Proyas. If you're a fan of classic literature, or an English graduate, like the most of the TFR staff, it could be for you. For everyone else? There's likely to be immense CGI battles between angels, scenes...
I love you, man: top ten buddy-cop films
Two friends, two badges, an army of enemies and a big baddie, and a lot of fire-power - The Other Guys is out this month, to add to the buddy-cop film list. But which are the other ten worth a watch? Most of us are more than happy to settle down and take in a buddy-cop film. The themes of friendship, comedy (sometimes dark, sometimes absent),...
The Bucket List
Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman) is a mechanic who is told by the hospital that he has Cancer. Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson) is a billionaire that runs Hospitals "not Health Clubs" and after coughing up some blood goes for tests and also is told he has Cancer. They both end up in the same room as each other in one of Cole's own hospitals. Once...
