Posts Tagged ‘Quentin Tarantino’
Cannes Film Festival 2012 Jurors Announced
The jurors for this year's Cannes Film Festival, who will choose the winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or prize, have officially been announced. It was revealed back in January of this year that Italian filmmaker, Nanni Moretti, would be overseeing the 2012 committee as president of the jury - a role which was filled last year by Robert...
Dark Shadows Trailer Released!
The first trailer for Dark Shadows, starring Johnny Depp, Eva Green, Chloë Moretz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Lee and Helena Bonham Carter, has finally been released... Whilst the final Twilight film might be due for release later this year, it seems that the ongoing craze for all things vampire might not be about to wind down just...
Tom Hiddleston joins Black Wings Has My Angel
It has been announced that Tom Hiddleston is the latest actor to join the cast of upcoming film noir-esque flick, Black Wings Has My Angel. Hiddleston, who was most recently seen on screen in Steven Spielberg's War Horse, is now set to join True Blood's Anna Paquin, as well as critically acclaimed Hobbit, Elijah Wood in this adaptation...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Makes Directorial Début
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set to make his directorial début with a comedy film, for which the actor has also the screenplay. Gordon-Levitt began his acting career aged just 7-years-old, and has starred in everything from A River Runs Through It to (500) Days of Summer and Inception. Back in 2004, he also launched his own online...
Nanni Moretti named as president of Cannes 2012 jury
Italian actor and director, Nanni Moretti, has been named as the president of the jury at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. Unlike last year's choice of jury president, US actor Robert De Niro, not all of you will have heard of Moretti, but that's not to say that he doesn't know his stuff. Moretti was given recognition by Cannes back in...
Rolling Thunder – review
Released in 1977, Rolling Thunder is a curious combination of two popular trends in 1970s cinema: the vigilante, revenge movie and the existentialist flick. You may not have heard of it, but the film also happens to be Quentin Tarantino's favourite film. In fact Tarantino liked Rolling Thunder so much he named his short lived...
Sundance Film Festival 2012 Announces In-Competition Films
The line-up for this year's Sundance Film Festival has been announced! The much anticipated line-up for the 2012 Sundance Film Festival has finally been revealed. Amongst those being screening in competition is The Surrogate, a film about a man with an iron lung, who hires a 'sex surrogate' in order to lose his virginity, which stars...
Sacha Baron Cohen chosen by Tarantino for Django Unchained
Django Unchained, the latest film coming direct from the brain of Quentin Tarantino, will feature Ali G, Borat and Bruno star Sacha Baron Cohen. It's been a while since we last spoke about Django, but it's totally worth the wait. Despite Will Smith no longer in the running for the title role - that honour has now gone to the prolific Jamie...
BAFTA launches new inspirational website Guru
Colin Firth, Tilda Swinton and Quentin Tarantino are just some of the celebrities who have given exclusive interviews for BAFTA's inspirational new student help website Guru. The BAFTA Guru website aims to provide advice and inspiration to budding young directors and actors, by giving them a unique insight into a career related to the...
Tarantino after Will Smith for “Django Unchained”
Quintin Tarantino is a man of many talents, though one of them was recently not judging the Venice Film Festival. However, he now wants the legendary Will Smith for his latest project. Whether you're a Tarantino fan or not, there's no doubting that he's a writer/director worthy of a significant amount of respect. Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs...
We Are What We Are – a review
Films about cannibalism have historically been a bit of a touchy subject (Cannibal Holocaust ring any bells?). So, the idea of a Mexican cannibal drama raised mixed emotions in me. Cannibal films can go either way - an overuse of humour can potentially belittle any real horror. Alternatively, it may just become far too gruesome for the...
Quentin Tarantino’s next film to be a Western
Quentin Tarantino has hinted that the next film which he directs will be a spaghetti Western. It is, perhaps, an unusual format for this non-conventional director, but it seems that Tarantino is still gravitating towards making a Western as his next film. The Pulp Fiction director has hinted that he would like to do something within...
Quiz: Who won the Oscar nom?
Get your acceptance speech at the ready... This week the nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards were announced, so we thought we'd take a look at past nominees and test your knowledge of the winners. Break a leg! [QUIZZIN...
Indie film quiz
It’s not easy getting started in the film industry, but the following films have shown us its possible. Show your support for the little guy, and wow us with your indie film knowledge. [QUIZZIN...
Somewhere wins The Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
Sofia Coppola scooped the top prize, The Golden Lion, at the Venice Film Festival on Friday. However, as she celebrated the success of her latest film Somewhere, the rumour mill was already going into overdrive criticising Quentin Tarantino, who headed the jury, for favouritism in his judging. Sofia, who's most famous film is Lost in...
Opening night of Venice Film Festival
Last night Natalie Portman opened the Venice Film Festival with her movie Black Swan and stole the show. Wearing a traditional red ball gown, with a split up the thigh, she walked the red carpet with the film's male lead Vincent Cassel. The film is directed by Darren Aronofsky, who in 2008 won the festival's top prize, the Golden Lion, for The...
