Posts Tagged ‘Steve McQueen’
Shame – A Review
It is easy to see why Shame is one of the most talked-about films of the moment. This is the second time that director Steve McQueen has teamed up with rising star Michael Fassbender to create something that is deeply affecting, controversial and should proudly hold up the title of “art”. The two previously worked together on McQueen's...
Carey Mulligan on Shame: “I’m very prudish” in comparison
She may have bared all in her new film, Shame, but Carey Mulligan insists she is not as confident as her character. Apparently she hasn't seen herself naked for years. The British actress who made her screen début as Keira Knightley's younger sister, Kitty Bennett in the 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, took on her most demanding...
The Lowdown: Michael Fassbender
Michael Fassbender is hot stuff at the moment, so we've got the lowdown on all things 'bender including his biggest films, upcoming appearances and some fun facts. Facts His father is from Germany and his mother is from Northern Ireland. He was born in Heidelberg, Germany but grew up in Killarney, a beautiful town in the south west of...
Gwyneth Paltrow’s sex addiction
It has been revealed that actress Gwyneth Paltrow is on board to play a sex addict in Stuart Blumberg's directorial début, Thanks for Sharing. Blumberg was nominated for an Oscar for his work on the script for The Kids Are All Right, which starred Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Mia Wasikowska. Thanks for Sharing will see...
Carey Mulligan and James Badge Dale join Steve McQueen’s Shame
Carey Mulligan and James Badge Dale will be joining Michael Fassbender in Shame, an upcoming film from Steve McQueen. The last time McQueen teamed up with Fassbender they produced the 2008 film Hunger, a poignant depiction of the 1981 Irish hunger strike, which went on to win the prestigious Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film...
10 Easy Ways To Appear In The Ending Credits Of A Film
As anyone who's ever been hemmed in at the end of a row in a busy cinema knows, the closing credits can sometimes seem longer than feature itself - with everyone from the studio top dogs to assistants assistants jostling for a bit of recognition before the entire theatre empties out. Binoculars might be required to view the rolling type, but...
