Woody Allen’s career has swung in so many extremes, it’s sometimes difficult to keep up; smart stand-up, the weirdo with the funny hair who made wacky comedies, the toast of… Continue reading "Apropos of Nothing – Woody Allen (2020)."
Quentin Tarantino has confirmed that he’s bringing five full episodes of the fictional Western series Bounty Law, starring Leonardo DiCaprio‘s Rick Dalton, to the small screen. During a recent interview… Continue reading "Tarantino’s Bounty Law to hit the small screen."
It seemed almost inevitable that Martin Scorsese would one day win an Oscar. This is the man who made Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas and many more. He is revered… Continue reading "The Departed (2006)."
Although known for making what may be considered ‘prestige’ films and the promotion of art-house classics, Martin Scorsese has always had a liking for more low-brow genre films, including the film noir ‘B’ pictures… Continue reading "Shutter Island (2010)."
Much has been written recently about Martin Scorsese’s remarks about the Marvel Cinematic Universe and his insistence that the films that comprise it are not cinema. The subject came up… Continue reading "In Defence of… Martin Scorsese… and Marvel Studios."
As both an independent writer on the subject of film and a podcast co-producer, I have, over the past few years, dedicated a none too insignificant amount of my time… Continue reading "Quentin Tarantino – The Iconic Filmmaker and his Work, Ian Nathan (2019)"
Taika Waititi’s live action adaptation of Katsuhiro Ôtomo’s classic 1988 Japanese animated film, Akira has reportedly fallen foul of production issues over the script and casting, meaning that it’s been… Continue reading "Taika Waititi’s delayed Akira remake could lead to him writing and directing Thor 4."
Jean-Marc Vallée has, at least for the time being, left the cinema behind to take on new challenges in the world of television. His third limited series has been set… Continue reading "How director Jean-Marc Vallée Visualizes Trauma in Sharp Objects and Big Little Lies."
In what sounds like a prediction uttered by many a comic book movie nerd in reaction to James Gunn being fired by Disney, it now appears that the writer/director of… Continue reading "Rumours abound that James Gunn may take the reigns of Warner/DC’s Suicide Squad 2."
*** AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR SPOILER WARNING *** If the ending of Marvel Studio’s Avengers: Infinity War has left you shaken up, you might, by now, have already started to come… Continue reading "The Writers of Infinity War discuss Avengers 4 after the ground-shaking events of the recent film."
