Whenever I explain to people that big movie studios (like Warner Bros., Universal, Paramount, etc.) don’t make much annual profit (relatively speaking), I’m usually met with blank stares or open incredulity. “But Tentpole: The Movie: Sequel #3 made $xxx million!” they say; “of...
Call Sheet: A weekly run-down of movie casting news and rumours from around the web.
Undoubtedly the biggest casting news of the week was the appointment of Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker in the all-new upcoming Spider-Man franchise reboot, being directed by Marc Webb.
THR revealed the second biggest...
So, the FIFA World Cup 2010 is on, and while Australia’s Socceroos crumbled to yet another dismal early-exit from the tournament, I’ve decided to re-watch some of my favourite sporting movies instead of enduring what remains of the event. After all, the running time for a lot of films is...
Student films are often drab, dramatic affairs with plenty of cinematic value but not much bang for their buck. Herbert James Winterstern’s project as part of his studies at SCU (School of Cinema University of Southern California) turns that trend on its head. Son Of A Don, a funny, stylistic and...
It’s hard to know what to expect from a film about one of the world’s greatest musical geniuses that will never actually show an inkling of his fame and fortune. It takes some serious balls to make a film about John Lennon and not mention The Beatles. Indeed, the director of Nowhere Boy has no balls:...
The Twilight Saga is about a young white girl whose affections are torn between an extremely old white man and a relatively youthful tanned fellow. The old dude glistens in the sun and wears make-up that makes him look like Data from Star Trek, while the young guy spends most of his time shirtless (even in...
In literature, science fiction and fantasy are clearly defined. They are polar opposite in terms of their content: science fiction deals with things that could potentially happen, while fantasy deals with things that definitely couldn’t ever happen.
The two genres have had a tough time making the leap to...
Call Sheet: A weekly run-down of movie casting news and rumours from around the web.
Variety reckons Matt Damon is in talks to join Cameron Crowe’s Zoo, based on Benjamin Mee’s bestselling memoir We Bought a Zoo. Damon would play Benjamin Mee, a widowed father who buys a dilapidated zoo in the...
One of the best looking short films you could see, Australian director Ben Briand’s Apricot has found a large audience online over the past year. A subtle blend of dream-like memories playing as flashbacks over an equally engaging restaurant setting, Apricot is a showcase of short film cinematography...
