Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer for Ballerina, the upcoming John Wick spinoff from director Len Wiseman (Underworld). Taking place during the events of the third chapter in the John Wick movie series, the action thriller stars Ana de Armas as a young woman seeking vengeance against those responsible for the death of her family […]
Anjelica Huston joins Ana de Armas and Keanu Reeves in John Wick spinoff Ballerina
Anjelica Huston is set to make her return to the John Wick universe, with the actress signing on to reprise her John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum role as crime lord The Director in the Ana de Armas-led spinoff Ballerina. The film is in production now, with Len Wiseman (Underworld) directing from a script by […]
Movie Review – The French Dispatch (2021)
The French Dispatch, 2021. Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch, 2021. Written and Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Bill Murray, Benicio del Toro, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Owen Wilson, Timothée Chalamet, Léa Seydoux, Mathieu Amalric, Lyna Khoudri, Steve Park, Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Edward Norton, Willem Dafoe, Lois Smith, Saoirse Ronan, Christoph Waltz, Cécile de France, Guillaume Gallienne, […]
Anne Hathaway says it would have been “disrespectful to crib” Anjelica Huston’s performance in The Witches
When it comes to remaking a film that includes a memorable performance, audiences are bound to draw comparisons between the original and the latest versions of the film – which could be said for Anne Hathaway’s portrayal as the Grand High Witch in Robert Zemeckis’ The Witches following Anjelica Huston’s iconic performance in the 1990 adaptation directed […]
The Witches at 30: The family film that terrified an entire generation
With The Witches celebrating its 30th anniversary, George Nash takes a look at the legacy of Nicolas Roeg’s terrifying family film… In the filmography of the late British director Nicolas Roeg — a career spanning just shy of 50 years — two movies stand out from the rest. Both are adaptations of literary texts. Both […]
Movie Review – Waiting for Anya (2020)
Waiting for Anya, 2020. Directed by Ben Cookson. Starring Anjelica Huston, Jean Reno, Thomas Kretschmann, Sadie Frost, Noah Schnapp, Elsa Zylberstein, Urs Rechn, Lukas Sauer, Tómas Lemarquis, Nicholas Rowe, Gilles Marini. Joséphine de La Baume, William Abadie, Jean-François Balmer, and Frederick Schmidt. SYNOPSIS: During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the […]
What We’d Like to See in John Wick: Chapter 4
Tom Jolliffe looks ahead to John Wick: Chapter 4 and some things that would be great to see in the next one (John Wick 3 spoilers follow)… With John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum giving Avengers: Endgame a good old fashioned German (actually Belgian) Shepherd nut savaging at the box office on its opening weekend and […]
Movie Review – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, 2019. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Saïd Taghmaoui, Mark Dacascos, Lance Reddick, Jerome Flynn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tiger Hu Chen, Asia Kate Dillon, and Jason Mantzoukas. SYNOPSIS: John Wick goes from revenge driven hunter to most hunted man alive as […]
Second Opinion – John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, 2019. Directed by Chad Stahelski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Anjelica Huston, Saïd Taghmaoui, Mark Dacascos, Lance Reddick, Jerome Flynn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tiger Hu Chen, Asia Kate Dillon, and Jason Mantzoukas. SYNOPSIS: John Wick goes from revenge driven hunter to most hunted man alive as […]
