In the midst of the furore around all-male director shortlists for the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs, the Directors Guild of America has given Greta Gerwig a spot on their list of nominees, for her work on coming-of-age comedy Lady Bird. Gerwig will compete against Globe winner Guillermo del Toro, who is nominated for romantic […]
Movie Review – Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird, 2017. Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges, Beanie Feldstein, and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS: In the early 2000s, an artistically-inclined seventeen year-old comes of age in Sacramento, California. Lady Bird tells the story of Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a high school rebel who cannot wait […]
53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird, 2017. Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Odeya Rush, Kathryn Newton, Andy Buckley, Daniel Zovatto, Jordan Rodrigues, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Lois Smith. SYNOPSIS: The adventures of a young woman living in Northern California for a year. In the hands […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 14 – The House of the Devil (2009)
The House of the Devil, 2009. Directed by Ti West. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Greta Gerwig, Mary Wornov, and Tom Noonan. SYNOPSIS: Cash-strapped college student Samantha responds to a job advert asking for a babysitter, hoping to use the earnings to help pay for her new apartment. However, when she arrives for the job, Samantha finds […]
First trailer and poster for Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird
Following its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, the first trailer and poster have arrived online for Greta Gerwig’s directorial debut Lady Bird. The comedy drama features a cast that includes Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Lois Smith; take a look below… In Lady […]
Movie Review – 20th Century Women (2016)
20th Century Women, 2016. Directed by Mike Mills. Starring Annette Bening, Greta Gerwig, Elle Fanning, Billy Crudup and Lucas Jade Zumann. SYNOPSIS: Three women explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s, as viewed through the eyes of a teenage boy. It’s the end of the 70s, punk and skateboarding are in […]
DVD Review – Wiener-Dog (2016)
Wiener-Dog, 2016. Directed by Todd Solondz. Starring Greta Gerwig, Julie Delpy, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS : A sprightly dachshund provides the connecting link between four tales of e/ccentricity, disenchantment and dysfunction. A Weiner-dog (or sausage dog in the UK) is another name for a dachshund, and the variously […]
Movie Review – Jackie (2016)
Jackie, 2016. Directed by Pablo Larrain. Starring Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup and John Hurt. SYNOPSIS: The assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, his funeral and the days immediately afterwards are related from the perspective of his wife, Jackie. One of the most shocking moments in 20th century history, one that reverberated around […]
Wes Anderson’s next project is stop-motion animated feature Isle of Dogs, cast revealed
Wes Anderson is returning to the world of stop-motion animation with his next feature film, Isle of Dogs. Anderson has been teasing a return to stop-motion since 2014 and made the announcement in a video along with revealing the cast of the film, many of them traditional regulars in his movie, including Edward Norton, who will […]
Exclusive Interview: Writer-director Rebecca Miller discusses Maggie’s Plan
Acclaimed dramedy Maggie’s Plan is released in UK cinemas this Friday [read our ★★★★ review here] and writer-director Rebecca Miller has been chatting to Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper about the film and how she became involved. Maggie’s Plan marks Miller’s first film since 2009’s The Private Lives of Pippa Lee and when she first discovered […]
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