Detroit, 2017. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Anthony Mackie, Jack Reynor, Hannah Murray, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben O’Toole, Joseph David Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Leon Thomas III, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Gbenga Akinnabve, Chris Chalk, Jeremy Strong, Laz Alonzo, Austin Hebert, Miguel Pimentel, […]
Detroit – London Press Conference Report
Recent events in Charlottesville hung over the room at the London press conference for Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit. But they were far from being the elephant in the room that nobody would talk about. Director Bigelow, along with cast members John Boyega, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor and Hannah Murray, tackled questions head on about the relevance […]
Movie Review – Detroit (2017)
Detroit, 2017. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, Ben O’Toole, Joseph David Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Leon Thomas III, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Gbenga Akinnabve, Chris Chalk, Jeremy Strong, Laz Alonzo, Austin Hebert, Miguel Pimentel, Kris […]
Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit gets a cast featurette
With less than a month to go until Detroit arrives in cinemas, a featurette has been released for the upcoming drama which sees director Kathryn Bigelow and stars Jacob Latimore, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, John Boyega, Joseph David Jones, and Algee Smith discussing bringing the terrifying events of the 1967 race […]
5 Directors Who Could Replace Ben Affleck On The Batman
Tai Freligh looks at five directors who could replace Ben Affleck on The Batman… It’s no secret that Ben Affleck’s solo Batman film, The Batman, has had its ups and downs. Starting with script rewrites and tinkering and then moving on to the intense pressure Affleck felt to make the best possible film he could […]
John Boyega joins Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit riots film
Earlier this year it was revealed that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal are reuniting for a new film exploring the 1967 Detroit race riots, and now Star Wars: The Force Awakens star John Boyega has taken to Twitter to announce that he’s joined the cast of the project. https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745324400078106626 https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega/status/745327661971542020 The film […]
Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal reteaming for Detroit race riot crime drama
Deadline is reporting that Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal are reuniting for an crime thriller which will explore the race riots that took place in Detroit in 1967. The duo have previously collaborated on The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and have been developing a film based upon U.S. Army sergeant […]
Kathryn Bigelow tops shortlist of directors for Tomb Raider reboot
Tomb Raider is heading back to the big screen, but Tricia Brock (Girls, The Walking Dead) will not be joining the ride having stepped aside from the director’s chair. Now Tracking Board are reporting that the shortlist for her replacement is now down to three names. Oscar winner Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) is leading the […]
The Callow Way – Why aren’t there more female directors?
This week Neil Calloway looks at the lack of women behind the camera in Hollywood… This week, a report by San Diego State University revealed that only 7% of the films in 2014’s top 250 highest grossing list were directed by women. That works out at 17 films, with only one film in the top […]
Movie Review – Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Zero Dark Thirty, 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Edgar Ramirez, Stephen Dillane, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins and John Barrowman. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin […]
