This summer marks the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, the final film of the Prequel Trilogy depicting Anakin Skywalker’s fall to the Dark Side and his transformation into the iconic Darth Vader. To celebrate the occasion, Lucasfilm will re-release the film for one week only in April in select […]
Natalie Portman set for Good Sex from Lena Dunham
Natalie Portman has signed on to lead the cast of Good Sex, an “age-gap” rom-com from writer-director Lena Dunham (Girls). As per Deadline, the synopsis for Good Sex reads: “After spending a decade in a failed relationship, successful couples’ therapist Ally (Portman) is turning 40 and is pushed, kicking and screaming, by her best friend […]
Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega to star in The Gallerist
An all-star female filmmaker dream team is coming together in the form of actress Natalie Portman, Jenna Ortega, and director Cathy Yan. Deadline reports Portman and Ortega are in talks to star in The Gallerist, which will see Yan as co-writer and director. The film follows a desperate gallerist who conspires to sell a dead […]
Léon: The Professional: The Unconventional Cult Classic at 30
30 years on from its release, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Luc Besson’s cult classic Léon: The Professional… Léon: The Professional is important for a number of reasons. The controversial hitman film introduced audiences to a young Natalie Portman, gave Jean Reno wider recognition and reminded how much Hollywood needs Gary Oldman. But […]
Natalie Portman is caught in a mystery in the Lady in the Lake trailer
Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for Lady in the Lake, the Natalie Portman-headline limited series based on Laura Lippman’s novel of the same name. Created and directed by Honey Boy‘s Alma Har’el, Lady in the Lake also stars Moses Ingram, Y’lan Noel, Brett Gelman, Byron Bowers, Noah Jupe, Josiah Cross, Mikey Madison and Pruitt […]
Movie Review – May December (2023)
May December, 2023. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton, Elizabeth Yu, Andrea Frankle, Cory Michael Smith, Kelvin Han Yee, Joan Reilly, Piper Curda, Gabriel Chung, D.W. Moffett, Drew Scheid, Chris Tenzis, Mikenzie Taylor, Jocelyn Shelfo, Mike Lopez, Christopher Nguyen, Charles Green, Lawrence Arancio, Julie Ivey, Fatou Jackson, Hans Obma, and […]
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace at 25 – Still a franchise low-point?
Chris Connor revisits Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as it turns 25… It might seem a stretch for some but there was a point where George Lucas’s sci-fi juggernaut Star Wars had a 16-year big screen hiatus from 1983’s Return of the Jedi to 1999’s Phantom Menace. While we have now become […]
John Krasinski and Natalie Portman join Guy Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth
Even with his new film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare coming out this spring, Guy Ritchie is already planning his next film. According to Deadline, John Krasinski (Jack Ryan) and Natalie Portman (May December) have joined Ritchie’s Fountain of Youth from Skydance and Apple. Fountain of Youth will follow “two estranged siblings (Krasinski and Portman) who partner on a global […]
Heat: Still the Best Crime Thriller of the Modern Era
Tom Jolliffe looks back at Heat, which was released on this day in 1995 and remains the best crime thriller in the modern era… It’s hard to believe, but Heat is fast approaching thirty years old. The enduring neo-noir instantly enraptured fans upon release, bringing two screen titans in Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, […]
Natalie Portman says she’s “open” to more Star Wars
Natalie Portman knows that even while promoting a prestige film during awards season, you never turn your back on the franchises that often pay the bills. Portman returned to the MCU recently for Thor: Love and Thunder, but that’s not it for her. During a recent appearance on Andy Cohen’s Watch What Happens Live to […]
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