On its thirtieth anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind the 1994 big screen adaptation of Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire… Vampires flicks have been around for the longest time but Interview with the Vampire certainly set a benchmark by delivering a vampiric tale that delivers the proverbial goods in terms of performances, […]
Movie Review – Marlowe (2023)
Marlowe, 2023. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Danny Huston, Alan Cumming, Ian Hart, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniela Melchior, Patrick Muldoon, Colm Meaney, Seána Kerslake, Mitchell Mullen, and François Arnaud. SYNOPSIS: In the late 1930s, Bay City, a brooding, down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress. […]
Liam Neeson and Neil Jordan reunite for The Riker’s Ghost
As he gears up for the release of his 100th film Marlowe, Liam Neeson is showing no signs of slowing down with the Irish actor signing on to star in thriller The Riker’s Ghost. The film will reunite Neeson with Marlowe director Neil Jordan and producer Alan Moloney of Parallel Film, along with Steve Richards […]
Liam Neeson is Marlowe in trailer for Neil Jordan’s noir thriller
Open Road Films has released a poster and trailer for director Neil Jordan’s (The Crying Game, Michael Collins) noir crime thriller Marlowe. Set in 1930’s L.A., the film stars Liam Neeson as down on his luck detective Philip Marlowe, who finds himself embroiled in a dangerous and deadly investigation when he is hired to find […]
Second Opinion – Greta (2019)
Greta, 2019. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore, and Stephen Rea. SYNOPSIS: A young woman befriends a lonely widow who’s harbouring a dark and deadly agenda toward her. Logic goes out the window when watching Greta, the latest film by Neil Jordan. Plot holes appear like vast […]
Movie Review – Greta (2019)
Greta, 2019. Directed by Neil Jordan Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore, and Stephen Rea. SYNOPSIS: After finding a handbag left in a Subway car, a young woman befriends the bag’s older owner, but finds it increasingly difficult to end the relationship when Greta gets a little too close for comfort. […]
Movie Review – Greta (2019)
Greta, 2019. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert, Maika Monroe, Zawe Ashton, Colm Feore, and Stephen Rea. SYNOPSIS: A young woman returns an elderly widow’s lost purse, leading to an unlikely relationship between the two — until the young woman discovers her elder might not be all that she seems. There are […]
First trailer for Greta starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert and Maika Monroe
Focus Features has released a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming suspense thriller Greta. Directed by Neil Jordan, the film stars Chloe Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert, Maika Monroe, Colm Feore, and Stephen Rea; take a look here… A sweet, naïve young woman trying to make it on her own in New York City, Frances (Chloë […]
Liam Neeson reuniting with Neil Jordan for The Trainer
Liam Neeson has signed on to appear in The Trainer, which will reunite him with his High Spirits, Michael Collins and Breakfast on Pluto director Neil Jordan, who is helming the project from a script by David Donohue, James Villemaire and Todd Komarnicki (Sully). The official synopsis for The Trainer reads: “John Moore (Neeson) is a premier race-horse […]
Blu-ray Review – Mona Lisa (1986)
Mona Lisa, 1986. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Michael Caine, Robbie Coltrane, Sammi Davis, Clarke Peters, Kate Hardie, Zoe Nathenson and Joe Brown. SYNOPSIS: An ex-con just released from prison lands a job driving a call girl from job to job. Arrow Films follow-up their excellent release of The Long Good […]
