As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Being John Malkovich… In a year filled with such mind-blowingly brilliant efforts such as Fight Club, The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, American Beauty, The Green Mile and Eyes Wide Shut the fact that a film as wildly original and thought provoking as […]
Movie Review – Babylon (2022)
Babylon, 2022. Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, Spike Jonze, Lewis Tan, Jeff Garlin, P.J. Byrne, Sarah Ramos, Olivia Hamilton, Troy Metcalf, John Kerry, Anna Chazelle, […]
Movie Review – Babylon (2022)
Babylon, 2022. Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, Jean Smart, Tobey Maguire, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Eric Roberts, Katherine Waterston, Flea, Max Minghella, Lukas Haas, and Spike Jonze. SYNOPSIS: A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall […]
Movie Review – Jackass Forever (2022)
Jackass Forever, 2022. Directed by Jeff Tremaine. Starring Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O, Chris Pontius, Dave England, Jason Acuña, Ehren McGhehey, Preston Lacy, Zach Holmes, Sean McInerney, Jasper Dolphin, Rachel Wolfson, Eric Manaka, Tory Belleci, Nick Merlino, Eric André, Francis Ngannou, Machine Gun Kelly, Tyler The Creator, and Spike Jonze. SYNOPSIS: Celebrating the joy of being back […]
Damien Chazelle’s Babylon casts Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze, Phoebe Tonkin and Tobey Maguire
The award-winning director behind Whiplash and La La Land is gearing up for another outing and we’ve now learned that Damien Chazelle plans to bring an all-star cast to his latest film, Babylon. The 1920s Hollywood-inspired drama already sees Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt in leading roles, and the supporting cast is rounding out with […]
Blu-ray Review – Adaptation (2002)
Adaptation, 2002. Directed by Spike Jonze. Starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, and Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: Shout! Factory adds a Blu-ray of Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze’s brilliant Adaptation to its Select line. While there’s nothing new here in terms of the transfer and the bonus features, it’s still a worthwhile upgrade for owners […]
Movie Review – Her (2013)
Her, 2013. Written and Directed by Spike Jonze. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. Spike Jonze is such an interesting Director. One of those […]
