Tag: Fox
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Never Let Me Go
After a nine year absence from filmmaking, director Mark Romanek brings Kazuo Ishiguro’s 2005 novel to the cinematic arena.
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‘Puss in Boots’ and ‘Kung Fu Panda 2’: 2011 in animation
Animation lovers of the world rejoice as Paramount sends new trailers for Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda 2. We also look at other forthcoming animated favourites coming this year, and by that we mean sequels and remakes.
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Conviction
How far would you go to prove the innocence of someone you love? Recounting the true story of the falsely convicted Kenneth Walters and his sister Betty, who goes to law school to win his freedom, does this film overcome movie-of-the-week syndrome? Starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell.
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X-Men: First Class and the comic book heroes of 2011
2011 has already been hotting up as the year of the superhero film, with some of the biggest names in the business set for a remake, reboot or sequel. Indeed, it’s only February, and we’ve already had one blockbuster comic book adaptation in the form of Michel Gondry’s The Green Hornet. As we saw from…
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Gulliver’s Travels
Jonathan Swift’s novel Gulliver’s Travels, a parody of the popular travel literature at the time, has been endlessly adapted since it was first published back in 1726. A satire on British society and human nature in general, Gulliver’s travels took him to lands of giants, pirates…and even Japan. However, it is his voyage to Lilliput, a…
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127 Hours
After conquering space (Sunshine) and fighting back zombie hordes (28 Days Later), Danny Boyle achieved what was seemingly impossible by winning no less than 8 Academy Awards for an English/Hindi Slumdog Millionaire, an adaptation of Vikas Swarup’s Q & A. After taking out such a prestigious haul, including statuettes for Best Picture and Best Director (and…
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Black Swan
Director Darren Aronofsky is not known to play by traditional Hollywood rules. After attending both Harvard University and the AFI, Aronofsky went on to create his debut feature π (or Pi) for a mere $60,000. The film, about a mathematician on the brink of insanity, defied expectations and sold to Artisan Entertainment for $1 million,…
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