A top, triple A rated, bodyguard, Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds – Life, Deadpool), is struggling after an incident that cost a client their life. Now he unwillingly gets a new client, a hit man, Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson – Kong: Skull Island, xXx: Return of Xander Cage), who must testify at the International Court… Continue reading The Hitman’s Bodyguard : Review
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John Bailey Elected Academy President
John Bailey was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (August 8) by the organization’s Board of Governors. Also elected to officer positions by the Board: Lois Burwell, First Vice President (chair, Awards and Events Committee) Kathleen Kennedy, Vice President (chair, Museum Committee) Michael Tronick, Vice President (chair, Preservation… Continue reading John Bailey Elected Academy President
August Highlights On Showmax
HARLOTS First and only on Showmax Two-time Oscar-nominee Samantha Morton (In America, Sweet and Lowdown) and 2016 and 2017 BAFTA nominee Lesley Manville (River, Mum) star as rival brothel owners in 18th century England, where one in five women made their living selling sex. Premieres 7 August 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpE48eh59tI YOUNGER First and only on Showmax… Continue reading August Highlights On Showmax
The Academy Spotlights Female Animators With “An Invisible History: Women In Animation”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will celebrate the women who have been at the forefront of film animation with “An Invisible History: Trailblazing Women of Animation,” on Monday, August 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Hosted by author and historian Mindy Johnson, the evening will feature… Continue reading The Academy Spotlights Female Animators With “An Invisible History: Women In Animation”
In Conversation WIth Doris Dörrie By Peter Machen
Peter Machen spoke to leading German filmmaker Doris Dörrie about her remarkable film Fukushima, Mon Amour which screened at the Durban International Film Festival as part of the German Focus last week. One of Germany’s leading filmmakers, Doris Dörrie has made several films set in Japan. Her latest film takes place in the evacuated zone… Continue reading In Conversation WIth Doris Dörrie By Peter Machen
Split (DVD) : Review
Film Three girls, Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy – Morgan), Claire (Haley Lu Richardson), and Marcia (Jessica Sula) are kidnapped by a man (James McAvoy – X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past) with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th. The film leave little… Continue reading Split (DVD) : Review