There’s an argument to be made that The Prestige is Christopher Nolan’s finest film. A Victorian-era tale of revenge and rivalry between two magicians, Nolan’s adaptation of Christopher Priest’s novel… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 3 – The Prestige (2006)."
The film that helped land Christopher Nolan the keys to the Batcave, and the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship with Warner Bros., Insomnia is an oft overlooked part… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 2 – Insomnia (2002)."
With the rise in popularity of R-rated comic book movies of late, Spawn creator Todd McFarlane has been pretty vocal about his plans for the reboot of his most famous… Continue reading "Todd McFarlane discusses his plans for a new Spawn film."
Christopher Nolan’s Memento is a loose adaptation of the short story Memento Mori, written by his brother Jonathan Nolan and based on a concept he pitched to Chris during a… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 1 – Memento (2000)."
It’s not often that actor Christian Bale makes a bad movie choice but it seems he agrees with most people on the subject of his 2009 film, Terminator Salvation. Speaking recently… Continue reading "Christian Bale discusses his regret over 2009’s Terminator Salvation and his infamous on-set tirade."
Ridley Scott recently said that he had problems with Blade Runner 2049, stating that Dennis Villeneuve’s sequel to his own 1982 Sci-Fi classic was “Way to fu**ing long!” However it… Continue reading "Ridley Scott talks about a third Blade Runner film and the recasting choice he made in All the Money in the World."
For quite some time now Sony Pictures have been looking to launch a shared universe based around Valiant Comic Books stable of 2,000 superhero characters, having first announced their intentions… Continue reading "Vin Diesel may be set for the role of Bloodshot in Sony’s adaptation of Valiant Comics."
It started in earnest with one of the biggest franchises of all time, and indisputably one of the most unique. The Harry Potter series carried a generation with it. Audiences… Continue reading "How a ‘Good’ Idea Turned Bad: The Dying Trend of Two-Part Adaptations."
When we first conceived of Film ‘89 and what it would be, first and formost it was intended as a hub through which we would deliver to our readers a… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast is here!"
In time honoured tradition, Darkest Hour is a film which fits neatly into the celebrated and quite narrow definition of ‘Britishness’. It is the ‘Britishness’ exemplified by the monarchy, by… Continue reading "Darkest Hour (2017) – Review."
