Rome, 1973. Masked men kidnap a teenage boy named Paul. His grandfather, J. Paul Getty, is the richest man in the world, a billionaire oil magnate, but he’s notoriously miserly. His favorite grandson’s abduction is not reason enough for him to part with any of his fortune. All the Money in the World follows Gail, Paul’s devoted, strong-willed mother, who unlike Getty, has consistently chosen her c...
Last night, AccessReel was at the Luna Cinemas in Leederville, for a pre-season screening of a new film directed by Ben Elton You know Ben Elton. As our friend Wikky Pedia might remind you–he is an English comedian, author, playwright, actor and director. He has written notable television series such as The Young Ones and Blackadder. He started out doing left-wing political satire, but now has a d...
In every generation, a torch passes from father to son. And that timeless dynamic is the beating heart of Tommy’s Honor – an intimate, powerfully moving tale of the real-life founders of the modern game of golf.
Over the past seven years, Accessreel.com has done approximately 200 interviews. They come to us in a variety of ways, some are given to us by the film studios, others come from our friends at Supanova Comic Con & Gaming. Recently, we’ve been looking at our backlog and wondering what to do with all this great material. We didn’t want to let it disappear into the ether and so The A...
Jamie Lee Curtis has returned to play the Laurie Strode character in the “Halloween” franchise. This news was announced in all corners of the civilised world today and accompanied with the rather nice photographic image you see with this story. John Carpenter, who along with Moustapha Akkad, originated the horror franchise in 1978, has been on board the Halloween redevelopment since May 2016. He ...
Stan Lee, the powerhouse behind the Marvel Comics empire, will return to Australia for the Supanova Comic Con & Gaming Expo in Brisbane, November 10-12. From his humble beginnings as a publishing assistant in 1939, Stan achieved legendary status for his work as a comic book writer, editor, film producer and publisher, and most notably for leading the expansion of the Marvel Comics we know tod...
BLADE RUNNER 2049 is coming up quick, fellow replicants. It will be in Australia in early October. The new movie is set 30 years after the original and to help us work out what happened during those intervening years, Denis Villenueve, 2049’s director, has gestured hypnotically and persuaded three moviemakers to create short films that explain the events leading to 2049. First to emerge is 2036: ...
The Upside Down is heading downunder to turn us inside out with excitement now that Millie Bobby Brown, who plays Eleven on the Netflix series Stranger Things, has confirmed what her fans had been hoping for; that she’s finally making it to Australia. After film commitments postponed her visit from earlier in the year. Millie will be attending the Supanova Comic Con & Gaming Expos in Brisbane,...
The first trailer for RED SPARROW has just landed online based on the book written by Jason Matthews, a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative which came out in 2013. Dominika Egorova (Jennifer Lawrence) is drafted against her will to become a “sparrow,” a trained seductress in the Russian security service. Dominika learns to use her body as a weapon, but struggles to maint...
Matt Damon, the star of the Bourne movies is an actor who likes to try his hand at different things, but interestingly, despite having comic moments in a number of films, as well as a recurring guest role in the last two seasons of 30 Rock, he has made very few straight-down-the-line comedies. DOWNSIZING is a comedy. However, it’s also made by Alexander Payne (SIDEWAYS,THE DESCENDANTS) and it’s a...
From the director of Welcome to the South (LIFF11) and Welcome to the North (LIFF12), comes the hilarious new comedy Messy Christmas. Set on the small island of Porto Buio, the traditional live Christmas Nativity scene might not go ahead because the baby who’s always played Jesus has grown up and no new babies have been born on the island in years! With this fundamental tradition on the line, newl...
J.J. Abrams the director of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS in 2015 will complete the sequel trilogy as writer and director of STAR WARS: EPISODE IX. Abrams will co-write the film with Chris Terrio. Abrams was sought out in somewhat controversial circumstances. Colin Trevorrow had the job until he was fired for reasons which have not been made public. Trevorrow who wowed the industry with his work on...
