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David Fincher’s new project?
As many would know David Fincher’s most recent project ‘The Social Network’ is extremely well regarded. it is now rumoured that his next project may be an adaptation of the novel ‘Panic Attack’ written by Jason Starr. Published in late 2009, the novel ‘Panic Attack’ is a suspenseful thriller following the emotional struggles of a family after a home invasi...
The Dark Tower – Will it happen?
When the news broke that Ron Howard and Brian Grazer were going to bring the Stephen King series The Dark Tower to the big and small screen, there were a lot of people betting against it. The general consensus was that, as the series was being split over 3 Movies and 2 TV seasons, the whole story wouldn’t be cohesive or told in the way that most fans want. Rumours of names were bandied about...
AccessReel Reviews X-Men: First Class
Charting the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were the closest of friends, working together, with other mutants to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which...
Unchartered Update
As previously reported here at AccessReel a film adaptation of the playstation 3 exclusive video game franchise ‘Unchartered’ has been in development with David O Russell onboard as the director. Unchartered has been on my top list of most wanted video game film adaptations for some time now due to the game’s cinematic storytelling, fun characters and brilliant set pieces. Castin...
The Dark Knight Rises – First Image of Bane
The first image of Tom Hardy as Bane has been leaked to the interwebs. The picture below is courtesy of a viral site that Warner Brothers had set up for the new Batman movie – The Dark Night Rises. With filming starting this week, the online campaign seems to be in full swing with this image leaking so early in the production. You can read about the current status of filming in Leith’s...
Access Reel Reviews – The Hangover Part II
In the follow-up to the record-breaking hit comedy “The Hangover,” Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) travel to exotic Thailand for Stu’s wedding. After the unforgettable bachelor party in Las Vegas, Stu is taking no chances and has opted for a safe, subdued pre-wedding brunch. However, things don’t always go as planned....
Making A Frankenstein Monster
After decades of hordes of the undead roaming through our minds, you would think Hollywood would feel zombied out, however tired audiences are of seeing vampires kissing up to teenagers, the undead will always be kick ass. There are too many zombie movies being made, what about switching to a more romantic sub genre of the undead? The Frankenstein’s monster. Brilliant, you say, but alas even...
Transformers present Linkin Park
In celebration of the release of ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’, Linkin Park will perform at a special concert in Moscow on June 23rd, the same night that the Michael Bay film will open the Moscow International Film Festival. Each of the previous Transformer films have featured tunes from the band. The performance is set to occur as part of the band’s upcoming European tour. Fo...
Transformers to open the Moscow International Film Festival
The third film in the Transformers franchise is merely a month away, and we’ve seen several production stills and trailers for the film being released in recent weeks. The new film sees director Michael Bay return, as well as stars Shia LaBeouf and Josh Duhamel. Paramount Pictures, Central Partnership and the Moscow International Film Festival have announced that Transformers: Dark of the Mo...
AccessReel Reviews: Soul Surfer
The true story of Bethany Hamilton, a young surfing enthusiast who, during a casual surf tragically lost her arm in a shark attack. This is the story of her courageous strength in returning to her dream of being a professional surfer. This movie was not what I expected. I was not fully prepared for the religious nature of the film and that was a surprise, but it only slightly took away from the mo...
AccessReel Reviews – Get Low
Based in the 1930s, Get Low is a folk tale/ legend of a surly hermit who famously threw a party for his own funeral while he was still alive. Starring Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Bill Murray and Lucas Black. Once in a while you go see a movie that you know absolutely nothing about. I was pleased that I didn’t know anything about Get Low before entering the cinema because I always like my ci...
Snowtown Interview
The feature film SNOWTOWN opened this week in Australia to much critical acclaim. The movie dramatises the events of the infamous “Bodies in Barrels” murders in South Australia in the 1990s. It has played the Adelaide festival and in Critics Week at Cannes. There was a bidding war between distributors for UK rights and it has also sold to a French distributor. So we were lucky to...