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Quentin Tarantino is known for having clear-cut ideas about what he wants in each of his movies from his cast. It probably doesn't come as a shock that there are a number of rejection stories from actors, but this one, regarding Reservoir Dogs, might be a little unexpected. The film was Tarantino's breakthrough as an independent film director. He went on to have minor roles in other films and shows, including ER and has been credited as a writer on the likes of From Dusk Till Dawn, but it's his directing work that he is most acknowledged for.

With Reservoir Dogs relying heavily on dialogue to convey the heist story, Tarantino needed a compelling cast that would replace the action. X-Files star David Duchovny made an attempt at becoming part of the crime movie, when he auditioned to play Mr. Orange. Despite Tarantino thinking Duchovny was a great actor,...

The script is lean, the sword edges keen and the characters mean in Tornado. The second feature from John Maclean – a long time coming since 2015’s Slow West – is a stripped back and propulsive affair centring on a Japanese puppeteer’s daughter, Tornado (model-turned-actress Kôki), who finds herself unexpectedly on the run from a gang of criminals led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) against the bleak and wild backdrop of 1790s Britain.

Maclean plunges us straight into a chase, with Tornado and a young boy (Nathan Malone) desperately fleeing Sugarman, his son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden) and the rest of Sugarman’s cronies, before winding us back to show how a puppet show performance with her father (Takehiro Hira) – a skilful and entertaining interlude in its own right – led Tornado’s path to cross theirs.

Essentially a chase-and-fight film, it shares a lot of DNA with Slow West, just as the.

Following its acclaimed six-season run, Peaky Blinderscontinues the story of its titular Birmingham street gang with the upcoming feature-length adaptation, The Immortal Man. According to Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, the anticipated Netflix film features "higher" stakes for Tommy Shelby and his crew, teasing lots of "fatalism" and "hedonism" along the way.

Speaking with Screen Rant, Knight hinted at The Immortal Man turning up the emotional weight from the Peaky Blinders series, with Cillian Murphy's Shelby experiencing an "existential crisis" as he and his cohorts experience the traumatic fallout from World War II. According to Knight, the movie plays up the struggles Shelby and his gang experience trying to survive the war. "It's set during 1940, when Birmingham was being carpet-bombed every night by the German Air Force. So, obviously, the stakes are higher. People don't know if they're going to live until tomorrow morning. There's a lot of hedonism,...

Among the world-renowned filmmakers, Quentin Tarantino is one name that comes with instant recognition among anyone who has the slightest interest in cinema. Tarantino came into the world on March 27, 1963, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and gained both serious acclaim and a devoted fanbase through his storytelling methods.

Tarantino achieved his fame by going against typical standards. He also stands apart from his peers since he didn’t attend film school and lacked industry-related family ties. He gained knowledge about films by working at a video store that provided him access to a collection of different genres and filmmaking styles. His personal study gave him an independent outlook that separated his storytelling methods.

Quentin Tarantino | Image by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. The director’s works bring new meaning to contemporary filmmaking.

Peaky Blinders Game Event (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Experience the Peaky Blinders universe with a new setup in a video game! The show, which told the story of a gang in Birmingham led by Tommy Shelby (played by Cillian Murphy), is one of the most watched and loved TV shows of its time. Fans can experience the story but for a limited time in the Mmo game World of Tanks. The announcement was done by the video game makers on the game’s YouTube channel on March 18, with a special video.

What are the details of the Peaky Blinder video game event?

The game will feature a limited in-game event based on the show. Titled Battle Pass Special: Peaky Blinders, the event will launch on March 20 and run until March 31 this year. This Battle Pass will offer several Peaky Blinders themed awards throughout the game. Fan favourite Tommy Shelby will make a comeback,...

Tim Roth's career has been "healthily messy".The 63-year-old actor has starred in a host of well-known movies, including 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Hateful Eight' - but Tim admits that there's also been a chaotic element to his career.The London-born film star told The Hollywood Reporter: "My feeling is that the career that I was after was anarchy. I always like that - and chaos. "So, I always do a film to finance another film. Because a lot of these films that I love to do, these crazy films I love to do, have no money. They’re the little independent things that are trying and are struggling to be made even more now than ever. So you got to do the ones that finance them. But sometimes they are terrible, and sometimes they are great, and sometimes the little independents don’t work.

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The Mentalist is a police procedural mystery crime thriller drama series created by Bruno Heller. The CBS series follows Patrick Jane, who has exceptional observational skills. He used to pretend to be a psychic to earn money but now works as a consultant to the Cbi to catch dangerous criminals. His main goal behind joining the Cbi is to catch the notorious serial killer, Red John, who murdered Patrick’s family. The Mentalist stars Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, Amanda Righetti, Rockmond Dunbar, Emily Swallow, Joe Adler, and Josie Loren. So, if you loved the compelling stories, thrilling mysteries, and entertaining characters in The Mentalist, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Castle is a police procedural mystery crime comedy-drama series created by Andrew W. Marlowe. The ABC series...

British actor Tim Roth drew a big crowd and much applause with a masterclass at the 15th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival (LuxFilmFest) last week, in which he discussed such topics as his work with Tupac Shakur, Quentin Tarantino and Werner Herzog and how he prepared for his first TV role as a racist skinhead.

He was one of the big names attending the anniversary edition of the fest, along with the star-studded jury, which was led by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof and also included Danish actress Trine Dyrholm (The Girl With the Needle, Poison), Austrian actress Valerie Pachner (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, A Hidden Life), L.A.- and Luxembourg-based VFX expert Jeff Desom (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Spanish director Albert Serra (Afternoons of Solitude), and screenwriter Paul Laverty. The festival has also featured a masterclass by Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar.

As part of his busy Luxembourg schedule,...

What is the role that first comes to mind when you think of Tim Roth? Is it the clumsy bellboy from Four Rooms? The wailing criminal who gets shot in Reservoir Dogs? Or is it the psychology wiz in Lie to Me? The excellent British actor has played a litany of noteworthy characters, but top among them is not likely to be his role in Tim Burton's remake of Planet of the Apes. Regardless, his performance as General Thade gave him the opportunity to appear on-screen with Charlton Heston, a truly bittersweet experience considering it featured the controversial actor in one of his last roles.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Roth was at the 15th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival this week, where he offered a masterclass and also presented his latest feature film, Poison, a romantic drama he co-stars with Trine Dyrholm. The actor, who rose to...

The New Year That Never Came, a drama about the Romanian revolution of 1989, written and directed by Bogdan Muresanu, won the Grand Prix, the top prize, at the 15th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival (LuxFilmFest) on Saturday.

“December 20, 1989. Romania is on the brink of revolution. The authorities are preparing New Year’s festivities as if nothing – or almost nothing – is happening, but the official façade begins to crack,” reads a synopsis for the film, which world premiered at Venice 2024. “Amid the fervor of the uprising, six lives will intersect over the course of an extraordinary day, which leads to the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu and his regime.”

The fest jury, led by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, also included Danish actress Trine Dyrholm (The Girl With the Needle, Poison), VFX expert Jeff Desom (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Austrian actress Valerie Pachner (Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, A Hidden Life...

When Tim Roth was first approached to co-star inGridlock’d(1997), he was hesitant about working with Tupac Shakur.

According to THR, in a recent discussion at Luxembourg City Film Fest, Roth revealed the journey that ultimately led to him acting alongside legendary music and film icon Tupac. The film, a crime comedy directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall, follows two heroin addicts, Spoon (Tupac) and Stretch (Roth), as they navigate a bureaucratic nightmare while trying to enter rehab. Westworld actress Melanie Thandiwe Newton also starred in the film. Initially, Laurence Fishburne was set to star in the film, and Roth was eager to work with him. But after Fishburne dropped out, Roth was informed that a rapper would be taking his place—an idea he immediately rejected.

"But he dropped out, and he was really a big part of the reason why I wanted to do it," Roth recalled. "So then the...

Luxembourgish actress, director, producer and TV host Désirée Nosbusch’s (Bad Banks) first fiction feature film as a director, Poison, starring British actor Tim Roth and Denmark’s Trine Dyrholm, finally premiered in her homeland. The 15th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival this week screened the drama, adapted from the play Gif by the Dutch author Lot Vekemans, that explores the reunion of a couple who meet again 10 years after a tragedy.

The screening was held outside the festival’s competition lineup, which is being judged by a jury led by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof (The Seed of the Sacred Fig) and also includes Spanish auteur Albert Serra (Afternoons of Solitude), Dyrholm (The Girl With the Needle), VFX guru Jeff Desom (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Austrian actress Valerie Pachner (A Hidden Life), and screenwriter Paul Laverty (I, Daniel Blake). Instead, the movie unspooled in its Made in/With Luxembourg program.

Spanish auteur Albert Serra always gets strong reactions to his films, and that’s how he likes it. His latest, his first documentary, Afternoons of Solitude, has been no different. The bullfighting doc won the San Sebastian Film Festival’s Golden Shell for best film in the fall and continues to tour the festival circuit.

Right now, Catalonia’s Serra is attending the 15th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival where he is a member of the jury led by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof that also includes the likes of VFX expert Jeff Desom (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and screenwriter Paul Laverty. The festival has also featured masterclasses by British star Tim Roth and Oscar-winning filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar.

Serra likes to hit viewers with images they will remember. “It’s all or nothing. The idea is that film has to be a real experience,” he told THR in...

Screenwriter Paul Laverty has made a name for himself with social realist movies with long-term friend and creative partner Ken Loach, such as Cannes Palme D’Or winners I, Daniel Blake and The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

Born in Calcutta, India to an Irish mother and a Scottish father, he earned a philosophy degree in Rome and worked, in the mid-1980s, for a human rights organization in Nicaragua. Nowadays, he lives in Edinburgh. Currently, the creative is attending the 15th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival where he is a member of the jury led by Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof and attended by such stars as Tim Roth.

There, Laverty talked to THR about the role of film amid the current state of the world, hopes to work with his partner, Spanish filmmaker Icíar Bollaín (I Am Nevenka) and whether The Old Oak was really Loach’s final feature film.

Meetings of fascists, young skinheads, Elvis, experiences with such legendary directors as David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino and Werner Herzog, and the media circus around Oscar nominees — those were just some of the topics addressed by British actor Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Rob Roy, Lie to Me) during a master class at the 15th edition of the Luxembourg City Film Festival on Wednesday.

The crowded session followed Tuesday night’s Luxembourg premiere of independent movie Poison, directed by Désirée Nosbusch (Bad Banks), in which Roth stars opposite Danish actress Trine Dyrholm as a couple that meets again years after tragedy drove them apart. Roth also received a festival honor Tuesday evening.

In his wide-ranging master class, he also discussed working with the likes of Charlton Heston, and, to the surprise of some in the audience, Tupac Shakur.

And he shared insight into how he portrayed a 16-year-old racist skinhead...

Brian Durnin’s debut feature Spilt Milk took home the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival this year, wrapping up a starry 21st edition that saw the likes of James McAvoy, Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Tim Roth and Takehiro Hira all touch down at the Scottish event.

Runner-up to the Audience Award, which is sponsored by Mubi and is the fest’s only award, was German comedy Two to One, starring double-Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller.

Spilt Milk, set against the backdrop of 1980s working class Dublin, follows 11-year-old Bobby (Cillian Sullivan), who dreams of being a detective just like his TV idol Kojak. He sets up a private investigation with his best friend but when Bobby’s older brother disappears, it sets them off down a dark path.

“We’re deeply honored to accept this wonderful award and to know that our film connected with the audiences at Glasgow Film Festival,...

Like the title of its feature-length continuation, The Immortal Man, Peaky Blinders could live on for a while. Franchise creator Steven Knight hints the upcoming film is a "fitting end to the first chapter" of the Peaky Blinders' story, suggesting there could be more from the popular period drama.

Speaking with The Playlist's Bingeworthy podcast (via Entertainment Weekly), Knight was asked about The Immortal Man and whether the movie was the finale for the Peaky Blinders franchise or a part of bigger plans. Knight teased that the latter could be the case, stating he'd continue Peaky Blinders if the right story emerges. "As long as there's an appetite for it, and I've got stories to tell, then why not?" he said. These comments follow Knight's recent statements that Peaky Blinders would likely continue, though he could not announce any plans for the beloved franchise.

Knight confirmed that principal photography...

The 21st edition of the Glasgow Film Festival came to a close last night with the world première of Martyn Robertson’s Make It To Munich. The closing ceremony also saw the announcement of this year’s audience award, which went to the Dublin-set Spilt Milk.

James McAvoy with his Cinema City Honorary Award Photo: Glasgow Film Festival

“We’re deeply honoured to accept this wonderful award and to know that our film connected with the audiences at Glasgow Film Festival, said Spilt Milk director Brian Durnin. “The city and festival will forever hold a place in our hearts.”

German comedy Two To One was the runner-up.

Last weekend, James McAvoy received the festival’s other award, the Cinema City Honorary Award. He was one of several high profile guests to attend this year, along with Jessica Lange, Toni Colette, Tim Roth, Ed Harris, Martin Compston and Takehiro Hira.

The...

Creator Steven Knight has said that he hopes his Peaky Blinders movie will get a cinema release rather than go straight to Netflix.

Netflix and cinema releases aren’t two things that have traditionally mixed well in the past. Greta Gerwig is currently fighting to get her Narnia film a proper cinema release – not that cinemas seem too happy about Netflix’s deal with IMAX. The Russo brothers’ expensive The Electric State, by contrast, won’t enjoy the benefits of a huge screen and excellent sound.

Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders, is now the latest filmmaker hoping to see his film on the big screen. Knight and director Tom Harper have been feverishly working on a Peaky Blinders movie, which wrapped production in December and is expected to be released later this year.

Speaking to The Playlist (via Variety), Knight reflected on his desire for Peaky Blinders to hit cinemas.

The Glasgow Film Festival‘s 2025 Audience Award, sponsored by Mubi, went to Brian Durnin’s drama Spilt Milk, wrapping up a star-studded 21st edition that attracted the likes of James McAvoy, Toni Collette, Tim Roth, Jessica Lange and Ed Harris.

Among other big names visiting Scotland were Japanese musician and actress Koki and Shogun star Takehiro Hira, who came to Glasgow for the world premiere of Scottish survival thriller Tornado, while Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill attended the world premiere of sporting documentary Hill. Collette was a surprise special guest for a 30th anniversary showing of her breakthrough film Muriel’s Wedding.

Scotland’s largest annual celebration of cinema, which this year also put a spotlight on Austrian films, from satirical looks at rent-a-friend agencies and the power of billionaires to an exploration of generational poverty and a climate crisis mockumentary, wrapped with the world premiere of Scottish documentary-maker Martyn Robertson...

While “Peaky Blinders” had its heyday on the small screen, series creator and writer Steven Knight says his feature adaptation belongs in movie theaters.

“I really want the ‘Peaky’ fans who have been a big part of this to be watching it all together in one building,” Knight told The Playlist. “The communication has all been virtual, but I do want this to be in cinemas so that people can sit there together and watch this thing happen.”

The original series ran on Netflix for six seasons from 2013 to 2022 and, after years of speculation, a “Peaky Blinders” film was officially announced in June 2024. Cillian Murphy will return as star and producer and Tom Harper is set to direct.

Knight boasted about the film and its flashy lineup of a-listers, adding that production recently wrapped in December.

“We wrapped on December 13th,” Knight said. “We’ve got Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth,...

The Peaky Blinders‘ creator, Steven Knight, is hopeful the upcoming film will be shown on the silver screen.

Knight, who also wrote the hit Netflix show, recently told The Playlist about the highly-anticipated film that finished shooting a few months ago and it’s star-studded cast.

“We wrapped on December 13th,” he said. “We’ve got Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson, and obviously Cillian Murphy and Stephen Graham. And I have to say, it is mind-blowingly good.”

While the original TV series ran for six seasons on the streamer from 2013 to 2022, when it was announced last year, that Tommy Shelby’s story would continue as a film instead of a seventh season, however, after it was set to release on Netflix last June, Knight, who penned the screenplay, hopes it will also debut in theaters — for the passionate fans.

“I really want the Peaky fans who have been a...

Steven Knight has suggested that the upcoming Peaky Blinders film could see a theatrical release before arriving on Netflix. The highly anticipated continuation of the hit series recently wrapped filming and features a cast that includes Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson, Cillian Murphy, and Stephen Graham.

In an interview with Playlist, Knight confirmed that production concluded on December 13 and expressed his enthusiasm for the project. “We’ve got Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson, and obviously Cillian Murphy and Stephen Graham. And I have to say, it is mind-blowingly good.”

Knight emphasized his desire for fans to experience the film in a shared setting rather than solely through streaming. “I really want the Peaky fans who have been a big part of this to be watching it all together in one building. The communication has all been virtual, but I do want this to be in cinemas so that...

Steven Knight has hinted that there may be a theatrical outing for his Peaky Blinders film ahead of its arrival on Netflix’s streaming platform.

Knight saw his original TV series become an international hit over six seasons between 2013 and 2022, and told Playlist that filming had completed on the cinematic version:

“We wrapped on December 13th,” he revealed. “We’ve got Barry Keoghan, Tim Roth, Rebecca Ferguson, and obviously Cillian Murphy and Stephen Graham. And I have to say, it is mind-blowingly good.”

Then he added that it was his wish the big screen version appeared first on the actual big screen, saying:

“I really want the Peaky fans who have been a big part of this to be watching it all together in one building. The communication has all been virtual, but I do want this to be in cinemas so that people can sit there together and watch this thing happen.

Over the course of more than 30 films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has treated the fans to amazing villains that make the lives of their favorite heroes impossible. However, after dozens of different characters, it has also fallen short with certain evil guys that now belong to the MCU Hall of Shame.

From terrible adaptations to an insanely small screen time for a main bad guy, many villains definitely deserved better and the MCU failed them. Characters like the Collector or Abomination had the potential to be more than what they ended up becoming, and now it may simply be too late to fix their story in the MCU; leaving voids that will never be filled.

Kang the Conqueror Was Underwhelming At Best First appearance in the MCU: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023), portrayed by Jonathan Majors

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania introduced Kang the Conqueror, who was set to become...

If you have never heard about the Luxembourg City Film Festival before, it may surprise you to know that the biggest annual film event in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which is surrounded by France, Germany and Belgium, is turning 15 this year.

Long considered a hidden gem on the global fest circuit, the event has steadily gained in stature, routinely attracting big industry names to a country with a population of only around 670,000. Just take last year as an example, when the fest set an attendance record with a 10 percent increase to 19,962. For its 2024, LuxFilmFest, it attracted the likes of Viggo Mortensen, Chinese director Wang Bing, Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako, French director Gaspar Noé — who hosted a retrospective and a masterclass — and a jury that included Luxembourg star Vicky Krieps, German actor Sebastian Koch, and U.S. director Ira Sachs.

For this year’s 15th edition, which kicks off on Thursday,...

Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk remains one of the most overlooked Marvel movies of all time. While Edward Norton’s Green Goliath is considered better than the Mark Ruffalo version we got in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the film was uneven with its storytelling. Well, we might finally have a reason why the film felt a bit off— Edward Norton’s involvement in the script.

Edward Norton’s Hulk in The Incredible Hulk | Credit: Universal Pictures

While actors aren’t really allowed to alter the script, Norton had a special clause in his contract that allowed him to meddle with the script of the 2008 flick. The end result was that one crucial scene ended up being dumbed down due to Norton’s interference.

Edward Norton was allowed to alter The Incredible Hulk script as part of his Marvel deal Edward Norton as Bruce Banner in The Incredible Hulk | Credit: Universal...

Captain America: Brave New World Worldwide Box Office: Is The 3rd Lowest Grossing MCU Film (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Captain America: Brave New World is trying its best to move out of the danger zone. It prevented itself from being the least-grossing MCU movie when it beat the global haul of The Marvels. Anthony Mackie’s movie has now surpassed yet another MCU movie, becoming the third least-grossing film from Marvel Studios. It is not an exciting feat, but it does provide a sigh of relief for the Captain America team. Scroll below for more.

The Marvels was released in 2023, and it was a massive disaster at the box office. The movie collected only $206.13 million in its global run. Captain America 4 is on track to surpass the Og film in its franchise, which is also one of the top 10 least-earning MCU movies. The 2025 release opened to mixed reviews and...

Peaky Blinders star Finn Cole has looked back on a huge change for his character Michael Gray in the show's final season. The backbone of the final episodes revolved around a gang war between Michael and cousin Tommy Shelby.

Michael was initially portrayed in the historical crime drama as a loyal lieutenant for Tommy, though he slowly grew resentful of his cousin's rule. In Peaky Blinders' final season, Michael vowed to kill Tommy in revenge for landing him in prison on a drug charge. Cole recently told The Hollywood Reporterthat he doesn't think writer Steven Knight planned for the cousins to go to war, but had to change scripts following the 2021 death of cast member Helen McCrory, who played Michael's mother Polly Gray.

Finn Cole Discusses Changes to Peaky Blinders' Final Season

Peaky Blinders Creator Reveals if Netflix Sequel Will End the Franchise

Steven Knight addresses the future of the...

Ten years ago, John Maclean launched his directorial debut Slow West at the Sundance Film Festival, and in that 1860s Western film, the writer-director populated the story with immigrants from Ireland, Germany and Scotland who all mixed on the American frontier with Native Americans. For his second directorial effort Tornado, which opened the Glasgow Film Festival on Wednesday, the Scottish helmer applied a similar premise.

“Slow West was populated from people all over the world and I wanted to suggest the same thing in Britain,” Maclean tells Deadline of his newest film. “I had read and heard a few things about samurais turning up in Spain and, a bit later, turning up in Scotland. There was a bit of an exodus of samurais because they were changing position all the time in Japan and they were becoming less warriors and more guns for hire, or swords for hire, and they wandered.

Ahead of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law's debut on Disney+, there were rumblings that the series might feature Skaar's MCU debut. When a Sakaarian spaceship came to Earth in the premiere, those rumours were all but confirmed, though we didn't see Bruce Banner's alien son until the finale.

That came in a throwaway scene when he showed up at Jennifer Walters' family barbeque with Skaar in tow. Wil Deusner (Stargirl) played the character but never spoke.

Fans didn't exactly love the design, and was was quite a vocal backlash to how Marvel Studios presented the character. However, some concept art in the newly released She-Hulk: Attorney At Law - The Art of the Series showcases what might have been in the Disney+ series.

Some of these aren't great but others are more in line with the comic books and would have surely received a far warmer response from fans.

Brady Corbet is reminding audiences just how special of a filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve is.

Corbet, whose feature “The Brutalist” is predicted to be a top contender at the 2025 Oscars, said during a visit to the Criterion Closet in the below video that Hansen-Løve is among the modern all-time greats. Writer/director/actor Corbet co-led Hansen-Løve’s 2014 autobiographical film “Eden” alongside fellow filmmaker Greta Gerwig.

“This one I actually have so I’m not going to take it,” Corbet said while holding a Blu-ray of Hansen-Løve’s 2021 film “Bergman Island.” He added, “I just want to call out Mia Hansen-Løve, one of my favorite directors that I worked with years ago on a film called ‘Eden.’ This is her film ‘Bergman Island.’ I encourage everyone to seek it out because I think she is one of our great contemporary treasures.”

Corbet further shared how much a trip to the Criterion Closet...

[This story contains spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World.]

With Captain America: Brave New World, Julius Onah joined a long line of filmmakers who jumped from an indie film to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After directing 2018’s The Cloverfield Paradox for Paramount (before it ultimately landed at Netflix amid a splashy Super Bowl stunt), he helmed the 2019 indie drama Luce, about a high achieving high school student who was adopted from war-torn Eritrea.

The Sundance film proved pivotal to Onah landing his MCU entry, in part thanks to Luce star Octavia Spencer going to bat for him with Marvel. The film also put him in the orbit of future Brave New World star Danny Ramirez (Joaquin Torres), who years ago was roommates with Luce lead Kelvin Harrison Jr. Coincidentally, Luce actor Tim Roth played The Abomination in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, a movie that factored heavily into the events of Brave New World.

The new film,...

Peaky Blinders vet Finn Cole has finally addressed his absence in Netflix’s upcoming sequel movie to the acclaimed BBC drama. For five seasons of the Cillian Murphy-led gangster series, Cole portrayed the role of Michael Gray, who was first introduced in Season 2 as Polly Gray’s long-lost son.

During a recent interview with THR, Cole shared his reaction to the Peaky Blinders movie, revealing that he’s excited to watch it as a fan for the first time. He also confirmed that fans won’t see his character make an appearance as one of the ghosts that has been haunting Thomas Shelby, which was something he has struggled with since the first season.

"I’d love to say that the ghost of Michael comes back, but no, I don’t know anything about the movie," he said. "It seems like there’s a whole new cast, and I...

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This March, Paramount+ is bringing you a ton of entertainment with the much anticipated true crime drama series Happy Face and also the streaming release of the horror comedy film Rumours. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films coming to Paramount+ in March 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Up In The Air (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90% Credit – Paramount Pictures

Up in the Air is a comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Sheldon Turner. Based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Walter Kirn, the 2009 film follows Ryan Bingham, a man whose job is to travel places and fire people from their jobs.

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This March, Hulu is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the wacky crime comedy series Deli Boys to the much-anticipated streaming release of Anora. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Hulu this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the ten best films that are coming to Hulu in March 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

High Fidelity (March 1) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91% Credit – Touchstone Pictures

High Fidelity is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears from a screenplay co-written by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg. Based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, the 2000 film follows Rob, a record store owner who has been unlucky in relationships. However, his bad luck might...

Matthew Perry’s Assistant Speaks Out (Photo Credit – Instagram)

The complex world of celebrity assistance has once again come under scrutiny, this time in the wake of Matthew Perry’s shocking death.

A former Hollywood assistant has shed light on what she believes Perry’s own assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, might have been thinking in those final days while being caught in the difficult balance between loyalty and moral responsibility.

Kenneth Iwamasa the personal assistant of more than 25 Years…...

A Complete Unknown Movie Review Rating:

Star Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Edward Norton, Monica Barbaro

Director: James Mangold

A Complete Unknown Movie Review Out ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

What’s Good: The performances and the production design are all pretty amazing, and they really transport you to the 1960s.

What’s Bad: The film feels afraid of going deeper in any direction, and in the end, Bob Dylan, and the rest of the characters, remain as unknown figures.

Loo Break: The film is pretty tight when it comes to its pacing, and most scenes are important as they are based on events that truly happened.

Watch or Not?: If you are a fan of Bob Dylan or Timothée Chalamet, then this is a must-watch, but don’t expect too much out of this classic biopic.

Language: English (with subtitles).

Available On: Theaters, VOD

Runtime: 140 Minutes

User Rating:

Biopics are...

It is now 10 years since John Maclean’s feature directorial debut Slow West and now he’s back with Tornado.

Opening this year’s Glasgow Film Festival in what is its world premiere this genre-splicing follow-up has shades of a Western all filmed in Scotland. We sit down with John Maclean, Tim Roth, Kōki & Takehiro Hira to talk gruelling shooting conditions and more.

Tickets for films and full programme available here.

You can watch the full interview below:

Plot:

A travelling Samurai show in Britain in 1790 crosses paths with ruthless criminals, but one of the performers, Tornado, hatches a plan to play them at their own game

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“From the Heart of Europe: Austria on Screen” promises to bring “an eclectic mix from hard-hitting drama to absurdist comedy” to the 2025 Glasgow Film Festival, which kicked off on Wednesday and runs through March 9.

Across 12 days, Scotland’s largest annual celebration of cinema will bring out such stars as James McAvoy, Ed Harris, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, George MacKay and Formula 1 star Damon Hill, and screen 92 world, U.K. and Scottish premieres from 39 countries, including the Austrian showcase as part of this year’s country’s focus that puts a spotlight on new cinematic voices as well as legendary filmmaker Michael Haneke.

“We have been noticing over the past years that Austrian films were really starting to make waves on the festival circuit,” Christopher Kumar, the Glasgow Film Festival’s program coordinator tells THR.

The Glasgow team worked with the Austrian Cultural Forum in London, the Roland Teichmann-led Austrian Film Insitute,...

From left, Allison Gardner, Rory McCann, John Maclean, Tim Roth, Kôki, Takehiro Hira Photo: Amber Wilkinson

Glasgow Film Festival opened its 25th edition last night - and the last with long-term director Allison Gardner at the helm - with the world premiere of John Maclean’s Scottish samurai movie Tornado.

The film, which sees a young woman (Kôki) going on the run from a gang of criminals led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden), played to packed and appreciative audience at Glasgow Film Theatre and was attended by the director, Roth, Kôki, Takehiro Hira, who plays her father in the film, and Rory McCann, who is one of Sugarman’s gang.

In a Q&a after the film, Maclean said he felt there was a similarity with his previous film Slow West.

Tim Roth, Kôki and John Maclean on Gff red carpet Photo: Courtesy of...

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During the promotional tour for “Mad Max: Fury Road” back in 2015, director George Miller discussed how silent cinema had inspired the filmmaking ethos behind his chase-movie epic. His hope was that you could potentially watch “Fury Road” as a silent film and still get most of what you needed in terms of the story from the visual language and physical performances of the actors.

When it comes to milieu, the petrol-punk dystopia of “Mad Max” is far removed from the period-piece trappings of “Tornado,” writer-director John Maclean’s long-awaited follow-up to his offbeat western “Slow West” (2015). But for the length of its gripping first act, Maclean’s earthy survival thriller seems pointed towards very similar ends.

Light on dialogue and exposition, the roughly 25-minute opening stretch excels as a work of sustained tension, with the odd farcical stunt — reminding you that this is the same filmmaker behind the “Slow West...

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The 21st edition of the Glasgow Film Festival kicks into gear on Wednesday (February 26) with the world premiere of survival thriller Tornado from Scottish filmmaker John Maclean. With stars Tim Roth and Japanese actors Kōki and Takehiro Hira set to be in attendance, it’s sure to be one of the highlights of the 12-day event.

But there are also another 12 world and European premieres, 66 UK premieres and 12 Scottish premieres from 38 countries as well as In Conversation talks with stars such as James McAvoy and Jessica Lange and more on offer at the festival this year. We’ve rounded up what we think are sure to be some of the key films and events during this year’s Gff.

Tornado – Opening Night

The festival is opening with the world premiere of survival thriller Tornado from Scottish filmmaker John Maclean. The film, which stars Tim Roth, Jack Lowden, Takehiro Hira and Kōki,...

It will be a bittersweet moment for Glasgow Film Festival director Allison Gardner when the curtain rises at the event’s opening night on Wednesday with the world premiere of John Maclean’s Tornado starring Tim Roth and Jack Lowden. On the one hand, there will be the usual sense of pride that comes with launching another edition of what is now Scotland’s biggest film festival and the UK’s second biggest (after the BFI London Film Festival). But on the other hand, this year will mark the final time Gardner will kick off the event she co-founded before she retires in October.

Gardner is a beloved cultural leader in the Scottish film community, having worked at Glasgow Film, the charity that runs the festival and the city’s indie cinema Glasgow Film Theatre, for more than 30 years. Her audience-focused approach to programming both the cinema and, in turn the festival,...