The great film Withnail and I, which chronicles creativity and drinking in equal measure, is a landmark of British cinema, and one of the best and most biting comedies you can find. After being out of circulation for a few years, there's a new Withnail and I restoration, which you'll be able to see via…
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In 2009, after spending several years in development hell, a film based upon the early Hunter S. Thomson novel The Rum Diary (a book not published until the late '90s) went before cameras with Bruce Robinson (Withnail & I, How to Get Ahead in Advertising) directing from his own script, and Johnny Depp, Amber Heard,…
Read MoreWe have a look at the first two official production photos of Johnny Depp in The Rum Diary. In the film, Depp plays a doppelganger for the late Hunter S. Thompson for the second time (Terry Gilliam's classic Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas being the first). In Bruce Robinson's new film, Depp plays Paul…
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Bruce Robinson's big screen adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's novel The Rum Diary starring Johnny Depp test screened last night in Huntington Beach, California, and a few reviews have appeared online. I have compiled a bunch of early thoughts from around the web, message boards, twitter and other websites. Check them out now, after the…
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Update: Robin Hood has now been confirmed as the opening night film in an official statement. The Cannes Film Festival is set to kick-off on May 12th, just two days ahead of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood being unleashed in several countries, including the US and UK. It would be perfect timing, then, to have the…
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Keep an eye on this one. Aaron Eckhart and Richard Jenkins have joined the cast of The Rum Diary, which will see Johnny Depp playing a doppelganger of the late Hunter S. Thompson for the second time. Eckhart will play a wealthy rival to Depp's boozy journalist, with both men seeking the pleasantries of a…
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