After the director wraps up the highly anticipated science-fiction film Annihilation, an Alex Garland TV show that he compares to previous films he has worked on like Ex Machina and Never Let Me Go is coming to FX.
Read MoreThis Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. LET ME IN How you respond to Let Me In will depend almost entirely on whether or not you've seen the original.…
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What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 35 different items, fun images, videos, casting tidbits, articles of interest and more. It’s like a mystery grab bag of movie web related goodness. If…
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Don't expect to see Winter's Bone, King's Speech, Toy Story 3, Never Let Me Go, and How to Train Your Dragon nominated for the WGA Awards. The Writers Guild of America have revealed the list of eligible films, and none of the previously mentioned highly acclaimed movies/screenplays are on the ballot. Before you get up…
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I hope everyone here had a happy holiday break! I had the chance to finally sit back, relax aimlessly for a few days, and take in some Netflix Watch Instantly films that I wouldn’t get to during the normal course of events. One such film was Sweetgrass, which guest Matt Singer discussed on a previous…
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As the year comes to a close, more Top 10 lists are being published. Last week, British filmmaker Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim, Hott Fuzz) filed his annual listing of the top five movies of 2010. Hit the jump to find out what movies made Wright's list this year. Edgar Wright's 's Top 5 Movies of…
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It's that time of the year when there will be one film awards ceremony and/or critical poll after another, and we've got the results of three to kick off this week. The European Film Awards took place in Estonia over the weekend, and Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer scored six awards, including Best Film, Best…
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This week, Peter Sciretta, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley praise Frank Darabont's The Walking Dead, discuss the groundbreaking 3D of Jackass 3D, and lambaste the MPAA's ridiculous Blue Valentine NC-17 rating. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993. Join us on Sunday (10/24) at 10…
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Reviews have been pouring out of Telluride and Toronto for Never Let Me Go, the Mark Romanek-directed adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel. (Peter's review is here, and a two-part interview with Romanek is here and here.) The consensus isn't uniform, but those who like the movie seem to really like it, which is always a…
Read MoreAfter the Telluride Film Festival premiere of his latest film, I had the opportunity to sit down and interview director Mark Romanek for a long-form interview. It was a collaboration between Alex from FirstShowing and myself, which explains how we were able to get so much time with the filmmaker. Mark Romanek is one of…
Read MoreAfter the Telluride Film Festival premiere of his latest film, I had the opportunity to sit down and interview director Mark Romanek for a long-form interview. It was a collaboration between Alex from FirstShowing and myself, which explains how we were able to get so much time with the filmmaker. Mark Romanek is one of…
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A lot of you probably might not recognize Mark Romanek's name, but you've almost certainly seen his work. He was probably one of the best music video directors to come out of the 1990's. His videos have included Nine Inch Nails' "Closer", "Scream" - Michael Jackson's grammy award winning collaboration with sister Janet Jackson (at…
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This is more like it. The visual marketing for Never Let Me Go, Mark Romanek's adaptation of the Kazuo Ishiguro novel, has been represented by a primary one-sheet which is pretty, but maybe not quite right. This trio of new character posters is a lot better. Still a beautiful look at the film, but a…
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Fox Searchlight has released a batch of new production photos for Mark Romanek's big screen adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go. The book was named one of TIME’s 100 Best Novels (from 1923 to the Present), featured on many top ten books of 2005 lists, and a finalist in the National Book…
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Briefly: The BFI London Film Festival is getting a little bigger every year. Last year it was given a push when Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox debuted at the fest. This year, the festival will open on October 13 with the European premiere of Mark Romanek's new film Never Let Me Go, which adapts the…
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I hadn't seen a proper projection of the trailer for Mark Romanek's new film, Never Let Me Go, until I sat through the Trailer Park exhibition in Hall H at the San Diego Comic Con. Talk about weird -- Romanek's very quiet movie was sandwiched in between a lot of big-ticket films, and the contrast…
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One of the more interesting-looking movies of the fall is Mark Romanek's adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go. The trailer arrived recently, and it makes the picture look elegant and puzzling -- just the sort of gorgeous enigma that could be an antidote to the increasingly terrible movies of summer 2010. With…
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Shock has learned that the M. Night Shyamalan-produced supernatural thriller The Night Chronicles: Devil will hit theaters on September 17th 2010, up from the announced February 11th 2011 date. Also, Fox Searchlight has moved Mark Romanek's big screen adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go from October 1st 2010 to September 15th 2010…
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There's been a few little bits of interesting Mark Romanek business hit the web in recent days and I think a quick round up is in order. Firstly, Mark Salisbury wrote a piece for Time Out on The Wolfman, giving some clues as to why Romanek left the project and how the picture changed when…
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If properly cared for, your boar bristle brush could far outlast your current synthetic one.
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Shooting has this week started on Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, an eerie but tender science fiction drama adapted from the novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. Already announced as starring were Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield and Carey Mulligan, with Sally Hawkins, Nathalie Richard, Andrea Riseborough and Charlotte Rampling now named as members of the supporting…
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Mark Romanek has signed on to direct a big screen adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go. According to Production Weekly, Beach author and 28 Days Later/Sunshine screenwriter Alex Garland penned the adaptation. Romanek is probably best known for his music video work. He directed the video for Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream"…
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