• /Answers: Our Favorite Espionage Movies

    In this edition of /Answers, the /Film team gathers together to talk about the best espionage movies, films that eschew action for a more nuanced look at undercover and spy work.

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  • Sequel Bits: 'Star Trek Into Darkness', 'Bond 24', 'Clerks III', 'The Hobbit', 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy', 'Insidious 2', 'The Wolverine', 'X-Men: Days Of Future Past', 'Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes'

    Not surprisingly, today's tidbits begin with Star Trek Into Darkness. After the jump: Simon Pegg is laughing at your Star Trek fan theories You can count out Danny Boyle for Bond 24 Clerks III already has a 70-page outline Andy Serkis talks The Hobbit and Apes A Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy sequel is coming  Barbara…

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  • 'The Artist' Nearly Sweeps BAFTAs With Seven Major Awards

    Meryl Streep prevented the cast and crew of The Artist from a total sweep of the major categories at this year's British Academy Film Awards, presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and commonly called the  BAFTAs. Streep won Best Actress for playing former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The…

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  • BAFTA Nominations Highlight 'The Artist,' 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,' And 'Drive'

    Early this morning the BAFTA nominations were announced, after a couple rounds of 'longlist' reveals. One of the big Oscar frontrunners, The Artist, walked away with 12 nominations, including Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay, Leading Actor and Leading Actress. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy gets a moment in the sun with 11 nominations -- not really…

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  • American Society Of Cinematographers Announces 2011 Award Nominations

    Briefly: Here's the award nomination for for those whose interest in film runs just a bit deeper than others. Today the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) announced its nominees for Best Cinematography of 2011. The nominees are: Guillaume Schiffman (The Artist), Jeff Cronenweth (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Robert Richardson (Hugo), Hoyte van Hoytema…

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  • Watch THR's Hour Long Interview With 2011's Award-Worthy Producers

    We've posted the directors, actors, actresses, writers and now it's time for the people who bring them all together. Every year during awards season, The Hollywood Reporter organizes the schedules of basically every single actor, actress, writer and director of the year's best films to sit down and discuss them. This, in itself, is pretty…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 169 - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (GUEST: Matt Singer From IFC)

    This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss Louis CK's bold new distribution strategy, ruminate on the greatness of Miller's Crossing, explain why Jurassic Park III is terrible, and wonder why Ridley Scott is so invested in this whole Blu-Ray thing. Special guest Matt Singer, joins us from IFC. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or…

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  • BNAT 13 Recap: The Hobbit, The Grey, Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance And More

    Where can you be the among the first audiences ever to see The Cabin in the Woods, The Grey, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, the first trailers for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and G.I. Joe Retaliation as well as huge upcoming titles like The Adventures of Tintin, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and…

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  • Could 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' Kick Off A Spy Movie Franchise?

    We've been very excited to see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the new film from Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson that stars Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciaran Hinds, Mark Strong, Svetlana Khodchenko, Toby Jones, John Hurt, Stephen Graham and Kathy Burke.. The film is essentially both a remake of…

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  • 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' US Trailer

    We've seen a couple international trailers for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as the film opens this week in the UK. It won't hit the US until December 9, and so we've only just been given a US trailer. But the upshot of waiting is that this trailer features some footage you might not yet have…

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  • 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy:' New Clip & Posters And Enthusiastic Early Buzz

    One of the most anticipated films of the Venice Film Festival was Tomas Alfredson's Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, which is a new take on John le Carré's 1974 cold-war thriller novel. The film remakes the well-loved 1979 BBC version starring Alec Guinness as retired MI6 agent George Smiley, called back to action to uncover a…

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  • 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' International Trailer And Character Posters

    At this point I can't imagine that I have to reiterate the basic facts that have many of us anticipating Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy like crazy. There's the source material: John le Carré's jargon-laced cold war novel, which has already led to a great 1979 BBC version starring Alec Guinness. There's the director: Tomas Alfredson,…

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  • 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' Trailer #2

    Movies like this are the reason I'm able to stay optimistic about remakes. The original BBC version of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy starring Alec Guinness is a great piece of work. To some fans, it is unimpeachable. But based on the two trailers we've seen, the new version looks absolutely fantastic. This is the second…

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  • Focus Features Sets November Date For 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

    One of my most anticipated films of the year is Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. That's in part because it is the new film, at last, from Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson. And in part because the cast is about as good as they come (if quite skewed towards the male): Gary Oldman,…

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  • First Look: Tom Hardy In 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

    Got to love Tom Hardy. Not only one of the better actors out there, he's also one of the better-looking new actors around. But he's not afraid to play with image, whether it's fighting cops naked while covered in black paint for Bronson, or sporting some questionable hair and loads of not so impressive tattoos…

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  • Mark Strong Joins 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

    Just about every development on Tomas Alfredson's film Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy seems to be a good one. The cast is a knockout (Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jared Harris and Ciaran Hinds) and now there's another good name on board, as Mark Strong has signed to appear. We don't know his…

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  • Tom Hardy Replaces Michael Fassbender In 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

    Briefly: Let the Right One In director Tomas Alfredson is putting together a stellar cast for his adaptation of the John Le Carré novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. He's got Gary Oldman in the lead as cold war agent George Smiley, working to uncover a mole in the upper realms of the UK secret service.…

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  • Let The Right One In Director To Adapt John Le Carre Novel

    According to THR, Tomas Alfredson, the director of Let the Right One In, has been signed to adapt John Le Carre's cold war novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The novel is the first of the informal 'Karla Trilogy' that also features The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. Le Carre is working on the screenplay with…

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