Mystery

First trailer for serial killer thriller Child 44

The first trailer has been revealed for the Ridley Scott-produced serial-killer thriller, Child 44. Set during Stalin-era 1953 Soviet Russia, the film is based on a best-selling novel and stars Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman and Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Jason Clarke and Vincent Cassel. Daniel Espinosa directs what’s described as a captivating crime-thriller, ….

The Weinsteins’ Radius nab rights to Cannes indie horror favorite It Follows

Radius TWC announced today that the company has nabbed U.S. rights to Cannes festival favorite horror film It Follows, written and directed by David Robert Mitchell (The Myth of the American Sleepover). It Follows recently screened at Cannes as part of Critics’ Week, where Radius also purchased When Animals Dream. The deal marks the second ….

Win a copy of the new Penélope Cruz epic mystery Twice Born

Academy Award winner Penélope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Volver) and Emile Hirsch (Into The Wild, Killer Joe) star in Twice Born, an epic family mystery that transforms into a portrait of love, loyalty and the unbreakable bonds of motherhood in a time of war. Director Sergio Castellitto’s Twice Born arrives February 25th on DVD and ….

Nick Nolte joins cast of Fox murder-mystery limited series

Nick Nolte has joined the cast of Fox’s upcoming limited series Gracepoint, a U.S. remake of the lauded ITV murder-mystery Broadchurch, Variety reports. Nolte will play a stubborn local business owner in a seaside town where a boy is murdered. He joins a cast that includes David Tennant, Jacki Weaver, Michael Pena, Anna Gunn, Kevin ….

Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake release date changed

AICN reports that Spike Lee’s upcoming remake of Chan-wook Park’s Oldboy has been pushed back from it’s original release date of October 11th to October 25th, 2013. Spike Lee’s version reportedly closely follows the plot of the original film, but extends the lead’s imprisonment from 15 years to 20, and is apparently extremely intense for ….

Steve McQueen’s original cult crime classic Thomas Crown Affair to play Loew’s

I just received word that Norman Jewison’s cult classic 1968 crime film The Thomas Crown Affair, will screen as part of a weekend of classic “caper” movies at The Landmark Loew’s Jersey. It’s a rare chance to see Steve McQueen’s swagger as Thomas Crown on the big screen, as well as the beautiful Faye Dunaway, ….