Thrillers

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, ….

Idris Elba’s production company sets up book adaptation Poe Must Die as trilogy

Publishers Weekly reports that actor and filmmaker Idris Elba – who I’m still waiting to become the first Black James Bond – is developing Marc Olden’s historic thriller Poe Must Die as a trilogy through his Green Door Production Company. Published in 1978, Poe Must Die is set in New York City in the 1840s, ….

#CultCinemaIcon John Carpenter to appear at film retrospective of his work – screenings of They Live, The Thing, The Fog and more

“Cult Cinema Icon” John Carpenter injects the B-movie genres of horror, sci-fi, action—with the bravura stylistic technique of classical Hollywood giants like Howard Hawks and John Ford. Boasting “one of the most consistent and coherent bodies of work in modern cinema” (Kent Jones, Film Comment), his work spans four decades and bears the mark of ….

Liam Neeson announces Taken 3 ‘particular set of skills’ contest

Taken 3 star Liam Neeson and Fox have announced a new contest associated with Neeson’s upcoming action thriller. Call the “LinkedIn Particular Set of Skills Contest,” Neeson (as Bryan Mills) made the announcement that he is giving one lucky fan the chance to have their “particular set of skills” endorsed by the ex-covert operative himself ….