Reviewed by GREG KING Director:Michael Apted Stars: Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, David Morse, Bill Nunn, John Toles-Bey, Paul Guilfoyle, Debra Monk Typical of Hollywood’s lack of imagination and creativity, the three minute trailer for Extreme Measures is an absolute shocker! It virtually gives away all there is to know about the plot… Continue Reading »
REYKJAVIK CALLING
by GREG KING REYKJAVIK CALLING: THE ICEMAN COMETH A special season of Icelandic films screening at ACMI from July 5-July 23, featuring the works of two of Iceland’s most distinctive and contemporary filmmakers – Fridrik Thor Fridriksson and Baltasar Kormakur. COLD FEVER. In the best tradition of the road movie, this quirky and decidedly… Continue Reading »
FRESH – interview with director Boaz Yakin
by GREG KING Fresh is a powerful and stark new film which presents a grim picture of inner city New York in the 90s, a society full of despair and gripped by the inescapable nightmare of street crime, drugs and casual violence. The film has been produced by none other than Lawrence Bender, best known… Continue Reading »