Less than a month ago, we saw a shortlist of directors under consideration to helm The Twilight Zone, Warner Bros' top secret project that would bear the name of Rod Serling's classic television series, which aired from 1959 to 1964 and still holds up perfectly, with wonderfully well-told stories that actually have something to say. That shortlist read more like wishlist, with names like Christopher Nolan, Michael Bay, Alfonso Cuaron, and Rupert Wyatt making it abundantly clear that the studio has big plans for the revitalized The Twilight Zone. Now, Warner Bros has made their selection on just who will direct, and it's someone who wasn't on that shortlist: Matt Reeves, the helmer behind Cloverfield and Let Me In.
That Gary Oldman has never even been nominated for an Oscar boggles the mind. We're talking about the prolific master of accents who has played Lee Harvey Oswald, Drexl Spivey, Jean-Baptise Emanuel Zorg, Rosencrantz, Ludwig van Beethoven, and even Sirius Black and Commissioner Gordon. For the first time in his long and varied career, though, Mr. Oldman is stirring up awards-y talk for his lead performance in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, an adaptation of the novel by espionage-master John le Carre. A new UK trailer for the Cold War-era thriller introcudes Oldman as George Smiley, a more-or-less retired spy tasked with rooting out a Soviet mole in MI6, the British intelligence agency. Like its predecessor, it's a hell of a trailer, promising a classy, gripping film with a faultless ensemble at work.
Netflix's streaming Watch Instantly service is fast becoming America's favorite way to watch movies. The library of available titles is so vast and mutable that you, the avid instant watcher, could no doubt use a guide as you navigate the streaming frontier.
Luckily for you, we'll be here every Tuesday to update you on the latest titles available for instant-watching, as well as bringing attention some gems and even some enjoyable calamities out there in the instantly watchable wilds.
Swedish director Tomas Alfredson had an international breakout hit with the creepy, touching, and altogether unique Let the Right One In. His follow-up, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, is based on a novel by John le Carre, but unlike most espionage thrillers, this one isn't based around improbable stuntwork and gadgetry. Instead, Alfredson has rounded up some of the best British actors in the business (Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, etc.) and let them loose on a story of Cold War paranoia and lies in MI-6, the British intelligence service. A new international trailer put the formidable cast on display and promises a smart, tense experience.
With part 2 of our favorite vampire list, we looked at a number of other interesting choices. Again, we found films to scare you silly and maybe a couple to terrify you to tears. Yet not one of them features vampires that sparkle… sorry Twilight fans, you can always tell us your favorite in the comments and why you think Twilight is better than all of these films put together… we can take it!
Once again, in honor of Matt Reeves' Let Me In which hits theatres today, we present part 2 of iamROGUE.com’s Favorite Vampires!
ARTISTdirect.com Editor-in-Chief talks evil, 'Let Me In' and My Chemical Romance in his exclusive interview with Chloe Grace Moretz.
Chloe Grace Moretz leads Let Me In with a real understanding of darkness.
In fact, Moretz knows the evil in her vampire Abby better than anyone should, and that's what makes her performance so poetic, passionate and primal. Moretz doesn't shy away from Abby's pain, but she's got a grip on her power as well, and she's not afraid to use it.
The Clint Eastwood directed suspense drama Hereafter will hit the big-screen on October 22nd. Below, courtesy of Fangoria.com per Dread Central, is new one-sheet to promote the feature Hereafter.
I was not a fan of the announcement that Let the Right One In was being remade, and I know I wasn't alone. Never mind that I had no real faith in Matt Reeves (Cloverfield and "Felicity" episodes aren't quite enough for me), I found the Tomas Alfredson original to be so good that a remake seemed more than pointless, it was downright offensive. (What can I say, I'm a purist.)
Update: Just in case you haven't yet gotten your fill of trailers, clips, and images for Let Me In, Cloverfield director Matt Reeves' adaptation/remake of Let the Right One In, Overture has released more of each to make sure that you do. Check out a new international trailer and exclusive clip below...
Overture Films has recently launched a viral website for Matt Reeves' Let the Right One In re-adaptation/remake Let Me In, which today revealed five new photos from the movie, including a look at Richard Jenkins as Abby's 'guardian'. Check out the viral website HelpMe.net...
Synopsis: An alienated 12-year-old boy befriends a mysterious young newcomer in his small New Mexico town, and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood in Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller written and directed by filmmaker Matt Reeves (Cloverfield).Twelve-year old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. Achingly lonely, Owen spends his days plotting revenge on his middle school tormentors and his evenings spying on the other inhabitants of his apartment complex. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz), an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father (Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins). A frail, troubled child about Owens's age, Abby emerges from her heavily curtained apartment only at night and always barefoot, seemingly immune to the bitter winter elements. Recognizing a fellow outcast, Owen opens up to her and before long, the two have formed a unique bond.When a string of grisly murders puts the town on high alert, Abby's father disappears, and the terrified girl is left to fend for herself. Still, she repeatedly rebuffs Owen's efforts to help her and her increasingly bizarre behavior leads the imaginative Owen to suspect she's hiding an unthinkable secret.