A weapons deal goes south when two of the lowest men on the organizational depth chart go full wakka-wakka-garbanzo-beans nuts. The result is a one-act setup and an hour of what might be described as Tex Avery directing Quentin Tarantino action sequences.
Tag: Ben Wheatley
Warehouse Gunfight Trailer: Free Fire!
Unless my eyes are deceiving me, Brie Larson (soon to be Marvel’s Captain Marvel) is starring in a movie about the world’s worst weapons dealers and the world’s worst weapons buyers. The film is called Free Fire and the re-band trailer follows the jump. The A24 film will be in theaters in 2017. It has […]
Top Indie Director Ben Wheatley Owes His Success To 2000 AD!
Ben Wheatley has carved out quite a resume in movies (Kill List, High-Rise) and TV (Doctor Who), but still maintains that he owes his success to reading 2000 AD (home of Judge Dredd, ABC Warriors, and more). Wheatley talks about his career with host Michael Molcher on the current edition of the 2000 AD Thrill-Cast podcast. […]
Towering Trailer: High Rise
‘When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds and cocktail parties degenerate into marauding attacks on “enemy” floors. In this visionary tale, human society slips into violent reverse as once-peaceful residents, driven by primal urges, re-create a world ruled by the laws of the jungle.’ – cover blurb, […]
High Living Teaser: High-Rise!
Ben Wheatley (KIll List, Doctor Who) has adapted J.G. Ballard’s dystopian classic, High-Rise – starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, Elizabeth Moss and James Purefy. A blurb from the novel reads, ‘When a class war erupts inside a luxurious apartment block, modern elevators become violent battlegrounds and cocktail parties degenerate into marauding […]
Doctor Who: Deep Breath – The Doctor Is In… A State!
It’s only been a few weeks and already the debut of the twelfth Doctor is available on home video. While that could be seen as nothing more than a clever marketing ploy, Peter Capaldi’s first adventure in the TARDIS is memorable for a number of reasons (including a limited theatrical release) – enough that the release […]