Tag: books

  • Posters Invite You to A Haunting in Venice

    Posters Invite You to A Haunting in Venice

    Today, they released new character posters for A Haunting in Venice. The third in Kenneth Branagh’s series of Agatha Christie adaptations featuring her famous detective, Hercule Poirot (who is played by director Branagh), Haunting – in which Poirot attends a séance at the behest of a friend (Tina Fey) and, or course, must solve a murder…

  • REVIEW: The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

    REVIEW: The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)

    The Last Voyage of the Demeter comes frustratingly close to being a good little horror movie – no classic, but an effective, thoughtful creep-fest. It’s got wonderful atmosphere, a strong cast, and a sure-handed director who knows how to get the most from a fairly limited budget. But it stumbles on both the setup and…

  • Hunger Games Prequel Invites Fans to Enroll in the Academy

    Hunger Games Prequel Invites Fans to Enroll in the Academy

    A new Hunger Games movie is coming out, not that you’d know it from the lack of fanfare it’s elicited. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (… okay, then) is a prequel to the main series that centers on Coriolanus Snow, who I gather is the villain of the story, and his…

  • The Marvels Won’t be Screend in IMAX Because of Dune

    The Marvels Won’t be Screend in IMAX Because of Dune

    Disney’s humiliations keep piling up. On an earnings call (a transcript of which you can read here on Fool), IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond responded to concerns about Warner Bros. delaying the release of Dune: Part Two amid the actors’ and writers’ strikes. Gelfond attempted to assuage fears by saying that it would be disastrous of…

  • A Haunting in Venice Trailer Hunts Ghosts

    A Haunting in Venice Trailer Hunts Ghosts

    Today saw the release of another trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s A Haunting in Venice. The latest in Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptations looks more like a horror movie than usual, with Michelle Yeoh playing a medium. Kelly Reilly, Tina Fey, and Jamie Dornan also join Branagh, who once again plays Christie’s famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.…

  • Greta Gerwig Will Adapt The Chronicles of Narnia for Netflix

    Greta Gerwig Will Adapt The Chronicles of Narnia for Netflix

    The New Yorker has revealed that Greta Gerwig (Ladybird, Little Women) will write and direct at least two movies adapting C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia books. These films are being made by Netflix, which obtained the IP in 2018. Gerwig is currently doing press for Barbie, her latest film. The Chronicles of Narnia was most…