Fans of Peter Greenaway’s arch and ornate films (The Draughtsman’s Contract, Drowning by Numbers) may enjoy The Serpent’s Kiss. A young Dutch landscape artist named Chrome (Ewan MacGregor) is hired by a homely but rich landowner named Smithers (Pete Postlethwaite, In the Name of the Father, The Usual Suspects) to turn his overgrown estate into a masterpiece of topiary and hedge mazes. But unbeknownst to Smithers, Chrome is fulfilling the will of Smithers’s ardent enemy (Richard E. Grant, Withnail & I), who hopes to bankrupt the wealthy man and seduce his beautiful wife (Greta Scacchi). When Chrome falls under the spell of Smithers’s enigmatic daughter, all plans go awry. The strong cast wallows entertainingly in this mix of jealousy, decadence, intriguing visuals, Machiavellian schemes, and heaving bosoms, with Grant performing with his usual lurid gusto. The sumptuous Restoration-era costumes enhance this meditation on art versus nature. —Bret Fetzer
Travis Romero‘s latest flick Treachery is looking very interesting. The upcoming horror movie stars Michael Biehn, Sarah Butler (I Spit On Your Grave), Caitlin Keats (Kill Bill 2), Matthew Ziff (Among Friends), Chris Meyer (Kiss of The Damned), Richard Gunn and Jennifer Blanc-Biehn (Dark Angel).
Peter Jackson posted this first video from the set of The Hobbit
films with all the Behind the Scenes goodness that he does! Opening in
3D, 2D and IMAX 3D in December 2012 and December 2013, the two films
stars Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Rob
Kazinsky,…
Andrew Currie‘s been working on a new horror film named Barricade. The poster plasters Eric McCormack huge as the first thing the eye catches. Next you see Eric looking out a window that is frosted with snow with eyes that seem to look into you. The tagline below this image…