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Revolver Entertainment are proud to announce the release of TONY in cinemas 5th February, on DVD 8th February. The outstanding debut from Gerard Johnson, Tony has been compared to classics Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Taxi Driver and is one of the most important and disturbing British films of recent years. Unemployed and unemployable, Tony is a sympathetic recluse with severe social problems, an addiction to VHS action films and a horrible moustache. Occasionally he snaps and murder is the result...Featuring a star-making lead performance from Peter Ferdinando, Tony is dark, brutal and bleakly...
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At 54, Mel Gibson isnt the most likely action hero. He may have a few wrinkles, but hes certainly not showing his age. With this weeks release of EDGE OF DARKNESS, in which he plays a bereaved father chasing down the killer of his daughter, Gibson proves that he still packs a punch. What better excuse do we need than to take a look at some of Hollywoods toughest OAPsMel GibsonFrom the very beginning of his career, Mel Gibson has been an on-screen hard man. His first major appearance was in the 1979 hit Mad Max, where Gibsons character went on the rampage after his family were brutally murdered....
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Star of the new Disney animation The Princess and the Frog, Anika Noni Rose maybe be familiar to film fans for her previous work. She takes on the task of bringing to life the first black leading character in a Disney cartoon and tells us why it was such a dream of hers as well as the process of acting in such a film. Q. How did you prepare to play an iconic Disney princess?Anika Noni Rose: Well, I think you sort of prepare in the same way... I grew up on Disney, so I sort of had Disney in my veins before I even got to the studios. But it's the same type of preparation in that you find out who this...
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The directors of Disneys latest animation The Princess and the Frog were in the UK recently to talk about the 'House of Mouse' and its return to hand-drawn animation. We also managed to get some time with Andreas Deja, one of the lead animators on the project. Here's what they all had to say about the film.Q. The idea for developing one of the most famous stories from the Brothers Grimm has been floating around for some time. Why has it taken so long?John Musker: At the Disney studio, the story of The Frog Princess has been in development for about 18 years. There have been different versions of it going...
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In the first of what we hope will become a regular feature, we turn the spotlight on Gael Garcia Bernal to highlight a career less ordinary. For here at Movie Vortex, we're not content to just sing the praises of the mainstream: we reserve our highest praise for the exciting, the inpidual and the unusual.With such aims in mind, it might seem strange to start this filmic Odyssey with a well-known arthouse darling like Bernal. But there is method to our madness. For he is more than just the up-and-coming South American who played young Ernesto Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries, he is more than the charmingly...
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Precious star Gabourey Sidibe was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of RandB/Gospel singer Alice Tan Ridley and Ibnou Sidibe, a native of Senegal. She was pursuing a degree in psychology at Mercy College and working as a telephone customer service representative when she was cast. Here she discusses her experiences of life, London and Precious...MV: Have you been able to explore London?Gabourey Sidibe: The very first morning I didnt have anything on the schedule to do until the next day so I went to Buckingham Palace. It was amazing. I wish I could have seen the Queen. Its so weird. How do you act with...
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The fantastic and heart-wrenching story of Precious, a teenager whose strength in the face of unbelievable adversity is a marvel to behold, is released in UK cinemas this week. One of its greatest revelations was the performance of notorious pa Mariah Carey as earthy social worker Ms. Weiss. Here's what the legend herself had to say about the film, her transformation, and and her music taste in the '80s... MV: How did you get involved with Precious? Did you see it as a risky move?Mariah Carey: Im very close friends with Lee Daniels. I love the book Push. It changed my life when I read it. A long...
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To celebrate the February 5th release of the hilarious teen comedy YOUTH IN REVOLT, Movie Vortex are giving away 3 merchandise packs consisting of a t-shirt, an awesome trucker cap, wallet and pin badge.YOUTH IN REVOLT is a coming-of-age comedy that puts a fresh and outrageous stamp on a tale of adolescent obsession and rebellion. Starring Michael Cera (Juno and Superbad) it's the story of Nick Twisp a unique, but affable teen who meets the girl of his dreams on a family holiday.But family, geography and jealous ex-lovers conspire to keep these two apart. With Sheeni's encouragement, Nick develops...
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Get tooled up and prepare yourself for the ultimate tear-up, as legendary Director Nick Love (The Football Factory, The Business, Outlaw) is back with another fist-thumping Brit-flick, THE FIRM. This all-action account of a young geezer trying to find his way in the world of football hooliganism is released to buy on Blu-ray and DVD on 1 February 2010 from Warner Home Video.To celebrate the release we've got 3 T-shirts, 3 DVDs and for one lucky winner a copy of the script signed by Nick Love. To win simply email in with your contact details to [email protected] Director Nick Love returns to the terraces...
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This week sees the DVD and Blu-ray release of Dorian Gray and we've got a chance for you to win a copy of the film. Starring Ben Barnes and this year's major awards contender Colin Firth we've thought of the perfect way to get into the mood by taking a look at ten terrifying movie curses... and then tell us about your favourite movie curse and why you think it works so well, best answers to [email protected] win a copy! 1. Dorian Gray (2009) Cursed character: Dorian Gray played by Ben Barnes The Story: Fresh-faced and innocent, Dorian Gray arrives in London to move into the house he has inherited....
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Studio Ghibli's Ocean Waves is set for a UK release, and it will be the FIRST TIME EVER this film is seen outside of Japan! As massive Ghibli fans (check out Mike's top ten of the decade to see just how much) we're incredibly excited, more exciting still: we have five copies to give away.Made with the colloboration of up-and-coming animators from the Ghibli studio, Ocean Waves is a look back at the halcyon teenage years of Taku as he journeys to a high school reunion, reflecting upon the way on love, friendship and a fateful class trip to Tokyo. Directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, (it was the first...
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To celebrate the release of up and coming family animation Astro Boy, we have joined forces with E1 to give five lucky winners an Astro Boy goody bag!Featuring the voices of Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell and Charlize Theron, Astro Boy shoots onto our screens on 5th February!"Directed by David Bowers (Flushed Away), and written by Bowers and Timothy Hyde Harris (Kindergarten Cop). Astro Boy is based on the manga created by Osamu Tezuka. Set in futuristic Metro City, Astro Boy is about a young robot with incredible powers created by a brilliant scientist named Dr. Tenma (Nicolas Cage). Astro Boy (Freddie...
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Recently nominated for the Orange rising star award, Tahar Rahim commands attention as the lead in Jacques Audiard uncompromising French prison drama A Prophet. Coming to the UK on January 22nd, we caught up with Tahar when he was recently in London to find out more about the film and get a further insight into this extraordinary performance. How did you prepare for such a big move which is on such a scale? I saw movies, documentaries and talked with ex-prisoners... that was something that helps. But at the start to get the character we abandoned every kind of method with Jaques (Audiard) and we tried...
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One of our alternative films of the year, Park Chan-wook's THIRST comes to DVD and Blu-ray on 25th January 2009. To celebrate we've got TWO copies of the film to giveaway on DVD. The joint winner of the Jury Prize at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, THIRST sees the director of such acclaimed and varied films as the military thriller "JSA: Joint Security Area", the comedy romance "I'm A Cyborg" and the standout movie of his "vengeance" trilogy "Oldboy" further emphasising his versatility as a storyteller and a filmmaker by turning his hand to Western horror traditions and taking on the ever-popular...
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To celebrate writer/director Nancy Meyers (What Women Want, Somethings Gotta Give, The Holiday) latest rom-com Its Complicated we take a look at a selection of films from the recent career of the star Meryl Streep. We will also look at her award tally for each of the chosen films. Streep is widely considered to be the greatest living film actress and she has been nominated for the Academy Award an amazing, and record-breaking, 15 times. Shes won the Oscar twice and she holds the record as the female actor with the most Golden Globes, with six wins. She was born Mary Louise Streep and initially...
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As predicted we nearly did fall out at MovieVortex towers over the Films of the decade selection. Cassam opted for a bizarre range of titles which claimed to have 'repeat viewings' and 'introspection' at the core... whereas Mike followed a trend of filmmakers over stars and visual flare at the heart. We argued... a lot. We've decided therefore to do a defense of our selections podcast later... but in the meantime here we are breaking the news to one another about our choices. For Mikes Full list check out his top ten HERE. Cassam's choices can be found HERE. Listen in on the link below for the first...
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After completing the rounds of our beloved contributors and compiling what we feel is a pretty representative Top 10 of 2009, we were left with a nagging feeling that some films had just slipped from people's radars. There's nothing we hate more than that here at MovieVortex and so, admittedly a little belatedly, we've ollected our ten favourite films you may have missed last year but really should make an effort to see... 1. Sin NombreCarey Fukunaga's debut feature was a vivid work of intense drama and emotion that made a great case for all directors to be cinematographers...
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Would you do anything for a job? Even kill? How far a candidate will go in today's society for a high-powered role is the concept behind the new thriller, Exam, starring Luke Mably and Jimi Mistry. We caught up with both stars to find out moreMV: Exam is a psychological thriller - why do the candidates want this job so badly?JM: I don't know. They all have their own inpidual reasons. It's actually quite a nice modern take on society today - you know, it's very Apprentice-esque. How far will people go to get what they want? This is what this take about. The actual job itself, I don't actually know...
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Starting out the age of 24 writing Hollywood screenplays, and credited with the rewrite of the 2007 sci-fi blockbuster The Day The Earth Stood Still, British screenwriter Stuart Hazeldine directs on his first feature, Exam, following the 20-minute short film Christian, which he wrote in 2005. We chat with the debut writer/director to find out more about the new thriller, starring Luke Mably, Jimi Mistry and Colin Salmon:MV: The original idea for Exam was to set it in a school. The setting then changed to a job interview. At what stage did you realised that you had a feature, rather than a short...
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The votes are in, the points are tallied, objections raised, debated and concluded and, finally, we have come up with our collective Movie Vortex fully certified Top 10 of 2009!Containing our trademark mix of the big and the small, the clever and the crowd-pleasing, our favourite films of 2009 are (in ascending order): 10. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs It's always refreshing to see a good animation come from somewhere other than the all-conquering Pixar studios, but to see one quite so funny, engaging and brilliantly realised is an utter joy. A complete surprise among...
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