Ross Miller

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 Teaser Trailer

Yep, there is another one of those Paranormal Activity films on the way. The franchise was kicked off in 2009 when Oren Peli wrote, directed, produced and edited a horror which cost a reported $15,000 to make (which is absolutely nothing in... More »

By Ross Miller

New Trailer For After Dark's RE-KILL

"We're no longer top of the food chain... we're food." A perfect quote to use as a tagline for a zombie film if ever there was one (much better than the "We Are The Endangered Species" tagline in the poster... More »

By Ross Miller

James McTeigue To Deliver MESSAGE FROM THE KING

One of the more interesting comic book/graphic novel adaptations to be released in the last 10 years is James McTeigue's big-screen version of Alan Moore's V For Vendetta. The film proved McTeigue to be a talented director, mixing cool action... More »

By Ross Miller

Ron Howard And Dustin Lance Black To Adapt UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN

To the disappointment of some and the relief of others, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Universal's ambitious plans fell through the other day to adapt Stephen King's epic Dark Tower series for both film and TV. But it looks like... More »

By Ross Miller

TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY Poster

A few weeks ago the online film world began salivating when the first trailer was released for Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. The film, based on John Le Carré's best selling spy novel and directed by Tomas Alfredson (Let the Right... More »

By Ross Miller

Bae Doona Joining CLOUD ATLAS

Let it not be said that Hollywood doesn't look elsewhere for talent to utilize in its big budget movies. In this case it's South Korea and actress Bae Doona. According to news site Sports Chosun (via Soompi) the actress is... More »

By Ross Miller

Noam Murro To Direct 300 Spin-Off

The surprise success of 300, Zack Snyder's big-screen adaptation of Frank Miller's celebrated graphic novel, meant that Warner Bros. would be hungry for a follow-up. That next film is in fact a spin-off based on Miller's upcoming prequel comic Xerxes, which... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - JACK GOES BOATING Review

This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org. Philip Seymour Hoffman has long since solidified himself as one of the very best character actors working today, moving from role to role and genre to genre and fitting in... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - STORMHOUSE Review

This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org. Sitting (un)comfortably as one of the biggest disappointments of the EIFF 2011, Dan Turner's Stormhouse takes a potentially interesting premise and (mostly) squanders it on cheap jump scares and unnecessary bouts of... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - GHOSTED Review

This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org. The prison drama has been done over and over and over again, with typically varied results. Some leave a lasting impression as all-time classics (The Shawshank Redemption springs to mind) while... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - PAGE EIGHT Review

This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org. Making its world premiere at the EIFF 2011, Page Eight may be about the world where politics and security are inextricably entwined but the strengths of the film lie in the electric... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - WEEKENDER Review

This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org. Weekender is one of those films which will play a lot better to fans of the particular subject matter, in this case it's the rave music scene of the late... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - PERFECT SENSE Review

This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org After directing the likes of Hallam Foe and Young Adam, director David Mackenzie returns with an ambitious film about a global apocalypse, seen mostly through the eyes of a budding couple, played by Ewan... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - BLEAK NIGHT Review

This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.orgWinner of the New Current Award at the 2010 Pusan International Film Festival, Sung-hyun Yoon's Bleak Night is one of those modern Korean dramas that moves at its own deliberate pace, taking... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - JITTERS Review

[This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org]Comparisons are being immediately drawn between Baldvin Zophoníasson's Icelandic teen drama Jitters and the Brit TV show Skins. I've never seen an episode of that show so I can't confirm the comparisons but something tells... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - TROLL HUNTER Review

[This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org]Troll Hunter is just one in a long line of "found footage" films purporting to be unedited footage showing unbelievable events in the style of a home movie or documentary. The Blair... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - THE CALLER Review

[This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org]The Caller is a classic example of a film with a great premise that it doesn't know what to do with once it has been introduced. Piling ridiculous plot point on... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - THE LAST CIRCUS Review

[This is a reprint of a review first published at BlogCritics.org]Bizzare. Weird. Unique. Bold. All words that could be used to describe Álex de la Iglesia's wonderfully wacky The Last Circus. An obvious cult film right from the outset (i.e. one... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - ALBATROSS Review

[This is a reprint of a review published at BlogCritics.org]Making its world premiere at the EIFF 2011, Niall MacCormick's coming-of-age comedy-drama Albatross is destined to be one of the most talked about and beloved British films of the year, not least because... More »

By Ross Miller

EIFF 2011 - ELITE SQUAD 2: THE ENEMY WITHIN Review

[This is a reprint of a review published at BlogCritics.org]José Padilha's 2007 film Elite Squad was a tough, gritty and frankly badass crime/action film that told of the dangerous, drug-filled slums of Rio De Janeiro and the special police force unit BOPE (aka... More »

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Peter Martin, Managing Editor Dallas
Ryland Aldrich, Festivals Editor Los Angeles
James Marsh, Asian Editor Hong Kong
Brian Clark, European Editor Paris

Hollywood Beat: Notes On Cutting The Cord And NBC's Genre Programs

I cut the cable cord last year, but I'm not always happy about it. I had to wait a year before seeing Season 2 of Game of Thrones, for example, and will have to wait to see Season 3 until next year. I only have to wait to see Mad... More »

Twitchvision: Talking STAR TREK: INTO DARKNESS, MUD and THE ICEMAN

Another Twitchvision chat with Scott Laurie, this time me gushing about J.J.'s latest Star Trek film, which I unabashedly loved.Also talked about he fabbo Mud, and the less fabbo The Iceman, both with Michael Shannon doing his thing.Video embedded below.Update: Was asked to come in today and pick a few... More »

Learning from the Masters of Cinema: Henri-Georges Clouzot's THE MURDERER LIVES AT 21

While Henri-Georges Clouzot is best remembered for many of his later films, including The Wages of Fear and Diabolique, the French filmmaker's 1942 debut has gone largely unseen by Western audiences until now. The Murderer Lives at 21 (L'Assassin Habite au 21), based on the novel by Belgian author Stanislas-Andre... More »

China Beat: What did China See in IRON MAN 3?

Much has already been written, both on these pages and many others, about the landmark Hollywood-China co-production that is Marvel and DMG Entertainment's Iron Man 3. The film, directed by Shane Black, is the third solo outing for Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark, and has proved a phenomenal success around... More »

FEAR & LOATHING AT CANNES, PART 2: I'M IN LOVE WITH EVERYBODY'S GIRL

CHAPTER 4: THE PHILOSOPHY OF ANNA KARINA AND BUTT PLUGSI'm sitting outside at a small Café that my editor told me to meet him at. I'm a 10 minute walk from the Marche Du Film convention hall and I'm still waiting for my editor to arrive so he take guide... More »