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Anchor Bay Abducts ‘Alice Creed’
I would have wanted to have seen J Blakeson’s feature debut, The Disappearance Of Alice Creed at the Toronto Film Festival last September, the role reversal kidnapping thriller starring Gemma Arteton pitted against the excellent Eddie Marsan and Martin Compston (Sweet Sixteen, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints and Red Road), but my schedule didn't allow for an extra screening.
Martyrs | DVD Review
You have to feel sorry for Gavin Hood and Hugh Jackman who will, in only a few weeks from now, get to field questions about the incompetence behind a studio's security system. I could have easily given the Lemon of the Week to the individual(s) who lifted an incomplete, working copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine and leaked it online, but instead, I'm awarding the honour to 20th Century Fox.
Soderbergh’s Knockout Manning Up with Fassbender, McGregor and Traffic Combo
Soderbergh is turning to his vault and re-teaming not with any Ocean's films players, but Traffic stars Michael Douglas and Dennis Quaid. He'll also have one of the U.K. biggest new talents in Michael Fassbender (who was genius in Hunger and the upcoming Fish Tank) and completing the foursome is Ewan McGregor - someone in need of some juicier supporting roles.
DGA Noms: Bigelow Receives Deserving Nom, Coens Bros. Snubbed
This year's nominees have been announced with Kathryn Bigelow being the clear favorite among a field of noms that also include: James Cameron for Avatar; Lee Daniels for Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire; Jason Reitman for Up in the Air; and Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds.
