Tag: Tom Hardy

Venom: Let There Be Carnage | Review

How to Lose Friends & Alien Ate People: Serkis Navigates Odd Bedfellows in Routine Sequel Though perhaps a novel choice for helming Marvel sequel...

Capone | Review

Gonzo Fonzo: Trank Returns with Tone Poem Portrait of a Monster The figure of Chicago mobster Al Capone has long been a mythical figure resurrected...

2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #27. Josh Trank – Fonzo

It's time to say goodbye to the De Niro Capone touch from The Untouchables. A meatier, bulkier project that would certainly rev up Sundance audiences,...

Tuesday Blus: Max Ophüls’ Letter from an Unknown Woman, Nolan’s Dunkirk & Bigelow’s Detroit

This week’s edition of Tuesday Blus includes the following titles: Dunkirk (2017) - Warner Bros., Detroit (2017) - Twentieth Century Fox, Letter from an...

Dunkirk | Review

The Art of War: Nolan Wages War of the Senses in Visceral Reenactment On all accounts as noble a cinematic endeavor as it is sheer...

London Road | Review

The Kindness of Stranglers: Norris Mounts Film Version of Macabre Musical Those familiar with the infamous 2011 musical London Road should be pleased with this...

The Revenant | Review

Essential Killing: Inarritu’s Remarkable New Thanksgiving Film After winning a trio of Academy Awards last year for Birdman (which took home Best Picture, Director, and...

Mad Max: Fury Road | Blu-ray Review

Every so often, and in increasingly rare numbers, a big budget Hollywood extravaganza comes along and negates the crushing conditioned cynicism built into our...

Child 44 | Review

Dirty Snow: Espinosa’s Ungainly Yet Enjoyable Soviet Era Mystery Grazing lightly over the Soviet era politics of the period and featuring a handsome, gussied up...

It’s Miller’s Time: Mad Max: Fury Road Receives Cannes Film Fest Invite

In an odd leap frog announcement, the Cannes Film Festival have announced an Out of Competition selection that is not the opening film for...

The Drop | Blu-ray Review

Coming off the white hot success of his hard hitting, Oscar nominated debut, Bullhead, Michaël Roskam signed on to helm a Hollywood backed crime...

Top 25 Most Anticipated Studio Films of 2015: #5. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant

All things documentary, foreign and American independent film are what the staff unabashedly bleeds for here at IONCINEMA.com. Film snobbery aside, we've identified twenty-five studio film offerings...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #95. Brian Helgeland’s Legend

Legend Director: Brian Helgeland // Writer: Brian Helgeland There was initially a lot of promise for writer turned director Brian Helgeland’s career, his directorial debut was...

The Drop | 2014 TIFF Review

Dog Day Afternoon: Roskam Sets Romance Amidst Insider Heist Coming off the white hot success of his hard hitting, Oscar nominated debut, Bullhead, Michaël Roskam...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #80. Michael R. Roskam’s The Drop

The Drop Director: Michael R. Roskam Writer: Dennis Lehane Producers: Chernin Entertainment’s Peter Chernin and Dylan Clark, Mike Larocca U.S. Distributor: Fox Searchlight Cast: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #124. Daniel Espinosa’s Child 44

Child 44 Director: Daniel Espinosa Writers: Richard Price Producer: Summit Entertainment, Worldview Entertainment, Etalon Film, Scott Free Productions, Stillking Films U.S. Distributor: Summit Ent/Lionsgate Cast: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace,...

2014 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Michael R. Roskam’s Animal Rescue

Fox Searchlight have used the annual Utah set fest as both an acquisitions point and launching pad. Just last year they had the pair...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: #63. George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road

Mad Max: Fury Road Director: George Miller Writer(s): Miller, Nick Lathouris and Brendan McCarthy Producer(s): Doug Mitchell, P.J. Voeten U.S. Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron,...

Inside Cannes 2012 Day 4: Five Quotes from the Lawless Press Conference

1. "I actually play Scrabble". - Tom Hardy What Tom Hardy does in between takes to prepare in order to be badass in his current...

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The Night We Met I Knew: Barry Jenkins Tapped to Direct ‘Be My Baby’

Filmmaker Barry Jenkins is music to A24's ears. They...

2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Cannes Premiere

After putting out our predictions for the Critics' Week,...

2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Un Certain Regard

Last year, the Un Certain Regard section had several...

2025 Cannes Film Festival Predictions – Directors’ Fortnight

In the inaugural year of his mandate, Directors' Fortnight...