The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred “Freddy” Heineken, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual. Director: Daniel Alfredson Writers:
When the Oscar nominations rolled in on Thursday, perhaps the biggest surprise – other than the snubs for Selma – were the six nods including Best Picture and Best Actor for American Sniper, a movie which few expected to be in the running after getting no attention from the Golden Globes or BAFTAs. There was an even bigger surprise a few days later, when it was announced that the film drew in a stunning $89 million in its opening weekend, which is more than most of last year’s summer blockbusters. The Iraq War drama snuck up on the awards race out of nowhere, and shattered January box office records beyond all expectation.
Saoirse is a child who is of the selkies, women in Irish and Scottish legends who transform from seals into people. She escapes from her grandmother’s home to journey to the sea and free fairy creatures trapped in the modern world. Director:
Our team awarded Boyhood with our Best Movie of the Year Award, and we’d like to share the love with you! Now is your chance to get your hands on your own copy of Boyhood! This giveaway will run from Wednesday 21 January 2015, 12:
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Mortdecai, Cake, The Boy Next Door, Black Sea, Strange Magic, Mommy and Red Army.
What We Do In The Shadows is a mockumentary that expertly takes the piss out of the currently very glamorous pop culture status of the historic monster, the vampire. It initially features four vampires who live together in a flat in Wellington, New Zealand. All have arrived there for different reasons:
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Still Alice, Paddington, The Wedding Ringer, Blackhat, Spare Parts, Match, and Son of a Gun, .
It’s award season, and Film Inquiry, of course, cannot stay behind. Thusly, we’ve decided to do our very first Film Inquiry Best Movie of the Year! To determine which movie would be awarded this prestigious title, our team members sent in their lists of top 5 movies of 2014.
At some point in life, everybody does something brave. Whether it’s as big as rescuing somebody from a burning building or just standing up to the bullies who have taken their lunch money, it’s these moments of courage that continue to define them as a person. In every single movie he’s in, Nicolas Cage has a moment of courage that elevates whatever straight-to-DVD mess he’s in from something mediocre into something slightly less mediocre.
And with that, the 2014 awards season is in full swing. The Golden Globes are like the Oscars’s boozy younger cousin. Maybe not as big of a deal, but dammit that cousin is so much more fun.
The discussion on the best knockout films of all-time continues. If you missed my review on Million Dollar Baby in December, it served as the start of this discussion. This includes films based on boxing, wrestling, martial arts, MMA, etc.
Technology in the last few decades has grown by leaps and bounds. Very few could fathom the thought of a wireless telephone or even a smart phone during the lifetime of Alexander Graham Bell. Now we have the internet, various devices that require the internet, and soon enough, replacements for those who use the internet and related devices.
I’m going to check off a list. One D&D nerd with a chiseled body. A half Samoan, half Black former wrestler.
Hollywood has always been something of a boys club. If you think about the golden era of the studio system, you always hear about larger-than-life stars and the maverick, alpha-male directors that made all the classics we know and love today. Think of pictures of giants such as Howard Hawks, Samuel Fuller, John Huston, or Alfred Hitchc*ck, who are usually seen dictating their vision with booming authority.
Ant-Man makes his first appearance on the white screen next year, being the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The movie features Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly, Hayley Atwell, Michael Douglass, Michael Peña and a handfull of other familiar names. It was directed by Peyton Reed (best known for comedies like Yes Man and The Break-Up) and its screenplay was written by Adam McKay, Gabriel Ferrari and Andrew Barrer.