Colin Farrell stars as Victor, a man seduced and blackmailed by his neighbour; a woman seeking revenge for a tragic accident that left her disfigured. Little does Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) realise, there is much more to Victor than meets the eye. Continue reading
Martin (Colin Farrell) is a screenwriter struggling to write a film around a title. His best friend Billy (Sam Rockwell) is an aspiring actor who makes money by kidnapping dogs, but when Billy kidnaps the wrong dog, Martin finds himself drawn into a complicated and increasingly odd situation. Continue reading
In the not too distant future, factory worker Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) has a beautiful wife anda job that is not incredibly challenging, but keeps him occupied. Douglas, however, dreams of a bigger life, one that matters and when he visits Rekall – a company that implants false memories – he realises that his mundane life may not be as real as he thinks it is. Continue reading
When Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) gets a new neighbour, Jerry (Colin Farrell), he is initially more concerned about him hitting on his mum than anything else. It is soon revealed that Jerry has more on his mind than sex; he is a vampire. After his friend goes missing, Charley turns to the one person he thinks can help him, Las Vegas showman, Peter Vincent (David Tennant). Continue reading
Have you ever had a boss that you just cannot stand, who makes your life a living hell on a day to day basis? This is the problem faced by Nick (Jason Bateman), Dale (Charlie Day) and Kurt (Jason Sudeikis). Breaking point comes when they are skipped over for promotion, sexually harassed, demeaned and belittled, so they come up with a very simple solution. Kill their bosses. The problem is, that murder is not as easy as one might think… Continue reading
Ondine is the latest film from Neil Jordan. The film stars Colin Farrell as Syracuse – a fisherman from rural Ireland whose life is changed when he catches a woman in his nets. Literally. Syracuse’s daughter, Annie, from a previous relationship is convinced that the woman, Ondine, is a Selkie – a seal person – and when mysterious, wonderful and strange things start happening to Syracuse, he starts to believe it too. Continue reading
Crazy Heart is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Cobb. The film stars Jeff Bridges as ‘Bad’ Blake, a washed up country singer who is making a meager living playing bars and bowling alleys in the Southwestern US. When Bad meets Jean (Maggie Gyllenhaal), a journalist looking for a story, and is indirectly reunited with his ex touring partner, Tommy Sweet (Colin Farrell) his life is changed. For the better. Continue reading
Poor old Terry Gilliam. He has not had a good run of luck lately.
Watchmen, a project that he deemed “unfilmable” was indeed filmed, and fairly successfully. His adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s beloved novel Good Omens languished in development hell before being scrapped. He lost Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone to Chris Columbus and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote was shut down in 2001 due to Jean Rochefort’s health problems. As well as all this, Tideland was overlooked and The Brothers Grimm was not well received.
And then Heath Ledger died. Continue reading
