Rebecca Hall

Unapologetically smart and calculating, ‘The Gift’ is an unnerving cocktail of creepiness and human frailty. Easily the most surprising film of the summer thus far.

Simon says….look out for Joel Edgerton and his goatee. The first trailer for The Gift was released on Wednesday, which marks the directorial debut of The Great Gatsby and Exodus star Joel Edgerton. The paranoid thriller also stars Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall. Edgerton has been a solid actor for some time now with bit …

Transcendence Written by Jack Paglen Directed by Wally Pfister United Kingdom, China, and USA, 2014 It’s been more than a decade since Johnny Depp moved from being a bundle of quirky nerves in the body of a heartthrob to a full-fledged movie star, and it may be the worst thing that happened to his career. …

There’s a much quoted line from David Fincher’s Seven, found in one of many notebooks scribbled by horrific serial killer John Doe, that reads: “Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light”. The sentiment and association is very appropriate when musing on the visceral sledgehammer assault on emotions, morality and senses represented by David Peace’s Red Riding series, a sprawling nine year epic of neo-noir, adult fear and a simmering stew of all forms of human evil.

Iron Man 3 Directed by Shane Black Written by Drew Pearce & Shane Black USA, 2013 Fun has become a slightly forgotten commodity in the summer blockbuster, with many studios and filmmakers now inspired by the efforts of directors like Christopher Nolan to be as grim as possible. The modern superhero often has to be …

Lay the Favorite Directed by Stephen Frears Written by D.V. DeVincentis USA, 2012 Perhaps the most surprising element of Lay the Favorite, a pastel-colored look at the world of legal and illegal bookmaking and gambling, is its eerie sincerity. Within the first five minutes, the bubbly, ditzy lead character (Rebecca Hall) has left her job …

The Awakening Directed by Nick Murphy Written by Stephen Volk and Nick Murphy United Kingdom, 2011 The horror genre goes through phases, often flooding the marketplace with outrageous rip-offs of a good concept. In the 21st century, horror has been mostly found-footage or torture porn, all the time. It’s not often that something without excessive …

Deadline is reporting on the increasing likelihood that The Great Gatsby, based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, will be Baz Luhrman’s next film. According to reports, Luhrmann did a workshop of the screenplay with Leonardo DiCaprio reading Jay Gatsby, Tobey Maguire reading Nick Carraway and Rebecca Hall (The Town) reading Daisy Buchanan. Apparently Luhrmann …

Originally Posted in Creative Loafing Tampa. Very few filmmakers are known for their casting power. Woody Allen may be one of the best. He is always great at getting Hollywood’s biggest movie stars and the latest indie up and comers into his films (and with perfect timing). He worked with Sally Hawkins and Samantha Morton right …