A Haunting in Venice is based on Christie’s 1969 novel Halloween Party, which unfolds in an English country house. Branagh, the director and star, and screenwriter Michael Green, have shifted the location with the approval of the Christie estate.
This is an entertaining comedy that pokes fun at the whole business of acting. It’s no surprise that it received a standing ovation when it premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
How much of Frank Moorhouse can be found in his most famous and beloved character, Edith Berry Campbell?
Choupette is at the centre of a new film about the legendary German designer and his estate, estimated to be worth north of $US200m.
This month marks two years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. It’s no surprise this mess of a war and its aftermath has attracted the attention of filmmakers.
In the most heart-pounding scene of the film, an eight-year-old boy is locked in the captain’s cabin as the ravenous vampire prowls the ship.
The Israeli actress makes good use of a parachute, a motorbike and a flying suit as she brings a touch of 007 to Heart of Stone.
About my Father is an oddball movie that had me laughing out loud, although perhaps not for reasons the filmmakers intended.
It’s not a slasher film and doesn’t use jump scares but that doesn’t mean it won’t send your heart racing. The opening scene, centred on two teenage brothers, is terrifying.
Christopher Nolan has done it again. He’s turned a story we know into an edge-of-the-seat drama. Tossing up between seeing this and Barbie? Watch both. You will not regret it.
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