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Rob Sarkies on his new movie Pike River: ‘We need to tell and retell this story’

June 17, 2025 |

Pike River follows the real-life fight for justice by Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse who lost loved ones in the 2010 mining disaster.

 

 

Dracula: Luc Besson revisits the vampire myth in cinema

June 17, 2025 |

Dracula, directed by Luc Besson, revisits the transformation of a devastated prince into an eternal creature. Starring Caleb Landry JonesChristoph Waltz and Zoe Bleu, this fantasy drama blends love, tragedy and horror in an ambitious gothic fresco. This retelling of the vampire myth could appeal to audiences looking for emotional and visually powerful stories.

Cinesky snags “Moss & Freud”: an intimate biopic about Kate Moss and Lucian Freud

January 17, 2022 |

The biopic “Moss & Freud” promises to be a fascinating dive into the relationship between iconic model Kate Moss and renowned painter Lucian Freud.

Director Florian Zeller on his film ‘The Father’: ‘Anthony Hopkins took me in his arms. We knew the miracle had happened’

March 28, 2021 |

The French director and dramatist reveals how he pushed Hopkins into giving one of the most wrenching performances of his career

Viggo Mortensen’s ‘Falling’ wows at Sundance!

January 24, 2020 | / /

“Falling” is unpretentious and perfectly accessible to mainstream audiences. Mortensen’s patience, his way with actors and his trust in our intelligence are not unlike late-career Eastwood, which isn’t a bad place to be so early in one’s directing career.

Sebastian Stan and all-star cast elevate the heroism of ‘The Last Full Measure’

January 23, 2020 |

Though Pitsenbarger’s heroism and personal sacrifice was immense, what the film truly reveals is the deep shame and trauma vets contend with as survivors who did their best under extreme violence and duress and have to live with those choices

First look: Liam Neeson in ‘Made In Italy’

November 7, 2019 |

AFM Update: there have been a raft of sales for James D’Arcy’s feature directing debut Made In Italy

‘The Burnt Orange Heresy,’ with Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland, to close Venice Film Festival

July 23, 2019 |

Kudos for another Cinesky title – this time from the Venice Film Festival

Three titles from Cinesky are chosen for Gala Presentations at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)

July 23, 2019 |

A World Premiere Gala Presentation at TIFF is a major coup for any film and is a good sign of success in the future

Michelle Monaghan heads a strong cast in a timely true story about an Afghani woman seeking U.S asylum

February 14, 2019 | /

Monaghan’s modest, energetic performance makes Saint Judy — which might have been a dry textbook lesson — engaging and moving

Kiera Knightley wows Sundance in the political thriller ‘Official Secrets’

January 29, 2019 | /

Official Secrets is an ace-level piece about pressure, courage & hard political elbows from ‘Eye in the Sky’ director Gavin Hood

DESTROYER REVIEW : The pulpy cop thriller is pure Nicole Kidman unleashed

December 31, 2018 |

This is a movie star who knows how to stay the course, no matter how twisty, tangled or down and dirty it gets. She’s dynamite!

Rob Sarkies on his new movie Pike River: ‘We need to tell and retell this story’

June 17, 2025 |

Pike River follows the real-life fight for justice by Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse who lost loved ones in the 2010 mining disaster.

 

 

Dracula: Luc Besson revisits the vampire myth in cinema

June 17, 2025 |

Dracula, directed by Luc Besson, revisits the transformation of a devastated prince into an eternal creature. Starring Caleb Landry JonesChristoph Waltz and Zoe Bleu, this fantasy drama blends love, tragedy and horror in an ambitious gothic fresco. This retelling of the vampire myth could appeal to audiences looking for emotional and visually powerful stories.

Cinesky snags “Moss & Freud”: an intimate biopic about Kate Moss and Lucian Freud

January 17, 2022 |

The biopic “Moss & Freud” promises to be a fascinating dive into the relationship between iconic model Kate Moss and renowned painter Lucian Freud.

Director Florian Zeller on his film ‘The Father’: ‘Anthony Hopkins took me in his arms. We knew the miracle had happened’

March 28, 2021 |

The French director and dramatist reveals how he pushed Hopkins into giving one of the most wrenching performances of his career

Viggo Mortensen’s ‘Falling’ wows at Sundance!

January 24, 2020 | / /

“Falling” is unpretentious and perfectly accessible to mainstream audiences. Mortensen’s patience, his way with actors and his trust in our intelligence are not unlike late-career Eastwood, which isn’t a bad place to be so early in one’s directing career.

Sebastian Stan and all-star cast elevate the heroism of ‘The Last Full Measure’

January 23, 2020 |

Though Pitsenbarger’s heroism and personal sacrifice was immense, what the film truly reveals is the deep shame and trauma vets contend with as survivors who did their best under extreme violence and duress and have to live with those choices

First look: Liam Neeson in ‘Made In Italy’

November 7, 2019 |

AFM Update: there have been a raft of sales for James D’Arcy’s feature directing debut Made In Italy

‘The Burnt Orange Heresy,’ with Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland, to close Venice Film Festival

July 23, 2019 |

Kudos for another Cinesky title – this time from the Venice Film Festival

Three titles from Cinesky are chosen for Gala Presentations at TIFF (Toronto International Film Festival)

July 23, 2019 |

A World Premiere Gala Presentation at TIFF is a major coup for any film and is a good sign of success in the future

Michelle Monaghan heads a strong cast in a timely true story about an Afghani woman seeking U.S asylum

February 14, 2019 | /

Monaghan’s modest, energetic performance makes Saint Judy — which might have been a dry textbook lesson — engaging and moving

Kiera Knightley wows Sundance in the political thriller ‘Official Secrets’

January 29, 2019 | /

Official Secrets is an ace-level piece about pressure, courage & hard political elbows from ‘Eye in the Sky’ director Gavin Hood