Posts Tagged ‘Sam Neill’

DVD Tuesday: ‘Edge of Darkness’ and ‘Doctor Zhivago’

DVD Tuesday: ‘Edge of Darkness’ and ‘Doctor Zhivago’

By W. Andrew Powell • May 11th, 2010 • Category: DVDs

New arrivals this week include the thriller Edge of Darkness, starring Mel Gibson; the debut of Doctor Zhivago on Blu-ray; the action-horror hybrid, Daybreakers; plus a look at the amusing horror-comedy mashup, Lesbian Vampire Killers.



Film Friday: ‘Daybreakers’ and ‘Leap Year’

Film Friday: ‘Daybreakers’ and ‘Leap Year’

By W. Andrew Powell • Jan 7th, 2010 • Category: Films

Happy 2010, everyone, and welcome to a brand new year at the movies. New this week in theatres, Ethan Hawke stars as a remorseful vampire in the action-horror hybrid, Daybreakers. Also in theatres, Michael Cera stars in the adaptation of C. D. Payne’s famed novel, Youth In Revolt; while Amy Adams and Matthew Goode lead the romantic comedy, Leap Year.



TIFF ’09: Day 3 recap with Sam Neill and the Hef

TIFF ’09: Day 3 recap with Sam Neill and the Hef

By W. Andrew Powell • Sep 13th, 2009 • Category: Features, Toronto Film Fest

Yesterday was an entertaining day at the Toronto International Film Festival, and kind of a big deal for me. I mean, all of the festival is a big deal, but this was a *big* deal. First off I interviewed Sam Neill for Daybreakers, which was actually my second interview with him (I was lucky enough to have chatted with him last year for Skin).



‘Daybreakers’ debuting at TIFF’s Midnight Madness

‘Daybreakers’ debuting at TIFF’s Midnight Madness

By W. Andrew Powell • Jul 21st, 2009 • Category: Features, Movies & DVDs, Toronto International Film Festival

Earlier today the Toronto International Film Festival confirmed that Daybreakers, Ethan Hawke‘s latest film, had been chosen to screen during this year’s Midnight Madness.

The film, which was directed by Peter and Michael Spierig, is set in 2019 after a plague has turned most of the Earth’s population into vampires.



Sam Neill discuses complexity of ‘Skin’

Sam Neill discuses complexity of ‘Skin’

By W. Andrew Powell • Sep 8th, 2008 • Category: Features, Spotlight, Toronto International Film Festival

New Zealander and award winning actor Sam Neill is pulling double duty for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, appearing in two of the festival’s official selections. Namely, the provocative drama, Skin, and the comedic drama, Dean Spanley.



TIFF 08: Day four with… Kevin

TIFF 08: Day four with… Kevin

By W. Andrew Powell • Sep 7th, 2008 • Category: The GATE, Toronto Film Fest

Today has been pretty quiet, compared to the last few days of the festival. I got up early and caught the screening of Zack and Miri Make a Porno (hilarious, for the record) before catching Fifty Dead Men Walking (not bad, but not as good as it should have been).