Olivia Wilde

Film Review: Don’t Worry Darling, Florence Pugh’s magnetic performance saves ambitious thriller

You’d be forgiven for knowing more about Don’t Worry Darling‘s on-set drama and supposed promotional tension than the film itself at this point.  It feels redundant to mention the specifics of such because, ultimately, it has very little bearing on the film’s quality itself; though there is a certain irony in director Olivia Wilde having…

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Life could be a dream for Florence Pugh and Harry Styles in first Don’t Worry Darling trailer

Life could be a dream. If only all my precious plans would come true. If you would let me spend my whole life loving you. Life could be a dream, sweetheart. After her critically acclaimed high-school set comedy debut Booksmart, director Olivia Wilde looks to be proving no flash in the pan with her bold…

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Sundance Film Festival Review: How It Ends is a scrappy comedy that utilises its charm to overcome any shortcomings

In How It Ends, the joint-directorial effort from Daryl Wein (Lola Versus) and Zoe Lister-Jones (The Craft: Legacy), the question is proposed of what would you do if you knew the world was coming to an end?.  It’s a question that has familiarity to it, but Wein and Lister-Jones have the smarts and wit to…

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Film Review: Booksmart is so damn good, you’d want to rub your face in it

The fact that the existence of another raunchy teen comedy — jam-packed with sex, drugs and alcohol — may not mean much but it has been a very long time since I have heard this much hype for a comedy such as Booksmart. Ever since its premiere at this year’s South by Southwest, it has…

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Interview: Olivia Wilde talks A Vigilante at SXSW World Premiere

Larry Heath caught up with actress Olivia Wilde while at SXSW to talk about about her role in the new film A Vigilante, where she stars as a vigilante who helps victims escape their domestic abusers. Directed by Australia’s Sarah Daggar-Nickson, A Vigilante held its world premiere earlier this week at SXSW. ———- This content…

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Win a DVD copy of Vinyl: The Complete First Season

From Martin Scorsese and Mick Jagger comes Vinyl, a new drama series that explores the drug and sex fuelled music business of the 1970s. Richie Finestra (Bobby Canavale) is a major-label exec with a dark past and an even darker present. With his company, American Century Records, facing a number of client crises, and with…

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VINYL first season fast-tracked for digital download

With the first seasoning coming to an end last Sunday, HBO has announced the immediate release of their series, VINYL, at the cost of $25.99 (SD) and $30.99 (HD) and to be sold through digital retailers Google Play, iTunes, FetchTV, Sony and Xbox. The digital download will also contain bonus features, including a twenty-one minute…

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New International Trailer and Australian Poster: HER (USA, 2013)

The Iris presents the international trailer and Australian poster for the anticipated new film HER, released in Australian cinemas on January 16th, 2014. Directed by Spike Jonze, this original love story is garnering high praise from critics after showing at the New York and Rome Film Festivals. <iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/GTtDo0-w4LQ?rel=0″ frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> Starring Joaquin…

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