Tag Archives: George Miller

Three Thousand Years of Longing review — A flawed, fascinating little bottle of a movie

September 2, 2022 flawintheiris

Directed by George Miller | Written by Miller and Augusta Gore, based on The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A S Byatt | 108 min | ▲▲▲△△ The wild critical and commercial success of Miller's last feature, Mad Max: Fury Road, earned him plenty of rope with whatever he chose to do next, so he… Read More

Furiosa goes to camera (starring Anya Taylor-Joy)

June 23, 2022 flawintheiris

I don't usually write about the start of production of forthcoming films... hell, I barely bother mentioning new trailers for movies because social media does that so well why go to the trouble? But given Mad Max: Fury Road was one of the greatest movies of the past 10 years, I wanted to flag, with… Read More

10 Great Jack Nicholson roles

April 23, 2019 flawintheiris

The King of Hollywood. That's what the papers call him. His 82nd birthday yesterday prompted this recollection and celebration of the New Jersey-born actor's stellar career. Though living in semi-retirement since How Do You Know in 2010, his rep as a 12-time Oscar nominee and three-time winner still stands. I've been a fan of his… Read More

10 Great Tom Hardy roles

October 26, 2018 flawintheiris

I was listening to a podcast recently looking back at Christopher Nolan's Inception, and the hosts mused about Tom Hardy, what an impact his presence had on the film, and whether this was his breakout role in Hollywood. There's no doubt that even in an ensemble as well-assembled as this, his presence shone. One of the… Read More

LENS ME YOUR EARS — Ep. 06: Mad Max and Post-Apocalyptic movies

May 23, 2015 flawintheiris

After a brief delay, Stephen Cooke and I are back on the podcast trail. For our sixth time at the mic we give some attention to Mad Max: Fury Road, which we both loved way out of proportion, and take a gander at the Mad Max franchise, along with a couple of suggestions for other post-apocalypse cinema, including… Read More

Mad Max: Fury Road review — A masterpiece in speed and metal

May 14, 2015 flawintheiris

Directed by George Miller, Written by Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nick Lathouris | Netflix Badass. As the end credits rolled, that's the word that kept bouncing around my rattling and enervated cranium. Mad Max: Fury Road is totally badass. When was the last time I was totally floored like this? The last time I saw… Read More

Mad Max: Fury Road gets a trailer

July 27, 2014 flawintheiris

This weekend was the San Diego Comic-Con, the biggest event in geek culture. Typically, it's when Hollywood studios preview their upcoming slate of fantasy and genre pictures. I gather the panel for and clips from Avengers: Age of Ultron (coming in April 2015) were pretty impressive. But what I'm probably most excited about is the first Mad… Read More

Mad Max: Fury Road gets a release date, and other details

December 6, 2013 flawintheiris

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Mad Max: Fury Road shoot is wrapping up, and a release date of May 15, 2015, is slated for the film to finally be released. At that point, the picture will have been in production, in some stage, for almost 15 years. It's kind of amazing we're getting… Read More

Tom Hardy as Mad Max

February 5, 2013 flawintheiris

Max's InterceptorSome of you may have seen this image when it made the rounds in December, but I'm just catching up. This is the first photo of Tom Hardy in the role that made Mel Gibson a star.George Miller's reboot of his post-apocalyptic Mad Max saga, called Mad Max: Fury Road, more than a decade… Read More

Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome series review

March 13, 2011 flawintheiris

Directed by George Miller (and co-director George Ogilvie for Mad Max 3) Written by Miller and Terry Hayes The Mad Max trilogy has a special place in my heart. The first movie was released in 1979, an Australian low budget exploitation revenge drama. It imagines a world set “a few years from now” where a very… Read More