Trailer: Noah

The first trailer for Darren Aronofsky's retelling of the biblical tale Noah has landed, and as expected, it's loaded with CGI animals, catastrophic weather changes and epic battles, which on the surface, doesn't make it look that far removed your last cheesy Roland Emmerich disaster picture. I'm still curious though, to see what Aronofsky (Black Swan) can do on a large-scale blockbuster-level production, and let's hope the recent news of fights with the studio haven't impacted too heavily on his vision. The film stars Anthony Hopkins, Russell Crowe, Ray Winstone, Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, and is due for release March 28 next year.

Not Booed at Cannes: Robert Redford in All is Lost

Robert Redford has good reason to be beaming: his new pic All is Lost, unlike Only God Forgives, has received (mostly) glowing reviews at Cannes. Directed by J.C. Chandor (Margin Call), it's a one-man, lost-at-sea survivalist tale where astonishingly, Redford practically speaks no dialogue for the entire running time. Being a fan of stripped-down, limited-location movies, I totally can't wait for this. It sounds like the movie Life of Pi should've been instead of the flashy, waffly CGI spectacle that we were given. There's no trailer yet but here's a short clip from the film...