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It’s been acclaimed as the best segment in V/H/S 2 (opens in new tab) by fans and critics alike, so we decided to sit down with Gareth Evans to find out just how he put Safe Haven together – by watching the full film and talking over it. If you …

The first trailer has arrived for Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones , the first official spin-off from the supernatural series, which introduces a cast of Latino characters to the pesky demon that has stalked the previous films. Described by series creator Oren Peli as a “cousin” to the main series …

Edgar Wright’s long-gestating Ant-Man adaptation may be about to land its title performer, with Variety (opens in new tab) reporting that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Rudd are the leading contenders. The report claims that the two stars are set to meet with Marvel execs and Wright himself one last time, …

The first TV spot has arrived online for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire , and the emphasis is firmly on the love triangle between Katniss, Peeta and Gale. Director Francis Lawrence recently said that he planned to bring the romance of the novels to the fore second time around, and …

The fact that Lebanon had a space programme is just one of the surprises in Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas’ fascinating dispatch from the “who knew?” fringes of docu-making. The duo source archive materials and interviewees to explore how ’60s scientists in Beirut developed a rocket until civil war grounded …

The Defective Detective The Unmade Movie: Terry Gilliam developed his story, about a P.I. who must track a missing girl into a fantasy world inside her storybooks, in the 1990s with The Fisher King writer Richard LaGravenese. He’s been trying to make it on and off ever since. If They …

Felix Van Groeningen’s Ghent-set melodrama centres on a couple – tattoo-parlour owner Elise (Veerle Baetens) and banjo player Didier (Johan Heldenbergh) – torn apart when their daughter contracts cancer. Co-written by Heldenbergh and Mieke Dobbels, based on their own play, it will have you toe-tapping one minute and tear-wiping the …

Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac has released a raft of risqué character posters online, featuring all of the primary cast in what we’ll describe as a range of “climactic” poses. They’re all pretty graphic (as graphic as facial expressions can get, anyway), and it’s fair to say that some members emerge …

Richard E. Grant has put an official end to rumours that a Withnail & I (opens in new tab) sequel could one day happen. The ’80s indie comedy is a cult classic, and fans have long hoped for Grant and his co-star Paul McGann to return to the roles, but …

Hong Sang-soo’s subtly sharp studies of male/female dynamics are gentler than most South Korean films released here. His follow-up to Isabelle Huppert starrer In Another Country might be too soft for its own good, but a warm naturalism anchors its snapshots of studying actress Haewon’s (Jeung Eun-chae) negotiations with various …