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Barry Keoghan enters a world of privilege and desire in trailer for Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn

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Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman) takes us to a beautifully wicked world of privilege and desire in her sophomore feature Saltburn, which has just a dropped its first full trailer.  Starring the white-hot Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Jacob Elordi (Euphoria) in a story about a student at Oxford […]

First look at Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ WWII series Masters of the Air as January premiere set

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After years in development, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks’ second Band of Brothers follow up Masters of the Air is set to premiere on Apple TV+ on January 26th, 2024. Along with the announcement, Apple released a batch of first look photos showing the cast that includes Austin Butler (Elvis), Callum Turner (The Capture) and Barry Keoghan (The Banshees […]

Netflix’s Top Boy trailer teases the final chapter

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With just four days to go until Top Boy returns for its third season, Netflix has released a new trailer for the final chapter in the revival of the hit British crime drama series which you can watch below…. Sully’s actions at the end of the last series have rewritten his business rules with Dushane. […]

First trailer for Saltburn teases debauchery and a scheming Barry Keoghan

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Filmmaker Emerald Fennell is following up her Academy Award-winning film Promising Young Woman with another challenging dark comedic drama. If the first trailer for Saltburn is anything like the full film, viewers are in for a debaucherous and devious film filled with some of the hottest actors working today. Leading the pack is Barry Keoghan […]

Barry Keoghan dazzles in first images of Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn

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Emerald Fennell reflects on one crucial need for her new film, Saltburn: “There has to be an element of revulsion.” In a new piece from Vanity Fair, the filmmaker dives into her upcoming sophomore film starring the enigmatic Barry Keoghan. Saltburn is set to premiere this fall, and we are getting our first look at […]

Barry Keoghan in talks to join Gladiator sequel as Emperor Geta

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Fresh off a BAFTA win and an Oscar nomination, Barry Keoghan is joining the next big prestige blockbuster. The Hollywood Reporter notes Keoghan “is in talks to join Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s untitled Gladiator sequel.” Keoghan will play a character named Emperor Geta, though in real-life, Geta never became an Emperor. Keoghan’s Geta is […]

Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott featured in first look at Bring Them Down

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With principal photography now in its final stages, MUBI has released a first look image from Bring Them Down featuring BAFTA-winning and Academy Award-nominated Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) alongside Golden Globe nominee Christopher Abbott (Catch-22). The feature debut of Screen Star of Tomorrow writer and director Chris Andrews and co-starring Colm Meaney (Star […]

Banshees’ Barry Keoghan to play Billy The Kid

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Ever since he burst onto the scene with his captivating turn in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Killing of a Sacred Deer, Barry Keoghan has marked himself out as a special talent. Having reinforced that with performances in Chernobyl, Eternals, Calm with Horses, and his heart-breaking Oscar-nominated role as Dominic in The Banshees of Inisherin, Keoghan is […]

2023 Oscar Nominations: Reasons to Cheer and Reasons to Jeer

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We look at the Oscar nominations. The surprises, the nods to celebrate and some glaring omissions… The Oscar nominations for the 2023 ceremony were announced this week. It’s time to warm up your slapping hands, sorry, clapping hands and ready yourself for the main event. As with every year, there are predictable choices, and pleasing […]

Movie Review – The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

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The Banshees of Inisherin, 2022. Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Pat Shortt, Jon Kenny, Gary Lydon, Sheila Flitton and David Pearse. SYNOPSIS: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. Director Martin McDonagh reunites […]