Showtime has released two images from its political drama miniseries The Comey Rule which offers a first look at Brendan Gleeson as US President Donald Trump and Jeff Daniels as FBI director James Comey; take a look here… “THE COMEY RULE takes us on an insider’s journey down the corridors of power, where decision-makers struggle […]
Ben Affleck’s Live By Night gets an exciting first trailer
The first trailer for Live By Night, Ben Affleck’s long-awaited directorial follow-up to Argo, which took home the top prize and a slew of other accolades at the 2013 Academy Awards, has surfaced online. See it below… Just a few hours before the trailer hit the web, the film’s official landscape poster was unveiled, and […]
DVD Review – In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
In the Heart of the Sea, 2015. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw and Brendan Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: Massachusetts, 1850. Young novelist Herman Melville visits ageing Thomas Nickerson, the only survivor of the Essex, a whaling ship sunk decades earlier by a great white whale. Nickerson […]
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson to reteam with In Bruges director Martin McDonagh for The Banshees of Inisheer
Director Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) is to reunite with his In Bruges stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson on his next film, titled The Banshees of Inisheer. The film will see Farrell and Gleeson playing two lifelong friends on a remote Irish island, who suddenly find themselves at an impasse when their […]
Movie Review – Frankie (2019)
Frankie, 2019. Directed by Ira Sachs. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei, Jérémie Renier, Pascal Greggory, Ariyon Bakare, Vinette Robinson, Carloto Cotta, Mikaela Lupu, and Sennia Nanua. SYNOPSIS: Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens […]
Movie Review – Assassin’s Creed (2016)
Assassin’s Creed, 2016. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Charlotte Rampling. SYNOPSIS: Spared a death sentence, the troubled and violent Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) arrives at a medical facility where he’s used to try out technology to unlock genetic memories. He’s taken back to his Spanish ancestor, […]
Trailer for Ira Sachs’ Frankie starring Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson and Marisa Tomei
Sony Pictures Classics has released a new trailer for Ira Sachs’ upcoming drama Frankie. The film follows three generations as they deal with life-changing experiences during a vacation in Portugal and stars Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Marisa Tomei, Jeremie Renier, Pascal Greggory, and Greg Kinnear; watch it here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwIUWpvtmiA Unfolding over the course of a […]
The Coens’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs gets a new trailer
Ahead of its limited theatrical release this coming Thursday, a new trailer has arrived online for the Coen Brothers’ western anthology feature The Ballad of Buster Scruggs which features an ensemble cast that includes Tim Blake Nelson, Tyne Daly, James Franco, Brendan Gleeson, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Zoe Kazan, Harry Melling, Liam Neeson, Jonjo O’Neill, […]
Movie Review – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Waits, Harry Melling, Zoe Kazan, James Franco, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Chelcie Ross, and Jonjo O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: Six stories make up Joel and Ethan Coen’s Western anthology epic, taking in everything from singing cowboys, gold […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, 2018. Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen. Starring Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Waits, Harry Melling, Zoe Kazan, James Franco, Bill Heck, Grainger Hines, Chelcie Ross, and Jonjo O’Neill. SYNOPSIS: A collection of six Western-style shorts set out on the frontier, taking in stories of a […]
