Born to Be Blue. 2015. Directed by Robert Budreau Starring Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie and Kevin Hanchard SYNOPSIS: A period biopic – which openly takes liberties with the truth – on jazz musician Chet Baker’s addictions, love affairs and struggles with creativity. There’s a moment in Born to Be Blue when […]
Movie Review – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2016. Directed by David Yates. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Colin Farrell, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Carmen Ejogo, Ezra Miller, Ron Perlman, Jon Voight, Ronan Raftery, Faith Wood-Blagrove, Jenn Murray, Zoe Kravitz and Johnny Depp. SYNOPSIS: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of […]
Second Opinion – Born to Be Blue (2015)
Born to Be Blue, 2015. Directed by Robert Budreau. Starring Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie and Stephen McHattie. SYNOPSIS: A liberal interpretation of a key period in Chet Baker’s life after he’s beaten within an inch of his life, forcing him to re-learn his embouchure while struggling to control his addiction to heroin. There’s […]
Movie Review – It Comes At Night (2017)
It Comes At Night, 2017. Directed by Trey Edward Shults. Starring Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbot, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. SYNOPSIS: A small family – father, mother and teenage son – live in what appears to be an abandoned house. The windows are boarded up and, from the outside, there’s little sign […]
Interview: Carmen Ejogo talks Selma, meeting Coretta King and black actresses in Hollywood
Amon Warmann sits down with Selma’s Carmen Ejogo for the home entertainment release… Though the focus of Ava Duvernay’s Oscar-nominated Selma is rightfully on Martin Luther King, throughout there is a great emphasis on how a collective group can accomplish great change. Just as King was surrounded by a host of great men and women, […]
Second Opinion – Selma (2015)
Selma, 2015. Directed by Ava DuVernay. Starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Giovanni Ribisi, Carmen Ejogo, Cuba Gooding Jr, Oprah Winfrey, Common and Tim Roth. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Watching a film like Selma is […]
Movie Review – Selma (2014)
Selma. 2014 Directed by Ava DuVernay Starring David Oyelowo, Tom Wiilkinson, Giovanni Ribiiisi, Carmen Ejogo, Cuba Gooding Jr, Oprah Winfrey, Common, and Tim Roth SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of Martin Luther King’s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965. Stories about Martin Luther King aren’t uncommon, […]
True Detective casts Mamie Gummer for Season 3
As HBO prepares its third season of True Detective, it has added yet another cast member. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mamie Gummer (The Good Wife) has joined the season in a significant role. She will portray Lucy Purcell, a mother of two at the centre of a tragic crime. She joins Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen […]
Movie Review – Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
Roman J. Israel, Esq, 2017. Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Amanda Warren, Tony Plana, and Sam Gilroy. SYNOPSIS: After more than 30 years as the backroom brains of a small law firm, Roman J. Israel’s life is turned upside down. The company’s front man is in a coma and […]
Carmen Ejogo to star alongside Mahershala Ali in True Detective Season 3
While most people lost interest in the sprawling narrative of True Detective sophomore run, there’s enough goodwill left in the brand from the incredible debut season to ensure that a third instalment of Nic Pizzolatto’s crime anthology is something to get excited about. Already we had the news that Moonlight Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali […]
