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Oscars 2018: Predicting the nominations in the main categories

January 22, 2018 by Tom Beasley

Tom Beasley takes a shot at predicting the final shortlists for the Academy Awards… The Academy will release their shortlists for the Oscars tomorrow, lighting the touchpaper on the final furlong of the awards season race. These nominations are the holy grail of the awards season calendar and being chosen will ensure the great and […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, Movies, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Allison Janney, Darkest Hour, Frances McDormand, Gary Oldman, Get Out, greta gerwig, Jordan Peele, Lady Bird, Oscars, Oscars 2018, sam rockwell, The Disaster Artist, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri

Why Certain Films Do Well During Awards Season

January 21, 2018 by Neil Calloway

Neil Calloway looks at why a certain type of movie will always get the nod at the Oscars… This coming Tuesday sees the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations. We’ve already had the Golden Globes, and if you really care about that sort of thing, the Baftas are next month. We’re deep into awards season, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Awards Season, Movies, Neil Calloway Tagged With: Academy Awards, Darkest Hour, Oscars, The Post

Movie Review – Darkest Hour (2017)

January 21, 2018 by Helen Murdoch

Darkest Hour, 2017. Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Ronald Pickup and Stephen Dillane. SYNOPSIS: During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight […]

Filed Under: Helen Murdoch, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Ben Mendelsohn, Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman, Joe Wright, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Ronald Pickup, Stephen Dillane

Second Opinion – Darkest Hour (2017)

January 9, 2018 by Matt Rodgers

Darkest Hour, 2017. Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Gary Oldman, Kristen Scott Thomas, Lily James, and Ben Mendelsohn. SYNOPSIS: Chronicling a pivotal period in World War II, Joe Wright’s biopic pitches Winston Churchill (Gary Oldman) amongst warring politicians and nations, as he wrestles with the decision to fight Adolf Hitler against insurmountable odds. The thought […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Ben Mendelsohn, Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman, Joe Wright, Kristen Scott Thomas, Lily James

In praise of Gary Oldman’s performance in True Romance

January 6, 2018 by Sean Wilson

Sean Wilson looks back at one of the most memorable roles undertaken by the Darkest Hour star, Gary Oldman… On the eve of Darkest Hour, the critically acclaimed new Winston Churchill biopic, the headlines have all been shrieking one thing: isn’t Gary Oldman an extraordinarily versatile actor? Well, yes, but anyone who has followed Oldman’s […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Sean Wilson Tagged With: Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman, Quentin Tarantino, Tony Scott, True Romance, Winston Churchill

Why Winston Churchill Continues To Fascinate

December 17, 2017 by Neil Calloway

Neil Calloway looks at why Britain’s wartime leader is rarely off our screens… It’s a great pub quiz question; which character has been played by Brendan Gleeson, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney, Brian Cox and Christian Slater? The answer is, of course, Winston Churchill. I normally roll my eyes when I go to a […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Neil Calloway Tagged With: Churchill's Secret, Darkest Hour, Winston Churchill

Movie Review – Darkest Hour (2017)

December 4, 2017 by Robert Kojder

Darkest Hour, 2017. Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Stephen Dillane, Samuel West, Jordan Waller, Ronald Pickup, and Ben Mendelsohn. SYNOPSIS: During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Ben Mendelsohn, Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman, Joe Wright, Jordan Waller, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Ronald Pickup, Samuel West, Stephen Dillane

Darkest Hour gets a series of character posters

October 22, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

With just a month to go until it arrives in US cinemas, five character posters have been released for the upcoming biographical drama Darkest Hour featuring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill, Kristin Scott Thomas as Clementine Churchill, Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI,  Lily James as Elizabeth Layton, and Stephen Dillane as Viscount Halifax; check them out here… […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Ben Mendelsohn, Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane

World War II drama Darkest Hour gets two new trailers

September 28, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Following yesterday’s poster [take a look here], two new trailers have now arrived online for director Joe Wright’s upcoming biographical drama Darkest Hour which stars Gary Oldman as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill; watch them below… During the early days of World War II, with the fall of France imminent, Britain faces its darkest hour […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Mendelsohn, Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman, Joe Wright, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Ronald Pickup, Stephen Dillane

Two new posters for Darkest Hour featuring Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill

September 27, 2017 by Gary Collinson

With a new trailer set to arrive tomorrow, Universal Pictures and Focus Features have unveiled two posters for Darkest Hour, the acclaimed World War II drama starring Gary Oldman as British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. SEE ALSO: Watch the first trailer for Darkest Hour During the early days of World War II, with the fall […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman

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