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Elisabeth Moss to play horror author Shirley Jackson in Shirley

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Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) is set to play celebrated horror author Shirley Jackson (The Haunting of Hill House) in Shirley, which is being directed by Josephine Decker (Madeline’s Madeline). Based on Susan Scarf Merrell’s 2014 book of the same name and scripted by Sarah Gubbins (I Love Dick), the film follows “a young couple […]

53rd Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Square (2017)

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The Square, 2017. Written and Directed by Ruben Ostlund. Starring Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Christopher Læssø, Marina Schiptjenko, Elijandro Edouard, Daniel Hallberg, Martin Sööder, Sofie Hamilton, and Terry Notary. SYNOPSIS: The Square is a poignant satirical drama reflecting our times – about the sense of community, moral courage and the affluent person’s need for […]

Trailer for the Palme d’Or-winning The Square

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Ahead of its US release next month, a trailer has arrived online for director Ruben Ostlund’s satirical drama The Square. The film made its world premiere earlier this year at Cannes to critical acclaim, and was awarded the festival’s highest honour, the Palme d’Or. It features a cast that includes Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic […]

Movie Review – Chuck (2017)

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Chuck, 2017. Directed by Phillipe Falardeau. Starring Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Ron Perlman, Jim Gaffigan, Morgan Spector, Pooch Hall, Zina Wilde, Sadie Sink, and Naomi Watts. SYNOPSIS: A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner. Are strong acting and unrecognizable familiar faces enough to push a film over the hump from bad […]

Movie Review – Mad to Be Normal (2017)

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Mad to Be Normal, 2017. Written and Directed by Robert Mullan. Starring David Tennant, Elisabeth Moss, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Byrne, and David Bamber. SYNOPSIS: Mad To Be Normal tells the story of world-renowned Scottish psychiatrist RD Laing and his unique community at Kingsley Hall, East London, during the 1960’s. Robert Mullan’s Mad to Be Normal, […]

Movie Review – High-Rise (2015)

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High-Rise, 2015. Directed By Ben Wheatley. Starring Tom Hiddleston, Luke Evans, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy and Peter Ferndinando. SYNOPSIS: Life for the residents in a tower block spirals into chaos and debauchery following a power cut. Adapting J.G. Ballard’s seminal dystopian novel High-Rise for the big screen was a long process: […]

59th BFI London Film Festival Review – Queen of Earth (2015)

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Queen of Earth, 2015. Written and Directed by Alex Ross Perry. Starring Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Patrick Fugit, Kentucker Audley, Kate Lyn Sheil and Craig Butta. SYNOPSIS: Two women who grew up together discover they have drifted apart when they retreat to a lake house together. Starting as it means to go on, Alex Ross […]

Elisabeth Moss joins Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish in DC mob drama The Kitchen

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Last month it was announced that Melissa McCarthy (Ghostbusters) and Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) had been cast in The Kitchen, an adaptation of the Vertigo comic book series from New Line Cinema and DC Entertainment, and now comes word that Golden Globe winner Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) has also signed on to the project. Andrea […]

New trailer for The Seagull featuring Saoirse Ronan and Annette Bening

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A new trailer has arrived online for the upcoming drama The Seagull. Based of Anton Chekhov’s play of the same name, the film is directed by Michael Mayer and stars Saoirse Ronan, Annette Bening, Corey Stoll, Billy Howle, Elisabeth Moss, Jon Tenney, Brian Dennehy, Mare Winningham, Glenn Fleshler, and Michael Zegen; watch it below… https://youtu.be/cAVFZg7FV6w An […]