Rachel Bellwoar reviews the miniseries Chernobyl… From the fire, which first caught people’s attention, because of its strange coloring, to the burn victims who would die from radiation exposure, “seeing is believing” shouldn’t be a phrase that is needed when discussing the Chernobyl disaster yet it’s one that takes on terrible significance in the Sky […]
Miniseries Chernobyl gets a first trailer from Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic has debuted the first trailer for its upcoming drama Chernobyl. The five part mini-series details the devastating events of the 1986 nuclear power plant disaster and sees Johan Renck directing a cast that includes Jared Harris, Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Paul Ritter, Jessie Buckley, Barry Keoghan, Ralph Ineson, and Adrian Rawlins; watch it […]
David Tennant and Emily Watson to star in thriller Quicksand
Having appeared together in the 2013 BBC miniseries The Politician’s Husband, David Tennant and Emily Watson are set to reunite for Quicksand, a thriller which will mark the feature directorial debut of Mark Brozel (Humans, Troy: Fall of a City). Deadline reports that the movie follows a British couple, Dan (Tennant) and Sarah (Watson), “who […]
Movie Review – The Happy Prince (2018)
The Happy Prince, 2018. Written and Directed by Rupert Everett. Starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Edwin Thomas, Julian Wadham, André Penvern, Joshua McGuire, and Anna Chancellor. SYNOPSIS: The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic […]
Amazon unveils trailer for King Lear starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson
Ahead of its arrival on Amazon Prime next month, a new trailer has been released for the modern re-imagining of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. Directed by Robert Eyre, the adaptation stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role alongside Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh, Jim Broadbent, John Macmillan, and Andrew Scott; watch it here… The […]
Trailer for King Lear starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson
Ahead of its premiere on BBC Two this coming Monday, a new trailer has arrived online for director Robert Eyre’s modern re-imagining of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. The adaptation stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role alongside Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh, Jim Broadbent, John Macmillan, and Andrew Scott; watch it here… The 80-year-old […]
Movie Review – On Chesil Beach (2017)
On Chesil Beach (2017) Directed by Dominic Cooke Starring Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Sam West, Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff, Adrian Scarborough and Bebe Cave. SYNOPSIS: It’s the early 1960s and newly-married couple, Florence and Edward, have arrived to spend their first night together at a hotel near Chesil Beach in Dorset. Their first attempt at […]
First trailer for Rupert Everett’s directorial debut The Happy Prince
Lionsgate has debuted the first poster and trailer for Rupert Everett’s feature debut The Happy Prince. The biographical drama stars Everett as author, poet, and playwright Oscar Wilde alongside Colin Firth, Colin Morgan, Edwin Thomas, Emily Watson, and Tom Wilkinson; take a look below… In a cheap Parisian hotel room Oscar Wilde lies on his death […]
Stellan Skarsgard and Emily Watson join HBO’s Chernobyl
HBO and Sky have announced that Stellan Skarsgard (Avengers: Age of Ultron) and Emily Watson (The Theory of Everything) have joined Jared Harris (Mad Men) in the cast of Chernobyl, a five-part miniseries detailing the devastating 1986 nuclear power plant disaster. Skarsgard is set to play Boris Shcherbina, the Deputy Chairman of the Council of […]
Movie Review – Monster Family (2018)
Monster Family, 2018. Directed by Holger Tappe. Featuring the voice talents of Emily Watson, Jason Isaacs, Nick Frost, Jessica Brown Findlay, and Catherine Tate. SYNOPSIS: Count Dracula (Jason Isaacs) is lonely, with only his trio of musical bats for company, so when Emma Wishbone (Emily Watson) shows him some kindness, he puts his plans of […]