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 […]
The BBC’s Little Women adaptation gets a first trailer
The BBC has released the first trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women. Directed by Vanessa Caswill, the three-part series stars Willa Fitzgerald, Maya Hawke, Annes Elwy, Kathryn Newton, Emily Watson, Dylan Baker, Angela Lansbury, Michael Gambon, and Jonah Hauer-King; watch it here… Set against the backdrop of a country divided, the story […]
Angela Lansbury, Emily Watson, Michael Gambon and more cast in BBC and PBS’ Little Women
Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-winning drama producer Playground has announced the cast for its upcoming adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women for the BBC and PBS. Emily Watson (Apple Tree Yard, The Theory of Everything, Genius) is set to play Marmee, the iconic matriarch of the March family. The March sisters will […]
Blu-ray Review – Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Punch-Drunk Love, 2002. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Luis Guzmán. SYNOPSIS: A supplier of novelty items with anger management issues edges towards a surprise romance story with a mysterious woman, while also being blackmailed by a phone-sex line managed by a devious mattress salesman. Taking the […]
Second Opinion – Everest (2015)
Everest, 2015. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emily Watson, John Hawkes, Michael Kelly, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Sam Worthington and Naoko Mori. SYNOPSIS: A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. The fascination with climbing Mt. Everest is one that has been marvelled at […]
Movie Review – Everest (2015)
Everest, 2015. Directed by Baltasar Kormakur. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, John Hawkes, Keira Knightley, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Clive Standen, Michael Kelly and Sam Worthington. SYNOPSIS: A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm. Mother Nature is a bitch – words that consistently kept coming to mind […]
Movie Review – The Theory Of Everything (2014)
The Theory Of Everything, 2014. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Harry Lloyd, David Thewlis, Emily Watson and Christian McKay. SYNOPSIS: A look at the relationship between Stephen Hawking (Redmayne) and Jane Hawking (Jones), from their meeting at Cambridge until Hawking’s worldwide success. There should be no boundaries to human […]
