The Firm, 1988. Directed by Alan Clarke. Starring Gary Oldman, Lesley Manville, Phil Davies and Steve McFadden. SYNOPSIS: Rival football fans organise a fight before a big match… Euro 2016 is kicking off across France and news bulletins tell us about violence between British fans and other supporters. This is the perfect moment to reevaluate […]
Movie Review – Sid and Nancy – 30th Anniversary Restoration
Sid and Nancy, 1986. Directed by Alex Cox. Starring Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield, Courtney Love, Perry Benson and Tony London. SYNOPSIS: The film follows the turbulent relationship between Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman) and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb), following their love affair from their first encounters on the […]
Second Opinion – Man Down (2015)
Man Down, 2015.Directed by Dito Montiel Starring Shia LaBeouf, Jai Courtney, Gary Oldman, Kate Mara and Clifton Collins Jr.SYNOPSIS:In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor.Man Down is the latest in a long line of disappointments from filmmaker Dito […]
Movie Review – Man Down (2017)
Man Down, 2017.Directed by Dito Montiel. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman and Jai Courtney.SYNOPSIS:A former US Marine returns home after a traumatic tour of duty in Afghanistan and finds an America that’s just as much a battlefield as the country he’s left.“America, we have a problem!” is scrawled in red paint across a […]
John Hurt, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn and Kristin Scott Thomas join Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour, synopsis released
Back in April it was announced that Gary Oldman is set to play British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, and now it has been announced that Focus Features and Working Title that the Joe Wright-directed drama is set for release on November 24th in the U.S., followed by a U.K. release on December 29th. […]
Gary Oldman to play Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour
According to Deadline, Gary Oldman is in talks to play British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour, an epic drama from Working Title and director Joe Wright (Pan).The project, which has been scripted by Anthony McCarten (The Theory of Everything), takes place in 1940 as Churchill becomes Prime Minister in the midst of World […]
Movie Review – Criminal (2016)
Criminal, 2016.Directed by Ariel Vromen. Starring Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Gal Gadot, Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Pitt, Amaury Nolasco, Antje Traue, Alice Eve, Jordi Molla, Scott Adkins, Natalie Burn, Robert Davi, and Ryan Reynolds.SYNOPSIS:In a last-ditch effort to stop a diabolical plot, a dead CIA operative’s memories, secrets, and skills are implanted into a death-row […]
Gary Oldman gives J.K. Simmons advice on playing Commissioner Gordon in Justice League
In 2017’s Justice League Part One, Oscar winner J.K. Simmons will be taking on the iconic role of Gotham City’s Commissioner James Gordon, making him the first actor to play the part in a live-action film since Gary Oldman did so in The Dark Knight Rises. In fact, Oldman, who was among a slew of […]
BFI Review – True Romance (1993)
True Romance, 1993Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Michael Rapaport, James Gandolfini, Christopher Walken, Gary Oldman, Samuel L. Jackson, Val Kilmer and Brad Pitt.SYNOPSIS:Two lovers are on the run after killing a small-time pimp and stealing his drugs …“You’re so cool”. The three words Patricia Arquette’s Alabama has running through […]
Movie Review – Child 44 (2015)
Child 44, 2015. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. Starring Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke, Paddy Considine and Vincent Cassel. SYNOPSIS: A disgraced member of the military police investigates a series of nasty child murders during the Stalin-era Soviet Union. Based on Tom Rob Smith’s 2008 novel; Child 44 proves how […]
