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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

Slow Horses season 4 images reveal Hugo Weaving, Joanna Scanlan and James Callis joining cast, premiere set for September

June 28, 2024 by Ricky Church

Apple TV+ has released the first batch of images from Slow Horses season four, revealing the additions of Hugo Weaving (The Matrix), Joanna Scanlan (No Offence), Ruth Bradley (Humans), Tom Brooke (Preacher) and James Callis (Battlestar Galactica) to the ensemble cast. Season four, which is now set for a two-episode premiere on September 4th, opens with “a […]

Filed Under: News, Ricky Church, Television Tagged With: Apple TV+, Gary Oldman, Hugo Weaving, James Callis, Joanna Scanlan, Ruth Bradley, Slow Horses, Tom Brooke

4K Ultra HD Review – JFK (1991)

December 28, 2023 by Brad Cook

JFK, 1991. Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Kevin Costner, Kevin Bacon, Tommy Lee Jones, Laurie Metcalf, Gary Oldman, Michael Rooker, Jay O. Sanders, Sissy Spacek, and Joe Pesci. SYNOPSIS: Oliver Stone’s controversial classic JFK makes its debut on 4K UltraHD from Shout! Factory, featuring newly remastered prints of the Director’s Cut and the theatrical version […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, News, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Gary Oldman, Jay O. Sanders, JFK, Joe Pesci, kevin bacon, kevin costner, Laurie Metcalf, Michael Rooker, Oliver Stone, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones

Apple TV+ renews Slow Horses for fifth season

January 2, 2024 by Gary Collinson

Following the conclusion of its third season, Apple TV+ has announced that its BAFTA-nominated espionage drama Slow Horses for a fifth season, which will adapt author Mick Herron’s fifth Slough House book London Rules. In season five of Slow Horses, “everyone is suspicious when resident tech nerd Roddy Ho has a glamorous new girlfriend, but […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Apple TV+, Gary Oldman, Mick Herron, Slow Horses

Gary Oldman calls his work as Sirius Black in Harry Potter “mediocre”

December 31, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Sirius Black is a fan-favorite character from the Harry Potter books and especially the film franchise. However, someone who doesn’t love the movie version of the character is Gary Oldman, the actor behind the character in four Harry Potter. Speaking to the Happy Sad Confused, Oldman shocked the host and viewers by dismissing his work […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, Movies, News Tagged With: Gary Oldman, Harry Potter, Wizarding World

Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘Footprints’

December 27, 2023 by Chris Connor

Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Slow Horses season 3… Slow Horses’ third season concludes with a hugely satisfying, action-packed finale. We pick up in the aftermath of the shootout at the MI5 storage facility where Louisa, River, Sean, Shirley, and Marcus are squaring off with The Dogs. Full of tight action sequences that […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, News, Reviews, Television Tagged With: Apple TV+, Gary Oldman, Mick Herron, Slow Horses

Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘Uninvited Guest’

December 13, 2023 by Chris Connor

Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Slow Horses season 3… After the bombshell ending of the previous episode and the sudden death of James ‘Spider’ Webb and the tiger team going rogue, the stakes are high throughout as he Slow Horses continue in their bid to stop the rogue team and find out the […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, News, Reviews, Television Tagged With: Apple TV+, Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Jonathan Pryce, Slow Horses

Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 3 Review – ‘Negotiating With Tigers’

December 6, 2023 by Chris Connor

Chris Connor reviews the third episode of Slow Horses season 3… After a frenetic opening two episodes, the third episode of the third season of Slow Horses offers some answers to questions on fans’ lips. Who were the team who kidnapped Catherine Standish? Who hired them? In spite of this there is clearly more to […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, News, Reviews, Television Tagged With: Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Slow Horses

Slow Horses Season 3 Episodes 1 & 2 Review

November 20, 2023 by Chris Connor

Chris Connor reviews the first two episodes of Slow Horses season 3… Slow Horses has been one of Apple TV+’s biggest hits over the course of its two seasons. It is an immaculate translation of Mick Herron’s source material with foul-mouthed Gary Oldman heading up a set of disgraced MI5 agents. The latest season is […]

Filed Under: Chris Connor, News, Reviews, Television, Top Stories Tagged With: Apple TV+, Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Katherine Waterston, Saskia Reeves, Slow Horses

Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Overblown, Excessive and Indulgent But Brilliant

November 13, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

Tom Jolliffe takes a look back at Francis Ford Coppola’s adaption of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, released on this day in 1992… The early 90s. One of the greats of cinema, Francis Ford Coppola had seen his star fall from its apex in the 70s, after some indulgent experimentation in the 80s. Still considered one of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Anthony Hopkins, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Cary Elwes, Dracula, Francis Ford Coppola, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Monica Bellucci, Richard E. Grant, Tom Waits, Wynona Ryder

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