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The Essential Helen Mirren Films

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the essential Helen Mirren films…  A British Icon, Mirren has been working since the 60’s and has an array of cult films under her belt, as well as a consistent recognition from the major awards. Never less than stellar, Mirren is an inspiration to aspiring actors. She’s successfully jumped between indie, […]

The Thursday Murder Club adds Tom Ellis, Richard E. Grant, Sarah Niles and more

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Netflix has just added even more members to the ensemble cast of The Thursday Murder Club, a film adaptation of Richard Osman’s mystery novel. Joining the film is Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Richard E. Grant (Saltburn), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Paul Freeman (Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark), Geoff Bell (Absentia) and Ingrid Oliver […]

The Thursday Murder Club casts David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays and Henry Lloyd-Hughes

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Chris Columbus’ upcoming crime comedy The Thursday Murder Club has added several actors to its ensemble cast. Per Deadline, David Tennant (Good Omens), Jonathan Pryce (The Crown), Naomi Ackie (Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody), Daniel Mays (Franklin) and Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Killing Eve) will star in the film. The Thursday Murder Club already features Helen Mirren […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Barbie (2023)

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Barbie, 2023. Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Connor Swindells, Michael Cera, Helen Mirren, Simu Liu, Sharon Rooney, Dua Lipa, John Cena, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans, Jamie Demetriou, Ncuti Gatwa, Nicola Coughlan, Emerald Fennell, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – RED: 2-Film Collection

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RED: 2-Film Collection. The action-packed movies RED and RED 2, starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, and a bunch of great actors in smaller roles, arrive on 4K Ultra HD in a nice SteelBook edition. You get both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD discs, along with digital copies of the […]

Helen Mirren and Gillian Anderson star in the trailer for Wonder spin-off prequel White Bird

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Few would have bet that when Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson weepie Wonder made $315 million at the worldwide box-office in 2017, it would be the start of a cinematic universe. But everyone is looking for an IP, and so here we are with Lionsgate‘s family drama, White Bird, which is being described as a spin-off prequel […]

Movie Review – Golda (2023)

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Golda, 2023. Directed by Guy Nattiv. Starring Helen Mirren, Liev Schreiber, Camille Cottin, Lior Ashkenazi, Ellie Piercy, Ed Stoppard, Rotem Keinan, Dvir Benedek, Dominic Mafham, Kit Rakusen, Emma Davies, Mark Fleischmann, Daniel Ben Zenou, Muneesh Sharma, Sara Matin, Sam Shoubber, Zed Josef, Henry Goodman, Rami Heuberger, and Ben Caplan. SYNOPSIS: Focuses on the intensely dramatic […]

Helen Mirren is Israel’s first female Prime Minister in the trailer for historical biopic Golda

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Throughout her career Academy Award winner Helen Mirren has played many historical figures, from Elizabeth I through to Ayn Rand, and now she’s back in the biopic business again in the role of Golda Meir, Israel’s first female Prime Minister. Directed by Oscar-winning Guy Nattiv (Skin), from a script by Nicholas Martin (Florence Foster Jenkins), […]

Movie Review – Barbie (2023)

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Barbie, 2023. Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Kate McKinnon, Ariana Greenblatt, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Hari Nef, Emma Mackey, Alexandra Shipp, Connor Swindells, Michael Cera, Helen Mirren, Simu Liu, Sharon Rooney, Dua Lipa, John Cena, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Scott Evans, Jamie Demetriou, Ncuti Gatwa, Nicola Coughlan, Emerald Fennell, […]

Video Review – Fast X is the peak of gloriously wild cinema

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EJ Moreno with a video review of the tenth Fast & Furious movie… They don’t make just gleefully campy blockbusters like this anymore. Fast X feels nostalgic for a time when big explosive movies like this weren’t afraid to be a bit extra.  Join critic EJ Moreno for a breakdown of the tenth film in […]