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BFI Review – A Room with a View (1985)

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A Room with a View, 1985. Directed by James Ivory. Starring Helena Bonham Carter, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Julian Sands, Daniel Day-Lewis, Fabia Drake, Patrick Godfrey, Rupert Graves, Joan Henley and Rosemary Leach. SYNOPSIS: A young woman, Lucy, falls for a man while in Florence. Returning home, she is due to marry another until she realises that the Florentine romance is due to […]

Movie Review – Cinderella (2015)

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Cinderella, 2015. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Helena Bonham Carter, Hayley Atwell, Stellan Skarsgard, Ben Chaplin and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up […]

59th BFI London Film Festival Opening Gala Review: Suffragette (2015)

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Suffragette, 2015. Directed by Sarah Gavron. Starring Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne-Marie Duff, Brendan Gleeson, Ben Whishaw and Meryl Streep. SYNOPSIS: In 1913 London, a young laundress (Mulligan) is swept into the Women’s Vote movement just as it begins to boil into militant activism. Deliberately not a biopic of Emmeline Pankhurst or indeed of any of […]

Movie Review – Cinderella (2015)

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Cinderella, 2015. Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Helena Bonham Carter, Hayley Atwell, Stellan Skarsgard, Ben Chaplin and Derek Jacobi. SYNOPSIS: When her father unexpectedly passes away, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her daughters. Never one to give up […]

Sandra Bullock’s Debbie Ocean assembles her crew in Ocean’s 8 trailer

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Warner Bros. has released a  trailer for Gary Ross’ upcoming female-led spinoff to the Ocean’s trilogy, Ocean’s 8, which stars Sandra Bullock leading an ensemble that include Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, and Awkwafina; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Ocean’s 8 character promos showcase the all-female crew The tide has turned […]

Ocean’s 8 character promos showcase the all-female crew

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With a trailer set to land later today, a batch of character clips have arrived online for upcoming female-led Ocean’s 11 spinoff Ocean’s 8 featuring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, and Awkwafina; check them out here… Sandra Bullock is Debbie Ocean. See the new #Oceans8 trailer tomorrow. […]

Poster and trailer for animated war film Sgt Stubby: An American Hero

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A new poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming animated feature Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero. Directed by Richard Lanni, the film tells the incredible true story of the United States Army’s most decorated war dog Stubby and his heroic exploits during the First World War, and features a voice cast that includes Logan […]

Helena Bonham Carter looks set to play Princess Margaret in The Crown

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According to Entertainment Weekly, Helena Bonham Carter is nearing a deal to star as Princess Margaret in the third and fourth seasons of Netflix’s drama series The Crown. The acclaimed drama is set to revamp its cast with older actors as the story moves forward to 1965 and beyond. Bonham Carter will replace Vanessa Kirby as […]