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First trailer for Robin Hood starring Taron Egerton

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Following yesterday’s character posters, Lionsgate has now released the first trailer and teaser poster for Robin Hood, the new telling of the folk hero starring Taron Egerton; check them out here, along with a batch of first-look images… Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton) a war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious […]

Jamie Dornan joins Rosamund Pike in A Private War

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Fifty Shades of Grey star Jamie Dornan has signed on to join Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) in the cast of the Marie Colvin biopic A Private War, Variety has revealed. The film, which is being directed by Matthew Heineman’s (Cartel Land), tells the story of American war journalist Colvin (Pike), and explores Colvin’s assignments in conflict zones such […]

Movie Review – Fifty Shades Darker (2017)

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Fifty Shades Darker, 2017. Directed by James Foley Starring Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Bella Heathcote, Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Max Martini, Bruce Altman, Marcia Gay Harden, and Kim Basinger. SYNOPSIS: While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before […]

DVD Review – Anthropoid (2016)

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Anthropoid, 2016. Directed by Sean Ellis Starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerova and Toby Jones. SYNOPSIS: Based on a true story, Anthropoid details the successful assassination of SS General, Reinhard Heydrich during World War II by a small group of Czech resistance fighters deployed by parachute near Prague. In line with […]

Movie Review – Anthropoid (2016)

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Anthropoid, 2016. Directed by Sean Ellis. Starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Anna Geislerová, Charlotte Le Bon and Alena Mihulová. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of WWII’s Operation Anthropoid, where resistance fighters in Czechoslovakia attempted to assassinate “Butcher of Prague,” SS General Reinhard Heydrich. According to Oxford Dictionaries, “anthropoid” means “resembling a human being in form.” In Sam […]

Movie Review – The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)

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The 9th Life of Louis Drax, 2016. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Jamie Dornan, Aaron Paul, Sarah Gadon, Aiden Longworth, Barbara Hershey, Oliver Platt and Molly Parker. SYNOPSIS: A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy […]

A Jamie Dornan Retrospective

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Based on an extraordinary true story, Anthropoid (read Joshua Gill’s review here) follows the daring plot by two Czechoslovakian agents to assassinate SS officer Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and third in command of the Nazi forces behind Hitler and Himmler. One half of the brave duo is portrayed by Jamie Dornan, former […]

Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan and Pierce Brosnan heading to H-Block

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Deadline is reporting that Anthropoid stars Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan have signed on to star alongside Pierce Brosnan in H-Block, a new film from Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot, In America). The film will tell the story of the ‘Great Escape’ from Maze Prison in Northern […]

James Foley to shoot both Fifty Shades of Grey sequels back-to-back

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Having already signed on to direct the first sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, The Wrap is reporting that James Foley (Glengarry Glen Ross, House of Cards) will now also helm the final instalment of Universal’s Fifty Shades trilogy, and will shoot both Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed back-to-back next year. Both Jamie […]