Mary, Queen of Scots, 2018.Directed by Josie Rourke. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Maria Dragus, Eileen O’Higgins, Liah O’Prey, Izuka Hoyle, Brendan Coyle, Martin Compston, Gemma Chan, and Ismael Cruz Córdova.SYNOPSIS:Mary Stuart’s attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of […]
Luca Guadagnino to write and direct Brideshead Revisited for the BBC
Deadline is reporting that Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria director Luca Guadagnino is set to write and direct a new miniseries adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s classic novel Brideshead Revisited for the BBC.Exploring themes of aristocratic nostalgia, Catholicism, and homosexuality, Brideshead Revisited follows Captain Charles Ryder and his relationships with the Flytes, an aristocratic family […]
Movie Review – Harriet (2019)
Harriet, 2019.Directed by Kasi Lemmons. Starring Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Jennifer Nettles, Joe Alwyn, Tim Guinee, Deborah Ayorinde, Clarke Peters, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Tory Kittles, Omar J. Dorsey, Zackary Momoh, Mike Marunde, and Claire Bronson.SYNOPSIS:The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest […]
54th Chicago International Film Festival Review – The Favourite (2018)
The Favourite, 2018.Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, Mark Gatiss, Jenny Rainsford, James Smith, Tim Ingall, LillyRose Stevens, Liam Fleming, and Carolyn Saint-Pé.SYNOPSIS:In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne (Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Weisz) governs the country in […]
54th Chicago International Film Review – Boy Erased (2018)
Boy Erased, 2018.Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Jesse LaTourette, Britton Sear, Cherry Jones, Joe Alwyn, Théodore Pellerin, and Flea.SYNOPSIS:The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.Writer/director […]
Movie Review – Operation Finale (2018)
Operation Finale, 2018.Directed by Chris Weitz. Starring Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Lior Raz, Melanie Laurent, Nick Kroll, Joe Alwyn, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Aronov, Ohad Knoller, Greg Hill, Torben Liebrecht, Michael Benjamin Hernandez, Greta Scacchi, Peter Strauss, Antonia Desplat, Matt Lindquist, Rainer Reiners, Rocío Muñoz, Tatiana Rodriguez, Ezequiel Campa, Aylam Orian, and Pêpê Rapazote.SYNOPSIS:A team of […]
Cynthia Erivo is Harriet Tubman in first trailer for Harriet
Focus Features has debuted the first trailer and a poster for director Kasi Lemmons biographical drama Harriet which stars Cynthia Erivo in the title role as freedom fighter and political activist Harriet Tubman alongside a cast that includes Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monáe, Joe Alwyn, Jennifer Nettles, and Clarke Peters; take a look here…Based on […]
Exclusive Interview – Jack Lowden and Joe Alwyn on Mary Queen of Scots
Coinciding with the home entertainment release of Mary Queen of Scots, we’ve got an exclusive video interview with actors Jack Lowden and Joe Alwyn, who portray Lord Darnley and Robert Dudley respectively; watch the interview here…“Mary Queen of Scots” explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart (Saoirse Ronan). Queen of France at 16 […]
Movie Review – Boy Erased (2018)
Boy Erased, 2018.Directed by Joel Edgerton. Starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe, Joel Edgerton, Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan, Britton Sear, Jesse LaTourette, Flea, Cherry Jones, and Joe Alwyn.SYNOPSIS:When Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges) is outed following an incident on his college campus, his staunchly Baptist preacher father (Russell Crowe), and God fearing mother (Nicole Kidman), […]
Movie Review – The Favourite (2018)
The Favourite, 2018.Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. Featuring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas Hoult, Joe Alwyn, James Smith, and Mark Gatiss.SYNOPSIS:In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her […]
