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Blu-ray Review – Ronin (1998)

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Ronin, 1998.Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Sean Bean, Michael Lonsdale, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, and Skipp Sudduth.SYNOPSIS:A group of mercenaries are hired by Irish terrorists to retrieve a case to stop it falling into Russian hands.In case you didn’t know, ronin are Samurai warriors whose masters have been killed, […]

Poster and trailer for The Wife starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce

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Sony Pictures has released a new poster and trailer for director Björn Runge’s adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s novel The Wife. The upcoming drama features a cast that includes Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Max Irons, Elizabeth McGovern, Harry Lloyd, and Annie Stark; take a look here…The Wife, with its wise and provocative tone, hinges on […]

Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote begins production (yes, really)

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17 years after the plug was pulled on his first attempt, Terry Gilliam has now commenced production on his passion project The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, IndieWire is reporting.As announced last year (when the project was delayed once again), Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Adam Driver is set to take on the lead […]

Game of Thrones Season 6 – Episode 4 Review – ‘Book of the Stranger’

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Book of the StrangerDirected by Daniel SackheimWritten by David Benioff & D.B. WeissJon & SansaHow awesome is it to have a section title with those two names together? A genuinely emotional moment for everyone as Sansa (Sophie Turner) rode into Castle Black and gave a loitering, listless Jon (Kit Harington) what he very much needed […]

Movie Review – Dough (2015)

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Dough, 2015.Directed by John Goldschmidt. Starring Jonathan Pryce, Jerome Holder, Phil Davis and Pauline Collins.SYNOPSIS:In a London suburb, a family owned Jewish bakery is on its uppers, losing customers and under pressure to sell up to developers.  Then baker Nat (Jonathan Pryce) loses his assistant, who goes to work for the nearby supermarket because the […]

Game of Thrones Season 6 – Episode 3 Review – ‘Oathbreaker’

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Tony Black reviews the third episode of Game of Thrones season 6…OathbreakerDirected by Daniel SackheimWritten by David Benioff & D.B. WeissJonHe may have died and been resurrected by Melisandre’s (Carice van Houten) weird magic, but Jon Snow (Kit Harington) still knows nothing. Worryingly he seems to suggest the Gods everyone in Westeros and beyond believe […]

Countdown to Spectre – Tomorrow Never Dies Review

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Spectre with a review of Tomorrow Never Dies…After the massive success and revival of the James Bond franchise with GoldenEye, production went straight to work on a follow-up for Pierce Brosnan’s next 007 adventure. While a little zaney at times, Tomorrow Never Dies is a decent continuation of Brosnan’s […]

Game of Thrones Season 6 – Episode 2 Review – ‘Home’

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HomeDirected by Jeremy Podeswa Written by Dave HillBranFinally showing back up after a year’s mini break on the other side of the Wall (chilly weather, sparse accommodation, but reasonable rates), Brandon Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) pops seamlessly back into the narrative as he continues his padawan learner training with Game of Thrones‘ Obi-Wan, Three-Eyed Raven, now […]

Movie Review – The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

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The Man Who Invented Christmas, 2017.Directed by Bharat Nalluri. Starring Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Callow, Morfydd Clark, Miriam Margolyes, Donald Sumpter, Bill Paterson, Cosimo Fusco, Ian McNeice, Annette Badland, Justin Edwards, Ger Ryan, Miles Jupp, and Valeria Bandino. SYNOPSIS:The journey that led to Charles Dickens’ creation of “A Christmas Carol,” a timeless tale […]