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2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Belfast

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Belfast, 2021.Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds and Colin Morgan.SYNOPSIS:In the midst of the Troubles, a young boy and his parents struggle with the idea that their future might have to lie somewhere other than the city they have always called home.Kenneth Branagh has put down […]

First trailer for animated firefighter adventure Fireheart

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eOne has released a poster and trailer for Fireheart, the upcoming animated feature which follows Georgia Nolan (Olivia Cooke) as she disguises herself a young man to follow her dream and become a fireman in 1930s New York City; take a look here…Ever since she was a child, Georgia Nolan has had only one dream: […]

First trailer, poster and images for Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast

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Universal Pictures has released a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming drama Belfast. Written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, the film centres on a young boy and his working class family in 1960s Northern Ireland and features a cast that includes Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jude Hill, Lara McDonnell, and Ciaran Hinds; […]

First look at Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson in This Sceptred Isle

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Last month it was announced that Kenneth Branagh is set to portray Boris Johnson in This Sceptred Isle, and now we have out first look at the actor as the British Prime Minister in the upcoming miniseries.This Sceptred Isle is being directed by Michael Winterbottom, who has also co-written the script and is producing through […]

Kenneth Branagh to play Boris Johnson in pandemic drama This Sceptred Isle

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Deadline has announced that Kenneth Branagh is set to portray British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in This Sceptred Isle, a five-part drama series from Sky Atlantic and Michael Winterbottom’s Revolution Films. As per the trade, the drama “will chart the events surrounding the U.K. Prime Minister, the government, and the country in the face of […]

Movie Review – All is True (2018)

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All is True, 2018.Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Kathryn Wilder, Lydia Wilson, Alex Macqueen, Jack Colgrave Hirst and Ian McKellen.SYNOPSIS:When the Globe Theatre burns down during a performance, William Shakespeare vows to stop writing and returns home to Stratford-upon-Avon in order to spend time with his wife and children.Ben Elton loves […]

Movie Review – Tenet (2020)

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Tenet, 2020.Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Himesh Patel, Clémence Poésy, Martin Donovan, Andrew Howard, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Mark Krenik, Anthony Molinari, Rich Ceraulo Ko, Denzil Smith, Jonathan Camp, Julia-Maria Arnolds, Laurie Shepherd, Wes Chatham, and Fiona Dourif.SYNOPSIS:Armed with only […]

Video Review – Tenet

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Tenet, 2020.Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, Himesh Patel and Michael CaineSay what you will about Christopher Nolan, but the man knows how to create buzz around a film. Join our critic EJ Moreno as he dives into the latest from […]

Tenet’s final trailer is packed with new footage

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Ahead of its UK release this coming Wednesday, the final trailer has arrived online for Christopher Nolan’s hotly-anticipated sci-fi blockbuster Tenet, which is packed with previously unseen footage; check it out here…SEE ALSO: Read our ★ ★ ★ ★ review of Tenet hereArmed with only one word – Tenet – and fighting for the survival […]

Movie Review – Tenet (2020)

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Tenet, 2020.Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Kenneth Branagh, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, Himesh Patel and Michael Caine.SYNOPSIS:A mysterious operative becomes embroiled in the work of the titular organisation, working to avoid a World War Three fought with the technology of time inversion.Every time Christopher Nolan makes […]