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Cannon Films and the Search for Critical Acclaim

August 27, 2023 by Tom Jolliffe

A look back at Cannon Films and their search for critical acclaim which led to some memorable successes and failures… When aficionados think back to the glory days of Cannon Films, most notably in the peak years under Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, they invariably cast their minds to unashamedly schlocky and low-budget genre fare […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Andrei Konchalovskiy, Barbet Schroeder, Barfly, Bolero, cannon films, Duet For Love, Faye Dunaway, Hanna's War, Jean-Luc Godard, John Cassavetes, King Lear, Love Streams, Menahem Golan, Mickey Rourke, Runaway Train, Sahara, Shy People, The Assisi Underground, Yoram Globus

Amazon unveils trailer for King Lear starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson

August 21, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its arrival on Amazon Prime next month, a new trailer has been released for the modern re-imagining of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. Directed by Robert Eyre, the adaptation stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role alongside Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh, Jim Broadbent, John Macmillan, and Andrew Scott; watch it here… The […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Andrew Scott, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh, Jim Broadbent, John Macmillan, King Lear, Richard Eyre

Trailer for King Lear starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson

May 24, 2018 by Amie Cranswick

Ahead of its premiere on BBC Two this coming Monday, a new trailer has arrived online for director Robert Eyre’s modern re-imagining of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. The adaptation stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role alongside Emma Thompson, Emily Watson, Florence Pugh, Jim Broadbent, John Macmillan, and Andrew Scott; watch it here… The 80-year-old […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Andrew Scott, Emily Watson, Emma Thompson, Florence Pugh, Jim Broadbent, John Macmillan, King Lear, Richard Eyre

First look at Anthony Hopkins and Florence Pugh in King Lear

March 22, 2018 by Gary Collinson

BBC Two has released a first look image of Anthony Hopkins and Florence Pugh in the upcoming TV adaptation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. The modern reimagining of the tragedy takes place in the fictional present, and sees Hopkins as the eponymous ruler, presiding over a totalitarian military dictatorship in England. Emma Thompson (The Children Act, […]

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Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson to lead all-star cast of BBC Two’s King Lear

October 7, 2017 by Gary Collinson

BBC Two and production company Playground have announced that Anthony Hopkins (The Dresser, Nixon, Silence of the Lambs) and Emma Thompson (The Children Act, The Remains of the Day, Sense and Sensibility) are set to lead the cast of a star-studded adaptation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear from BAFTA-winning director Richard Eyre (The Dresser, Notes […]

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BFI Review – King Lear (1987)

February 28, 2016 by Simon Columb

King Lear, 1987. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Starring Peter Sellars, Burgess Meredith, Molly Ringwald, Norman Mailer and Woody Allen. SYNOPSIS: A collaged interpretation of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear is a memorable experience. If you’re looking for Shakespeare, this is definitely a unique interpretation of the Bards tragedy. Starring Molly Ringwald, Burgess Meredith and […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Simon Columb Tagged With: Burgess Meredith, Jean-Luc Godard, King Lear, Molly Ringwald, Norman Mailer, Peter Sellars, Woody Allen

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