Disney+ has released a trailer and poster for the upcoming drama series The Dropout which stars Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes, a former biotechnology entrepreneur who became the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire after she dropped out of Stanford University and founded the medical testing start-up Theranos. “The Dropout” is the story of Elizabeth Holmes […]
Blu-ray Review – Uncle Buck (1989)
Uncle Buck, 1989. Directed by John Hughes. Starring John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Louisa Kelly, Amy Madigan, Laurie Metcalf, and Gaby Hoffman. SYNOPSIS: John Candy goes round to Macaulay Culkin’s house and mayhem ensues. There’s something to be said for John Hughes movies from the 1980s, especially if you were of an age to see […]
Lady Bird with film critic Billie Rogan | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #51
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Billie Rogan comes on to discuss Greta Gerwig’s coming-of-age drama Lady Bird… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Billie Rogan stops by to reveal […]
Doubling Up: Five Great Female Movie Partnerships
Freda Cooper with five great female movie partnerships… After last week’s classic pairing of Laurel and Hardy (aka Steve Coogan and John C Reilly) in Stan & Ollie comes one of the most exciting on-screen double acts for some time. The prospect of Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I and Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen Of […]
Roseanne spinoff The Conners gets a first-look image
The official Twitter account for The Conners has shared a first look image from the Roseanne spinoff series featuring Sara Gilbert, Jayden Rey, Michael Fishman, Ames McNamara, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Lecy Goranson, and Emma Kenney; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Roseanne will be killed off for spinoff The Conners, reveals John Goodman The Conners […]
ABC orders Roseanne spinoff The Conners without Roseanne Barr
Roseanne may have been axed following Roseanne Barr’s racist social media comments, but the original cast and crew are set to return to ABC – sans Barr – with the network giving the go ahead to a spinoff entitled The Conners. THR reports that the new show has received a 10-episode straight-to-series order, with the […]
Movie Review – Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird, 2017. Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein, Odeya Rush, Kathryn Newton, Andy Buckley, Daniel Zovatto, Jordan Rodrigues, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Lois Smith. SYNOPSIS: In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California. There’s a dirtied, […]
Supergirl behind-the-scenes image featuring Laurie Metcalf, show may be casting Lois Lane
Fresh from her acclaimed turn in Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf is heading to National City for a guest role in the third season of Supergirl, and People has shared a behind-the-scenes image of the actress on set alongside Supergirl herself, Melissa Benoist. “I’m so thrilled to be here on the set of Supergirl!” Metcalf tells the […]
Roseanne revival gets two new posters
ABC has released two new posters for the upcoming revival of the beloved U.S. sitcom Roseanne featuring Roseanne (Roseanne Barr), Dan (John Goodman), Darlene (Sara Gilbert), Jackie (Laurie Metcalf), D.J. (Michael Fishman), and Becky (Lecy Goranson). Take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch four new promos for the Roseanne revival Roseanne is set to premiere on March 27th […]
Movie Review – Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird, 2017. Written and Directed by Greta Gerwig. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Lucas Hedges, Beanie Feldstein, and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS: In the early 2000s, an artistically-inclined seventeen year-old comes of age in Sacramento, California. Lady Bird tells the story of Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan), a high school rebel who cannot wait […]