Hampstead, 2017. Directed by Joel Hopkins. Starring Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Lesley Manville, Jason Watkins and Phil Davis. SYNOPSIS: Widow Alice (Diane Keaton) lives in a mansion flat opposite Hampstead Heath when property developers announce their intention to build new apartments. She discovers that, smack bang in the middle of the land they […]
Starz gets steamy(ish) with Dangerous Liaisons trailer
Starz has released a poster and trailer for Dangerous Liaisons, a ‘bold prelude’ of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ classic 18th century novel. The drama tells the story of how the iconic literary lovers-turned-rivals, the Marquise de Merteuil (Alice Englert) and the Vicomte de Valmont (Nicholas Denton), met in Paris on the eve of the French […]
Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong and more set for thriller The Critic
Deadline reports an all-star cast for The Critic, a period thriller of “blackmail, deceit and murder.” Starring in the film from director Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie) will be Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Gemma Arterton (Summerland) and Mark Strong (1917) as the principle trio. The Critic is set in “1934 London, McKellen plays […]
Lesley Manville chases her dreams in the trailer for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Hoping to corner the market for counter-programming this summer, as well as surely winning Best Film Title of the Year, Universal and Focus Features have just released the trailer for period comedy Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. The film follows Lesley Manville’s widowed housekeeper Ada Harris, who decides to get up off her hands and […]
TV Review – Magpie Murders
Chris Connor reviews Magpie Murders… Anthony Horowitz has been at the forefront of British literature and television for over two decades, and the latest of his books to receive the small screen treatment is 2016’s Magpie Murders, which had the novel concept of a story within a story, depicting the murder of mystery writer Alan […]
Movie Review – Phantom Thread (2017)
Phantom Thread, 2017. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, and Brian Gleeson. SYNOPSIS: Set in 1950’s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. Three-time Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis […]
Movie Review – Let Him Go (2020)
Let Him Go, 2020. Written and Directed by Thomas Bezucha. Starring Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Jeffrey Donovan, Will Brittain, Lesley Manville, Kayli Carter, Bradley Stryker, William Hochman, Booboo Stewart, and Ryan Bruce. SYNOPSIS: A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson. There is […]
Movie Review – Misbehavior (2020)
Misbehavior, 2020. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. Starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Lesley Manville, Rhys Ifans. Greg Kinnear, Phyllis Logan, John Sackville, Keeley Hawes, Suki Waterhouse, Clara Rosager, Loreece Harrison, Kajsa Mohammar, Miles Jupp, Polly Kemp, Ruby Bentall, Lily Newmark, Maya Kelly, John Heffernan, Eileen O’Higgins, Amanda Lawrence, Katy Carmichael, Rupert Vansittart, Charlie Anson, […]
Kevin Costner and Diane Lane star in trailer for Let Him Go
Focus Features has released a poster and trailer for director Thomas Bezucha’s upcoming crime drama Let Him Go. Based on Larry Watson’s novel of the same name, the film features Man of Steel co-stars Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as a retired sheriff and his wife who grieving the loss of their son, set out […]
The Crown adds Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret for final season
Netflix has announced Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) has been cast in the fifth and final season of The Crown as Princess Margaret. She joins Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter), who will play Queen Elizabeth II. The Crown has followed the lives of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family from the 1930s to the following decades as they adapt […]
