StudioCanal has debuted the first trailer and a poster for Back to Black, the upcoming biopic from director Sam Taylor-Johnson (Nowhere Boy, Fifty Shades of Grey), which is based on the life of iconic British singer-songwriter Amy Winhouse (Marisa Abela). Joining Abela in the cast are Jack O’Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil, Eddie Marsan as Mitch […]
Citadel renewed for season 2
With the first season finale of Citadel airing on Amazon Prime tomorrow, the streamer announced today the spy thriller series has been renewed for a second season. Citadel stars Richard Madden (Game of Thrones) and Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Quantico) as Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, former elite agents who have had their memories wiped and […]
Movie Review – Mrs Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, 2022. Directed by Anthony Fabian. Starring Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lucas Bravo, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Anna Chancellor, Rose Williams, Ellen Thomas, Jason Isaacs, Roxane Duran, Freddie Fox, Christian McKay, Delroy Atkinson, Guilaine Londez, Dorottya Ilosvai, Sarah Rickman, Balázs Csémy, and Philippe Bertin. SYNOPSIS: A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s […]
Movie Review – Hampstead (2017)
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 […]
