Pirate Radio, 2009. Directed by Richard Curtis. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh. SYNOPSIS: Pirate Radio is one of those movies that’s a fun little ride, but not a lot more. Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Kenneth Branagh lead an ensemble cast in a story about a […]
Netflix shares trailer for festive animated comedy That Christmas
Netflix has shared a poster and trailer for That Christmas, the festive animated comedy from director Simon Otto which is based on writer Richard Curtis’ series of children’s books. The film features the voice talent of Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, Lolly Adefope, Alex Macqueen, Katherine Parkinson, Sindhu Vee, India Brown, Zazie Hayhurst, Sienna […]
New clip from Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot featuring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench
Following on from the first trailer [which you can see here], the BBC has released an extended clip from its upcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot, which sees Dustin Hoffman’s Mr Hoppy and Judi Dench’s Mrs Silver sharing stories of their childhood memories. Check it out below… Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a […]
Movie Review – Yesterday (2019)
Yesterday, 2019. Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Himesh Patel, Lily James, Kate McKinnon, Joel Fry, Ed Sheeran, Meera Syal, Sanjeev Bhaskar, James Corden, Alexander Arnold, Lamorne Morris, Harry Michell, Sophia Di Martino, Ellise Chappell and Ana de Armas . SYNOPSIS: After a freak electricity outage and ensuing accident, a struggling musician realises he’s the only person […]
First trailer and poster for Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis’ Yesterday
Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer and poster for director Danny Boyle and writer Richard Curtis’ feel-good comedy Yesterday. The film stars Himesh Patel as an aspiring singer-songwriter who wakes up one day to discover The Beatles never existed and decides to perform their songs to the world, rocketing him to fame. Joining Patel […]
Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis reportedly teaming up for Beatles-themed comedy
Universal Pictures and Working Title are pairing up Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral) for what is being described as “a musically-themed film set in the 1960s or 1970s.” According to The Daily Mail, the project is going by the tentative title of All You Need […]
