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1917 director Sam Mendes gives his take on why people love war movies

January 29, 2020 by Samuel Brace

Sam Mendes, the director of 1917, has shared his thoughts on what keeps attracting people to war movies. 1917 is the latest war movie to capture the imagination, picking up a slew of awards in the process. The critically acclaimed WWI movie has proved rather popular, following in the footsteps of many great war movies […]

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Movie Review – 1917 (2019)

January 12, 2020 by Shaun Munro

1917, 2019. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Claire Duburcq, Daniel Mays, Richard Madden and Adrian Scarborough. SYNOPSIS: Two young British soldiers in the trenches of the First World War are sent on a dangerous journey to prevent another unit from walking straight into […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: 1917, Adrian Scarborough, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Daniel Mays, Dean Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Sam Mendes

Movie Review – 1917 (2019)

January 10, 2020 by Tom Beasley

1917

1917, 2019. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Claire Duburcq, Daniel Mays, Richard Madden and Adrian Scarborough. SYNOPSIS: Two young British soldiers in the trenches of the First World War are sent on a dangerous journey to prevent another unit from walking straight into […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Tom Beasley Tagged With: 1917, Adrian Scarborough, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Daniel Mays, Dean Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Roger Deakins, Sam Mendes, Thriller, War

Movie Review – 1917 (2019)

January 6, 2020 by Robert Kojder

1917. 2019 Directed by Sam Mendes Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch SYNOPSIS: Two young British privates during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the […]

Filed Under: Movies, Reviews, Robert Kojder Tagged With: 1917, Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, Dean Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Mark Strong, Richard Madden, Sam Mendes

Exclusive Interview: Tristan Versluis, Prosthetic Designer on 1917

January 5, 2020 by Tai Freligh

Tai Freligh chats with 1917 prosthetic designer Tristan Versluis… Tristan Versluis started his career working on cult favourites such as Dead Man’s Shoes, Hot Fuzz, Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd and Valhalla Rising. Tristan was also part of the Dr Who creature effects team between 2005-2007.  He has since worked on blockbuster films such as Harry […]

Filed Under: Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, Tai Freligh Tagged With: 1917, Sam Mendes, tristan verluis

Sam Mendes’ World War I epic 1917 gets a new trailer and IMAX poster

December 18, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

With just a week to go until its Christmas Day release, Universal Pictures has revealed another trailer for Sam Mendes’ First World War epic 1917 along with a new IMAX poster featuring George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of 1917 At the height of the First World […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: 1917, Dean Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Sam Mendes

Video Review – 1917

November 26, 2019 by EJ Moreno

1917, 2019 Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, with Colin Firth and Benedict Cumberbatch. In this video review, EJ dives into the Sam Mendes war film, 1917. Join him for what he calls the scariest war film since Come and See. EJ talks about […]

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Sam Mendes’ World War I epic 1917 gets two new posters

November 18, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Two new quad posters have been released for Sam Mendes’ First World War epic 1917 featuring George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for 1917 here At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (Captain Fantastic’s George MacKay) and Blake (Game of Thrones’ […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: 1917, Dean Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes’ World War I epic 1917 gets a new trailer

October 4, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Universal has released a new trailer for director Sam Mendes’ First World War epic 1917 which follows two young British soldiers – played by George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman – who are tasked with the seemingly impossible mission of crossing enemy territory to deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack; watch it here… […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: 1917, Dean Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Sam Mendes

Sam Mendes’ 1917 featurette explores the film’s one continuous shot

September 30, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

Universal Pictures has released a behind the scenes featurette for 1917 which showcases director Sam Mendes’ vision of telling the story of the First World War epic in one continuous shot and includes interviews with Mendes, cinematographer Roger Deakins, producer Pippa Harris, stars George Mackay and Dean-Charles Chapman, and co-writer Krysty Wilson-Cairns; take a look […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: 1917, Sam Mendes

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