Focus Features has revealed the title of the third and what looks to be final Downton Abbey film, signaling the end of the beloved franchise. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale is set to be released in theatres on September 12th and you can get your first look at the poster here… Downton Abbey premiered in 2010 and ran for six […]
Movie Review – Firebrand (2024)
Firebrand, 2024. Directed by Karim Aïnouz. Starring Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Eddie Marsan, Sam Riley, Simon Russell Beale, Erin Doherty, Ruby Bentall, Bryony Hannah, Maia Jemmett, Patsy Ferran, Junia Rees, Andy M Milligan, Edward Harrison, Mina Andala, Paul Tinto, Frank Howell, Ashleigh Reynolds, Ian Drysdale, Joseph Aston Grant, Dan Fallon, and Mia Threapleton. SYNOPSIS: Katherine […]
Trailer for Steven Moffat’s Douglas Is Cancelled starring Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan
ITV has released a trailer for Douglas Is Cancelled, the four-part comedy drama series from Steven Moffat (Doctor Who, Sherlock). Hugh Bonneville stars as Douglas Bellowes, a newsreader and national treasure who finds his career threatened when a fellow guest at his cousin’s wedding exposes a sexist joke he made during the celebrations on social […]
Third Downton Abbey movie heading to the big screen
Polish your finest silver, because Downton Abbey is set for a third big-screen outing from series creator Julian Fellowes. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Focus Features and Carnival Films are organising another elite gathering for the inhabitants of Downton Abbey, with Simon Curtis returning to direct following his work on 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era. […]
Firebrand trailer sees Jude Law and Alicia Vikander as Henry VIII and Katherine Parr
Roadside Attractions and Vertical has debuted a trailer for director Karim Aïnouz’s period drama Firebrand. Based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s 2013 novel Queen’s Gambit, the film centres on Katherine Parr (Alicia Vikander), the sixth wife of King Henry VIII (Jude Law), as she is appointed Regent following her husband’s departure overseas and must contend with suspicion […]
House of the Dragon adds four to cast for season 2
With season two of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon now in production, the cable network has announced four additional cast members to the series as the Targaryen family fights for control of its future and the Iron Throne. Joining the series is Simon Russell Beale (The Outfit), Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Gayle Rankin (GLOW) and […]
Thor: Love and Thunder deleted scene introduces another son of Zeus
With less than a week to go until Thor: Love and Thunder arrives on Disney+, a deleted scene from the film has been released which sees Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and Korg encountering another of Zeus’ (Russell Crowe) sons, the Greek god of wine, fertility, and ritual madness, Dionysus (Simon Russell Beale); check […]
Movie Review – Benediction (2022)
Benediction, 2022. Directed by Terence Davies. Starring Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Jeremy Irvine, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Simon Russell Beale, and Ben Daniels. SYNOPSIS: The story of English poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon. Terence Davies has left an indelible mark on the landscape of British cinema over the past four decades with numerous acclaimed […]
Movie Review – The Outfit (2022)
The Outfit, 2022. Directed by Graham Moore. Starring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Johnny Flynn, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Simon Russell Beale, and Alan Mehdizadeh. SYNOPSIS: An expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. The Outfit is a twisty one-location blast that doesn’t know when to stop […]
Movie Review – Operation Mincemeat (2022)
Operation Mincemeat, 2022. Directed by John Madden. Starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn, Jason Isaacs, Mark Gatiss, Hattie Morahan, Paul Ritter, Simon Russell Beale, Lorne MacFadyen, Markus von Lingen, Ruby Bentall, Alex Jennings, Ellie Haddington, Nicholas Rowe, Will Keen, Mark Bonnar, James Fleet, Alexander Beyer, Nico Birnbaum, Pep Tosar, Alba […]
