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2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Private War

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A Private War, 2018. Directed by Matthew Heineman. Starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay, Rita Williams, and Corey Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) was a professional addict, only she was drawn towards the lure of the war torn hostile territory of Libya, or Syria, in order to report on […]

First poster and clip from Nomis starring Henry Cavill and Alexandra Daddario

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Following its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival, the first poster and clip have arrived online from the upcoming thriller Nomis.  Written and directed by David Raymond, the film stars Henry Cavill, Alexandra Daddario, Nathan Fillion, Stanley Tucci, Minka Kelly, and Ben Kingsley; take a look here… “A weathered lieutenant, his police force, […]

Movie Review – The Children Act (2018)

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The Children Act, 2018. Directed by Richard Eyre. Starring Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Fionn Whitehead, Ben Chaplin, Eileen Walsh, Anthony Calf, Jason Watkins, Dominic Carter, Dwayne Thomas, Radhika Aggarwal, and Rosie Cavaliero. SYNOPSIS: A high court judge presides over the most ethically complex cases. Her recent case involves a young 17-year-old who refuses a life-saving blood […]

Stanley Tucci featured on poster for Patient Zero

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Following a trailer earlier this week [watch it here], a new poster has arrived online for the pandemic thriller Patient Zero ahead of its VOD release next month; check it out here… In the pandemic thriller, PATIENT ZERO, humanity is battling intelligent, adrenaline-fueled creatures born from a viral super-strain. After being bitten, human survivor Morgan (Matt […]

New trailer for The Children Act starring Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci and Fionn Whitehead

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A24 has released a new trailer for Richard Eyre’s upcoming adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel The Children Act which stars Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead; watch it here… Based on the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan (Atonement) and brought to the big screen by director Richard Eyre (Notes on a Scandal, Iris), THE […]

Trailer, poster and images for The Children Act starring Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci and Fionn Whitehead

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Entertainment One has released a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming drama The Children Act. Based on Ian McEwan’s novel of the same name, the film is directed by Richard Eyre and stars Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead; take a look below… Based on the best-selling novel by Ian McEwan (Atonement) and […]

Movie Review – Show Dogs (2018)

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Show Dogs, 2018. Directed by Raja Gosnell. Starring Will Arnett, Natasha Lyonne, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jordin Sparks, Gabriel Iglesias, Shaquille O’Neal, Alan Cumming, and Stanley Tucci. SYNOPSIS: When a lone Rottweiler cop (stick with me), voiced by Ludacris (please, stay, sit) uncovers a Panda smuggling ring, he must go undercover as a show dog to […]

Second Opinion – Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)

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Transformers: The Last Knight, 2017. Directed by Michael Bay. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Duhamel, Laura Haddock, Isabela Moner, Peter Cullen, Ken Watanabe, John Goodman, Tony Hale, Santiago Cabrera, Frank Welker, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Steve Buscemi, Omar Sy, Reno Wilson, Jerrod Carmichael, Stanley Tucci, Gemma Chan, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny, Jess Harnell, and […]

Movie Review – Beauty and the Beast (2017)

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Beauty and the Beast, 2017. Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Kline, Sonoya Mizuno, Hattie Morahan, and Audra McDonald. SYNOPSIS: An adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in […]

Movie Review – Beauty and the Beast (2017)

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Beauty and the Beast, 2017. Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Kline, Sonoya Mizuno, Hattie Morahan, and Audra McDonald. SYNOPSIS: An adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in […]