Together, 2021. Directed by Stephen Daldry. Starring Sharon Horgan, James McAvoy and Samuel Logan. SYNOPSIS: A couple on the edge of breaking up try to survive lockdown together. The pandemic was hard for everyone. In recent memory, no world event has been felt or experienced so universally, and the effect on the film industry has […]
Movie Review – Together (2021)
Together, 2021. Directed by Stephen Daldry. Starring James McAvoy, Sharon Horgan, and Samuel Logan. SYNOPSIS: A husband and wife are forced to re-evaluate themselves and their relationship through the reality of the COVID-19 lockdown. As soon as James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan (the couple is only credited as He and She, to give you an […]
Billy Elliot with comedian Alexandra Haddow | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #56
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, stand-up comedian Alexandra Haddow boogies on down with Billy Elliot… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, stand-up comedian Alexandra Haddow stops by to discuss the early noughties British […]
Stephen Daldry in talks to direct Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff
It looks like Ewan McGregor may be about to get his wish of reprising the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, as THR is reporting that Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) is in talks with Lucasfilm to helm an Anthology movie based upon the legendary Jedi Knight. The site reports that talks are at […]
Movie Review – Trash (2014)
Trash, 2014. Directed by Stephen Daldry. Starring Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura, Selton Mello, Rickson Tevez, Gabriel Weinstein, Stepan Nercaessian and Eduardo Luis. SYNOPSIS: Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong. Trash is the […]
Wicked movie rumoured for 2016?
A big screen version of the hit stage musical Wicked has been talked about for a number of years now. Stephen Daldry (The Reader, Billy Elliot) has been linked to direct but as yet no other information has been confirmed by Universal; however we may be seeing the movie adaptation a lot sooner than we […]