Freda Cooper with five great female movie partnerships… After last week’s classic pairing of Laurel and Hardy (aka Steve Coogan and John C Reilly) in Stan & Ollie comes one of the most exciting on-screen double acts for some time. The prospect of Margot Robbie as Elizabeth I and Saoirse Ronan as Mary, Queen Of […]
Movie Review – Wonderstruck (2017)
Wonderstruck, 2017. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Jaden Michael, Julianne Moore, Tom Noonan, James Urbaniak, Morgan Turner, Cory Michael Smith, and Michelle Williams. SYNOPSIS: The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both […]
61st BFI London Film Festival Review – Wonderstruck (2017)
Wonderstruck, 2017. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Julianne Moore, Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Michelle Williams, and Jaden Michael. SYNOPSIS: Two parallel stories. In the 1970s, young Ben is bereft after the death of his mother. A discovery among her possessions leads him to go in search of his father in New York. Back in the […]
Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck gets a new poster and trailer
With exactly a month to go until the release of Wonderstruck, Amazon Studios has released a new poster and trailer for Todd Haynes’ upcoming adaptation of Brian Selznick’s acclaimed novel, which features a cast that includes Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Amy Hargreaves, Oakes Fegley, and Millicent Simmonds. Check them out here… Based on Brian Selznick’s critically […]
SDCC: Amazon releases trailer for Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck
After premiering at the San Diego Comic-Con, Amazon Studios has released the trailer for their fantasy film Wonderstruck, directed by Todd Haynes. The film is based on the 2011 novel by Brian Selznick and stars Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Amy Hargreaves, Oakes Fegley and introduces Millicent Simmonds. Watch the trailer here… The story of a young […]
70th Cannes Film Festival Review – Wonderstruck (2017)
Wonderstruck, 2017. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Oakes Fegley, Millicent Simmonds, Jaden Michael, Julianne Moore, and Michelle Williams. SYNOPSIS: Set in 1927 and 1977, Wonderstruck simultaneously tells the tales of two deaf children coping with their impairment and searching for familial love in their respective eras. Wonderstruck boasts beautiful craftsmanship and sweet performances by its […]
First poster and clip from Todd Haynes’ Wonderstuck
Following a batch of first look images for Wonderstruck [check them out here], Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions have debuted the first poster and clip from Todd Haynes’ upcoming adaptation of Brian Selznick’s 2011 children’s novel. The drama is set to make its world premiere this Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival and features a cast […]
First images from Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck
Ahead of its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, the first images have arrived online for Todd Haynes’ upcoming drama Wonderstruck. Based on Brian Selznick’s 2011 children’s novel of the same name, the film stars Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Amy Hargreaves, Oakes Fegley, and Millicent Simmonds; take a look at the images here… The […]
Millicent Simmonds joins Todd Haynes’ Wonderstruck
Deadline is reporting that newcomer Millicent Simmonds has landed a key role in Wonderstruck, the new film from acclaimed director Todd Haynes (Carol). Simmonds, a 13 year-old deaf actress, is set to play a character called Rose, one of two deaf children whose stories intertwine in the adaptation of Brian Selznick’s novel. Wonderstruck centres on “Ben, who […]
DVD Review – Carol (2015)
Carol, 2015. Directed by Todd Haynes. Starring Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, John Magaro and Kyle Chandler. SYNOPSIS: Carol and Therese meet over a department store counter. This chance encounter grows steadily into something neither of them were prepared to entertain. An encounter which leads to familial disruption, custody hearings and the […]