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Movie Review – Italian Studies (2022)

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Italian Studies, 2022. Written and Directed by Adam Leon. Starring Vanessa Kirby, Simon Bruckner, Annabel Hoffman, Annika Wahlsten, Chris Arias, Fred Hechinger, Ray Lipstein, Maya Hawke, and David Ajala. SYNOPSIS: A writer loses her memory. Adrift in NYC, she connects with a group of teenagers – in conversations both real and imagined – and searches […]

Vanessa Kirby replaces Jodie Comer as Empress Josephine in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic

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Having proven adept at playing Royalty thanks to her portrayal of Princess Margaret in The Crown, Vanessa Kirby is now crossing the channel to play Empress Josephine in Ridley Scott’s Napoleon biopic Kitbag. According to Deadline, Kirby, who received an Academy Award nomination last year for her harrowing performance in Pieces of a Woman, will […]

Vanessa Kirby suffers memory loss in Italian Studies trailer

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Magnolia Pictures has released a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming drama Italian Studies. Written and directed by Adam Leon, the film follows Alina (Vanessa Kirby), a writer who finds herself adrift on the streets on Manhattan after inexplicably losing her memory; take a look here… While visiting New York City from her native […]

Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston find romance in UK trailer for The World to Come

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Sony Pictures UK has has shared a poster and trailer for director Mona Fastvold’s romantic drama The World to Come which stars Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby as lonely neighbours living in the bleak American Northwest who begin to fill a void in their lives when they find themselves irrevocably drawn to each other; take […]

Vanessa Kirby joins The Father follow-up The Son

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Variety has announced that Vanessa Kirby (Pieces of a Woman) has been cast alongside Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern in The Son, the follow up to director Florian Zeller’s The Father which is based upon his and Christopher Hampton’s stage play. The Son “follows Peter (Jackman) as his busy life with new partner Emma and their baby is […]

Jake Gyllenhaal and Vanessa Kirby to be stranded on an island for survival thriller Suddenly

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Brace yourselves for the most high-calibre desert-island duo since Tom Hanks and a volleyball, because news has emerged from the Cannes virtual market that the Oscar-nominated pair of Jake Gyllenhaal and Vanessa Kirby are set to be stranded for survival thriller Suddenly. Deadline report that the film will be directed by Thomas Bidegain, who wrote […]

2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – The World to Come

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The World to Come, 2020. Directed by Mona Fastvold. Starring Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Casey Affleck, and Christopher Abbott. SYNOPSIS: Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighbouring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically. Period gay romance has carved out […]

Video Review – Pieces of a Woman (2020)

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Pieces of a Woman, 2020. Directed by Kornél Mundruczó. Starring Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, and Molly Parker. In one of the year’s most intense films, Pieces of a Woman could take Vanessa Kirby all the way to the Academy Awards. Could this film be the Oscar-winning project that Netflix needs? Join our host […]

Movie Review – Pieces of a Woman (2020)

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Pieces of a Woman, 2020. Directed by Kornél Mundruczó Starring Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, Ellen Burstyn, Benny Safdie, Sarah Snook, Molly Parker, Iliza Shlesinger, Jimmie Fails, Tyrone Benskin, and Frank Schorpion. SYNOPSIS: A grieving woman embarks on an emotional journey after the loss of her baby. There are pieces of a great movie within Pieces […]

Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf star in trailer for Netflix’s Pieces of a Woman

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In this heart-breaking first look at Pieces of a Woman, you can see why many have placed Vanessa Kirby at the top of their Oscar predictions. Coming from Netflix later this winter, the Kornél Mundruczó-directed film promises a gut-wrenching cinematic experience unlike any other this year. Check out the poster and first trailer for Pieces […]