Synopsis – A 14 year old girl in medieval England navigates through life and avoiding potential suitors her father has in mind. Directed – Lena Dunham Starring – Bella Ramsey, Andrew Scott, Joe Alwyn Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Catherine Called Birdy’ Trailer Teases Lena Dunham’s Medieval Comedy Adaption!! Check It Out!!
Today the cast has been announced for the upcoming film adaptation of the award-winning novel Strangers, by Japanese novelist Taichi Yamada. The film is set to star Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy, and Jamie Bell. Acclaimed filmmaker Andrew Haigh has adapted the script and will direct. Strangers is based on the 2004 English translation of Yamada’s 1987 novel. The original novel was first adapted … Continue reading ‘Strangers’: Claire Foy, Jamie Bell, Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal to Star in Adaptation!!
We’re catching the first look at the Prime Video feature, Catherine Called Birdy, in a new clip released today. If you’re a fan of Enola Holmes we have a feeling you’re going to absolutely love the mischievous and smart Lady Catherine aka Birdy in this Lena Dunham written and directed flick. Taking its story from the Karen Cushman book of the same name, the film … Continue reading ‘Catherine Called Birdy’ Clip Teases Lena Dunham’s Medieval Comedy Adaption!! Check It Out!!
It looks like The Talented Mr. Ripley has some sincerely talented friends. Deadline reports that actor and musician Eliot Sumner has joined the cast of Showtime’s Ripley, an all-new drama series based on author Patricia Highsmith’s series of Tom Ripley novels. Sumner joins Andrew Scott and Johnny Flynn — as the leads from Highsmith’s iconic The Talented Mr. Ripley — in the series from The … Continue reading ‘Ripley’: Eliot Sumner Joins Andrew Scott, Johnny Flynn in Showtime’s ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ Adaptation!!
Amazon Prime Video has released the official trailer for The Pursuit of Love, a new period comedy-drama series revolving around friendship, romance, and the ability to choose for one’s self. The series, which is written and directed by actress Emily Mortimer, will premiere all three episodes July 30 on Prime Video in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand with additional territories launching in September. … Continue reading ‘The Pursuit of Love’ Trailer Reveals the New Romantic Period Drama Series!! Check It Out!!
HBO has released the first trailer for its latest original movie Oslo, which pairs Golden Globe winner Ruth Wilson (The Affair) and Emmy nominee Andrew Scott (Fleabag). Adapted from the Tony Award-winning play of the same name, the film is based on a true story of negotiations between implacable enemies — the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of … Continue reading ‘Oslo’ Trailer Teases the Dramatic HBO Movie Exploring the Israel-Palestine Conflict!! Check It Out!!
Dakota Fanning is the latest name to be attached to Showtime’s new drama series Ripley, succeeding Gwyneth Paltrow as the role of Marge Sherwood for this TV adaptation of Patricia Highsmith‘s bestseller Tom Ripley novels. Paltrow played Marge in the 1999 film adaptation of The Talented Mr. Ripley alongside Matt Damon as Tom Ripley and Jude Law as Dickie Greenlead. For Ripley, Fleabag’s Andrew Scott and Emma’s Johnny Flynn will take over the Damon and Law roles, respectively. … Continue reading ‘Ripley’: Dakota Fanning Joins Showtime’s ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ Adaptation!!
HBO and the BBC will bring the saga His Dark Materials to a close with the show’s third season. The two networks have renewed the fantasy drama based on Phillip Pullman‘s novel trilogy for a third and final season, with production set to begin in Cardiff, Wales, in 2021. The pickup comes six days before the second season finale airs on HBO. “Bringing Phillip Pullman‘s epic, … Continue reading ‘His Dark Materials’ Renewed for Third and Final Season!!
Ruth Wilson (The Affair) and Andrew Scott (Fleabag) are set to star in the HBO original movie Oslo, which boasts Steven Spielberg as an executive producer. Bartlett Sher will direct from a script by fellow Tony Award winner J.T. Rogers, who also wrote the acclaimed stage play of the same name. The film is based on a true story about the negotiations between implacable enemies … Continue reading ‘Oslo’: Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott to Star in HBO Movie from EP Steven Spielberg!!
The wait for more magical prophecy, delightful daemons, and the next chapter in Lyra (Dafne Keen‘s) epic journey is finally almost over. His Dark Materials returns next month, and HBO has debuted a trailer… and oh boy, fans of Philip Pullman‘s ‘The Subtle Knife’ are about to be real happy. Alongside Keen, the second season sees the return of Ruth Wilson, Amir Wilson, Ariyon Bakare, Will Keen, Ruta … Continue reading ‘His Dark Materials’ Season 2 Trailer Teases the Greatest War That Ever Was!! Check It Out!!
HBO has released a new trailer for season two of its big-budget fantasy series His Dark Materials, which will debut in November, though the network didn’t reveal a specific date. The second season begins after Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) has opened a bridge to a new world, and, distraught over the death of her best friend, Lyra (Dafne Keen) follows Asriel into the unknown. In … Continue reading ‘His Dark Materials’ Season 2 Gets a New Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Philip Pullman‘s fantasy series of novels known has His Dark Materials has seen a big-screen adaptation of its first book, the Nicole Kidman-starring The Golden Compass. But now, we finally have proof that future books shall be adapted and enjoyed. The HBO adaptation of His Dark Materials has a new trailer for its second season, and a bunch of new images — all revealed during its Comic-Con@Home panel. The series … Continue reading ‘His Dark Materials’: First Trailer and Images Tease the Upcoming Season 2!! Check It Out!!
Normal People is a gem of a television program. Over 12 episodes, Sally Rooney‘s acclaimed novel was adapted into a piece of brilliant storytelling examining the intersections and love (and lust) lives of Marianne Sheridan (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Connell Waldron (Paul Mescal). It’s a quiet, sensitive, and unyieldingly horny show. And it’s a shame we only have 12 episodes on Hulu we can watch, right? Wrong! … Continue reading ‘Normal People’ Reveals Two New Secretly Shot Shorts!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers’ brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap. My Take – The genre of war films are an important staple in the world of cinema, as they capture the terrifying physical and … Continue reading 1917 (2019) Review!!
Synopsis – Two young British soldiers during the First World War, are given an impossible mission: deliver a message, deep in enemy territory, that will stop their own men, and Blake’s own brother, walking straight into a deadly trap. Directed – Sam Mendes Starring – Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘1917’ Final Trailer Shows off the “Single-Take” War Drama!! Check It Out!!
Universal Pictures has released a new, extended featurette for Sam Mendes’ World War I movie 1917. The film follows two British soldiers (George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman) as they race across enemy lines to deliver a message that could save hundreds of their fellow men. What this video does an excellent job of showing is that it’s not just a matter of doing the film … Continue reading ‘1917’: Extended Featurette Provides a Glimpse into the Astounding War Movie!! Check It Out!!
The Golden Globe nominations have been announced for the 2020 ceremony. The Globes are somehow the second most popular film awards ceremony of the year next to the Oscars, despite the fact that they’re largely kind of a joke. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s reputation is far from pristine, and sweeping nominations for movies like The Tourist play into the notion that they mostly just care about … Continue reading ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Joker’ Lead 2020 Golden Globe Nominations!!!
Synopsis – Two young British soldiers during the First World War, are given an impossible mission: deliver a message, deep in enemy territory, that will stop their own men, and Blake’s own brother, walking straight into a deadly trap. Directed – Sam Mendes Starring – Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘1917’: New Trailer Showcases Roger Deakins’s Genius Camera Work!! Check It Out!!
The rumors are true: the upcoming World War I film 1917 was indeed shot to look like it’s a single continuous shot. That’s exciting in and of itself, but add in the fact that Roger Deakins—the world’s greatest living cinematographer—is behind the camera alongside ambitious director Sam Mendes (Skyfall), and you’ve got yourself an absolute must-see. The news was confirmed with a fantastic behind-the-scenes featurette … Continue reading ‘1917’: Roger Deakins Shot Film to Look Like One Continuous Shot!!
After playing the Hot Priest on newly-crowned Emmy winner Fleabag, Irish actor Andrew Scott is set to star in a new Talented Mr. Ripley TV series from Oscar winner Steve Zaillian and Showtime, Collider has learned. Showtime has ordered the first eight-episode season of the ongoing drama series Ripley, based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling quintet of Tom Ripley novels. BAFTA Award winner Scott, who also played Moriarty … Continue reading ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’: Andrew Scott to Star in New Series on Showtime!!!
Last night at the Emmys was a big night for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and her critically acclaimed series Fleabag. Waller-Bridge because the first person since Tina Fey back in 2008 to win Emmys both for writing and for directing, and then her show went and won Best Comedy Series as well. The Emmy voters got it “right” by awarding Waller-Bridge’s thoughtful, sly, emotional series about a … Continue reading ‘Fleabag’: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Confirms No Season 3!!
The streaming wars are upon us, so you better get ready for some of the most star-studded, A-list content this side of the cineplex. With that in mind, Amazon has released a new trailer for Modern Love, the charming upcoming anthology series from Sing Street and Once filmmaker John Carney. Boasting a packed ensemble of familiar faces, the series explores the idea of love and all the wonderful, heartbreaking forms … Continue reading ‘Modern Love’ Trailer Teases ‘Sing Street’ Director’s Star-Studded Amazon Series!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Two young British soldiers during the First World War, are given an impossible mission: deliver a message, deep in enemy territory, that will stop their own men, and Blake’s own brother, walking straight into a deadly trap. Directed – Sam Mendes Starring – Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘1917’ Trailer Takes Through the Hell of World War I!! Check It Out!!
Amazon has revealed the first trailer for Modern Love, a rom-com series from Sing Street writer/director John Carney, based on the New York Times column of the same name. Carney and Co. have put together one heck of a cast for this thing that includes three Oscar-nominees (and one winner!), four Emmy Award nominees, a Tony winner, and one really, really hot priest. The series … Continue reading ‘Modern Love’: Star-Studded Trailer Reveals the Rom-Com Series!!! Check It Out!!
With a little over a week to go until season 5 of Black Mirrorarrives on Netflix, three new posters have been revealed for this series’ episodes ‘Rachel, Jack and Ashley, Too’ featuring Miley Cyrus, ‘Smithereens’, and ‘StrikingVipers’ featuring Anthony Mackie; check them out here: A lonely teenager yearns to connect with her favorite pop star – whose charmed existence isn’t quite as rosy it appears… … Continue reading ‘Black Mirror’ Season 5 Gets Three New Posters!! Check It Out!!
Netflix is set to launch Little Black Mirror, a short three-episode promotional video series inspired by Black Mirror. The internet TV network asked popular YouTube personalities from across Latin America, including Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Venezuela, to create their own mini-stories inspired by the series. Maia Mitchell (The Fosters), Rudy Mancuso, Juanpa Zurita, Lele Pons, Anwar Jiwabi, Hannah Stocking, Jeff Wittek, Delaney Glazer and Alesso … Continue reading ‘Little Black Mirror’: Netflix Launches Promotional Video Series!!
Fresh off the debut trailer for Black Mirror Season 5, Netflix has now released three new individualized trailers for the three episodes that make up the fifth season of the disturbing sci-fi series, along with titles and episode descriptions. Yes indeed, Black Mirror Season 5 consists of only three episodes as opposed to the six that we got the past two seasons, although this is … Continue reading ‘Black Mirror’ Season 5 Episode Trailers, Titles, and Descriptions Revealed!! Check It Out!!
The first trailer for Season 5 of Netflix’s anti-technology hit Black Mirror is here to stir up your paranoia. It’s a little difficult to parse out the particulars of the three new episodes that are coming this season, but they seem to have a familiar theme to them: Isolation and loneliness in a world where we’re supposedly more connected than ever through technology. While I’m … Continue reading ‘Black Mirror’ Season 5 Trailer Leans into Isolation in an Ever-Connected World!! Check It Out!!
If you haven’t watched BBC and Amazon’s spectacular, scathing comedy Fleabag, you don’t know what you’re missing. Created by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the creator of Killing Eve and the voice behind Solo: A Star Wars Story‘s surprisingly lusty droid L3-37, the BAFTA-wining series follows the titular Fleabag (Waller-Bridge), a disasterpiece of a human being who’s trying to move on from her sex addiction and the emotional spiral that almost sent her … Continue reading ‘Fleabag’ Season 2 Trailer Sees Phoebe Waller-Bridge Goes Toe-to-Toe with God!! Check It Out!!
Before I start getting too upset that there will not be a third season of Phoebe Waller-Bridge‘s exceptional comedy series Fleabag, I should acknowledge that it’s something of a miracle that Season 2 happened in the first place. (Well, it’s currently happening in the U.K. — we won’t see it until next month). It’s been almost 3 years since the series first debuted in the … Continue reading ‘Fleabag’ to End with Season 2!!!
It has been ten years since Sam Mendes directed a feature film outside of the James Bond franchise and he has assembled quite the cast for his World War I drama 1917, which has added Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Richard Madden and Oscar winner Colin Firth. George MacKay (Captain Fantastic) and Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones) are set to star as two young British soldiers, … Continue reading ‘1917’: Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, and More Join Sam Mendes’ Drama!!!
Amazon has set an all-star cast for its upcoming anthology series “Modern Love,” based on the New York Times column and weekly podcast. The cast includes: Anne Hathaway, Tina Fey, John Slattery, Dev Patel, Catherine Keener, Andy Garcia, Cristin Milioti, Brandon Victor Dixon, Olivia Cooke, Andrew Scott, Julia Garner, Shea Whigham, Gary Carr, Sofia Boutella, and John Gallagher, Jr. In addition, “Shameless” alum Emmy Rossum will … Continue reading ‘Modern Love’: Anne Hathaway, Dev Patel, Tina Fey Among Cast for Amazon’s Anthology Series!!
Synopsis – Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel. My Take – As a fan of courtroom dramas, I am glad I checked this film out. In my opinion, dramas for the most part seek out ambiguity or at the very least explore it … Continue reading Denial (2016) Review!!!
We’ve gotten a few hints over the last several months of Sherlock Season 4 being (to quote star Benedict Cumberbatch) “myopically dark.” He went on to say at the time, “You’re talking about the end of the universe darkness. You can’t see in front of you and would walk into everything dark.” I’m a Sherlock fan who happens to like the series best when it … Continue reading ‘Sherlock’ Season 4 Gets a Mysterious New Teaser Trailer!! Check It Out!!
