Apple is certainly not taking its time with the spy drama Slow Horses. According to Variety, the show has been given an extended renewal for Seasons 3 and 4, and all we’ve seen so far is a debut season that ran for six episodes. Based on the books by Mick Herron, Slow Horses had initially been given a two-season order. The double-season renewal is a … Continue reading ‘Slow Horses’ Gets Renewed through Season 4!!
Here’s one for the fans of Gary Oldman‘s Slow Horses, Apple TV+‘s series about the plodding bureaucracy of London’s MI5 – a domestic spy drama with a twist. Season two of the slow-burner, confirmed by director James Hawes to have already been filmed prior to the series premiere, has officially added two names to the cast sheet: Aimee-Ffion Edwards, best known for her tenure on … Continue reading ‘Slow Horses’ Season 2 Adds Aimee-Ffion Edwards and Kadiff Kirwan!!
Synopsis – Two CIA operatives, and former lovers, reunite at idyllic Carmel-by-the-Sea to re-examine a mission six years ago in Vienna where a fellow agent might have been compromised. My Take – While the spy genre continues to be dominated by globetrotting action-packed thrillers erected on massive scales, thankfully on the flip side, there are still some filmmakers who are still interested in shedding light … Continue reading All the Old Knives (2022) Review!!
Synopsis – Two CIA operatives, and former lovers, reunite at idyllic Carmel-by-the-Sea to re-examine a mission six years ago in Vienna where a fellow agent might have been compromised. Directed – Janus Metz Starring – Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘All The Old Knives’ Trailer Teases an Intriguing Modern-Day Espionage Thriller!! Check It Out!!
Apple TV+ released today the official trailer for Slow Horses, an upcoming espionage series starring Gary Oldman as the unwilling leader of a group of misfit spies. The series adapts the best-selling novels by author Mick Herron. The trailer introduces us to Slough House, an espionage department where MI5 dumps everyone they deem unfit. In the trailer, the grumpy and hopeless leader of the Slough … Continue reading ‘Slow Horses’ Trailer Teases Gary Oldman’s Apple TV+ Spy Series!! Check It Out!!
Amazon Prime Video has been cranking out more content than we can handle, and they’re at it again. Today, the streamer announced they will be bringing fans a new action-thriller-mystery with an all-star lineup of talent. All the Old Knives will arrive on Prime Video and in select theaters across the United States beginning on April 8. The movie is an adaptation of New York … Continue reading ‘All the Old Knives’: Amazon’s Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton led Espionage Thriller Sets April 8 as Release Date!!
If you’re in the mood for some espionage, Apple TV+ has great news for you. Slow Horses, a new thriller series that follows operatives from the British intelligence, has gotten itself a release date. Across its six episodes, the series will chronicle the work of agents who operate on a “dumping ground” for MI-5. The series is led by Academy Award winner Gary Oldman. The … Continue reading ‘Slow Horses’ Images Tease Gary Oldman’s Apple TV+ Spy Series!! Check It Out!!
Humayun Saeed, the Pakistani film and television star, has been cast as Princess Diana’s partner, Dr. Hasnat Khan, on Season 5 of The Crown. Variety exclusively confirmed that he was joining the award-winning drama. He is joining an already stacked cast including Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II, Dominic West as Prince Charles, and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana. Season 5 is set to cover … Continue reading ‘The Crown’ Season 5 Adds Pakistani Actor Humayun Saeed to Play Dr. Hasnat Khan!!
The Crown — Netflix‘s hit show all about the familial inheritance of wealth, power, titles and influence within a nepotistic institution often derided as outdated — has found its Prince William in the form of Dominic West‘s son, 13-year-old Senat West, after a “nationwide search,” Variety reports. The dad West takes over from fellow Brit Josh O’Connor in the hotly anticipated fifth season, portraying probable … Continue reading ‘The Crown’ Season 5: Dominic West’s Son Senat Cast as Prince William!!
Season 5 of the beloved Netflix historical series The Crown is still a while away, but as production moves on, more news provides some insight into what might end up being the series’ most talked-about season ever. Created by Peter Morgan, the show will now cover the ’90s, a turbulent period for the Royal Family, as Princess Diana became a media obsession. Khalid Abdalla has … Continue reading ‘The Crown’ Season 5 Adds Khalid Abdalla as Dodi Fayed!!
The first images of Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana and Dominic West as Prince Charles in Season 5 of The Crown have been revealed, courtesy of Netflix. Production has been underway since last month for the popular series about Britain’s most famous family. Debicki takes over from Emma Corrin, who played Diana in Season 4, while West takes over from Josh O’Connor, who played Prince … Continue reading ‘The Crown’ Season 5: First Look of Elizabeth Debicki and Dominic West as Diana and Charles Revealed!! Check It Out!!
The first image of Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II for Season 5′ of The Crown has been revealed. Production went underway this month for the popular series about Britain’s most famous family. This season now comes with a brand new cast to play the roles of the royals. Staunton takes over Olivia Colman’s place as the queen, Jonathan Pryce takes the place of Tobias … Continue reading ‘The Crown’ Season 5: First Look Reveals Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth II!! Check It Out!!
The Crown just found their John Major for season 5 in Jonny Lee Miller. Miller joins a packed cast for the fifth season of the highly acclaimed show, ushering in Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth after the departure of Olivia Colman. He also joins Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Jonathan Pryce will play Prince Philip, and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana. Peter Morgan, creator of … Continue reading ‘The Crown’ Season 5 Sets Jonny Lee Miller as Prime Minister John Major!!
Amazon Studios’ espionage thriller “All the Old Knives” has added actors Jonathan Pryce and Laurence Fishburne. Directed by Janus Metz, the stage and screen stars join the previously announced Chris Pine and Thandie Newton in the project. Based on the acclaimed novel of the same name by Olen Steinhauer, who also adapted the screenplay, “Knives” is produced by Chockstone Pictures, Nick Wechsler Productions and Jackson … Continue reading ‘All the Old Knives’: Jonathan Pryce, Laurence Fishburne Join Amazon’s Espionage Thriller!!
The Crown had largely assembled its major players for its final two seasons. Imelda Staunton is set as Queen Elizabeth II, Jonathan Pryce is attached as her husband Prince Philip, Lesley Manville is on board as Princess Margaret, and Elizabeth Debicki will play Princess Diana. That left the major question of who would play Prince Charles in the final two seasons. Josh O’Connor has done … Continue reading ‘The Crown’: Dominic West Set to Play Prince Charles!!
Netflix’s The Crown is gearing up for its final two seasons, and they’re putting together a terrific cast. Like with Season 3, Season 5 will recast the series for the later years of Queen Elizabeth II. Imelda Staunton will replace Olivia Colman as The Queen, Lesley Manville will step in for Princess Margaret, and Jonathan Pryce will play Prince Phillip. Now Netflix has announced that … Continue reading ‘The Crown’: Elizabeth Debicki Cast as Princess Diana for Final Seasons!!
Amazon Studios has released the new trailer for its “visually stunning” and “groundbreaking drama series” Tales from the Loop, which hails from executive producer Matt Reeves, and is based on the art of Simon Stålenhag. There’s no question that the show does indeed look visually stunning, but groundbreaking? That’s a big word! There are high expectations that come with the g-word, but hey, I like … Continue reading ‘Tales from the Loop’ Trailer Reveals a New Visually Stunning Series From Matt Reeves!! Check It Out!!
Oscar nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards have been announced. Joker leads the crop of contenders with 11 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Todd Phillips. The gritty Warner Bros. drama has been considered an awards contender ever since it won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival, and it’s now made it all the way up to the Academy Awards. Close behind … Continue reading Oscar 2020: ‘Joker’ Leads with 11 Nominations!! Check Out the Full List!!
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 – Behind Vatican walls, the traditionalist Pope Benedict and the reformist future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church. Directed – Fernando Meirelles Starring – Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Two Popes’: New Trailer Examines an Unlikely Friendship!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Behind Vatican walls, the traditionalist Pope Benedict and the reformist future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church. Directed – Fernando Meirelles Starring – Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Two Popes’ Trailer Has Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce Leading Catholicism!! Check It Out!!
Adam McKay’s film Vice, about Dick Cheney, starring Christian Bale, swept Italy’s Capri, Hollywood film festival awards. It took home four honors in total, including best picture, best supporting actress for Amy Adams, best film editing and best makeup and hairstyling. The 23rd edition of the festival wrapped on Jan. 2. Alfonso Cuaron was honored with best director for Roma. The film also took home … Continue reading ‘Vice’: The Adam McKay Film Wins Best Picture at Capri, Hollywood Fest!!!
Synopsis – A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband, where he is slated to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature. Directed – Björn Runge Starring – Christian Slater, Max Irons, Elizabeth McGovern Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Wife’: Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce Lead The Adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s Novel!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – An advertising executive jumps back and forth in time between 21st century London and 17th century La Mancha, where Don Quixote mistakes him for Sancho Panza. Directed – Terry Gilliam Starring – Adam Driver, Olga Kurylenko, Stellan Skarsgård Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Trailer Reveals the Plot!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – An advertising executive jumps back and forth in time between 21st century London and 17th century La Mancha, where Don Quixote mistakes him for Sancho Panza. Directed – Terry Gilliam Starring – Adam Driver, Olga Kurylenko, Stellan Skarsgård Check out the trailer: Continue reading Terry Gilliam’s ‘The Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Long Awaited Films Gets Its First Trailer!!! Check It Out!!!
The roller-coaster ride to finish the often-cursed “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote” has some promising developments. Terry Gilliam has been wanting to make the movie for the last 17 years, first trying and failing to mount a production in 2000, but he now says he is nearly finished with the cut and is ready to begin adding music and VFX. “Well, we’ve almost finished … Continue reading Terry Gilliam Has a Great ‘Man Who Killed Don Quixote’ Update: ‘We’ve Almost Finished the Cut’!!!
Bleecker Street has released a featurette for The Man Who Invented Christmas. The upcoming film functions as an origin story of sorts for A Christmas Carol, following Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) as he tries to come up with the story and the characters who redefined our understanding of Christmas. Let’s be honest, this is kind of the natural evolution of the A Christmas Carol adaptations. … Continue reading ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ Featurette Goes into the Origin of ‘A Christmas Carol’!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) and other classic characters from “A Christmas Carol.” The film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) conjured up a timeless tale. Directed – Bharat Nalluri Starring – Dan Stevens, Jonathan Pryce, Christopher Plummer Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’ Trailer Brings Cheer to Some, Coal to Others!! Check It Out!!
BBC One has released a new Taboo trailer. The series, set in London in 1814, stars co-creator Tom Hardy as James Keziah Delaney, who long considered dead, returns home from Africa to inherit his father’s shipping empire, but there are enemies looking to tear him down. The ads for the show, which debuts next month on FX (it will air in the U.K. on BBC … Continue reading ‘Taboo’: New Trailer for Tom Hardy’s FX Series Looks Bonkers!!! Check It Out!!
We’ve barely even begun to tabulate our list of the best TV of 2016 and 2017 already seems to be muscling in on the action. First-quarter premieres were, at one time, reserved for series that looked to be duds, shows that looked good on paper but just didn’t come together in execution. In this, TV is very similar to the movie industry. This notion, however, … Continue reading New ‘Taboo’ Promos Tease Tom Hardy’s Bloody Campaign of Vengeance in FX’s Dark Series!!! Check It Out!!!
You may or may not recall a batch of paparazzi photos that saw Tom Hardy both half-naked and fully naked in the wilderness and flashing his Johnson to the cameras. Now you can see what all that effort was for. During last week’s premiere of American Horror Story: Roanoke, FX released a TV spot for the miniseries Taboo. If memory serves, this same TV spot … Continue reading New ‘Taboo’ TV Spot: Tom Hardy Is a Wildman in the Dark FX Miniseries!! Check It Out!!
