Danny Boyle's lo-fi 2002 zombie apocalypse film "28 Days Later" caused a stir in the horror community for its grainy digital photography (shot by Anthony Dod Mantle) and for its introduction of "fast zombies" into the pop vernacular. The zombies in "28 Days Later" were, unlike most movie zombies seen up to that point, fast-moving and vicious rather than mindless and shambling. It is credited for breathing new life into the zombie genre, followed as it was by other zombie hits like the "Dawn of the Dead" remake, George Romero's "Land of the Dead," and the hit 2010 series "The Walking Dead." "28 Days Later" also tapped into a lot of America's post-9/11 ennui, presenting hard-edged images of urban desolation. Everyone felt like the world had ended, and Boyle aesthetically agreed.
"28 Days Later," penned by "Civil War" director Alex Garland, was followed by a sequel in 2007 called "28 Weeks Later,...
"28 Days Later," penned by "Civil War" director Alex Garland, was followed by a sequel in 2007 called "28 Weeks Later,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Suits star Patrick J. Adams, Connor Swindells (Sex Education, Sas Rogue Heroes), Merritt Wever (Unbelievable, Godless) and Eddie Marsan (Ridley Road, The Pact) are part of the the cast of the upcoming six-episode series Lockerbie, about the December 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103, for the BBC and Netflix.
Further castmembers unveiled Tuesday include Peter Mullan (Ozark, Payback), Tony Curran (Mary & George, Mayflies), Lauren Lyle (Karen Pirie, Vigil), Andrew Rothney (The Undeclared War, Traces), Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey, Guilt), Parker Sawyers (Spy/Master, P-Valley), James Harkness (The Sixth Commandment, The Victim), Khalid Laith (Vigil, Cobra) and Amanda Drew (The Gold, Wolf).
The BBC and Netflix didn’t detail what roles each castmember will play, but said that filming on the show, described as a “factual drama” made by ITV Studios banner World Productions, has begun in Scotland.
“The six-part series is based on the real events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scottish-u.
Further castmembers unveiled Tuesday include Peter Mullan (Ozark, Payback), Tony Curran (Mary & George, Mayflies), Lauren Lyle (Karen Pirie, Vigil), Andrew Rothney (The Undeclared War, Traces), Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey, Guilt), Parker Sawyers (Spy/Master, P-Valley), James Harkness (The Sixth Commandment, The Victim), Khalid Laith (Vigil, Cobra) and Amanda Drew (The Gold, Wolf).
The BBC and Netflix didn’t detail what roles each castmember will play, but said that filming on the show, described as a “factual drama” made by ITV Studios banner World Productions, has begun in Scotland.
“The six-part series is based on the real events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scottish-u.
- 3/5/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Patrick J. Adams, star of Suits — the most watched series on Netflix and all streaming in 2023 — is returning to the platform with a new show, Lockerbie. He will star opposite Connor Swindells of Netflix’s Sex Education who has been cast as the lead in the BBC and Netflix six-part limited series. Merritt Wever, two-time Emmy winner, for Netflix’s Godless and Showtime’s Nurse Jackie, also stars in the BBC/Netflix series based on the real events surrounding the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and the joint Scots-u.S. investigation which sought to bring the perpetrators to justice.
The cast also includes Ozark alum Peter Mullan, Tony Curran (Mary & George), Downton Abbey‘s Phyllis Logan, Eddie Marsan (The Pact), Lauren Lyle (Vigil), Andrew Rothney (The Undeclared War), Parker Sawyers ( P-Valley), James Harkness (The Sixth Commandment), Khalid Laith (Vigil), and Amanda Drew (Wolf).
On 21 December 1988, flight Pan Am 103 was en route from...
The cast also includes Ozark alum Peter Mullan, Tony Curran (Mary & George), Downton Abbey‘s Phyllis Logan, Eddie Marsan (The Pact), Lauren Lyle (Vigil), Andrew Rothney (The Undeclared War), Parker Sawyers ( P-Valley), James Harkness (The Sixth Commandment), Khalid Laith (Vigil), and Amanda Drew (Wolf).
On 21 December 1988, flight Pan Am 103 was en route from...
- 3/5/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Hacks will deliver Max comedy with a bevy of guest stars slated for the upcoming season.
Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace and Tony Goldwyn are all set to appear in Season 3, TVLine has learned. Character details remain Tba.
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This comes after it was previously announced that Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs,...
Helen Hunt, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Dan Bucatinsky, George Wallace and Tony Goldwyn are all set to appear in Season 3, TVLine has learned. Character details remain Tba.
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This comes after it was previously announced that Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Slow Horses actress Catherine McCormack is to star alongside Colin Firth in Sky and Peacock’s retelling of the 1988 terror attack on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
McCormack will play Jane Swire, the wife of Firth’s character Dr Jim Swire. The couple lost their daughter, Flora, in the disaster and the five-part series follows their search for justice.
Other cast includes Sam Troughton (Chernobyl) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (Napoleon) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (A Small Light) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (Opponent) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, and Selwa Jghalef (Layers) as Aisha.
Lockerbie is a Comcast co-production between Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, and Sky Studios. Scottish playwright David Harrower (Blackbird) is lead writer, with Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) serving as lead director.
The Lockerbie air disaster killed 259 passengers and crew, and a further 11 residents lost their life as the plane came down over the quiet Scottish town.
McCormack will play Jane Swire, the wife of Firth’s character Dr Jim Swire. The couple lost their daughter, Flora, in the disaster and the five-part series follows their search for justice.
Other cast includes Sam Troughton (Chernobyl) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (Napoleon) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (A Small Light) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (Opponent) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, and Selwa Jghalef (Layers) as Aisha.
Lockerbie is a Comcast co-production between Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, and Sky Studios. Scottish playwright David Harrower (Blackbird) is lead writer, with Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) serving as lead director.
The Lockerbie air disaster killed 259 passengers and crew, and a further 11 residents lost their life as the plane came down over the quiet Scottish town.
- 2/28/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Catherine McCormack has joined Colin Firth in Sky and Peacock’s upcoming limited series “Lockerbie,” about the 1988 flight disaster in which 259 passengers and crew members were killed.
The “Slow Horses” actor will play Jane Swire, the wife of Dr. Jim Swire (Firth). The Swires lost their daughter, Flora, in the terror attack on Pan Am Flight 103 and have been searching for justice ever since.
Sky and Peacock have also announced the rest of the cast, which includes Sam Troughton (“Chernobyl”) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (“Napoleon”) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (“A Small Light”) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (“Opponent”) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Selwa Jghalef (“Layers”) as Aisha.
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” the show’s official description states. “Traveling across continents and political divides,...
The “Slow Horses” actor will play Jane Swire, the wife of Dr. Jim Swire (Firth). The Swires lost their daughter, Flora, in the terror attack on Pan Am Flight 103 and have been searching for justice ever since.
Sky and Peacock have also announced the rest of the cast, which includes Sam Troughton (“Chernobyl”) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (“Napoleon”) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (“A Small Light”) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (“Opponent”) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Selwa Jghalef (“Layers”) as Aisha.
“In the wake of the disaster and his daughter Flora’s death, Dr. Jim Swire is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice,” the show’s official description states. “Traveling across continents and political divides,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Catherine McCormack (Slow Horses, Temple) has joined Sky and Peacock original limited series Lockerbie to star opposite Colin Firth.
McCormack will play the role of Jane Swire, wife of Dr. Jim Swire who will be played by Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning star Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man, The Staircase). The couple lost daughter Flora in the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. The five-part series will explore their search for justice ever since.
Also joining the cast are Sam Troughton (Chernobyl) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (Napoleon, Guilt) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (A Small Light, Judy) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (Opponent) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, and Selwa Jghalef (Layers) as Aisha.
In the attack, a Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit was destroyed by a bomb 38 minutes after take-off while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Parts...
McCormack will play the role of Jane Swire, wife of Dr. Jim Swire who will be played by Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning star Firth (The King’s Speech, A Single Man, The Staircase). The couple lost daughter Flora in the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. The five-part series will explore their search for justice ever since.
Also joining the cast are Sam Troughton (Chernobyl) as Murray Guthrie, Mark Bonnar (Napoleon, Guilt) as Roderick McGill, Andy Nyman (A Small Light, Judy) as Edwin Bollier, Ardalan Esmaili (Opponent) as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, and Selwa Jghalef (Layers) as Aisha.
In the attack, a Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit was destroyed by a bomb 38 minutes after take-off while flying over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew members. Parts...
- 2/28/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Danny Boyle's "28 Days Later" emerged as a jarring entry in the zombie-horror genre for several reasons. Primarily, the film introduced a brand of infected that defied conventional attitudes associated with the shuffling undead, as their hunger in this context is defined by uncontrollable, murderous rage. Aptly dubbed the Rage virus, this epidemic grips the streets of Britain and pushes this corner of the world towards an apocalypse, leaving scant survivors to reckon with a reality too brutal to comprehend. The true merit of "28 Days Later" is its ability to distill grounded apocalyptic fears into a visceral sense of dread, which is overcome and channeled into hope for humanity in the end.
This flickering hope is unceremoniously crushed in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's "28 Weeks Later," which, as the title suggests, picks up exactly 28 weeks after the Rage virus outbreak. Although the sequel lacks the startling humanity of...
This flickering hope is unceremoniously crushed in Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's "28 Weeks Later," which, as the title suggests, picks up exactly 28 weeks after the Rage virus outbreak. Although the sequel lacks the startling humanity of...
- 12/18/2023
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Exclusive: There has been mystery for weeks over which Hollywood talent will attend the Venice Film Festival amid the two strikes but the clouds are finally starting to lift.
We’ve confirmed with sources that Ferrari star Adam Driver will be on the Lido next week to promote Michael Mann’s anticipated new movie, thus becoming the biggest U.S. actor to date to commit to the festival. The Daily Mail first reported that news.
Ferrari secured an interim agreement from SAG a while back so this isn’t hugely surprising but there was still a question over whether SAG actors would feel uncomfortable over the ‘optics’. They may still. But SAG-AFTRA leadership were adamant yesterday that actors in movies with interim agreements should be at festivals to promote them. Their message: this is helpful to independent cinema and the cause. That affirmation from SAG helped a number of actors make up their minds.
We’ve confirmed with sources that Ferrari star Adam Driver will be on the Lido next week to promote Michael Mann’s anticipated new movie, thus becoming the biggest U.S. actor to date to commit to the festival. The Daily Mail first reported that news.
Ferrari secured an interim agreement from SAG a while back so this isn’t hugely surprising but there was still a question over whether SAG actors would feel uncomfortable over the ‘optics’. They may still. But SAG-AFTRA leadership were adamant yesterday that actors in movies with interim agreements should be at festivals to promote them. Their message: this is helpful to independent cinema and the cause. That affirmation from SAG helped a number of actors make up their minds.
- 8/25/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The episode of Revisited covering 28 Weeks Later was Written by Andrew Hatfield, Narrated by Jason Hewlett, Edited by Paul Bookstaber, Produced by Lance Vlcek and John Fallon, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.
2007 was a perfect year for films. We were graced with the first Transformers film in the series, which is still the best. Spider-Man 3 showed us that Tobey Maguire has some of the best dance moves in town, Judd Apatow provided us with great summer laughs in both Knocked Up and Superbad, Bruce Willis’s John McClaine returned in Live Free or Die Hard and a little rat warmed our hearts by serving us a dish of perfection in Ratatouille. While that’s all perfect, I’d say that I had my highest hopes for one movie in particular… 28 Weeks Later (watch it Here). You may be thinking, of all the films, that’s the...
2007 was a perfect year for films. We were graced with the first Transformers film in the series, which is still the best. Spider-Man 3 showed us that Tobey Maguire has some of the best dance moves in town, Judd Apatow provided us with great summer laughs in both Knocked Up and Superbad, Bruce Willis’s John McClaine returned in Live Free or Die Hard and a little rat warmed our hearts by serving us a dish of perfection in Ratatouille. While that’s all perfect, I’d say that I had my highest hopes for one movie in particular… 28 Weeks Later (watch it Here). You may be thinking, of all the films, that’s the...
- 6/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Writer, director, and producer Kathryn Bigelow may be best known for her Oscar-winning action drama "The Hurt Locker," but her career is longer and more varied than many fans realize. Over the last 40 years, Bigelow has only released 10 feature films, but she has also worked in television and made a number of short films, resulting in a diverse and fascinating filmography. Despite early success with the surfer thriller "Point Break," Bigelow has maintained an independent filmmakers' sensibility, working in genres as diverse as horror and historical drama.
While Bigelow's visual style and thematic interests have shifted throughout her career, what unites all of Bigelow's films is an interest in masculinity and patriarchy, along with a mastery of action and suspense. With two Oscars, two BAFTAs, and many other accolades under her belt, Bigelow has cemented herself as one of the most respected directors in modern Hollywood, particularly when it comes to thrillers.
While Bigelow's visual style and thematic interests have shifted throughout her career, what unites all of Bigelow's films is an interest in masculinity and patriarchy, along with a mastery of action and suspense. With two Oscars, two BAFTAs, and many other accolades under her belt, Bigelow has cemented herself as one of the most respected directors in modern Hollywood, particularly when it comes to thrillers.
- 12/8/2022
- by Molly Turner
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Screen Media has acquired North American rights to the psychological thriller Cordelia, starring Antonia Campbell-Hughes (It Is In Us All) and Johnny Flynn (Emma), from Great Point Media, which holds world distribution rights outside the UK. The Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company plans to release the title from director Adrian Shergold (Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman) day-and-date in at least 10 cities in May.
Cordelia centers on Campbell-Hughes’ character of the same name—a young woman living in London with her twin sister, who quickly becomes suspicious of her mysteriously alluring neighbor Frank (Flynn) when she meets him for the first time. With her sister out of town for the weekend, the anxious Cordelia is all alone and consumed by her many fears, beginning to unravel and sink back into past traumas, the more Frank tries to charm his way into her life.
Joel Fry (Yesterday), Michael Gambon (Harry...
Cordelia centers on Campbell-Hughes’ character of the same name—a young woman living in London with her twin sister, who quickly becomes suspicious of her mysteriously alluring neighbor Frank (Flynn) when she meets him for the first time. With her sister out of town for the weekend, the anxious Cordelia is all alone and consumed by her many fears, beginning to unravel and sink back into past traumas, the more Frank tries to charm his way into her life.
Joel Fry (Yesterday), Michael Gambon (Harry...
- 4/5/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The Song Of Names star Clive Owen with producer Robert Lantos and director François Girard at Sony in New York Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
François Girard’s The Song Of Names, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, screenplay by Jefferey Caine with a score by Howard Shore is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, and stars Tim Roth and Clive Owen with Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric in Rob Marshall’s upcoming The Little Mermaid), Luke Doyle, Gerran Howell, Misha Handley, and Eddie Izzard.
Martin (Gerran Howell) with Dovidl (Jonah Hauer-King) in The Song Of Names Photo: Sabrina Lantos
From what Ed Bahlman calls the 'fantastic' documentary Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould to The Red Violin (Oscar to John Corigliano for Best Original Score), starring Samuel L Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang, François Girard is no stranger to films centered around music.
François Girard’s The Song Of Names, based on the novel by Norman Lebrecht, screenplay by Jefferey Caine with a score by Howard Shore is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, and stars Tim Roth and Clive Owen with Catherine McCormack, Jonah Hauer-King (Prince Eric in Rob Marshall’s upcoming The Little Mermaid), Luke Doyle, Gerran Howell, Misha Handley, and Eddie Izzard.
Martin (Gerran Howell) with Dovidl (Jonah Hauer-King) in The Song Of Names Photo: Sabrina Lantos
From what Ed Bahlman calls the 'fantastic' documentary Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould to The Red Violin (Oscar to John Corigliano for Best Original Score), starring Samuel L Jackson, Greta Scacchi, Jason Flemyng, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang, François Girard is no stranger to films centered around music.
- 12/21/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
"Go and find him!" Sony Classics has unveiled a trailer for the film The Song of Names, an emotional drama that spans two continents and half a century. This just premiered at the Toronto and San Sebastian Film Festivals, and will be opening in the Us on Christmas Day at the end of this year. The Song of Names tells the story of a prodigy violinist from Poland, who moves to London to study music at the beginning of WWII. The film splits the time between his youth, and years later when him and his British friend are both adults. Tim Roth stars as the adult Martin, attempting to find his friend Dovidl who disappeared years ago right before playing a major concert in London. Clive Owen also co-stars, with a cast including Jonah Hauer-King, Gerran Howell, Catherine McCormack, Saul Rubinek, Richard Bremmer, Misha Handley, Luke Doyle, and Eddie Izzard.
- 10/11/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
In the Jewish faith, the Kaddish is known as the “mourner’s prayer,” intended to memorialize the deceased and affirm their place in their families and within their communities. But among the horrors of the Holocaust emerged some devastating practical problems: The names of the dead were too numerous to remember easily, and whole families were lost, leaving survivors with the difficult task of remembering them. François Girard’s “The Song of Names” is constructed around a musical solution to this dilemma, but it’s . Sony Pictures Classics will appeal to older audiences for a rollout starting Christmas Day, but the film may have trouble standing out among an especially crowded awards-season slate.
Much of the anticipation surrounding “The Song of Names” is Girard’s return to the classical-music mystery of his 1998 hit “The Red Violin,” which followed a single instrument through four centuries, five countries and an assortment of linked narratives.
Much of the anticipation surrounding “The Song of Names” is Girard’s return to the classical-music mystery of his 1998 hit “The Red Violin,” which followed a single instrument through four centuries, five countries and an assortment of linked narratives.
- 9/9/2019
- by Scott Tobias
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Tim Roth and Clive Owen will star alongside Catherine McCormack (Braveheart), Jonah Hauer King (Little Women) and Gerran Howell (Genius) in The Song Of Names, the drama that The Red Violin director Francois Girard begins shooting tomorrow in London. Based on the Whitbread-winning novel by classical music scholar Norman Lebrecht, the screenplay is by Jeffrey Caine (The Constant Gardener), and the musical score is by Oscar Winner Howard Shore (The Lord of the Rings).
The film is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, with Viktoria Petranyi co-producing. Mark Musselman, Peter Touche and Stephen Spence are exec producers. Pic will also shoot in Budapest, Treblinka, Montreal and New York.
The Song Of Names is an emotional detective story spread over two continents and half a century. Beneath the film’s stunning and emotional musical revelation burn the horror of a war and the lost souls extinguished from history.
The film is produced by Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine and Nick Hirschkorn, with Viktoria Petranyi co-producing. Mark Musselman, Peter Touche and Stephen Spence are exec producers. Pic will also shoot in Budapest, Treblinka, Montreal and New York.
The Song Of Names is an emotional detective story spread over two continents and half a century. Beneath the film’s stunning and emotional musical revelation burn the horror of a war and the lost souls extinguished from history.
- 9/26/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
“We are Ireland. We are inevitable.”
Each summer, while the multiplexes are filled with the big spectacles and epic blockbusters, the little gems that grip us with their humor, their tragedy and their humanity, manage to find their ways into the cinemas. This year it’s The Journey, the gripping account of how two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum came together to change the course of history.
In 2006, amidst the ongoing, decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland, representatives from the two warring factions meet for negotiations. In one corner is Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall), the deeply conservative British loyalist; in the other is Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney), a former Irish Republican Army leader who has devoted his life to the cause of Irish reunification. Opposites in every way, the two men at first seem to have little chance of ever finding common ground. But over the course of an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside, each begins to see the other less as an enemy, and more as an individual—a breakthrough that promises to at last bring peace to the troubled region.
Driven by two virtuoso central performances, The Journey is a more-relevant-than-ever reminder of how simple humanity can overcome political division. Freddie Highmore, Toby Stephens, Catherine McCormack and John Hurt co-star. (Review)
I recently spoke with the director of The Journey, award winning director Nick Hamm. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Hamm directed cult-classic The Hole (2001), starring Thora Birch and Keira Knightley, in her feature film debut. He also helmed Lionsgate’s thriller Godsend (2004), starring Robert DeNiro, Rebecca Romijn and Greg Kinnear.
Hamm later produced and directed the 80’s U2-centric comedy, Killing Bono (2011) for Paramount Pictures and Northern Ireland Screen, starring Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan and Pete Postelwaite.
During our discussion about his latest movie, the British director and I talked about the film’s mixture of tension and humor, the human story and the message of The Journey.
We Are Movie Geeks: The Journey is a good story that should be told – the type that audiences don’t see anymore. It opened in 2016 in Toronto and then Venice, and finally had its premiere at the Belfast Film Festival in May 2017. What was the crowd’s reaction and how was it received?
Nick Hamm: That was a really extraordinary event. I’ve seen it now with thousands of people watching the movie and if you’re going to see a movie like this, you really need to take it back to Northern Ireland to see what they make of it. In the end, that’s where the authenticity of the film is. It is important to us. The event was attended by nearly a thousand people and political leaders from both sides of the community came so we had politicians from Sinn Féin and politicians from the Democratic Unionist Party (Dup). It was a very emotional and momentous event because in many respects it reminded people of something that they had achieved and had risked losing.
We Are Movie Geeks: It is such an interesting script by writer Colin Bateman, one that is funny, sad, and dramatic. Tell me about lead actors Timothy Spall (Paisley) and Colm Meaney (McGuinness – who died recently in March) and the casting. Their characters became known as ”the Chuckle Brothers”. Both actors were very impressive to watch.
Nick Hamm: What underscores everything is the fact that Colin’s script is so good and when that happens, you attract really good actors. Both Tim and Colm were fantastic partners on the film. Tim had to transform himself – he’s playing a six foot five, Northern Irish politician when in reality he’s a five foot nine London actor. We did some prosthetics on his chin and a little aging on his hair, along with the false teeth. The hair and makeup was done by Polly McKay. Tim became the character of Paisley which was fascinating to watch and he’s one of those actors that totally transforms himself.
Colm is one of Ireland’s best actors. What was important was to find somebody who could give McGuinness sympathy. This is a man whose background is well documented. What do you do? You start by making him human, you give him a life and a backstory. When you put someone like Colm Meany in that role, Colm transforms himself for that. He understands the culture from where that character comes, he understands the basis of that character’s ideology and he understands how that character ticks. If you have that and you are a good actor – which he is, then you have a good combination. It was great to watch him.
We Are Movie Geeks: I was very pleased to see the late John Hurt in the film in what was one of his final roles.
Nick Hamm: We all knew that John was very sick while he was doing the film. When we offered him the movie, he wanted to work until the end and play the part. It was real tribute to have him involved as a part of the film.
We Are Movie Geeks: Irish writer Seamus Heaney, although not a political animal was an artist like yourself. He was affected by “The Troubles” when his cousin Colum was killed as a result of the war – Heaney moved from Northern Ireland to Southern Ireland after that. Has it affected you in any way and was this a partial reason why you made the film?
Nick Hamm: It hasn’t affected me personally but I knew people who were. Growing up I was in school in Northern Ireland and I knew people who had real problems. I could see it with my own eyes, the difficulties back then, and it was an intense situation. The vast portion of the people in Northern Ireland went on about their daily life unaffected by it. The real heroes were the people who got on with their daily lives in that situation.
The Journey for me shows how a unique political friendship was achieved at the personal cost of both men. Both men were vilified by their respective communities, but it was one of the most unique political friendships that I had ever witnessed. For two people who were so antagonistic towards each other, who ultimately came to respect each other, and became friends with each other, is why I made the movie and to tell their story.
We Are Movie Geeks: Despite technically being set in Scotland, and on a plane, The Journey was filmed in Northern Ireland. There’s no green screen and it was filmed on the road with your director of photography Greg Gardiner. What was the approach when you took it out of the plane and into the car?
Nick Hamm: This device protected the claustrophobia that the film so demanded while allowing a political version of a road movie to take place. We decided to not be frightened by the tyranny of the car but rather embrace it and enjoy the conceit. Greg and I had discussed and ultimately rejected the idea of green-screen or back-projection very early. We filmed on the road, creating a ‘mobile studio’; our own little cinematic microcosm
We Are Movie Geeks: There is one scene in particular, where McGuiness and Paisley let down their defenses somewhat, set inside a church and then out in the cemetery, that has real depth.
Nick Hamm: I think in the cemetery scene when Colm breaks down, everyone expects Paisley to be sympathetic and wrap his arms around him, but he rebuffs him and shows him no pity or sympathy. Every scene was like a boxing match with each character winning a round.
We Are Movie Geeks: I appreciated the sound editing and especially the score from Stephen Warbeck who first became known for the music for “Prime Suspect” and won an Academy Award for his score for Shakespeare in Love. It is a really nice score.
Nick Hamm: It was something quite new for him and he really had a go at it.
We Are Movie Geeks: Did you speak to the families and to some of the individuals involved? And what was their reaction?
Nick Hamm: I met McGuiness before he died. The whole film came together very quickly from the start.. From the script to the financing, it was out in about two and a half years. It’s been a very quick process and very rare for an independent film. I did sit with McGuiness before we started filming about his friendship with Paisley and it was fascinating to hear him speak how important the relationship was and how important it was that they maintained contact up to its logical conclusion. I did talk to Paisley’s family and to his son. We wanted to reassure them we were not riding roughshod over the history. But at the same time it was important to be creatively independent. We did not share the screenplay with them at any stage. In the end both families really loved the movie.
Plus Sinn Féin and the Dup (Democratic Unionist Party) really liked the film, which is almost unheard of, both parties liking the same thing never mind the same movie. The most important thing for us was that the story was balanced.
We Are Movie Geeks: Brexit is seemingly in the news all the time now. As a result, checkpoints could be set up again to control borders. The timing of the film and its release couldn’t be more relevant. Will it cause a major headache between Northern Ireland and Ireland? Will it hinder Ireland’s reunification?
Nick Hamm: The question needs to be asked and it’s a dreadful situation. The idea that there will be a border back in Ireland again, I don’t think anybody wants that. I know for a fact that the Dup doesn’t want that and it would be suicide for both the economy and the welfare of the people to start putting border checks back up. That border in Ireland runs through people’s fields and farms. It was never designed to be a hard border, which it was during “The Troubles”. It would be an unmitigated tragedy to go back to that.
We Are Movie Geeks: Speaking of Indie Films, what are your thoughts on how people see films? Many are leaving the cinemas in favor of watching a film at home or on the computers with the advent of Netflix and Hulu, etc.
Nick Hamm: I like that at the beginning of a movie’s life that it has a public screening. I think the ways a film is distributed these days is really fascinating. I don’t distinguish between how and where a movie is watched. It’s changing so quickly, in five years-time it’ll change all again. Even the act of going to a movie theater is going to change. As long as they keep putting out these huge blockbuster films, in the cinemas is the best way to watch them. However some films work better on a smaller screen. I think screen size some people can get very worked up about.
We Are Movie Geeks: What’s your next project?
Nick Hamm: We are going to do the DeLorean story, Driven. It’s through the eyes of the guy who gave him up to the FBI. We’re hoping to shoot in September in Puerto Rico. The script is from The Journey’s Colin Bateman. Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace and Timothy Olyphant are in the picture.
Synopsis:
Driven is the turbo-charged story about the FBI sting operation to entrap maverick car designer John DeLorean.
Sudeikis stars as Jim Hoffman, a con artist-turned-informer for the FBI in the war on drugs. Olyphant plays his handler, determined to snare the world-famous but enigmatic DeLorean (Pace) — desperate for cash to finance his dream of designing the ultimate car of the future — in a drug deal that would become the most lurid celebrity scandal of the 1980s.
From IFC Films, see The Journey in theaters now.
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Each summer, while the multiplexes are filled with the big spectacles and epic blockbusters, the little gems that grip us with their humor, their tragedy and their humanity, manage to find their ways into the cinemas. This year it’s The Journey, the gripping account of how two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum came together to change the course of history.
In 2006, amidst the ongoing, decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland, representatives from the two warring factions meet for negotiations. In one corner is Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall), the deeply conservative British loyalist; in the other is Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney), a former Irish Republican Army leader who has devoted his life to the cause of Irish reunification. Opposites in every way, the two men at first seem to have little chance of ever finding common ground. But over the course of an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside, each begins to see the other less as an enemy, and more as an individual—a breakthrough that promises to at last bring peace to the troubled region.
Driven by two virtuoso central performances, The Journey is a more-relevant-than-ever reminder of how simple humanity can overcome political division. Freddie Highmore, Toby Stephens, Catherine McCormack and John Hurt co-star. (Review)
I recently spoke with the director of The Journey, award winning director Nick Hamm. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Hamm directed cult-classic The Hole (2001), starring Thora Birch and Keira Knightley, in her feature film debut. He also helmed Lionsgate’s thriller Godsend (2004), starring Robert DeNiro, Rebecca Romijn and Greg Kinnear.
Hamm later produced and directed the 80’s U2-centric comedy, Killing Bono (2011) for Paramount Pictures and Northern Ireland Screen, starring Ben Barnes, Robert Sheehan and Pete Postelwaite.
During our discussion about his latest movie, the British director and I talked about the film’s mixture of tension and humor, the human story and the message of The Journey.
We Are Movie Geeks: The Journey is a good story that should be told – the type that audiences don’t see anymore. It opened in 2016 in Toronto and then Venice, and finally had its premiere at the Belfast Film Festival in May 2017. What was the crowd’s reaction and how was it received?
Nick Hamm: That was a really extraordinary event. I’ve seen it now with thousands of people watching the movie and if you’re going to see a movie like this, you really need to take it back to Northern Ireland to see what they make of it. In the end, that’s where the authenticity of the film is. It is important to us. The event was attended by nearly a thousand people and political leaders from both sides of the community came so we had politicians from Sinn Féin and politicians from the Democratic Unionist Party (Dup). It was a very emotional and momentous event because in many respects it reminded people of something that they had achieved and had risked losing.
We Are Movie Geeks: It is such an interesting script by writer Colin Bateman, one that is funny, sad, and dramatic. Tell me about lead actors Timothy Spall (Paisley) and Colm Meaney (McGuinness – who died recently in March) and the casting. Their characters became known as ”the Chuckle Brothers”. Both actors were very impressive to watch.
Nick Hamm: What underscores everything is the fact that Colin’s script is so good and when that happens, you attract really good actors. Both Tim and Colm were fantastic partners on the film. Tim had to transform himself – he’s playing a six foot five, Northern Irish politician when in reality he’s a five foot nine London actor. We did some prosthetics on his chin and a little aging on his hair, along with the false teeth. The hair and makeup was done by Polly McKay. Tim became the character of Paisley which was fascinating to watch and he’s one of those actors that totally transforms himself.
Colm is one of Ireland’s best actors. What was important was to find somebody who could give McGuinness sympathy. This is a man whose background is well documented. What do you do? You start by making him human, you give him a life and a backstory. When you put someone like Colm Meany in that role, Colm transforms himself for that. He understands the culture from where that character comes, he understands the basis of that character’s ideology and he understands how that character ticks. If you have that and you are a good actor – which he is, then you have a good combination. It was great to watch him.
We Are Movie Geeks: I was very pleased to see the late John Hurt in the film in what was one of his final roles.
Nick Hamm: We all knew that John was very sick while he was doing the film. When we offered him the movie, he wanted to work until the end and play the part. It was real tribute to have him involved as a part of the film.
We Are Movie Geeks: Irish writer Seamus Heaney, although not a political animal was an artist like yourself. He was affected by “The Troubles” when his cousin Colum was killed as a result of the war – Heaney moved from Northern Ireland to Southern Ireland after that. Has it affected you in any way and was this a partial reason why you made the film?
Nick Hamm: It hasn’t affected me personally but I knew people who were. Growing up I was in school in Northern Ireland and I knew people who had real problems. I could see it with my own eyes, the difficulties back then, and it was an intense situation. The vast portion of the people in Northern Ireland went on about their daily life unaffected by it. The real heroes were the people who got on with their daily lives in that situation.
The Journey for me shows how a unique political friendship was achieved at the personal cost of both men. Both men were vilified by their respective communities, but it was one of the most unique political friendships that I had ever witnessed. For two people who were so antagonistic towards each other, who ultimately came to respect each other, and became friends with each other, is why I made the movie and to tell their story.
We Are Movie Geeks: Despite technically being set in Scotland, and on a plane, The Journey was filmed in Northern Ireland. There’s no green screen and it was filmed on the road with your director of photography Greg Gardiner. What was the approach when you took it out of the plane and into the car?
Nick Hamm: This device protected the claustrophobia that the film so demanded while allowing a political version of a road movie to take place. We decided to not be frightened by the tyranny of the car but rather embrace it and enjoy the conceit. Greg and I had discussed and ultimately rejected the idea of green-screen or back-projection very early. We filmed on the road, creating a ‘mobile studio’; our own little cinematic microcosm
We Are Movie Geeks: There is one scene in particular, where McGuiness and Paisley let down their defenses somewhat, set inside a church and then out in the cemetery, that has real depth.
Nick Hamm: I think in the cemetery scene when Colm breaks down, everyone expects Paisley to be sympathetic and wrap his arms around him, but he rebuffs him and shows him no pity or sympathy. Every scene was like a boxing match with each character winning a round.
We Are Movie Geeks: I appreciated the sound editing and especially the score from Stephen Warbeck who first became known for the music for “Prime Suspect” and won an Academy Award for his score for Shakespeare in Love. It is a really nice score.
Nick Hamm: It was something quite new for him and he really had a go at it.
We Are Movie Geeks: Did you speak to the families and to some of the individuals involved? And what was their reaction?
Nick Hamm: I met McGuiness before he died. The whole film came together very quickly from the start.. From the script to the financing, it was out in about two and a half years. It’s been a very quick process and very rare for an independent film. I did sit with McGuiness before we started filming about his friendship with Paisley and it was fascinating to hear him speak how important the relationship was and how important it was that they maintained contact up to its logical conclusion. I did talk to Paisley’s family and to his son. We wanted to reassure them we were not riding roughshod over the history. But at the same time it was important to be creatively independent. We did not share the screenplay with them at any stage. In the end both families really loved the movie.
Plus Sinn Féin and the Dup (Democratic Unionist Party) really liked the film, which is almost unheard of, both parties liking the same thing never mind the same movie. The most important thing for us was that the story was balanced.
We Are Movie Geeks: Brexit is seemingly in the news all the time now. As a result, checkpoints could be set up again to control borders. The timing of the film and its release couldn’t be more relevant. Will it cause a major headache between Northern Ireland and Ireland? Will it hinder Ireland’s reunification?
Nick Hamm: The question needs to be asked and it’s a dreadful situation. The idea that there will be a border back in Ireland again, I don’t think anybody wants that. I know for a fact that the Dup doesn’t want that and it would be suicide for both the economy and the welfare of the people to start putting border checks back up. That border in Ireland runs through people’s fields and farms. It was never designed to be a hard border, which it was during “The Troubles”. It would be an unmitigated tragedy to go back to that.
We Are Movie Geeks: Speaking of Indie Films, what are your thoughts on how people see films? Many are leaving the cinemas in favor of watching a film at home or on the computers with the advent of Netflix and Hulu, etc.
Nick Hamm: I like that at the beginning of a movie’s life that it has a public screening. I think the ways a film is distributed these days is really fascinating. I don’t distinguish between how and where a movie is watched. It’s changing so quickly, in five years-time it’ll change all again. Even the act of going to a movie theater is going to change. As long as they keep putting out these huge blockbuster films, in the cinemas is the best way to watch them. However some films work better on a smaller screen. I think screen size some people can get very worked up about.
We Are Movie Geeks: What’s your next project?
Nick Hamm: We are going to do the DeLorean story, Driven. It’s through the eyes of the guy who gave him up to the FBI. We’re hoping to shoot in September in Puerto Rico. The script is from The Journey’s Colin Bateman. Jason Sudeikis, Lee Pace and Timothy Olyphant are in the picture.
Synopsis:
Driven is the turbo-charged story about the FBI sting operation to entrap maverick car designer John DeLorean.
Sudeikis stars as Jim Hoffman, a con artist-turned-informer for the FBI in the war on drugs. Olyphant plays his handler, determined to snare the world-famous but enigmatic DeLorean (Pace) — desperate for cash to finance his dream of designing the ultimate car of the future — in a drug deal that would become the most lurid celebrity scandal of the 1980s.
From IFC Films, see The Journey in theaters now.
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- 6/23/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Feature trailer is below for 'The Journey,' directed by Nick Hamm it stars Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Freddie Highmore, Toby Stephens, John Hurt, Catherine McCormack, Timothy Spall and Ian McElhinney.
'The Journey' is the gripping account of how two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum came together to change the course of history. In 2006, amidst the ongoing, decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland, representatives from the two warring factions meet for negotiations. In one corner is Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall), the deeply conservative British loyalist; in the other is Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney), a former Irish Republican Army leader who has devoted his life to the cause of Irish reunification.
Opposites in every way, the two men at first seem to have little chance of ever finding common ground. But over the course of an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside, each begins...
'The Journey' is the gripping account of how two men from opposite sides of the political spectrum came together to change the course of history. In 2006, amidst the ongoing, decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland, representatives from the two warring factions meet for negotiations. In one corner is Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall), the deeply conservative British loyalist; in the other is Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney), a former Irish Republican Army leader who has devoted his life to the cause of Irish reunification.
Opposites in every way, the two men at first seem to have little chance of ever finding common ground. But over the course of an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside, each begins...
- 3/30/2017
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
"I know it will take a miracle for these two to work things out." IFC Films has debuted a trailer for an indie drama titled The Journey, telling a fictional account of "an impromptu, detour-filled car ride through the Scottish countryside" where two opposing politicians realize they're more alike than different. Set in 2006, amidst the ongoing, decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland, Timothy Spall plays the British loyalist Ian Paisley, and Colm Meaney plays former Ira leader Martin McGuinness dedicated to reunification. The cast includes Toby Stephens as Tony Blair, plus Freddie Highmore, Catherine McCormack, Ian Beattie, and John Hurt in one of his final roles. I'm interested in this to see the two different perspectives and what insight each gains from each other, but also for the powerful performances from these fine actors. Here's the first official trailer for Nick Hamm's The Journey, direct from YouTube (via Tmb):...
- 3/30/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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We’ve scoured the scenes of Sherlock special, The Abominable Bride, to dig out its nerdy details. Spoilers ahead…
Warning: contains spoilers for The Abominable Bride.
If, by the time Sherlock special The Abominable Bride came around, your usually-shining powers of observation had been dulled by New Year’s indulgence, never fear.
We’ve hunted around the episode with (mostly) clear heads and stumbled upon a few fun titbits, from Wilder the Diogenes butler, to set design jokes, nods to Doyle’s original stories, Paget’s illustrations, previous Sherlock episodes and more…
1. This dilated pupil (we'd suggest Cumberbatch’s rather than Freeman’s?) is the first hint-in-hindsight that what’s to follow involves narcotics.
2. Both A Study In Pink and The Abominable Bride start with Watson waking up from a nightmare of his time in an Afghan war, centuries apart.
3. Joining the regular cast’s Victorian counterparts...
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We’ve scoured the scenes of Sherlock special, The Abominable Bride, to dig out its nerdy details. Spoilers ahead…
Warning: contains spoilers for The Abominable Bride.
If, by the time Sherlock special The Abominable Bride came around, your usually-shining powers of observation had been dulled by New Year’s indulgence, never fear.
We’ve hunted around the episode with (mostly) clear heads and stumbled upon a few fun titbits, from Wilder the Diogenes butler, to set design jokes, nods to Doyle’s original stories, Paget’s illustrations, previous Sherlock episodes and more…
1. This dilated pupil (we'd suggest Cumberbatch’s rather than Freeman’s?) is the first hint-in-hindsight that what’s to follow involves narcotics.
2. Both A Study In Pink and The Abominable Bride start with Watson waking up from a nightmare of his time in an Afghan war, centuries apart.
3. Joining the regular cast’s Victorian counterparts...
- 1/4/2016
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
On Acorn TV and DVD April 28The Mystery of Lord Lucan is a chilling two part drama based on the 1974 disappearance of the notorious Lord Lucan (Rory Kinnear) following the brutal murder of his children’s nanny. He was the sole suspect. He and his wife Lady Veronica Lucan (Catherine McCormack) were engaged in a vicious custody battle at the time, a fight that had devolved into beatings, stalking and terrorism. Richard John Bingham 7th Earl of Lucan was an aristocrat and professional gambler well placed in the upper crust Clermont gaming club in London, a private group of tight […]...
- 4/25/2015
- by Anne Brodie
- Monsters and Critics
While Michael Bay makes time travel awesome in Project Almanac, we look at one of the worst movie ever made on the subject… A Sound of Thunder (2005) Director: Peter Hyams Stars: Edward Burns, Ben Kingsley, Catherine McCormack Time traveling tourists accidentally alter the past, causing a chain reaction that turns their reality in to horribly rendered CGI environments that… Oh wait; those aren't part of the plot? Fuuuuuu—...
- 1/28/2015
- by Jason Adams
- JoBlo.com
BBC Two has announced production on new drama Life In Squares, which focuses on the revolutionary Bloomsbury Group.
The Bloomsbury Group were a collection of artistic friends in the early 1900s who profoundly influenced 20th century culture. The group included sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf.
The cast is led by young stars Phoebe Fox (A Poet in New York) and Lydia Leonard (Wolf Hall) and also features James Norton (Happy Valley), Sam Hoare (An Adventure in Space & Time) and Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Divergent). Edmund Kingsley (The Borgias) and Sherlock actor Ed Birch also star.
Established actors appearing in the series include Eve Best (Nurse Jackie), Catherine McCormack (28 Weeks Later), Silk's Rupert Penry-Jones, The Good Wife's Jack Davenport, Elliot Cowan and Andrew Havill.
The drama documents the fraught relationship between Vanessa and Virginia, and Vanessa's sexual alliance with gay artist Duncan Grant, following them and their group of friends through love,...
The Bloomsbury Group were a collection of artistic friends in the early 1900s who profoundly influenced 20th century culture. The group included sisters Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf.
The cast is led by young stars Phoebe Fox (A Poet in New York) and Lydia Leonard (Wolf Hall) and also features James Norton (Happy Valley), Sam Hoare (An Adventure in Space & Time) and Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Divergent). Edmund Kingsley (The Borgias) and Sherlock actor Ed Birch also star.
Established actors appearing in the series include Eve Best (Nurse Jackie), Catherine McCormack (28 Weeks Later), Silk's Rupert Penry-Jones, The Good Wife's Jack Davenport, Elliot Cowan and Andrew Havill.
The drama documents the fraught relationship between Vanessa and Virginia, and Vanessa's sexual alliance with gay artist Duncan Grant, following them and their group of friends through love,...
- 8/18/2014
- Digital Spy
Like many of his recent films, Woody Allen's latest flick, "Magic in the Moonlight," is filled with familiar faces, and two of them are front and center on the movie's new poster.
The poster (below), premiering today exclusively on Moviefone, features stars Emma Stone and Colin Firth decked out in 1920s period garb, a nod to the film's Jazz Age setting. In "Moonlight," Firth plays a Brit known for his work debunking fake spiritualists, who travels to the south of France to unmask another assumed fraud, played by Emma Stone.
Unfortunately for Firth, he ends up falling for Stone instead, an inner struggle that seems to be playing out on the poster. Stone appears kooky, with a far off look in her eyes; Firth looks skeptical, yet can't keep his gaze off of her.
The period romantic comedy, written and directed by Allen, also stars Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver,...
The poster (below), premiering today exclusively on Moviefone, features stars Emma Stone and Colin Firth decked out in 1920s period garb, a nod to the film's Jazz Age setting. In "Moonlight," Firth plays a Brit known for his work debunking fake spiritualists, who travels to the south of France to unmask another assumed fraud, played by Emma Stone.
Unfortunately for Firth, he ends up falling for Stone instead, an inner struggle that seems to be playing out on the poster. Stone appears kooky, with a far off look in her eyes; Firth looks skeptical, yet can't keep his gaze off of her.
The period romantic comedy, written and directed by Allen, also stars Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver,...
- 6/18/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Having risen to prominence as the child star of The Golden Compass, young British actress Dakota Blue Richards has made a series of commendable acting choices ever since, epitomised greatly in her appearance in John Jencks’ poignant and unique drama, The Fold.
We had the pleasure of speaking to Richards about her role in the film, and what attracted her to the project. She speaks about the rarity in finding projects with such strong female leads, working alongside Catherine McCormack, and explains how she’s managed to stay so grounded – and clear of the limelight, avoiding the potential issues that come with starting out in the industry at such a young age.
The Fold offers such a fascinating look into grief, and I was wondering what it was about this film that drew you in to the project?
There were a few things. Firstly the story is beautiful, it’s...
We had the pleasure of speaking to Richards about her role in the film, and what attracted her to the project. She speaks about the rarity in finding projects with such strong female leads, working alongside Catherine McCormack, and explains how she’s managed to stay so grounded – and clear of the limelight, avoiding the potential issues that come with starting out in the industry at such a young age.
The Fold offers such a fascinating look into grief, and I was wondering what it was about this film that drew you in to the project?
There were a few things. Firstly the story is beautiful, it’s...
- 3/26/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The theme of grief is one frequently explored in cinema, though commonly with somewhat cliched, banal repercussions, as a subject we’ve often seen dealt with a detrimental indelicacy. However in John Jencks’ debut feature The Fold, we scrutinise over the notion with intrigue, acutely studying how people can react to such anguish, in what proves to be a contemplative, thought-provoking drama that is bound to stick with you.
Following the untimely death of her daughter, Anglican priest Rebecca Ashton (Catherine McCormack) leaves the city for a less demanding life in the country, where she forms a peculiar, somewhat contentious relationship with the troubled teenage immigrant Radka (Marina Stoimenova). The closer the pair become the more questions are asked from the concerned locals, as it becomes increasingly clear than Rebecca is vying to fill a void left in her life by her deceased child, intent on replacing her, despite having...
Following the untimely death of her daughter, Anglican priest Rebecca Ashton (Catherine McCormack) leaves the city for a less demanding life in the country, where she forms a peculiar, somewhat contentious relationship with the troubled teenage immigrant Radka (Marina Stoimenova). The closer the pair become the more questions are asked from the concerned locals, as it becomes increasingly clear than Rebecca is vying to fill a void left in her life by her deceased child, intent on replacing her, despite having...
- 3/25/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Magic in Moonlight
Director: Woody Allen
Writer: Woody Allen
Producers: Letty Aronson, Helen Robin, Stephen Tenenbaum
U.S. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Cast: Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver, Hamish Linklater, Eileen Atkins, Simon McBurney, Erica Leerhsen, Catherine McCormack, Paul Ritter, Jeremy Shamos
For his 47th feature film, the clarinet playing Woody Allen proposes a visit to an era he must be expertly familiar with…1920′s jazz scene in France. Curious in seeing how Emma Stone will flex her muscles.
Gist: This is about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue. The film is set in the south of France in the 1920s against a backdrop of wealthy mansions, the Côte d’Azur, jazz joints and fashionable spots for the wealthy of the Jazz Age.
Release Date: Where else would you want to unload a film set in the...
Director: Woody Allen
Writer: Woody Allen
Producers: Letty Aronson, Helen Robin, Stephen Tenenbaum
U.S. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Cast: Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver, Hamish Linklater, Eileen Atkins, Simon McBurney, Erica Leerhsen, Catherine McCormack, Paul Ritter, Jeremy Shamos
For his 47th feature film, the clarinet playing Woody Allen proposes a visit to an era he must be expertly familiar with…1920′s jazz scene in France. Curious in seeing how Emma Stone will flex her muscles.
Gist: This is about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue. The film is set in the south of France in the 1920s against a backdrop of wealthy mansions, the Côte d’Azur, jazz joints and fashionable spots for the wealthy of the Jazz Age.
Release Date: Where else would you want to unload a film set in the...
- 2/19/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Three time Tony Award-winning, Oscar nominated Broadway and film star Frank Langella plays King Lear at the Harvey Theater at Bam Brooklyn Academy Of Music in New York, joined by Sebastian Armesto, Max Bennett, Denis Conway, Isabella Laughland, Catherine McCormack, Harry Melling, Lauren O'Neil and Steven Pacey. The production runs now through February 9, 2014. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at the cast in action below...
- 1/8/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Lucan. co. ITV
While Marple and Poirot have kept the British public entertained for decades, one real life murder has continued to fascinate the chattering classes — in part because it has never been solved. The unfortunate victim was Sandra Rivett while the alleged killer was high-society toff Lord Lucan. Rivett was the nanny to Lucan’s children and many people believe that Lucan bludgeoned her to death after mistaking her for his estranged wife. Guilty or innocent, the well-connected Lucan soon disappeared and his whereabouts remains a mystery to this day.
On Wednesday 11 December, ITV attempt to shed some light on the mystery with a new two-part drama centered around the events leading up to Rivett’s murder. Rory Kinnear (Southcliffe) plays the Harry Houdini like Hooray Henry while Catherine McCormack plays his wife. The cast also includes Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter).
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While Marple and Poirot have kept the British public entertained for decades, one real life murder has continued to fascinate the chattering classes — in part because it has never been solved. The unfortunate victim was Sandra Rivett while the alleged killer was high-society toff Lord Lucan. Rivett was the nanny to Lucan’s children and many people believe that Lucan bludgeoned her to death after mistaking her for his estranged wife. Guilty or innocent, the well-connected Lucan soon disappeared and his whereabouts remains a mystery to this day.
On Wednesday 11 December, ITV attempt to shed some light on the mystery with a new two-part drama centered around the events leading up to Rivett’s murder. Rory Kinnear (Southcliffe) plays the Harry Houdini like Hooray Henry while Catherine McCormack plays his wife. The cast also includes Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter).
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- 11/30/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
Los Angeles, Oct 17: Actor-director Woody Allen has titled his next movie "Magic in the Moonlight", reports contactmusic.com.
The director has refused to give anymore details about his project, but if reports are to be believed, it is set in the 1930s.
The movie will star Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Jackie Weaver, Marcia Gay Harden, Eileen Atkins, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Paul Ritter, Erica Leerhsen, Catherine McCormack and Jeremy Shamos.
The movie will be produced by Allen's associates Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, but the team is still on a lookout for a distributor.
In the past, Allen has.
The director has refused to give anymore details about his project, but if reports are to be believed, it is set in the 1930s.
The movie will star Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Jackie Weaver, Marcia Gay Harden, Eileen Atkins, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Paul Ritter, Erica Leerhsen, Catherine McCormack and Jeremy Shamos.
The movie will be produced by Allen's associates Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, but the team is still on a lookout for a distributor.
In the past, Allen has.
- 10/16/2013
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
When he’s still working on a film – as is the case with his latest – Woody Allen tends to rival Marvel and J.J. Abrams for secrecy in terms of what information he lets slip. He has, however, finally announced the title and let loose a couple of pictures from his latest, which we now know is called Magic In The Moonlight. Recently wrapped in the South of France, the film appears to be a period piece, which puts us in mind of Midnight In Paris (there’s no evidence yet that there will be scenes set in the present day, but who can tell when Woody keeps everyone sworn to secrecy?).What we do know is that Allen has assembled a typically great cast, with Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Jacki Weaver, Hamish Linklater, Eileen Atkins, Simon McBurney, Erica Leerhsen, Catherine McCormack, Paul Ritter and Jeremy Shamos all...
- 10/15/2013
- EmpireOnline
Acclaimed director Woody Allen never has a problem landing big stars for his projects, and his latest offering, which he announced today will be called Magic in the Moonlight, is no different.
The film, which takes place in the south of France, stars Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Eileen Atkins, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Jacki Weaver, Jeremy Shamos, Paul Ritter, Catherine McCormack and Erica Leerhsen. In typical Woody Allen style, very few details have emerged about the film’s premise, though new stills from Magic in the Moonlight give us a few hints.
The images show Stone, Firth and Gay Harden in fanciful 1930s attire at an extravagant mansion in the French countryside. Vintage cars appear in the background on one photo. Does this mean that Magic in the Moonlight will take place entirely in the 1930s, or will it be another time-travel romp like Midnight in Paris?...
The film, which takes place in the south of France, stars Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Eileen Atkins, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Jacki Weaver, Jeremy Shamos, Paul Ritter, Catherine McCormack and Erica Leerhsen. In typical Woody Allen style, very few details have emerged about the film’s premise, though new stills from Magic in the Moonlight give us a few hints.
The images show Stone, Firth and Gay Harden in fanciful 1930s attire at an extravagant mansion in the French countryside. Vintage cars appear in the background on one photo. Does this mean that Magic in the Moonlight will take place entirely in the 1930s, or will it be another time-travel romp like Midnight in Paris?...
- 10/15/2013
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
One thing you can count on in this world: Woody Allen will announce an untitled new movie with a fabulous cast every year, for which he will eventually announce a title. This year's model is "Magic in the Moonlight," a period comedy set in the South of France, with an eclectic ensemble, many of them plucked from the theater. There are Brits: Colin Firth, Catherine McCormack, Eileen Atkins, Simon McBurney, and Paul Ritter and Australia's fabulous Jacki Weaver. And the Americans include "Newsroom" co-stars Marcia Gay Harden and Hamish Linklater, plus Emma Stone, Erica Leerhsen and Jeremy Shamos. The Gravier Productions film is independently financed overseas and produced by Allen’s longtime associates, Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum. Remarkably, Allen’s latest film and likely Oscar contender, "Blue Jasmine," starring Best Actress frontrunner Cate Blanchett, is still in theatrical release through Sony Pictures Classics,...
- 10/15/2013
- by Anne Thompson and Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
A title has been announced for Woody Allen's upcoming film: Magic in the Moonlight. Along with the title announcement, two photos from the film were also released. The pic stars Eileen Atkins, Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Emma Stone and Jacki Weaver. Magic in the Moonlight was shot in the south of France. This marks Allen's second time shooting in France, and his eighth film set in Europe. Video: Cate Blanchett on 'Blue Jasmine,' Woody Allen and the Beauty of Being 'Peculiar-Looking' Co-starring in the film are Erica Leerhsen, Catherine McCormack, Paul Ritter
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- 10/15/2013
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Woody Allen’s has revealed the title of his new film — “Magic in the Moonlight.” Set in the South of France, it stars Eileen Atkins, Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Emma Stone and Jacki Weaver. The film co-stars Erica Leerhsen, Catherine McCormack, Paul Ritter and Jeremy Shamos. The Gravier Productions film is produced by Allen’s longtime associates Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum. “Magic in the Moonlight” is expected to hit theaters in 2014. Sony Pictures Classics released Allen’s latest film, “Blue Jasmine,” which has generated awards buzz for Cate Blanchett’s lead performance.
- 10/15/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Woody Allen isn't resting on the success and acclaim from this year's Blue Jasmine and is hard at work on future projects including his next film. The newly titled Magic In The Moonlight stars Eileen Atkins, Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden, Hamish Linklater, Simon McBurney, Emma Stone, Jacki Weaver, Erica Leerhsen, Catherine McCormack, Paul Ritter and Jeremy Shamos. . and will be hitting theaters next summer. We now have our first look at the main castmembers in costume. Not much is known...
- 10/15/2013
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Fresh from her success in Skins, Dakota Blue Richards (represented by Arg) is currently shooting British indie feature The Fold in Bristol and Cornwall, playing Eloise, the daughter of Rebecca, an Anglican priest.
Set in the Cornish daffodil harvest, The Fold stars Catherine McCormack as Anglican priest Rebecca Ashton who begins a new life in Cornwall following her daughterʼs death in a tragic accident.
Rebecca forms a friendship with Bulgarian teenager Radka Dimitrova and her mothering attitude creates a strong bond between them but when things go too far, she ends up putting her family in grave danger.
20 year old newcomer Marina Stoimenova (represented by Top Talent Agency), former rhythmic gymnast champion of Bulgaria, plays opposite McCormack in her first ever screen role, as migrant worker Radka. Radka is working on the Cornish daffodil harvest, which each year sees around 5000 people come to the UK from Europe to pick flowers,...
Set in the Cornish daffodil harvest, The Fold stars Catherine McCormack as Anglican priest Rebecca Ashton who begins a new life in Cornwall following her daughterʼs death in a tragic accident.
Rebecca forms a friendship with Bulgarian teenager Radka Dimitrova and her mothering attitude creates a strong bond between them but when things go too far, she ends up putting her family in grave danger.
20 year old newcomer Marina Stoimenova (represented by Top Talent Agency), former rhythmic gymnast champion of Bulgaria, plays opposite McCormack in her first ever screen role, as migrant worker Radka. Radka is working on the Cornish daffodil harvest, which each year sees around 5000 people come to the UK from Europe to pick flowers,...
- 3/23/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
This week Ghost Face returns to theaters to square off against a nebbish parrot, an accused traitor and a daring documentary about the war on terror. You can take the thrills home with our suggested batch of features that include psycho slashers, notorious courtroom theatrics, harrowing tales of war, and award-winning animation!
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Scream 4
It’s been 10 years since a serial killer has reeked havoc on lip-quivering heroine Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell), and now Ghost Face has returned to up the ante, cashing in and criticizing the latest in horror conventions. Wes Craven directs.
Take the fear home with a trio of terrifying tales:
The Last House on the Left (1972) Before Craven was serving up self-aware cinema, he was crafting some of the most deeply disturbing entries in the horror genre.
This week Ghost Face returns to theaters to square off against a nebbish parrot, an accused traitor and a daring documentary about the war on terror. You can take the thrills home with our suggested batch of features that include psycho slashers, notorious courtroom theatrics, harrowing tales of war, and award-winning animation!
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Scream 4
It’s been 10 years since a serial killer has reeked havoc on lip-quivering heroine Sydney Prescott (Neve Campbell), and now Ghost Face has returned to up the ante, cashing in and criticizing the latest in horror conventions. Wes Craven directs.
Take the fear home with a trio of terrifying tales:
The Last House on the Left (1972) Before Craven was serving up self-aware cinema, he was crafting some of the most deeply disturbing entries in the horror genre.
- 4/14/2011
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
Lights Out has been canceled by the FX Network after only its first season. John Landgraf (President of FX)’s announcement about the cable TV show hit me out of left field. I hadn’t been paying attention to Lights Out‘ ratings (whose trailer we posted here: Lights Out (2011) TV Show Trailer) but I had been watching the show every Tuesday night at 10 pm. Who knew a show about boxing could be that engrossing? Lights Out’s plot centered around “as an aging former heavyweight boxing champion [Holt McCallany] who struggles to find his identity and support his wife and three daughters [played by Meredith Hagner, Ryann Shane, and Lily Pilblad] after retiring from the ring. Financial problems leave him at a perilous crossroads – battling the urge to return to boxing or reluctantly accepting a job as a brutal and intimidating debt collector. Catherine McCormack (Braveheart) co-stars as “Theresa Leary,” Lights’ wife who is finishing her medical residency; Pablo Schreiber (Law & Order) as “Johnny Leary,...
- 3/27/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Star of the boxing drama "Lights Out" for FX, Holt McCallany has been speaking to me weekly sharing his insight and production recollections for every upcoming "Lights Out" episode prior to each Tuesday. Today, I asked Holt for his comment on the cancellation delivered by John Landgraf at FX Network. Holt says, "Lights Out was the best experience I ever had as an actor and words can't express the depth of my gratitude to John Landgraf and his team. It was a privilege to work for FX, and for Dave Madden and FtvS. I couldn't have asked for better writing from showrunner Warren Leight, or a more talented cast than Stacy Keach, Pablo Schreiber, Catherine McCormack, Billy Brown...
- 3/24/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
It's "lights out" for FX's new boxing drama series. FX has cancelled Lights Out after one season due to poor ratings.
Lights Out revolves around Patrick 'Lights' Leary (Holt McCallany), an aging former heavyweight boxing champion. He struggles to find his identity and support his wife and three daughters after retiring from the ring. The poor economy and a series of bad investments leave Patrick at a perilous crossroads; battling the urge to return to boxing or reluctantly accepting a job as a brutal and intimidating debt collector. The show also features Catherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber, and Stacy Keach.
Though some critics applauded the series, not many people watched the premiere in January. It registered just a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.487 million viewers. The second episode dropped to a 0.4 rating and 0.92 million viewers. The season has averaged a...
Lights Out revolves around Patrick 'Lights' Leary (Holt McCallany), an aging former heavyweight boxing champion. He struggles to find his identity and support his wife and three daughters after retiring from the ring. The poor economy and a series of bad investments leave Patrick at a perilous crossroads; battling the urge to return to boxing or reluctantly accepting a job as a brutal and intimidating debt collector. The show also features Catherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber, and Stacy Keach.
Though some critics applauded the series, not many people watched the premiere in January. It registered just a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.487 million viewers. The second episode dropped to a 0.4 rating and 0.92 million viewers. The season has averaged a...
- 3/24/2011
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Entertainment Weekly is reporting that FX has canceled ratings challenged boxing drama Lights Out with two episodes left to air in its first season. Said two episodes will air as scheduled with the series finale scheduled for April 5th at 10:00.
Lights Out is the second critically adored FX drama to be canceled this season, following in the footsteps of Shawn Ryan's Terriers. The show started out with modest ratings, but it couldn't find a foothold in a treacherous timeslot that featured the likes of Southland, Parenthood, The Good Wife, The Game, and Teen Mom 2, among others. FX has one more show set to debut this season (Wilfred starring Elijah Wood) and several shows in development, including a television adaptation of Powers and a drama about southern organized crime named Outlaw Country.
Lights Out starred Holt McCallany as Patrick "Lights" Leary, a former heavyweight boxing champion lured back into...
Lights Out is the second critically adored FX drama to be canceled this season, following in the footsteps of Shawn Ryan's Terriers. The show started out with modest ratings, but it couldn't find a foothold in a treacherous timeslot that featured the likes of Southland, Parenthood, The Good Wife, The Game, and Teen Mom 2, among others. FX has one more show set to debut this season (Wilfred starring Elijah Wood) and several shows in development, including a television adaptation of Powers and a drama about southern organized crime named Outlaw Country.
Lights Out starred Holt McCallany as Patrick "Lights" Leary, a former heavyweight boxing champion lured back into...
- 3/24/2011
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
"Lights Out" on FX rolls into Tuesday with a new episode, "Rainmaker." This series, that so many of you still have yet to discover, is one of the most acclaimed new scripted dramas of the year. Showrunner Warren Leight and his writers have done a phenomenal job and the performances of Holt McCallany, Pablo Schreiber, Stacy Keach, Bill Irwin, Elizabeth Marvel, Catherine McCormack and the entire guest starring cast have been superb. If you missed last week's episode, read Minnesota's 103.7 The Loon radio personality Kevin Key's excellent weekly recap here This coming Tuesday sees actor David Morse as a punch drunk fighter that Lights (McCallany) tries to help. Last week Holt and Warren spoke to...
- 3/21/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
"Lights Out" is FX's little engine that could, chugging its way into the hearts and minds of fans as the series is ramping up for the big rematch between Lights (Holt McCallany) and Death Row (Billy Brown). Who will win? Will Johnny (Pablo Schreiber) stop scheming? Will Margaret (Elizabeth Marvel) have a real boyfriend? Will Pops (Stacy Keach) catch some damned fish, ever? Will Death Row be shirtless the rest of the season? Will Theresa (Catherine McCormack) stray on Lights? So many questions, so few episodes left. We.ve just uploaded a new promo for FX.s newest original drama which airs Tuesday nights at 10:00 Pm Et/Pt only on FX. Episode #11 airs Tuesday, March 22, 2011...
- 3/17/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Great news: Ratings are up for FX's excellent pugilistic drama "Lights Out." FX's blood-sport drama is on fire as Patrick "Lights" Leary (Holt McCallany) prepares for his first fight in five years, while dealing with an unorthodox trainer named Ed Romeo (Eamonn Walker) who has managed to split the Learys into two camps. Episode 9 is "Infight," and it sees the restrictive training regimen Ed Romeo (Eamonn Walker) is imposing on Lights. Romeo's bedside manner has divided the Leary family: Theresa (Catherine McCormack) and the girls don't like his late-night hours, but they adore Ed. Sister Margaret (Elizabeth Marvel) and Brother Johnny (Pablo Schreiber) don't like Romeo, and he's upset that Ed won't let Lights promote the...
- 3/7/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Lights out continues to impress with strong performances. Now, check out 2 new clips from the FX Network series which airs on Tuesdays at 10Pm Et/Pt. We have a midseason clip as well as a clip from Eposide 8 (Head Games) which airs on March 1st. Here, Lights, in dire need of alternative training, turns to an unorthodox boxing guru. The series stars Holt McCallany as Patrick Leary, Stacy Keach as Pops, Catherine McCormack as Theresa Leary, Pablo Schreiber as Johnny and Reg E. Cathey as Barry K. Word. Lights Out Clip 1 from Head Games...
- 2/24/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Lights out continues to impress with strong performances. Now, check out 2 new clips from the FX Network series which airs on Tuesdays at 10Pm Et/Pt. We have a midseason clip as well as a clip from Eposide 8 (Head Games) which airs on March 1st. Here, Lights, in dire need of alternative training, turns to an unorthodox boxing guru. The series stars Holt McCallany as Patrick Leary, Stacy Keach as Pops, Catherine McCormack as Theresa Leary, Pablo Schreiber as Johnny and Reg E. Cathey as Barry K. Word. Lights Out Clip 1 from Head Games...
- 2/24/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Braveheart (1995) Direction: Mel Gibson Cast: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen, James Robinson, Brendan Gleeson, Peter Hanly, Ian Bannen, James Cosmo, Catherine McCormack, David O'Hara, Brian Cox Screenplay: Randall Wallace Oscar Movies Mel Gibson, Braveheart Synopsis: In the late 13th century, the twenty-something Scottish knight William Wallace (Mel Gibson), aka Braveheart, leads a group of Scottish rebels against the occupying English forces. Wallace's goal is to attain freedom for his fellow Scots, while also avenging the deaths of his father, brother, and wife. In-between battles and prior to his brutal demise at the hands of the English, Wallace has an affair with the French princess, Isabella (Sophie Marceau), wife of the effete Prince of Wales (Peter Hanly) and daughter-in-law of England's King Edward I (Patrick McGoohan). The Pros: Production values that an estimated $50-70+ million could buy in the mid-1990s. It ends. The Cons: After watching Ridley Scott's Gladiator,...
- 2/20/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
We have clips from FX's Justified and Lights Out. From Lights Out, Lights, who is at a crossroad, attempts a difficult comeback both in the ring, and in his home in this "Crossroads" clip. The series is really quite impressive, with strong performances from a cast including Holt McCallany, Stacy Keach, Catherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber, Meredith Hagner and Reg E. Cathey. Next, see a critics spot from Justified, starring Timothy Olyphant, Natalie Zea, Nick Searcy, Jacob Pitts, Eric Tazel, Joelle Carter and Walton Griggs. See the Justified clip and Lights Out clip below!
- 2/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We have clips from FX's Justified and Lights Out. From Lights Out, Lights, who is at a crossroad, attempts a difficult comeback both in the ring, and in his home in this "Crossroads" clip. The series is really quite impressive, with strong performances from a cast including Holt McCallany, Stacy Keach, Catherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber, Meredith Hagner and Reg E. Cathey. Next, see a critics spot from Justified, starring Timothy Olyphant, Natalie Zea, Nick Searcy, Jacob Pitts, Eric Tazel, Joelle Carter and Walton Griggs. See the Justified clip and Lights Out clip below!
- 2/17/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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