Clockwise from top left: The Holdovers (Focus Features), The Last Temptation Of Christ (Universal Pictures), Red Eye (DreamWorks Pictures), Música (Amazon MGM Studios)Image: The A.V. Club
An Oscar-winning drama-comedy, a controversial Martin Scorsese movie about Jesus, an underappreciated Wes Craven movie starring Cillian Murphy, and a music-filled rom-com lead...
An Oscar-winning drama-comedy, a controversial Martin Scorsese movie about Jesus, an underappreciated Wes Craven movie starring Cillian Murphy, and a music-filled rom-com lead...
- 4/3/2024
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
(L-r) Matthew Goode as C.S. Lewis and Anthony Hopkins as Sigmund Freud, in ‘Freud’s Last Session.’ Photo credit: Sabrina Lantos. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
Sigmund Freud (Anthony Hopkins) and C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode) debate their opposing views on religion verses reason on the verge of World War II, in Freud’S Last Session.
Freud’S Last Session is based on the stage play of the same name, in which the now-elderly famous Dr. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, invites the much younger professor C. S. Lewis, a rising Oxford don who will write the Narnia book series, into his home in London, to which the Jewish doctor fled ahead of Hitler’s invading troops from his native Vienna. On the brink of Britain’s entry into WW II, these two intellectual giants meet for the first time and discuss a range of philosophical topics, including the existence...
Sigmund Freud (Anthony Hopkins) and C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode) debate their opposing views on religion verses reason on the verge of World War II, in Freud’S Last Session.
Freud’S Last Session is based on the stage play of the same name, in which the now-elderly famous Dr. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, invites the much younger professor C. S. Lewis, a rising Oxford don who will write the Narnia book series, into his home in London, to which the Jewish doctor fled ahead of Hitler’s invading troops from his native Vienna. On the brink of Britain’s entry into WW II, these two intellectual giants meet for the first time and discuss a range of philosophical topics, including the existence...
- 1/19/2024
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 60 (hour)
Seasons: Six
TV show dates: November 4, 2016 -- December 14, 2023
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, Eileen Atkins, Jeremy Northam, Victoria Hamilton, Ben Miles, Greg Wise, Jared Harris, John Lithgow, Alex Jennings, Lia Williams, Anton Lesser, Matthew Goode, Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Daniels, Jason Watkins, Marion Bailey, Erin Doherty, Charles Dance, Josh O'Connor, Emma Corrin, Gillian Anderson, Stephen Boxer, Emerald Fennell, Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki, Jonny Lee Miller, Olivia Williams, Claudia Harrison, Natascha McElhone, Marcia Warren, Salim Daw, Khalid Abdalla, Bertie Carvel, Ed McVey, Luther Ford, and Meg Bellamy.
TV show description:
Based on the award-winning play called The Audience, this dramatic TV show revolves around the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II....
Episodes: 60 (hour)
Seasons: Six
TV show dates: November 4, 2016 -- December 14, 2023
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, Eileen Atkins, Jeremy Northam, Victoria Hamilton, Ben Miles, Greg Wise, Jared Harris, John Lithgow, Alex Jennings, Lia Williams, Anton Lesser, Matthew Goode, Olivia Colman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Ben Daniels, Jason Watkins, Marion Bailey, Erin Doherty, Charles Dance, Josh O'Connor, Emma Corrin, Gillian Anderson, Stephen Boxer, Emerald Fennell, Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville, Dominic West, Elizabeth Debicki, Jonny Lee Miller, Olivia Williams, Claudia Harrison, Natascha McElhone, Marcia Warren, Salim Daw, Khalid Abdalla, Bertie Carvel, Ed McVey, Luther Ford, and Meg Bellamy.
TV show description:
Based on the award-winning play called The Audience, this dramatic TV show revolves around the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II....
- 12/15/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Winter King is a British historical drama series about the Arthurian legend created by Kate Brooke, Ed Whitmore, and Bernard Cornwell. The MGM+ series is based on a trilogy of books called The Warlord Chronicles novels written by Bernard Cornwell. The Winter King stars Iain De Caestecker in the lead role of King Arthur, with Jordan Alexandra, Stuart Campbell, Nathaniel Martello-White, and Ellie James starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved The Winter King here are some similar shows you could watch next.
The Last Kingdom (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: A story of redemption, vengeance, and self-discovery set against the birth of England, this drama series follows young warrior and outsider, Uhtred on a fierce mission to reclaim his birthright. The Last Kingdom combines real historical figures and events with fiction, re-telling the history of King Alfred the Great and his desire to unite...
The Last Kingdom (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: A story of redemption, vengeance, and self-discovery set against the birth of England, this drama series follows young warrior and outsider, Uhtred on a fierce mission to reclaim his birthright. The Last Kingdom combines real historical figures and events with fiction, re-telling the history of King Alfred the Great and his desire to unite...
- 8/21/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
“Freud’s Last Session,” which stars Anthony Hopkins as Sigmund Freud and Matthew Goode as author C. S. Lewis, is in its final stages of filming in Ireland.
“Freud’s Last Session” is set on the eve of the Second World War, when at the end of his life, Freud (Hopkins) invites “The Chronicles of Narnia” author C.S. Lewis (Goode) to debate the existence of God. Interweaving past, present and fantasy, the film explores Freud’s unique relationship with his daughter Anna (Liv Lisa Fries), and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother.
Sony Pictures Classics last year snapped up all rights for North America, the Middle East, Turkey, India, Eastern Europe (excluding Cis), Asia and Latin America and worldwide airlines. WestEnd Films, which is selling the film, has also struck deals across Australia (Sharmill Films), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Italy (Adler), Benelux (Just Entertainment), Portugal (Nos), Israel (United King) and Greece...
“Freud’s Last Session” is set on the eve of the Second World War, when at the end of his life, Freud (Hopkins) invites “The Chronicles of Narnia” author C.S. Lewis (Goode) to debate the existence of God. Interweaving past, present and fantasy, the film explores Freud’s unique relationship with his daughter Anna (Liv Lisa Fries), and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother.
Sony Pictures Classics last year snapped up all rights for North America, the Middle East, Turkey, India, Eastern Europe (excluding Cis), Asia and Latin America and worldwide airlines. WestEnd Films, which is selling the film, has also struck deals across Australia (Sharmill Films), Scandinavia (Scanbox), Italy (Adler), Benelux (Just Entertainment), Portugal (Nos), Israel (United King) and Greece...
- 4/11/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
WestEnd Films and CAA Media Finance are selling the film.
Babylon Berlin star Liv Lisa Fries has joined Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in the cast of Freud’s Last Session, which is in its final stages of filming in Ireland.
A first look at the film, in which Oscar-winner Hopkins plays Sigmund Freud and Goode plays author C.S. Lewis, has been released by WestEnd Films, which handles sales alongside US-based CAA Media Finance.
German actress Fries plays Freud’s daughter in the film, which is set on the eve of the Second World War and sees the founder of...
Babylon Berlin star Liv Lisa Fries has joined Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in the cast of Freud’s Last Session, which is in its final stages of filming in Ireland.
A first look at the film, in which Oscar-winner Hopkins plays Sigmund Freud and Goode plays author C.S. Lewis, has been released by WestEnd Films, which handles sales alongside US-based CAA Media Finance.
German actress Fries plays Freud’s daughter in the film, which is set on the eve of the Second World War and sees the founder of...
- 4/11/2023
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Westend Films has released the first image of Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode in Freud’s Last Session, as the legendary psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and writer and academic C.S. Lewis, prior to his Chronicles Of Narnia fame.
Filming is in its final stages in Ireland.
Set on the eve of the Second World War, the film revolves around a meeting between Freud and Lewis, at the psychoanalyst’s London home, during which they debate the existence of God.
The film also explores Freud’s unique relationship with his daughter Anna, played by Liv Lisa Fries and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother.
The film is directed by Matthew Brown (The Man Who Knew Infinity) and was written by Mark St. Germain (The God Committee) with revisions by Brown, based on the play of the same name.
Producers are Alan Greisman (The Bucket List...
Filming is in its final stages in Ireland.
Set on the eve of the Second World War, the film revolves around a meeting between Freud and Lewis, at the psychoanalyst’s London home, during which they debate the existence of God.
The film also explores Freud’s unique relationship with his daughter Anna, played by Liv Lisa Fries and Lewis’ unconventional relationship with his best friend’s mother.
The film is directed by Matthew Brown (The Man Who Knew Infinity) and was written by Mark St. Germain (The God Committee) with revisions by Brown, based on the play of the same name.
Producers are Alan Greisman (The Bucket List...
- 4/11/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
After a notably aggressive Oscars campaign by Miramax, John Madden’s romantic period comedy-drama Shakespeare in Love cleaned up at the 1999 Academy Awards, winning seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for its lead Gwyneth Paltrow, who sobbed her way through an instantly-iconic acceptance speech in a bespoke pink Ralph Lauren dress.
But Paltrow was only cast in the role of Shakespeare’s fictional lover Viola de Lesseps after Julia Roberts exited the movie stage left, halting production for many years, and producer Ed Zwick has been revealing how that all went down in a new essay for Air Mail.
According to Zwick, it was Roberts’ attachment to the project that originally secured funding for Shakespeare in Love. “The mere possibility of having the Pretty Woman wearing a corseted gown got the studio excited enough to cough up the dough,” he wrote.
Unfortunately, things soon went pear-shaped after Roberts...
But Paltrow was only cast in the role of Shakespeare’s fictional lover Viola de Lesseps after Julia Roberts exited the movie stage left, halting production for many years, and producer Ed Zwick has been revealing how that all went down in a new essay for Air Mail.
According to Zwick, it was Roberts’ attachment to the project that originally secured funding for Shakespeare in Love. “The mere possibility of having the Pretty Woman wearing a corseted gown got the studio excited enough to cough up the dough,” he wrote.
Unfortunately, things soon went pear-shaped after Roberts...
- 3/8/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Julia Roberts may be America’s sweetheart, but that allegedly wasn’t so in Britain on the making of “Shakespeare in Love.”
“Shakespeare in Love” producer Edward Zwick penned an essay for Air Mail revisiting Roberts’ demands during the casting process for the Oscar-winning film. Roberts was up for the lead role of Viola de Lesseps, which eventually went to Gwyneth Paltrow who won Best Actress for her performance. However, Roberts’ unique approach to chemistry reads in part cost Universal upwards of $6 million at the time, Zwick claimed, before Miramax took over the film.
“The mere possibility of having the ‘Pretty Woman’ wearing a corseted gown got the studio excited enough to cough up the dough,” Zwick wrote, adding that Roberts was determined to star opposite Daniel Day-Lewis despite Day-Lewis already being committed to “In the Name of the Father” at the time.
“He’s brilliant — he’s handsome and intense.
“Shakespeare in Love” producer Edward Zwick penned an essay for Air Mail revisiting Roberts’ demands during the casting process for the Oscar-winning film. Roberts was up for the lead role of Viola de Lesseps, which eventually went to Gwyneth Paltrow who won Best Actress for her performance. However, Roberts’ unique approach to chemistry reads in part cost Universal upwards of $6 million at the time, Zwick claimed, before Miramax took over the film.
“The mere possibility of having the ‘Pretty Woman’ wearing a corseted gown got the studio excited enough to cough up the dough,” Zwick wrote, adding that Roberts was determined to star opposite Daniel Day-Lewis despite Day-Lewis already being committed to “In the Name of the Father” at the time.
“He’s brilliant — he’s handsome and intense.
- 3/7/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Gwyneth Paltrow won the Oscar for best actress thanks to her role in “Shakespeare in Love,” but it was Julia Roberts who was originally courted for the role of Viola de Lesseps. Producer Edward Zwick recently published a first-person essay for Air Mail about the the making of “Shakespeare in Love.” The director behind “Glory” and “Legends of the Fall” championed the film from the beginning, coordinating with Marc Norman on the original script and getting famed playwright Tom Stoppard to come onboard to do a re-write. Zwick also bore witness to Julia Roberts joining and abandoning the project in spectacular fashion.
According to Zwick, Universal Pictures only agreed to put down money for the film when Julia Roberts expressed interest in starring in the lead role. As Zwick wrote, “The mere possibility of having the ‘Pretty Woman’ wearing a corseted gown got the studio excited enough to cough up the dough.
According to Zwick, Universal Pictures only agreed to put down money for the film when Julia Roberts expressed interest in starring in the lead role. As Zwick wrote, “The mere possibility of having the ‘Pretty Woman’ wearing a corseted gown got the studio excited enough to cough up the dough.
- 3/6/2023
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Mimic may not be one of the more widely-discussed titles in the ‘90s movies conversation these days, but the 1997 horror film—an early blockbuster attempt from a certain upstart director named Guillermo del Toro—is about to reenter said conversation on the back of a developing reboot television series.
Miramax Television is bringing the Mimic property back to the forefront with a small screen serial reboot, according to Deadline. The would-be series has been put under the creative auspices of action movie maker Paul W.S. Anderson, who is to direct the pilot and serve as executive producer, joined in the latter capacity by frequent partner Jeremy Bolt. However, the day-to-day duties will be handled by appointed showrunner and writer Jim Danger Gray, who will also serve as an executive producer. There’s no word yet if del Toro will have any involvement.
The 1997 movie, Mimic, was an adaptation of Donald A.
Miramax Television is bringing the Mimic property back to the forefront with a small screen serial reboot, according to Deadline. The would-be series has been put under the creative auspices of action movie maker Paul W.S. Anderson, who is to direct the pilot and serve as executive producer, joined in the latter capacity by frequent partner Jeremy Bolt. However, the day-to-day duties will be handled by appointed showrunner and writer Jim Danger Gray, who will also serve as an executive producer. There’s no word yet if del Toro will have any involvement.
The 1997 movie, Mimic, was an adaptation of Donald A.
- 8/5/2020
- by Joseph Baxter
- Den of Geek
A TV reboot of the 1997 sci-fi horror film “Mimic” is in development at Miramax TV with Paul W.S. Anderson on board to direct the pilot and executive produce.
The series, an adaptation of Donald A. Wollheim’s short story of the same name, will be led by Jim Danger Gray who will write and serve as showrunner. Anderson’s longtime producing partner Jeremy Bolt will be an executive producer as well.
“Mimic” centers on genetically engineered insects who evolve and develop the ability to mimic their human prey. The 1997 film was co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and produced by Miramax’s Dimension Films label and Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam and Josh Brolin. The movie spawned a pair of direct-to-video sequels in 2001 (“Mimic 2”) and 2003 (“Mimic 3: Sentinel”).
Also Read: Jon Hamm to Star in 'Fletch' Reboot at Miramax
The reboot is among the first major projects under new head of worldwide television Marc Helwig,...
The series, an adaptation of Donald A. Wollheim’s short story of the same name, will be led by Jim Danger Gray who will write and serve as showrunner. Anderson’s longtime producing partner Jeremy Bolt will be an executive producer as well.
“Mimic” centers on genetically engineered insects who evolve and develop the ability to mimic their human prey. The 1997 film was co-written and directed by Guillermo del Toro and produced by Miramax’s Dimension Films label and Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam and Josh Brolin. The movie spawned a pair of direct-to-video sequels in 2001 (“Mimic 2”) and 2003 (“Mimic 3: Sentinel”).
Also Read: Jon Hamm to Star in 'Fletch' Reboot at Miramax
The reboot is among the first major projects under new head of worldwide television Marc Helwig,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Miramax Television is rebooting cult 1997 horror sci-fi thriller movie Mimic as a TV series. Paul Ws Anderson is set to direct the potential pilot and executive produce the series with his longtime producing partner Jeremy Bolt.
Jim Danger Gray (Orange Is the New Black) will write the adaptation, executive produce and serve as showrunner. Based on Donald A. Wollheim’s short story of the same name, Mimic revolves around genetically engineered insects who evolve, developing the ability to mimic their human prey, and the race to stop them from taking over.
This marks one of the highest-profile projects at Miramax TV since Marc Helwig was appointed Head of Worldwide Television in May, when he indicated that mining the Miramax film library for TV projects is “is one important part” of his strategy.
“Miramax TV couldn’t be more thrilled to be in business with Paul Anderson, Jeremy Bolt and Jim Danger Gray on Mimic,...
Jim Danger Gray (Orange Is the New Black) will write the adaptation, executive produce and serve as showrunner. Based on Donald A. Wollheim’s short story of the same name, Mimic revolves around genetically engineered insects who evolve, developing the ability to mimic their human prey, and the race to stop them from taking over.
This marks one of the highest-profile projects at Miramax TV since Marc Helwig was appointed Head of Worldwide Television in May, when he indicated that mining the Miramax film library for TV projects is “is one important part” of his strategy.
“Miramax TV couldn’t be more thrilled to be in business with Paul Anderson, Jeremy Bolt and Jim Danger Gray on Mimic,...
- 8/4/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
by Cláudio Alves
Following the Jane Austen cinematic frenzy of 1995, the author was Hollywood's it-girl. At least, as far as classic writers were concerned. The following year nobody could get enough of Emma, with Clueless being adapted into a sitcom, and two other adaptations of the book being produced on both sides of the Atlantic. Today, we're here to talk about Miramax's lavish Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette, and Ewan McGregor, among many other wonderful thespians. It's one hell of a cast.
Still, despite its enviable collection of actors, this isn't the best screen version of Emma. For one, the project could have used a bit less fidelity to the source material and a lot more narrative ingenuity…...
Following the Jane Austen cinematic frenzy of 1995, the author was Hollywood's it-girl. At least, as far as classic writers were concerned. The following year nobody could get enough of Emma, with Clueless being adapted into a sitcom, and two other adaptations of the book being produced on both sides of the Atlantic. Today, we're here to talk about Miramax's lavish Emma starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam, Toni Collette, and Ewan McGregor, among many other wonderful thespians. It's one hell of a cast.
Still, despite its enviable collection of actors, this isn't the best screen version of Emma. For one, the project could have used a bit less fidelity to the source material and a lot more narrative ingenuity…...
- 2/26/2020
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
If movies were simply judged by their educational and historical merits, “Official Secrets” would be a slam dunk. Based on real events, the drama about a British translator who leaked a top secret Nsa memo during the 2003 lead-up to the Iraq war fancies itself the next “Spotlight” or “The Post,” but its workmanlike translation is more fitting for social studies classrooms than awards conversations. Keira Knightley delivers a routine performance in a central role that is more expository than explosive, and the dramatic action builds around her character more like it would a glorified coat rack than a compelling heroine.
Based on the true story of British Intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun (Knightley), “Official Secrets” begins with Katharine facing trial for treason in 2004 before cutting back to one year prior. While working as a Mandarin translator at Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (G.C.H.Q.), Katharine is shocked to receive...
Based on the true story of British Intelligence whistleblower Katharine Gun (Knightley), “Official Secrets” begins with Katharine facing trial for treason in 2004 before cutting back to one year prior. While working as a Mandarin translator at Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (G.C.H.Q.), Katharine is shocked to receive...
- 8/30/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
As the UK’s Brexit political thriller plays out in real time, IFC Films has set a release date for director Gavin Hood’s take on another one from 15 years ago. Official Secrets, the story of Iraq-invasion whistleblower Katharine Gun, will hit select theaters on August 23.
The film, which premiered at Sundance in January, stars Keira Knightley as Gun. Charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act in Britain, and facing imprisonment, she reaches out to Ben Emmerson (Ralph Fiennes), one of the top lawyers in the country, to take her case and defend her actions. With her life, freedom and marriage threatened, Gun risks everything by leaking a classified email to the press in the hope that this simple act could help halt an unjust war.
The pic also stars Matthew Goode, Adam Bakri and Matt Smith as journalist Martin Bright, who first publicly broke the news about the memo.
The film, which premiered at Sundance in January, stars Keira Knightley as Gun. Charged with breaking the Official Secrets Act in Britain, and facing imprisonment, she reaches out to Ben Emmerson (Ralph Fiennes), one of the top lawyers in the country, to take her case and defend her actions. With her life, freedom and marriage threatened, Gun risks everything by leaking a classified email to the press in the hope that this simple act could help halt an unjust war.
The pic also stars Matthew Goode, Adam Bakri and Matt Smith as journalist Martin Bright, who first publicly broke the news about the memo.
- 4/2/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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"Altman’S Downton Upstairs Abbey Downstairs”
By Raymond Benson
The magnificent Robert Altman whodunnit, Gosford Park, has received a top-class Blu-ray restoration and re-issue from Arrow Academy, and it is a gem.
Originally released in 2001, Gosford Park took its cue from the immensely popular BBC television series, Upstairs, Downstairs—about the dramas that exist in a stately British manor between the “upstairs” folk—the wealthy upper-class family that owns the property, and the “downstairs” people—the servants and staff who run the household. Throw in a dash of Agatha Christie, and a heaping helping of Robert Altman’s ensemble improvisatory magic, and you have the director’s only full-fledged British production. Interestingly, the screenwriter, Julian Fellowes (who won the Oscar for Original Screenplay) went on to create and write the next immensely popular BBC television series, Downton Abbey, which resembles Gosford Park in many ways.
Film historians will certainly recognize...
"Altman’S Downton Upstairs Abbey Downstairs”
By Raymond Benson
The magnificent Robert Altman whodunnit, Gosford Park, has received a top-class Blu-ray restoration and re-issue from Arrow Academy, and it is a gem.
Originally released in 2001, Gosford Park took its cue from the immensely popular BBC television series, Upstairs, Downstairs—about the dramas that exist in a stately British manor between the “upstairs” folk—the wealthy upper-class family that owns the property, and the “downstairs” people—the servants and staff who run the household. Throw in a dash of Agatha Christie, and a heaping helping of Robert Altman’s ensemble improvisatory magic, and you have the director’s only full-fledged British production. Interestingly, the screenwriter, Julian Fellowes (who won the Oscar for Original Screenplay) went on to create and write the next immensely popular BBC television series, Downton Abbey, which resembles Gosford Park in many ways.
Film historians will certainly recognize...
- 2/1/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
At least twenty fine actors and stars make Robert Altman’s period piece about a party in a big English country house into a gala occasion. The show is also a fascinating entree into a classed world of masters and servants. The drama of manners could also be described as a mystery who-dunnit. Either way, we’re floored by excellent work from a stellar cast.
Gosford Park
Blu-ray
Arrow Academy USA
2001 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 131 min. / Street Date , 2018 / Available from Arrow Video
Starring: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charles Dance, Geraldine Somerville, Tom Hollander, Natasha Wightman, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, James Wilby, Claudie Blakley, Laurence Fox, Trent Ford, Ryan Phillippe, Stephen Fry, Ron Webster, Kelly Macdonald, Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins, Emily Watson, Alan Bates, Derek Jacobi, Richard E. Grant.
Cinematography: Andrew Dunn
Film Editor: Tim Squyres
Production Design: Stephen Altman
Original Music: Patrick Doyle
Written by Julian Fellowes,...
Gosford Park
Blu-ray
Arrow Academy USA
2001 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 131 min. / Street Date , 2018 / Available from Arrow Video
Starring: Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charles Dance, Geraldine Somerville, Tom Hollander, Natasha Wightman, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban, James Wilby, Claudie Blakley, Laurence Fox, Trent Ford, Ryan Phillippe, Stephen Fry, Ron Webster, Kelly Macdonald, Clive Owen, Helen Mirren, Eileen Atkins, Emily Watson, Alan Bates, Derek Jacobi, Richard E. Grant.
Cinematography: Andrew Dunn
Film Editor: Tim Squyres
Production Design: Stephen Altman
Original Music: Patrick Doyle
Written by Julian Fellowes,...
- 12/1/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Robert Altman’s Gosford Park will be available on Blu-ray November 27th from Arrow Academy
Tea At Four. Dinner At Eight. Murder At Midnight.
In 2001, Robert Altman took the unexpected step into Agatha Christie territory with Gosford Park, a murder-mystery whodunit set in an English country house starring a host of British acting greats and with an Oscar-winning screenplay by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. It would become a huge success with audiences and critics alike.
Set in 1932, the action unfolds during a weekend shooting party hosted by Sir William McArdle (Alan Bates), and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) at his estate, Gosford Park. Among the guests are friends, relatives, the actor and composer Ivor Novello (Jeremy Northam), and an American film producer (Bob Balaban). When Sir William is found murdered in the library, everyone and their servants becomes a suspect.
Also starring Charles Dance, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant,...
Tea At Four. Dinner At Eight. Murder At Midnight.
In 2001, Robert Altman took the unexpected step into Agatha Christie territory with Gosford Park, a murder-mystery whodunit set in an English country house starring a host of British acting greats and with an Oscar-winning screenplay by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes. It would become a huge success with audiences and critics alike.
Set in 1932, the action unfolds during a weekend shooting party hosted by Sir William McArdle (Alan Bates), and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) at his estate, Gosford Park. Among the guests are friends, relatives, the actor and composer Ivor Novello (Jeremy Northam), and an American film producer (Bob Balaban). When Sir William is found murdered in the library, everyone and their servants becomes a suspect.
Also starring Charles Dance, Michael Gambon, Richard E. Grant,...
- 11/21/2018
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Academy Award-winning actress Sandra Bullock has returned to theater screens for the summer 2018 film “Ocean’s 8,” leading a female cast in turning the “Ocean’s 11” caper/comedy template completely on its head. As Debbie Ocean, estranged sister of Danny, Bullock leads a team of women, whose ambitious goal is to pull off a heist at the security-heavy Met Gala. Let’s take a tour of some of her best performances with our photo gallery above of Bullock’s 12 greatest films, ranked from worst to best.
The winner of an Oscar, a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, Bullock is no stranger to an awards ceremony red carpet. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She ran the gauntlet for “The Blind Side” in 2009, winning the Oscar, Golden Globe, and SAG Award, and picked up an additional SAG...
The winner of an Oscar, a Golden Globe and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, Bullock is no stranger to an awards ceremony red carpet. She has been nominated for two Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. She ran the gauntlet for “The Blind Side” in 2009, winning the Oscar, Golden Globe, and SAG Award, and picked up an additional SAG...
- 6/7/2018
- by Tom O'Brien and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Long live the Queen.
The Crown, arguably the jewel of Netflix’s original series, is gearing up to shoot its third and fourth seasons back-to-back, and the online streamer has today rolled out the red carpet for its ensemble cast.
Chief among them is newcomer Jason Watkins, who has clinched the role of former British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson. He’s the latest cabinet member to feature on The Crown, given previous installments of the popular period drama have carved out room for Winston Churchill (John Lithgow), Clement Attlee (Simon Chandler), Anthony Eden (Jeremy Northam) and Harold Macmillan (Anton Lesser).
We also have confirmation that former Harry Potter actress Helena Bonham Carter is now officially on board to play Princess Margaret, a role previously occupied by Vanessa Kirby. Here’s what Carter had to say about her casting:
I’m not sure which I’m more terrified about – doing justice...
The Crown, arguably the jewel of Netflix’s original series, is gearing up to shoot its third and fourth seasons back-to-back, and the online streamer has today rolled out the red carpet for its ensemble cast.
Chief among them is newcomer Jason Watkins, who has clinched the role of former British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson. He’s the latest cabinet member to feature on The Crown, given previous installments of the popular period drama have carved out room for Winston Churchill (John Lithgow), Clement Attlee (Simon Chandler), Anthony Eden (Jeremy Northam) and Harold Macmillan (Anton Lesser).
We also have confirmation that former Harry Potter actress Helena Bonham Carter is now officially on board to play Princess Margaret, a role previously occupied by Vanessa Kirby. Here’s what Carter had to say about her casting:
I’m not sure which I’m more terrified about – doing justice...
- 5/3/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Jason Watkins has been tapped to play former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson on Netflix’s original drama series The Crown. Additionally, Helena Bonham Carter has been officially confirmed to play Princess Margaret on the upcoming third season, slated to premiere in 2019. She will take over the role played in the first two seasons by Vanessa Kirby.
“I’m not sure which I’m more terrified about – doing justice to the real Princess Margaret or following in the shoes of Vanessa Kirby’s Princess Margaret,” Bonham Carter said. “The only thing I can guarantee is that I’ll be shorter (than Vanessa).”
The second season of The Crown premiered December 8 on Netflix. In it, Margaret married Antony Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdon (Matthew Goode) and the season ended with her pregnant with one of their children.
On the upcoming third season, Bonham Carter joins two other actors who are taking...
“I’m not sure which I’m more terrified about – doing justice to the real Princess Margaret or following in the shoes of Vanessa Kirby’s Princess Margaret,” Bonham Carter said. “The only thing I can guarantee is that I’ll be shorter (than Vanessa).”
The second season of The Crown premiered December 8 on Netflix. In it, Margaret married Antony Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdon (Matthew Goode) and the season ended with her pregnant with one of their children.
On the upcoming third season, Bonham Carter joins two other actors who are taking...
- 5/3/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Peter Morgan (“The Queen”) has long divided his time between playwriting, screenwriting, and television. But having just wrapped the second 10-episode season for Netflix’s “The Crown” (December 8), the executive producer and showrunner is now wholly devoted to a new genre that he calls “cinematic television.”
It’s not a difficult transition. “The Crown” has the scale of a big-budget production (Netflix paid in advance for two seasons, as well as bonuses to buy out all future royalties), as well as serious awards gravitas: The first season scored a Golden Globe win for Claire Foy and now has 13 Emmy nominations, and could win the fierce contest for Best Dramatic Series.
Read More:‘The Crown’: 7 Reasons Why the Netflix Series Should Dominate the Drama Emmys
While Netflix doesn’t confirm budgets, Morgan wants to set the record straight: the show did not cost $100 million per 10-episode season (that’s the level of “Rome,...
It’s not a difficult transition. “The Crown” has the scale of a big-budget production (Netflix paid in advance for two seasons, as well as bonuses to buy out all future royalties), as well as serious awards gravitas: The first season scored a Golden Globe win for Claire Foy and now has 13 Emmy nominations, and could win the fierce contest for Best Dramatic Series.
Read More:‘The Crown’: 7 Reasons Why the Netflix Series Should Dominate the Drama Emmys
While Netflix doesn’t confirm budgets, Morgan wants to set the record straight: the show did not cost $100 million per 10-episode season (that’s the level of “Rome,...
- 8/21/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Peter Morgan (“The Queen”) has long divided his time between playwriting, screenwriting, and television. But having just wrapped the second 10-episode season for Netflix’s “The Crown” (December 8), the executive producer and showrunner is now wholly devoted to a new genre that he calls “cinematic television.”
It’s not a difficult transition. “The Crown” has the scale of a big-budget production (Netflix paid in advance for two seasons, as well as bonuses to buy out all future royalties), as well as serious awards gravitas: The first season scored a Golden Globe win for Claire Foy and now has 13 Emmy nominations, and could win the fierce contest for Best Dramatic Series.
Read More:‘The Crown’: 7 Reasons Why the Netflix Series Should Dominate the Drama Emmys
While Netflix doesn’t confirm budgets, Morgan wants to set the record straight: the show did not cost $100 million per 10-episode season (that’s the level of “Rome,...
It’s not a difficult transition. “The Crown” has the scale of a big-budget production (Netflix paid in advance for two seasons, as well as bonuses to buy out all future royalties), as well as serious awards gravitas: The first season scored a Golden Globe win for Claire Foy and now has 13 Emmy nominations, and could win the fierce contest for Best Dramatic Series.
Read More:‘The Crown’: 7 Reasons Why the Netflix Series Should Dominate the Drama Emmys
While Netflix doesn’t confirm budgets, Morgan wants to set the record straight: the show did not cost $100 million per 10-episode season (that’s the level of “Rome,...
- 8/21/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The Crown: Season 2 Trailer Netflix‘s The Crown: Season 2 TV show trailer stars Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Victoria Hamilton, Vanessa Kirby, and Jeremy Northam. The Crown: Season 2’s plot synopsis: based on the play by Peter Morgan, “Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces fighting an [...]
Continue reading: The Crown: Season 2 TV Show Trailer: Queen Elizabeth II Doesn’t Know Who To Trust [Netflix]...
Continue reading: The Crown: Season 2 TV Show Trailer: Queen Elizabeth II Doesn’t Know Who To Trust [Netflix]...
- 8/11/2017
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Less than a year after “Downton Abbey” wrapped its final season, as Americans were mourning the loss of its favorite intelligent British aristocracy drama, came “The Crown,” Peter Morgan’s gripping series about the early days of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. With standout performances, deft direction, and writing that made dry historical material leap off the screen, “The Crown” quickly proved one of Netflix’s most critically-acclaimed original series, racking up nine Emmy nominations, including one each for writing and directing.
Many have speculated how far in time “The Crown” might jump, having the whole monarchy to cover. As the first trailer for the second season shows, the characters are still relatively young as the series picks up ten years into Elizabeth’s reign.
Read More:‘The Crown’: 7 Reasons Why the Netflix Series Should Dominate the Drama Emmys
Per the official synopsis: “Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty...
Many have speculated how far in time “The Crown” might jump, having the whole monarchy to cover. As the first trailer for the second season shows, the characters are still relatively young as the series picks up ten years into Elizabeth’s reign.
Read More:‘The Crown’: 7 Reasons Why the Netflix Series Should Dominate the Drama Emmys
Per the official synopsis: “Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty...
- 8/10/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Emma Watson and Tom Hanks may learn about the dark side of technology in The Circle, but nothing compares to the horrors of. The Net (1995) Director: Irwin Winkler Stars: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller A computer programmer has her identity deleted and must use her Leet Skillz to get her life back. Movies centered around technology have a quick-expiring shelf life. At... Read More...
- 4/19/2017
- by Jason Adams
- JoBlo.com
Two houses, two courts, one Crown, or so the series' slogan goes. Now add to that, "Two seasons." Peter Morgan, creator of The Crown TV show on Netflix, is teasing season two of the Golden Globe award-winning series, starring Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, Jeremy Northam, John Lithgow, and Victoria Hamilton. Find out what he has to say.Netflix says, "The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world -- Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street - and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century."Read More…...
- 1/16/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Alastair Stewart Nov 17, 2016
Netflix's pricy royal family drama The Crown has stand-out performances from John Lithgow and Matt Smith, but lacks story...
Warning: contains spoilers.
The great cliche about the British is that we’re a stoic lot; emotionally reserved and only ever prone to bouts of ‘hayfever’ when Bambi’s mum dies.
Netflix’s £100m production of The Crown tries to buck this trope with a ten-part series dramatising the personal and political events surrounding the first decade of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign from 1952.
One part Downton Abbey, one part House Of Cards (the original of course), The Crown never quite decides if it wants to commit itself to a political drama or total supposition about the inner workings of the Court of St James's.
Written by Peter Morgan, the identity struggle at the heart of the series is not hard to explain. Morgan made his name as...
Netflix's pricy royal family drama The Crown has stand-out performances from John Lithgow and Matt Smith, but lacks story...
Warning: contains spoilers.
The great cliche about the British is that we’re a stoic lot; emotionally reserved and only ever prone to bouts of ‘hayfever’ when Bambi’s mum dies.
Netflix’s £100m production of The Crown tries to buck this trope with a ten-part series dramatising the personal and political events surrounding the first decade of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign from 1952.
One part Downton Abbey, one part House Of Cards (the original of course), The Crown never quite decides if it wants to commit itself to a political drama or total supposition about the inner workings of the Court of St James's.
Written by Peter Morgan, the identity struggle at the heart of the series is not hard to explain. Morgan made his name as...
- 11/14/2016
- Den of Geek
Sneak Peek footage, images and synopsis from the upcoming 'royals' TV series "The Crown", created by Peter Morgan and produced by Left Bank Pictures, starring Claire Foy as young 'Queen Elizabeth II' debuting November 4, 2016 on Netflix:
"...'The Crown' will trace the life of 'Queen Elizabeth II' from her wedding in 1947 to the present day, spanning 60 episodes over 6 seasons..."
Cast also includes Matt Smith ("Dr. Who") as 'Prince Philip', Jared Harris as 'King George VI', Vanessa Kirby as 'Princess Margaret' and John Lithgow as 'Winston Churchill'.
Also starring are Greg Wise as 'Lord Louis Mountbatten', Victoria Hamilton as 'Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother', Stephen Dillane as 'Graham Sutherland', Andy Sanderson as 'Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester', Michael Culkin as 'Rab Butler', Nicholas Rowe as 'Jock Colville', Rita McDonald Damper as...
"...'The Crown' will trace the life of 'Queen Elizabeth II' from her wedding in 1947 to the present day, spanning 60 episodes over 6 seasons..."
Cast also includes Matt Smith ("Dr. Who") as 'Prince Philip', Jared Harris as 'King George VI', Vanessa Kirby as 'Princess Margaret' and John Lithgow as 'Winston Churchill'.
Also starring are Greg Wise as 'Lord Louis Mountbatten', Victoria Hamilton as 'Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother', Stephen Dillane as 'Graham Sutherland', Andy Sanderson as 'Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester', Michael Culkin as 'Rab Butler', Nicholas Rowe as 'Jock Colville', Rita McDonald Damper as...
- 9/29/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Smartly elegant; the fantastic cast makes it worth your time. But it does feel as if it belongs on the small screen spread across six or eight hours. I’m “biast” (pro): love the cast
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
A holiday in Morocco doesn’t seem to be working to respark the romance between mild-mannered professor Perry (Ewan McGregor: Jane Got a Gun) and high-powered lawyer Gail (Naomie Harris: Spectre), but maybe a bit of international intrigue will do the trick? Perhaps it’s rather implausible that Russian mobster Dima (Stellan Skarsgård: Avengers: Age of Ultron) would recruit Perry to act as a go-between for him with MI6 — Dima wants to defect and bring a crapload of info about shady dealings in London’s financial centers — but it’s just plausible...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
A holiday in Morocco doesn’t seem to be working to respark the romance between mild-mannered professor Perry (Ewan McGregor: Jane Got a Gun) and high-powered lawyer Gail (Naomie Harris: Spectre), but maybe a bit of international intrigue will do the trick? Perhaps it’s rather implausible that Russian mobster Dima (Stellan Skarsgård: Avengers: Age of Ultron) would recruit Perry to act as a go-between for him with MI6 — Dima wants to defect and bring a crapload of info about shady dealings in London’s financial centers — but it’s just plausible...
- 6/30/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Gorgeous and deliberate, Susanna White‘s Our Kind of Traitor, adapted from the John le Carré novel, exists in that ever-so murky, gray area of international politics, and ultimately crumbles under the weight of those complexities.
We’ve got a hero couple, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and Gail (Naomie Harris), trying to save their marriage with a vacation in Marrakech when they meet Dima (Stellan Skarsgard), a hammy Russian oligarch who happens to handle a whole lot of mafia money. When Dima asks Perry to pass along classified intel to the British Secret Service to bargain for his and his family’s escape, wheels of intrigue are set in motion.
Though the stakes are raised early and we’re reminded of the consequences often, there’s not much to grasp on to. Perry’s strange motivation in wanting to help a man he’s never met is interesting, but quickly abandoned.
We’ve got a hero couple, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and Gail (Naomie Harris), trying to save their marriage with a vacation in Marrakech when they meet Dima (Stellan Skarsgard), a hammy Russian oligarch who happens to handle a whole lot of mafia money. When Dima asks Perry to pass along classified intel to the British Secret Service to bargain for his and his family’s escape, wheels of intrigue are set in motion.
Though the stakes are raised early and we’re reminded of the consequences often, there’s not much to grasp on to. Perry’s strange motivation in wanting to help a man he’s never met is interesting, but quickly abandoned.
- 6/29/2016
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Much like Good Kill before it, Gavin Hood served up a pulse-pounding and, crucially, thought-provoking thriller in last year’s Eye in the Sky, placing Helen Mirren in the shoes of a conflicted Colonel who is thrust into a moral conundrum upon overseeing a drone strike in Kenya.
Joined by a stellar supporting cast that boasts Aaron Paul, the late, great Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen and Phoebe Fox, Eye in the Sky is part of a growing trend of drone warfare movies in the works, with the Anne Hathaway-fronted Grounded still to come.
But long before that adaptation zooms into theaters, Eye in the Sky will be launching across Blu-ray and DVD on June 28. To celebrate its arrival, We Got This Covered has one Blu-ray copy of the thriller to give away.
And so, to be in with a chance of winning, simply subscribe to...
Joined by a stellar supporting cast that boasts Aaron Paul, the late, great Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen and Phoebe Fox, Eye in the Sky is part of a growing trend of drone warfare movies in the works, with the Anne Hathaway-fronted Grounded still to come.
But long before that adaptation zooms into theaters, Eye in the Sky will be launching across Blu-ray and DVD on June 28. To celebrate its arrival, We Got This Covered has one Blu-ray copy of the thriller to give away.
And so, to be in with a chance of winning, simply subscribe to...
- 6/16/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
The Man Who Knew Infinity is a handsome, well-acted historical drama based on the unexpected true story of an India-born, self-taught mathematical genius. In 1913, the young genius was brought to England, by a mathematics professor at Trinity College in Cambridge, who recognized the young man’s gift despite the prejudices of the time.
Dev Patel (“Slumdog Millionaire”) plays Srinavasa Ramanujan, a poor and poorly-educated Hindu man who is obsessed with mathematics, working out ground-breaking original theorems in the dust of his local temple floor. Jeremy Irons plays mathematics professor G.H. Hardy, a flinty fellow who counts among his friends and colleagues Bertrand Russell (Jeremy Northam). The story is set against the historical backdrop of World War I, and the colonialism and cultural prejudices of the era.
Even before traveling half way around the world to the foreign culture of Great Britain, Ramanujan was already a fish-out-of-water even in his home city of Madras,...
Dev Patel (“Slumdog Millionaire”) plays Srinavasa Ramanujan, a poor and poorly-educated Hindu man who is obsessed with mathematics, working out ground-breaking original theorems in the dust of his local temple floor. Jeremy Irons plays mathematics professor G.H. Hardy, a flinty fellow who counts among his friends and colleagues Bertrand Russell (Jeremy Northam). The story is set against the historical backdrop of World War I, and the colonialism and cultural prejudices of the era.
Even before traveling half way around the world to the foreign culture of Great Britain, Ramanujan was already a fish-out-of-water even in his home city of Madras,...
- 5/13/2016
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director/screenwriter Matt Brown with Coby Brown, theme music composer of The Man Who Knew Infinity Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The Man Who Knew Infinity, based on the biography by Robert Kanigel, stars Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel, with Devika Bhise, Toby Jones, Stephen Fry, Jeremy Northam, Kevin McNally, Enzo Cilenti and Richard Johnson. At a preview screening in New York hosted by Gabriel Byrne, J.C. Chandor, Bennett Miller, Emily Mortimer, Joanna Coles, Hendrik Hertzberg, Steve Kroft, Lawrence O’Donnell and Beau Willimon, I spoke with Matt Brown on missing Jeremy Irons in Long Day's Journey into Night and remembering him in Barbet Schroeder's Reversal of Fortune, produced by Edward R Pressman.
Matt Brown with producer Edward R Pressman Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Writing Derrick Borte's London Town inspired by Joe Strummer and The Clash, studying math on couches and how Matt's relationship with his brother Coby influenced the making...
The Man Who Knew Infinity, based on the biography by Robert Kanigel, stars Jeremy Irons and Dev Patel, with Devika Bhise, Toby Jones, Stephen Fry, Jeremy Northam, Kevin McNally, Enzo Cilenti and Richard Johnson. At a preview screening in New York hosted by Gabriel Byrne, J.C. Chandor, Bennett Miller, Emily Mortimer, Joanna Coles, Hendrik Hertzberg, Steve Kroft, Lawrence O’Donnell and Beau Willimon, I spoke with Matt Brown on missing Jeremy Irons in Long Day's Journey into Night and remembering him in Barbet Schroeder's Reversal of Fortune, produced by Edward R Pressman.
Matt Brown with producer Edward R Pressman Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Writing Derrick Borte's London Town inspired by Joe Strummer and The Clash, studying math on couches and how Matt's relationship with his brother Coby influenced the making...
- 4/30/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
A bit character in Matt Brown‘s affecting biographical drama The Man Who Knew Infinity chants “Din, Din, Din, Gunga Din” a couple times in friendly jest as a response to his employer G.H. Hardy’s (Jeremy Irons) decision to send for an uneducated South Indian man on the merits of a letter presenting the potential for mathematical genius named Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel). We laugh at the line’s delivery as well as Hardy’s humored look of contempt because we embrace levity. What’s ironic, though, is just how close to Rudyard Kipling’s tragic poem this story of a true intellectual legend proves. The “abuse” isn’t physical and Hardy almost instantly acknowledges Ramanujan to be the better mind, but similarities including its depiction of race relations between Britain and India remain.
This is why I found myself enjoying the film as much as I did.
This is why I found myself enjoying the film as much as I did.
- 4/28/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
"You won't get another opportunity like this." Lionsgate & Roadside Attractions have released the trailer for Our Kind of Traitor, adapted from the John le Carré novel of the same name (other recent John le Carré adaptations include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and A Most Wanted Man). Starring Ewan McGregor and Naomie Harris, this thriller is about an unsuspecting English couple that get looped into deep Russian mafia trickery while on vacation. Also starring Damian Lewis, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Northam, Alicia von Rittberg and Mark Stanley. Maybe I'm just not a big John le Carré fan, or maybe the scripts get watered down in translation, but these stories all seem a bit bland to me. I'm still curious to check it out. Here's the official Us trailer (+ poster) for Susanna White's Our Kind of Traitor, in high def from Apple: While on holiday in Marrakech, an ordinary English couple, Perry...
- 4/12/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Last year we had all manner of spy movies from raunch ("Kingsman: The Secret Service"), to broad comedy ("Spy"), to big franchise vehicles ("Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," "Spectre"). But this year, we get a rare animal in the genre — a drama — and one based on a book by one of the greatest spy writers of all time, John Le Carré. "Our Kind Of Traitor" brings together the terrific ensemble of Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgård, Damian Lewis, Naomie Harris and Jeremy Northam, and follows a couple whose holiday in Marrakech soon finds them on the run and not knowing who to trust. Here's the official synopsis: While on holiday in Marrakech, an ordinary English couple, Perry (Ewan McGregor) and Gail (Naomie Harris), befriend a flamboyant and charismatic Russian, Dima (Stellan Skarsgård), who unbeknownst to them is a kingpin money launderer for the Russian mafia. When Dima asks...
- 4/11/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Dev Patel is maths genius Srinivasa Ramunujan and Jeremy Irons his Cambridge mentor in this well-intentioned movie
Related: Genius by numbers: why Hollywood maths movies don't add up
This well-intentioned drama centres on the extraordinary, little-known story of Srinivasa Ramunujan, a young Indian man at the beginning of the last century whose untrained genius for pure mathematics and a staggering volume of original work produced unaided and outside the academic system stunned the fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge to whom he had been introduced by his mentor, the distinguished mathematician Gh Hardy. Ramunujan battled the reactionary conservatism and racism of the British establishment to become accepted: he is played by Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons portrays Hardy; Toby Jones plays Hardy’s kindly colleague John Littlewood; Jeremy Northam contributes a cameo as the twinkly-eyed radical Bertrand Russell. It’s a film with its heart in the right place, but the...
Related: Genius by numbers: why Hollywood maths movies don't add up
This well-intentioned drama centres on the extraordinary, little-known story of Srinivasa Ramunujan, a young Indian man at the beginning of the last century whose untrained genius for pure mathematics and a staggering volume of original work produced unaided and outside the academic system stunned the fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge to whom he had been introduced by his mentor, the distinguished mathematician Gh Hardy. Ramunujan battled the reactionary conservatism and racism of the British establishment to become accepted: he is played by Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons portrays Hardy; Toby Jones plays Hardy’s kindly colleague John Littlewood; Jeremy Northam contributes a cameo as the twinkly-eyed radical Bertrand Russell. It’s a film with its heart in the right place, but the...
- 4/6/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Dev Patel is maths genius Srinivasa Ramunujan and Jeremy Irons his Cambridge mentor in this well-intentioned movie
Related: Genius by numbers: why Hollywood maths movies don't add up
This well-intentioned drama centres on the extraordinary, little-known story of Srinivasa Ramunujan, a young Indian man at the beginning of the last century whose untrained genius for pure mathematics and a staggering volume of original work produced unaided and outside the academic system stunned the fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge to whom he had been introduced by his mentor, the distinguished mathematician Gh Hardy. Ramunujan battled the reactionary conservatism and racism of the British establishment to become accepted: he is played by Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons portrays Hardy; Toby Jones plays Hardy’s kindly colleague John Littlewood; Jeremy Northam contributes a cameo as the twinkly-eyed radical Bertrand Russell. It’s a film with its heart in the right place, but the...
Related: Genius by numbers: why Hollywood maths movies don't add up
This well-intentioned drama centres on the extraordinary, little-known story of Srinivasa Ramunujan, a young Indian man at the beginning of the last century whose untrained genius for pure mathematics and a staggering volume of original work produced unaided and outside the academic system stunned the fellows of Trinity College, Cambridge to whom he had been introduced by his mentor, the distinguished mathematician Gh Hardy. Ramunujan battled the reactionary conservatism and racism of the British establishment to become accepted: he is played by Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons portrays Hardy; Toby Jones plays Hardy’s kindly colleague John Littlewood; Jeremy Northam contributes a cameo as the twinkly-eyed radical Bertrand Russell. It’s a film with its heart in the right place, but the...
- 4/6/2016
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Eye In The Sky Entertainment One Films Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya, d-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B+ Director: Gavin Hood Written by: Guy Hibbert Cast: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen, Phoebe Fox Screened at: Park Ave., NYC, 2/24/16 Opens: March 11, 2016 While World War I was raging in Europe in 1914, Americans had hoped to keep out of the action, to maintain a spirit of neutrality. But public opinion in the U.S. turned against Germany when propaganda spread about the inhumane treatment of conquered people by the German army. Ultimately the U.S. entered the war on the side of the [ Read More ]
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- 4/1/2016
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Chicago – The new film “Eye in the Sky” is as contemporary a war film that currently could be made. The overview of drone warfare includes the distant “pilots” on the computer screen, the leaders in their paneled offices, and the target on the ground – which includes the enemy, but also several innocents.
The film features Helen Mirren as a no-nonsense (naturally) military operative who is commanding the mission, which includes Alan Rickman in his last role as her military representative with the British and American leadership. The film has the tension of great battle movies, combined with the morality lessons that must be learned through distant bombing. It is a reminder of an earlier and similar film, “Fail-Safe” (1964) about the impracticalities of nuclear engagement.
Director Gavin Hood and Helen Mirren Set Up a Scene in ‘Eye in the Sky’
Photo credit: Bleecker Street Media
Gavin Hood is a veteran actor and director.
The film features Helen Mirren as a no-nonsense (naturally) military operative who is commanding the mission, which includes Alan Rickman in his last role as her military representative with the British and American leadership. The film has the tension of great battle movies, combined with the morality lessons that must be learned through distant bombing. It is a reminder of an earlier and similar film, “Fail-Safe” (1964) about the impracticalities of nuclear engagement.
Director Gavin Hood and Helen Mirren Set Up a Scene in ‘Eye in the Sky’
Photo credit: Bleecker Street Media
Gavin Hood is a veteran actor and director.
- 3/20/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Credit : Bleecker Street
Gavin Hood showed a talent for handling complex issues with brilliant skill in “Tsotsie,” a film about a small-time thug that was both a thriller and a balanced exploration of the intersection of crime, poverty and AIDS in South Africa’s slums. Now the South African director brings that knack for taut thrillers with nuance, balance and humanity to the morally murky subject of drone warfare, in Eye In The Sky.
Hood takes a neutral tone in this gripping thriller, where a joint British and American mission to capture a British national, who has become an Islamic terrorist leader in Kenyan, is complicated when their remote surveillance, the “eye in the sky,” reveals a suicide bomber mission in progress. The unexpected discovery seems to change the mission from capture to kill, but that decision is debated between politicians, diplomats, military leaders across international lines, in a...
Gavin Hood showed a talent for handling complex issues with brilliant skill in “Tsotsie,” a film about a small-time thug that was both a thriller and a balanced exploration of the intersection of crime, poverty and AIDS in South Africa’s slums. Now the South African director brings that knack for taut thrillers with nuance, balance and humanity to the morally murky subject of drone warfare, in Eye In The Sky.
Hood takes a neutral tone in this gripping thriller, where a joint British and American mission to capture a British national, who has become an Islamic terrorist leader in Kenyan, is complicated when their remote surveillance, the “eye in the sky,” reveals a suicide bomber mission in progress. The unexpected discovery seems to change the mission from capture to kill, but that decision is debated between politicians, diplomats, military leaders across international lines, in a...
- 3/18/2016
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Don't you know what I've given up to be here! I have nothing." Warner Bros in the UK has unveiled a trailer for a film called The Man Who Knows Infinity, about a young Indian boy, played by Dev Patel, studying at Cambridge University during Wwi. The full ensemble cast includes Jeremy Irons, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Jeremy Northam, Kevin McNally, Enzo Cilenti, Shazad Latif, and introducing Devika Bhise. This is such an intriguing title for a film about a mathematician, I'm curious based on that alone, but the footage seems like it could go either way - good or bad. We would've heard more praise out of Tiff if it was really something, but I'm still interested to see Dev Patel's performance in this anyway. Enjoy. Here's the first official trailer for Matt Brown's The Man Who Knew Infinity, from WB UK's YouTube: Colonial India, 1913. Srinavasa Ramanujan...
- 2/26/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Credit : Keith Bernstein / Bleecker Street
Check out the new images of Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul and Alan Rickman from director Gavin Hood’s Eye In The Sky.
The film had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival to a standing ovation and rave reviews.
The upcoming thriller about a top secret military operation that escalates into international crisis opens in select theaters Friday, March 11.
Alan Rickman stars as Lt. General Frank Benson.
Phoebe Fox (left) stars as Carrie Gershon and Aaron Paul (right) stars as Steve Watts.
(Left to Right) Actress Phoebe Fox, director Gavin Hood and actor Aaron Paul on the set of Eye In The Sky.
Phoebe Fox (left) stars as Carrie Gershon and Aaron Paul (right) stars as Steve Watts.
Director Gavin Hood (left) and actress Helen Mirren (right) on the set of Eye In The Sky.
Barkhad Abdi stars as Jama Farah.
(Left...
Check out the new images of Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul and Alan Rickman from director Gavin Hood’s Eye In The Sky.
The film had its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival to a standing ovation and rave reviews.
The upcoming thriller about a top secret military operation that escalates into international crisis opens in select theaters Friday, March 11.
Alan Rickman stars as Lt. General Frank Benson.
Phoebe Fox (left) stars as Carrie Gershon and Aaron Paul (right) stars as Steve Watts.
(Left to Right) Actress Phoebe Fox, director Gavin Hood and actor Aaron Paul on the set of Eye In The Sky.
Phoebe Fox (left) stars as Carrie Gershon and Aaron Paul (right) stars as Steve Watts.
Director Gavin Hood (left) and actress Helen Mirren (right) on the set of Eye In The Sky.
Barkhad Abdi stars as Jama Farah.
(Left...
- 2/5/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Check out Academy Award winner Helen Mirren in the new poster from Bleecker Street’s Eye In The Sky.
From director Gavin Hood and writer Guy Hibbert, the upcoming thriller starring Mirren alongside Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman and Barkhad Abdi opens in select theaters March 11.
Eye In The Sky stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya.
Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of Us and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
Also starring Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen and Phoebe Fox,...
From director Gavin Hood and writer Guy Hibbert, the upcoming thriller starring Mirren alongside Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman and Barkhad Abdi opens in select theaters March 11.
Eye In The Sky stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya.
Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of Us and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
Also starring Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen and Phoebe Fox,...
- 1/7/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Mirren plays British Col. Katherine Powell, the commander of a top secret drone operation that spins out of control when the capture of a Kenyan terrorist turns into a targeted assassination—and a young child enters the kill zone. Pitched as a debate over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare—a slightly worrisome angle, given how poorly didactic war dramas "Lions for Lambs" (2007) and "Rendition" (2007) fared in the midst of the Iraq War—"Eye in the Sky" is directed by Gavin Hood ('Tsotsi') and written by Guy Hibbert ('Prime Suspect'). Producers are Ged Doherty, Colin Firth and David Lancaster. The film co-stars Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad") as an American pilot with his hand on the trigger thousands of miles away in Nevada, Alan Rickman as a British general, Jeremy Northam, and "Captain Phillips" breakout Barkhad Abdi. Distributor Bleecker Street has slated the film for a limited theatrical.
- 12/4/2015
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
In the new trailer for “Eye in the Sky,” Helen Mirren must decide whether to “capture” or “kill” suicide bombers once a top-secret drone operation captures terrorists in Kenya. Mirren stars as London-based Col. Katherine Powell and Aaron Paul stars as American drone operator Steve Watts, who gets the order to engage when a 9-year-old girl enters the kill zone. An international dispute is triggered over the moral and political implications of modern warfare, and governments all over the world are faced with life-or-death decisions. The film also stars Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen and Phoebe Fox.
- 12/4/2015
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
"You are putting the whole mission at risk because of one collateral damage issue?" Bleecker Street has released the trailer for military drone thriller Eye in the Sky, which premiered at Tiff a few months ago. The film involves a Colonel, played by Helen Mirren, watching over her pilots on anti-terrorism missions in Africa. As expected, it becomes a moral quandary when they question whether they're killing innocent people or actually doing good. Everything gets heated, and there's plenty of arguments in front of computer monitors. Also starring Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi & Jeremy Northam. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer for Gavin Hood's Eye in the Sky, found on YouTube: Helen Mirren stars Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya, Africa. The carefully planned mission suddenly escalates from a "capture" to a...
- 12/3/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Credit: Keith Bernstein / Bleecker Street
Academy Award winner Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman and Barkhad Abdi acquire their target in the new North American trailer from Bleecker Street’s Eye In The Sky
Eye In The Sky stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya.
Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of Us and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
Also starring Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen and Phoebe Fox, the film is directed by Gavin Hood (Tsotsi) and...
Academy Award winner Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman and Barkhad Abdi acquire their target in the new North American trailer from Bleecker Street’s Eye In The Sky
Eye In The Sky stars Helen Mirren as Colonel Katherine Powell, a UK-based military officer in command of a top secret drone operation to capture terrorists in Kenya.
Through remote surveillance and on-the-ground intel, Powell discovers the targets are planning a suicide bombing and the mission escalates from “capture” to “kill.” But as American pilot Steve Watts (Aaron Paul) is about to engage, a nine-year old girl enters the kill zone, triggering an international dispute reaching the highest levels of Us and British government over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare.
Also starring Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi, Jeremy Northam, Iain Glen and Phoebe Fox, the film is directed by Gavin Hood (Tsotsi) and...
- 12/3/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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