Roald Dahl’s Matilda: the Musical is a movie directed by Matthew Warchus starring Alisha Weir and Emma Thompson.
‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda: the Musical’ is now streaming on Netflix. A musical film that succeeds in entertaining. Its musical numbers are perfectly orchestrated and choreographed, in this excellent production with performances that, in all their deliberate theatricality, are amusing.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda: the Musical
A very theatrical movie for this Christmas, in this adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic children’s novel.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda: the Musical has the advantage of knowing what it wants, and especially whom it is for, and counts on the brilliant Dahl story. It adapts the rhythm well with a number of surprises in the script.
It is a “film” that works best due the scenes than the sequences, following the theatrical structures.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda: the Musical
Of course, counting on the performance by Emma Thomson,...
‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda: the Musical’ is now streaming on Netflix. A musical film that succeeds in entertaining. Its musical numbers are perfectly orchestrated and choreographed, in this excellent production with performances that, in all their deliberate theatricality, are amusing.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda: the Musical
A very theatrical movie for this Christmas, in this adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic children’s novel.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda: the Musical has the advantage of knowing what it wants, and especially whom it is for, and counts on the brilliant Dahl story. It adapts the rhythm well with a number of surprises in the script.
It is a “film” that works best due the scenes than the sequences, following the theatrical structures.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda: the Musical
Of course, counting on the performance by Emma Thomson,...
- 12/25/2022
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Dame Emma Thompson (born 15 April 1959) is a British actress and screenwriter. Described as one of the best actresses of her generation, she portrays reticent women in period dramas and literary adaptations. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning four decades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a British Academy Television Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Emma Thompson at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences’ Governors Awards, Ray Dolby Ballroom, Hollywood, CA 11-16-13. Depositphotos
Born in London to English actor Eric Thompson and Scottish actress Phyllida Law, Thompson was educated at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, where she became a member of the Footlights troupe, and appeared in the comedy sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1985, she starred in the West End revival of the musical Me and My Girl, which was a breakthrough in her career. In 1987, she came...
Emma Thompson at the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences’ Governors Awards, Ray Dolby Ballroom, Hollywood, CA 11-16-13. Depositphotos
Born in London to English actor Eric Thompson and Scottish actress Phyllida Law, Thompson was educated at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, where she became a member of the Footlights troupe, and appeared in the comedy sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984). In 1985, she starred in the West End revival of the musical Me and My Girl, which was a breakthrough in her career. In 1987, she came...
- 12/25/2022
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Mediawan Kids and Family’s Method Animation, the prestige animation label behind “The Little Prince,” is set to reboot “Le Manège Enchanté” (“The Magic Roundabout”), the iconic 1960’s French stop-motion animation series.
The new show, whose first season will comprise 52 episodes of 11 minutes each, will be aimed at a pre-school audiences. Founded by Aton Soumache, Method Animation has a stellar track record with reboots of cult franchises, from “Robin Hood” to “The Little Prince,” as well as with original IP’s such as “Miraculous” (produced with Zag).
Created by Serge Danot in the 1960’s, “Le Manège Enchanté” was a global hit adapted in 30 languages and more than 60 countries, including in the U.K. (under the title “The Magic Roundabout”) by Eric Thompson.
“Le Manège Enchanté,” whose original series spans 500 episodes, became the first global pre-school IP in TV history and is still to date one of the most popular TV brands for children,...
The new show, whose first season will comprise 52 episodes of 11 minutes each, will be aimed at a pre-school audiences. Founded by Aton Soumache, Method Animation has a stellar track record with reboots of cult franchises, from “Robin Hood” to “The Little Prince,” as well as with original IP’s such as “Miraculous” (produced with Zag).
Created by Serge Danot in the 1960’s, “Le Manège Enchanté” was a global hit adapted in 30 languages and more than 60 countries, including in the U.K. (under the title “The Magic Roundabout”) by Eric Thompson.
“Le Manège Enchanté,” whose original series spans 500 episodes, became the first global pre-school IP in TV history and is still to date one of the most popular TV brands for children,...
- 6/14/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Ld Entertainment has greenlit the contained space thriller Iss, and is reuniting with director Gabriela Cowperthwaite, who will direct the film with Chris Messina and Pilou Asbaek starring. The two previously partnered together on Megan Leavey. The ensemble cast also includes John Gallagher Jr., Costa Ronin and Masha Mashkova.
At any given moment, there are roughly six astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (Iss) and the thriller follows the actions they take after receiving distressing information from Earth that threatens their missions and their lives.
Nick Shafir wrote the screenplay, which was featured in the recent 2020 Black List. Production is set to begin in Wilmington, Nc in February 2021. Ld’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon are producing.
“Gabriela is like family to us. She’s truly an incredible filmmaker and we are so proud to have her on board the Iss,” said Shilaimon.
Cowperthwaite most recently directed Our Friend starring Casey Affleck,...
At any given moment, there are roughly six astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (Iss) and the thriller follows the actions they take after receiving distressing information from Earth that threatens their missions and their lives.
Nick Shafir wrote the screenplay, which was featured in the recent 2020 Black List. Production is set to begin in Wilmington, Nc in February 2021. Ld’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon are producing.
“Gabriela is like family to us. She’s truly an incredible filmmaker and we are so proud to have her on board the Iss,” said Shilaimon.
Cowperthwaite most recently directed Our Friend starring Casey Affleck,...
- 1/26/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Indie film studio Ld Entertainment announced on Friday that will produce writer-director Sean Ellis’ original horror script “Eight for Silver.”
Boyd Holbrook is set to star in the 19th century horror film alongside Kelly Reilly and Alistair Petrie.
“Eight for Silver” is set in the French countryside and follows the story of John McBride (Holbrook), a pathologist assigned to determine if the body of a 14-year-old boy found in the woods is the work of a man or a beast.
Also Read: Dave Bautista Babysits a 9-Year-Old in Family Comedy 'My Spy' Trailer (Video)
When McBride confirms that the cause of death was a wild animal, he asks to stay on for further investigation. McBride is then welcomed as a guest into the family home of a local wealthy landowner, Seamus Laurent (Petrie), and his wife Isabelle (Reilly), who share that their own son, a friend of the victim,...
Boyd Holbrook is set to star in the 19th century horror film alongside Kelly Reilly and Alistair Petrie.
“Eight for Silver” is set in the French countryside and follows the story of John McBride (Holbrook), a pathologist assigned to determine if the body of a 14-year-old boy found in the woods is the work of a man or a beast.
Also Read: Dave Bautista Babysits a 9-Year-Old in Family Comedy 'My Spy' Trailer (Video)
When McBride confirms that the cause of death was a wild animal, he asks to stay on for further investigation. McBride is then welcomed as a guest into the family home of a local wealthy landowner, Seamus Laurent (Petrie), and his wife Isabelle (Reilly), who share that their own son, a friend of the victim,...
- 4/5/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Boyd Holbrook, Kelly Reilly, and Alistair Petrie are set to star in Eight For Silver, a period piece written and directed by Sean Ellis. Ld Entertainment is behind the film, which is slated to begin filming this month in France.
Set in the countryside of France, the 19th-century horror pic follows John McBride (Holbrook), a pathologist assigned to determine if the body of a 14-year-old boy found in the woods is the work of a man or a beast. McBride is then welcomed as a guest into the family home of a local wealthy landowner, Seamus Laurent (Petrie), and his wife Isabelle (Reilly), who share that their own son, a friend of the victim, has been missing for two weeks. Distraught and determined to keep her daughter safe, Isabelle finds comfort in the arrival of John while he is forced to confront the horrors of his own dark past.
Set in the countryside of France, the 19th-century horror pic follows John McBride (Holbrook), a pathologist assigned to determine if the body of a 14-year-old boy found in the woods is the work of a man or a beast. McBride is then welcomed as a guest into the family home of a local wealthy landowner, Seamus Laurent (Petrie), and his wife Isabelle (Reilly), who share that their own son, a friend of the victim, has been missing for two weeks. Distraught and determined to keep her daughter safe, Isabelle finds comfort in the arrival of John while he is forced to confront the horrors of his own dark past.
- 4/5/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Codeblack Film has acquired Julia Hart’s supernatural drama “Fast Color” starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw. It will release on March 29 in partnership with AMC Independent.
The film, which premiered in March at SXSW, is produced and written by Oscar nominee Jordan Horowitz (“La La Land”) and Hart under their Original Headquarters label. Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon also serve as producers and fully financed the film under their Ld Entertainment banner.
“Fast Color” tells the story of a woman forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered but, years after abandoning her family, the only place she has left to hide is home. Lorraine Toussaint (“Orange is the New Black”), Saniyya Sidney (“The Passage”) Christopher Denham, and David Strathairn.
“‘Fast Color’ is a powerful and original superhero movie featuring amazing performances,” said Codeblack Films President Jeff Clanagan. “It’s great to reunite with the incredibly talented producers...
The film, which premiered in March at SXSW, is produced and written by Oscar nominee Jordan Horowitz (“La La Land”) and Hart under their Original Headquarters label. Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon also serve as producers and fully financed the film under their Ld Entertainment banner.
“Fast Color” tells the story of a woman forced to go on the run when her superhuman abilities are discovered but, years after abandoning her family, the only place she has left to hide is home. Lorraine Toussaint (“Orange is the New Black”), Saniyya Sidney (“The Passage”) Christopher Denham, and David Strathairn.
“‘Fast Color’ is a powerful and original superhero movie featuring amazing performances,” said Codeblack Films President Jeff Clanagan. “It’s great to reunite with the incredibly talented producers...
- 9/20/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Andy Garcia, Walton Goggins, and Molly Parker have joined the cast for the film adaptation of the high school drama “Words on Bathroom Walls.”
Ld Entertainment is producing and financing the project based on Julia Walton’s debut novel. Previous cast members announced include Charlie Plummer and AnnaSophia Robb.
The story follows a student, played by Plummer, navigating high school life while living with paranoid schizophrenia and battling wild hallucinations. An experimental drug trial promises to help hide his illness from his peers and, most importantly, from the girl of his dreams.
Garcia is playing the kind and unexpectedly witty priest at the private high school and Parker will portray the student’s devoted single mother. Goggins is his stepfather.
Thor Freudenthal will direct from Nick Naveda’s screenplay. Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon will produce the pic.
Garcia will be seen next in “Book Club” and “Mamma Mia!
Ld Entertainment is producing and financing the project based on Julia Walton’s debut novel. Previous cast members announced include Charlie Plummer and AnnaSophia Robb.
The story follows a student, played by Plummer, navigating high school life while living with paranoid schizophrenia and battling wild hallucinations. An experimental drug trial promises to help hide his illness from his peers and, most importantly, from the girl of his dreams.
Garcia is playing the kind and unexpectedly witty priest at the private high school and Parker will portray the student’s devoted single mother. Goggins is his stepfather.
Thor Freudenthal will direct from Nick Naveda’s screenplay. Ld Entertainment’s Mickey Liddell and Pete Shilaimon will produce the pic.
Garcia will be seen next in “Book Club” and “Mamma Mia!
- 5/11/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
With her recent marriage, we’re taking a look back at the ups and downs in the life of Bristol Palin: reality star, mom and daughter of politician Sarah Palin.
August-september 2008
Palin rises to the spotlight when her mother, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, was named as John McCain’s vice presidential pick. However, she received more attention than the average prospective vice presidential child when it was announced, just days after her mother’s addition to the ticket was revealed, that 17-year-old Bristol was pregnant. Her pregnancy sparked controversy due to her mother’s stance on abstinence-only sex education.
August-september 2008
Palin rises to the spotlight when her mother, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, was named as John McCain’s vice presidential pick. However, she received more attention than the average prospective vice presidential child when it was announced, just days after her mother’s addition to the ticket was revealed, that 17-year-old Bristol was pregnant. Her pregnancy sparked controversy due to her mother’s stance on abstinence-only sex education.
- 2/14/2018
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
Fresh from a triumph in New York, one of our most extravagantly talented stars will soon unveil one of her most cherished projects to date, Effie, a film about John Ruskin – lawyers permitting.
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It was only a matter of time until the BBC broadcast images of Emma Thompson's downstairs lavatory. The combination of her larky sense of humour and love of a theatrical flourish made it somehow inevitable. And so last month it came to pass. The actress, having been overlooked for an Oscar nomination, was televised at her home receiving a "Mark"; a golden statuette in the likeness of the Observer's film critic, which was offered in recognition of her screen portrayal of the author of Mary Poppins, Pamela Travers.
She was, Kermode said, "sheer perfection in the complex role of 'Mrs Pl', never allowing the author to descend into crotchety caricature, constantly suggesting a...
Picture gallery here
It was only a matter of time until the BBC broadcast images of Emma Thompson's downstairs lavatory. The combination of her larky sense of humour and love of a theatrical flourish made it somehow inevitable. And so last month it came to pass. The actress, having been overlooked for an Oscar nomination, was televised at her home receiving a "Mark"; a golden statuette in the likeness of the Observer's film critic, which was offered in recognition of her screen portrayal of the author of Mary Poppins, Pamela Travers.
She was, Kermode said, "sheer perfection in the complex role of 'Mrs Pl', never allowing the author to descend into crotchety caricature, constantly suggesting a...
- 3/23/2014
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
Predators; Alien Anthology; Little Big Soldier; Possession; Dougal and the Blue Cat
In the pantheon of modern monster sci-fi, Predator will always be a poor man's Alien, an inferiority enshrined by its titular ranking in the Alien Vs Predator series, which represented an artistic low point for both franchises. Producer-presenter Robert Rodriguez actively distances his series reboot Predators (2010, Fox, 18) from the Avp knock-offs, citing only the original movie as "inspirational" while smartly inverting the premise of alien hunters on Earth to create his own "humans in an alien game reserve" action adventure.
The attention-grabbing opening shots find our rag-tag antiheroes falling out of the sky, awaking midair with no memory of their capture and no knowledge of their new environment.
Having crash-landed on Planet Predator, the group – each apparently possessing a skill (combat experience, medical training, murderous criminality) for which they have been hand-picked – must work together to survive scalping...
In the pantheon of modern monster sci-fi, Predator will always be a poor man's Alien, an inferiority enshrined by its titular ranking in the Alien Vs Predator series, which represented an artistic low point for both franchises. Producer-presenter Robert Rodriguez actively distances his series reboot Predators (2010, Fox, 18) from the Avp knock-offs, citing only the original movie as "inspirational" while smartly inverting the premise of alien hunters on Earth to create his own "humans in an alien game reserve" action adventure.
The attention-grabbing opening shots find our rag-tag antiheroes falling out of the sky, awaking midair with no memory of their capture and no knowledge of their new environment.
Having crash-landed on Planet Predator, the group – each apparently possessing a skill (combat experience, medical training, murderous criminality) for which they have been hand-picked – must work together to survive scalping...
- 10/30/2010
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Fenella Fielding voiced the Blue Queen in the surreal Magic Roundabout spin-off film Dougal and the Blue Cat, but never got to see the film. Here she recalls the making of a true cult kids' treat
Fenella Fielding is particularly delighted that the funny, creepy Magic Roundabout feature film, Dougal and the Blue Cat, is being released for the first time on DVD – because it will finally give her a chance to watch it. Fielding, who still receives fanmail for her role in Carry on Screaming, put her alluring voice to the character of the Blue Queen in Dougal and the Blue Cat, which was originally released in 1972. Her spooky incantation – "Blue is beautiful. Blue is best. I'm blue, I'm beautiful, I'm best" – interrupts shambling Dougal's idyllic existence and presages the arrival of Buxton, a manipulative blue cat with a strong northern accent, who plots to turn the whole magic kingdom blue.
Fenella Fielding is particularly delighted that the funny, creepy Magic Roundabout feature film, Dougal and the Blue Cat, is being released for the first time on DVD – because it will finally give her a chance to watch it. Fielding, who still receives fanmail for her role in Carry on Screaming, put her alluring voice to the character of the Blue Queen in Dougal and the Blue Cat, which was originally released in 1972. Her spooky incantation – "Blue is beautiful. Blue is best. I'm blue, I'm beautiful, I'm best" – interrupts shambling Dougal's idyllic existence and presages the arrival of Buxton, a manipulative blue cat with a strong northern accent, who plots to turn the whole magic kingdom blue.
- 10/28/2010
- by Patrick Barkham
- The Guardian - Film News
Actress reveals on Desert Island Discs how split from Kenneth Branagh affected her state of mind
The actress Emma Thompson today talks candidly about her battle with depression during the split from her first husband, Kenneth Branagh, and reveals her continued efforts to escape the critical "voices in her head".
Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs, she tells host Kirsty Young that only work and the start of a long romance with the actor Greg Wise, her husband of seven years, enabled her to get through a "very rough" period. "I don't think I did stay sane," she says. "I should have sought professional help. Divorce. Ghastly, painful business."
Living alone as her marriage fell apart and dressed in an old black dressing gown that Branagh had left behind, Thompson struggled to produce her first screenplay, an Oscar-winning adaptation of a Jane Austen novel. "I used to...
The actress Emma Thompson today talks candidly about her battle with depression during the split from her first husband, Kenneth Branagh, and reveals her continued efforts to escape the critical "voices in her head".
Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs, she tells host Kirsty Young that only work and the start of a long romance with the actor Greg Wise, her husband of seven years, enabled her to get through a "very rough" period. "I don't think I did stay sane," she says. "I should have sought professional help. Divorce. Ghastly, painful business."
Living alone as her marriage fell apart and dressed in an old black dressing gown that Branagh had left behind, Thompson struggled to produce her first screenplay, an Oscar-winning adaptation of a Jane Austen novel. "I used to...
- 3/28/2010
- by Vanessa Thorpe
- The Guardian - Film News
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