Deadline reports an all-star cast for The Critic, a period thriller of “blackmail, deceit and murder.” Starring in the film from director Anand Tucker (Hilary and Jackie) will be Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings), Gemma Arterton (Summerland) and Mark Strong (1917) as the principle trio. The Critic is set in “1934 London, McKellen plays […]
Lesley Manville chases her dreams in the trailer for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Hoping to corner the market for counter-programming this summer, as well as surely winning Best Film Title of the Year, Universal and Focus Features have just released the trailer for period comedy Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris. The film follows Lesley Manville’s widowed housekeeper Ada Harris, who decides to get up off her hands and […]
TV Review – Magpie Murders
Chris Connor reviews Magpie Murders… Anthony Horowitz has been at the forefront of British literature and television for over two decades, and the latest of his books to receive the small screen treatment is 2016’s Magpie Murders, which had the novel concept of a story within a story, depicting the murder of mystery writer Alan […]
Movie Review – Let Him Go (2020)
Let Him Go, 2020. Written and Directed by Thomas Bezucha. Starring Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Jeffrey Donovan, Will Brittain, Lesley Manville, Kayli Carter, Bradley Stryker, William Hochman, Booboo Stewart, and Ryan Bruce. SYNOPSIS: A retired sheriff and his wife, grieving over the death of their son, set out to find their only grandson. There is […]
Movie Review – Misbehavior (2020)
Misbehavior, 2020. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. Starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Lesley Manville, Rhys Ifans. Greg Kinnear, Phyllis Logan, John Sackville, Keeley Hawes, Suki Waterhouse, Clara Rosager, Loreece Harrison, Kajsa Mohammar, Miles Jupp, Polly Kemp, Ruby Bentall, Lily Newmark, Maya Kelly, John Heffernan, Eileen O’Higgins, Amanda Lawrence, Katy Carmichael, Rupert Vansittart, Charlie Anson, […]
Kevin Costner and Diane Lane star in trailer for Let Him Go
Focus Features has released a poster and trailer for director Thomas Bezucha’s upcoming crime drama Let Him Go. Based on Larry Watson’s novel of the same name, the film features Man of Steel co-stars Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as a retired sheriff and his wife who grieving the loss of their son, set out […]
The Crown adds Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret for final season
Netflix has announced Lesley Manville (Phantom Thread) has been cast in the fifth and final season of The Crown as Princess Margaret. She joins Imelda Staunton (Harry Potter), who will play Queen Elizabeth II. The Crown has followed the lives of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family from the 1930s to the following decades as they adapt […]
Anna Kendrick stars in trailer for HBO Max’s Love Life
HBO Max has released the first trailer for Love Life, the ucoming romantic comedy series from producers Anna Kendrick and Paul Feig which stars Kendrick alongside Zoë Chao, Peter Vack, Sasha Compere, and Lesley Manville; watch it here… SEE ALSO: WarnerMedia’s streaming service HBO Max sets launch date https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZp_g271jpo&feature=youtu.be Love Life, the first full-length scripted […]
Movie Review – Misbehaviour (2020)
Misbehaviour, 2020. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. Starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Greg Kinnear, Rhys Ifans, Keeley Hawes, Lesley Manville, Suki Waterhouse, Loreece Harrison, Clara Rosager and Ruby Bentall. SYNOPSIS: A group of women’s liberation activists plan to stage a protest at the 1970 edition of the Miss World pageant. The story of the […]
First trailer for Misbehaviour starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Keira Knightley
Pathe has released the first trailer and poster for director Philippa Lowthorpe’s upcoming comedy drama Misbehaviour. The film follows the story of the disruption caused during the 1970 Miss World contest when the Women’s Liberation Movement invaded the stage in protest during the live broadcast followed by an uproar when the results revealed that Miss […]
