A Private War, 2018. Directed by Matthew Heineman. Starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander, Stanley Tucci, Corey Johnson, Faye Marsay and Nikki Amuka-Bird. SYNOPSIS: The story of acclaimed war reporter Marie Colvin, leading up to her death during the siege of Homs, Syria in 2012. There are few more inspiring figures in modern journalism […]
54th Chicago International Film Festival Review – A Private War (2018)
A Private War, 2018. Directed by Matthew Heineman. Starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander, Alexandra Moen, Corey Johnson, Raad Rawi, Greg Wise, Hilton McRae, Jérémie Laheurte, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Amanda Drew, and Fady Elsayed. SYNOPSIS: One of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Private War
A Private War, 2018. Directed by Matthew Heineman. Starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay, Rita Williams, and Corey Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) was a professional addict, only she was drawn towards the lure of the war torn hostile territory of Libya, or Syria, in order to report on […]
First poster and trailer for A Private War starring Rosamund Pike and Jamie Dornan
Aviron Pictures has debuted the first trailer and a poster for the upcoming biopic A Private War. Based on Marie Brenner’s 2012 Vanity Fair article ‘Marie Colvin’s Private War’, the film is marks the feature debut for director Matthew Heineman and stars Rosamund Pike as journalist Marie Colvin alongside Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, and Tom […]
Stanley Tucci cast in A Private War
Variety has reported that Stanley Tucci (The Hunger Games) will be joining Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl), Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades Freed) and Tom Hollander (The Night Manager) in the independent journalism biopic A Private War. The film is being directed by Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts) and stars Pike as American-born British war reporter Marie Colvin, exploring […]
Sheffield Doc/Fest Review – Cartel Land (2015)
Cartel Land, 2015. Directed by Matthew Heineman. SYNOPSIS: With unprecedented access, CARTEL LAND is a riveting, on-the-ground look at the journeys of two modern-day vigilante groups and their shared enemy – the murderous Mexican drug cartels. Though Matthew Heineman’s Cartel Land is ostensibly about two vigilante groups battling drug cartels either side of the US-Mexico border, […]