The Emigrants/The New Land, 1971/1972. Directed by Jan Troell Starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullman SYNOPSIS: A Swedish couple voyage to America and attempt to put down roots in a beautiful but forbidding new world. The intensely naturalistic directorial work of Jan Troell makes this one of the defining artworks for capturing a sense of the […]
Game of Thrones Season 6 – Episode 3 Review – ‘Oathbreaker’
Tony Black reviews the third episode of Game of Thrones season 6… Oathbreaker Directed by Daniel Sackheim Written by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss Jon He may have died and been resurrected by Melisandre’s (Carice van Houten) weird magic, but Jon Snow (Kit Harington) still knows nothing. Worryingly he seems to suggest the Gods everyone […]
Game of Thrones: What Flights Through the Past Await Bran Stark?
Tony Black on what flights through the past might await Bran Stark in Game of Thrones season 6… Brandon Stark may never walk again, but he has already begun to fly. Spoilers abound for season six episode two, ‘Home’, of Game of Thrones, in which after a season of rest and relaxation in the Three-Eyed […]
Game of Thrones Season 6 – Episode 2 Review – ‘Home’
Home Directed by Jeremy Podeswa Written by Dave Hill Bran Finally showing back up after a year’s mini break on the other side of the Wall (chilly weather, sparse accommodation, but reasonable rates), Brandon Stark (Isaac Hempstead-Wright) pops seamlessly back into the narrative as he continues his padawan learner training with Game of Thrones‘ Obi-Wan, […]
Movie Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015. Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Tim Rose, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Ken Leung, Miltos Yerolemou, Max von Sydow, Jessica Henwick, Christina Chong, Simon Pegg, Billie […]
Second Opinion – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015. Directed by J.J. Abrams. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Tim Rose, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Ken Leung, Miltos Yerolemou, Max von Sydow, Jessica Henwick, Christina Chong, Simon Pegg, Billie […]
Movie Review – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 2015 Directed by J.J. Abrams Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Tim Rose, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Gwendoline Christie, Lupita Nyong’o, Ken Leung, Miltos Yerolemou, Max von Sydow, Jessica Henwick, Christina Chong, Simon Pegg, Billie […]
Max Von Sydow’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens character revealed
While Disney and Lucasfilm have peeled the curtain back slightly on Star Wars: The Force Awakens these past few months, revealing a few minor details about the hugely anticipated blockbuster, one thing that has remained firmly under wraps is the character set to be played by screen legend Max Von Sydow. The Exorcist star been […]
Max von Sydow to play the Three-Eyed Raven in Game of Thrones season 6
After Ian McShane joined the cast of Game of Thrones this week in a mystery role, another new addition to the cast has been revealed, with Variety reporting that Max von Sydow is set to play the Three-Eyed Raven in season 6 of Game of Thrones. The Three-Eyed Raven has appeared in Bran Stark’s visions since the first […]
Rumour: Possible new concept art description of Max Von Sydow’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens character
Since the Star Wars: The Force Awakens cast was officially announced last April the internet has been flooded with potential rumours and ramblings concerning who is playing who (or what). While most of these rumours haven’t been confirmed some concept art that was leaked in recent months can help add some depth to the early […]
