Hasitha Fernando on the best film scores of 2020… The film industry took a devastating hit due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, and even as of yet we are seeing the ripple effect of it over a year later. Theatres closed down indefinitely, many tentpole release dates were pushed back and production activities came to […]
X-Men spinoff The New Mutants opens with $7 million at the U.S. box office
It’s not often that Hollywood finds cause to celebrate a $7 million opening topping the U.S. box office, but in these crazy times that’s the case this past weekend with the long-delayed X-Men spinoff The New Mutants. The long-delayed Fox superhero movie, which was originally slated to open back in 2018, grossed $7 million across […]
Video Review – The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2020. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Dev Patel, Aneurin Barnard, Peter Capaldi, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Rosalind Eleazar, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Ben Whishaw, and Paul Whitehouse. Dev Patel brings new life to the work of Charles Dickens in The Personal History of David Copperfield. From his charisma […]
Movie Review – The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020)
The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2020. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Dev Patel, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Tilda Swinton, Gwendoline Christie, Hugh Laurie, Anthony Welsh, Aneurin Barnard, Divian Ladwa, Rosalind Eleazar, Morfydd Clark, Benedict Wong, Paul Whitehouse, Daisy May Cooper, Sophie McShera, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Aimée Kelly, Bronagh Gallagher, Ruby Bentall, Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew […]
Disney pulls Mulan from release schedule, delays other titles including Avatar and Star Wars
In news that is all too common for film fans now, another movie looks like it is off the table for 2020. Mulan is no longer on the theatrical release calendar for Disney, as the United States sees a surge of cases in California and other states. Mulan was set to open on August 21st, […]
Marvel’s Black Widow release delayed indefinitely
In news that will come as a surprise to no one, Disney has announced that it has pulled Marvel’s Black Widow from its May release due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Scarlett Johansson-headlined movie was to launch Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on May 1st, but with more and more cinemas closing their […]
Movie Review – The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2019. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Peter Capaldi, Aneurin Barnard, Hugh Laurie, Ben Whishaw, Morfydd Clark, Daisy May Cooper, Gwendoline Christie, Paul Whitehouse, Rosalind Eleazar, Benedict Wong, Darren Boyd, Anthony Welsh, Aimee Kelly, Jairaj Varsani and Nikki Amuka-Bird. SYNOPSIS: Based on the acclaimed novel by […]
The Personal History of David Copperfield gets six new character posters
Lionsgate has released six new character posters for Armando Iannucci’s upcoming adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel The Personal History of David Copperfield featuring Dev Patel, Ben Whishaw, Hugh Laurie, Peter Capaldi, Rosalind Eleazar, and Tilda Swinton; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of The Personal History of David Copperfield From […]
Pick of the London Film Festival Special #3 with Alistair Ryder | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast
During the course of the BFI London Film Festival 2019, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast is devoting itself to looking at the best of the fest. This time around, the proper festival has started in earnest, so there’s plenty to talk about… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, host […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2019. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Dev Patel, Ben Whishaw, Hugh Laurie, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Peter Capaldi, Rosalind Eleazar, and Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to triumph over incredible adversities. Set in […]
