The National Theatre’s acclaimed new production of “The Crucible” is transferring to the West End’s Gielgud Theatre this June for a strictly limited season. Cast includes Milly Alcock (House of Dragon), who will portray the character of Abigail Williams, Caitlin FitzGerald (The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, Master of Sex) as Elizabeth Proctor, and Brian Gleeson (Peaky Blinders, Logan
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Searchlight has announced that “Poor Things”, the highly anticipated new film by Yorgos Lanthimos, is set to be released on September 8th. The studio has also revealed the first photos from the movie. “Poor Things” is based on a novel by Alasdair Gray and has been adapted for the screen by Tony McNamara (known for his work on “The Favourite”).
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I was eagerly anticipating the release of the new short film by Tom Berkeley and Ross White. Having also watched their debut movie Roy (2021), I added the new film to my watchlist long before it was even nominated for an Oscar award. Plot In rural Northern Ireland, two estranged brothers reunite following their mother’s untimely death. Turlogh has established
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“Canadian cinema may not have a large fan base, but it boasts notable Canadian directors such as Denis Villeneuve and Sarah Polley, as well as noteworthy films like “La chute de l’empire américain” (2018) and “Starbuck” (2011). I recently watched “The Kid Detective” (2020), a movie starring Adam Brody, who also starred in the TV series “StartUp” which I really
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Some years ago, Zach Braff raised $3.105.473 through the Kickstarter platform for his movie “Wish I Was Here” (2014). Zach Braff had in his resume two successful projects; “Garden State” (2004) and “Scrubs” (2001-2010). Nowadays, crowdfunding has also moved into the Web3 area. Searching the web, I found many platforms supporting film crowdfunding through cryptocurrencies. I believe today’s world has
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Steve Coogan is set to star in an adaptation of the bestselling memoir “The Penguin Lessons” by Tom Michell for production company 42. Oscar-nominee Peter Cattaneo will direct and the script is by Jeff Pope, the Coogan’s longtime collaborator (“Philomena”, “Stan & Ollie”, “The Lost King”). More recent works from Steve Coogan include Stephen Frears’ “The Lost King” with Sally
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Following the release of “Women Talking”, I remembered some moments from the acting career of Sarah Polley. More than fifteen years have passed since the night I ran out in a movie on TV that astonished me. I was a newbie moviegoer at the time, and even though I’ve seen thousands of films since then, I still remember the tense
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I’m not the biggest short movie fan, so I wanted something special to make my first short movie post. “Roy” wasn’t chosen by chance; I consider David Bradley as one of greatest actors, with roles ranging from drama (“Broadchurch”) to action (“The Strain”). Supplementary, the Oscar winning duo of Rachel Shenton and Chris Overton (for the short film “Silent Child”)
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Following the release of “The Lost King”, a movie that reunites Philomena’s team; Steve Coogan, Jeff Pope and Stephen Frears, I remembered a story from Steve Coogan’s autobiography. Coogan and Martin Sixsmith, the reporter that publishes Philomena’s story, had visited her during the writing of the screenplay. Steve Coogan refers: “During one of our visits to see Philomena, Martin and
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Last night was the season premiere of “Graham Norton Show”. Among the guests was a regular one; David Tennant that appears in the show on a yearly basis. This year, he told the story of how Billy Connoly made his father swear. Tennant’s father was a high-level Scottish cleric and for this reason David never swore in front of him,
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