Prime Video has released the first trailer for season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and it looks like this season will be just as epic and just as much of a visual feast as the last one. Best of all, fans won’t have to wait very long to finally see what happens next in the lands of Middle-earth, as The Rings of Power season 2 is set to premiere on Aug. 29.
As you might expect, the trailer includes a few hints regarding where the second season is going. If you haven’t watched it yet, give it a look below:
Alright, now that you’re all caught up, here are a few things that caught our eye…
The Lord of Gifts – Annatar!
The most exciting parts of the trailer for book fans are probably the shots of Charlie Vickers as Sauron in the guise of...
As you might expect, the trailer includes a few hints regarding where the second season is going. If you haven’t watched it yet, give it a look below:
Alright, now that you’re all caught up, here are a few things that caught our eye…
The Lord of Gifts – Annatar!
The most exciting parts of the trailer for book fans are probably the shots of Charlie Vickers as Sauron in the guise of...
- 5/14/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Opening nights at major festivals often lean towards the showier end of the spectrum, reaching for films with starry, red carpet-friendly casts and headline-grabbing premises to kick off proceedings in flashy style. The past two Berlinales boasted fun but forgettable openers — Rebecca Miller’s “She Came To Me” and Francois Ozon’s “Peter von Kant” — which is why it’s a pleasant surprise that this year’s Berlinale Opening Night offers something altogether subtler, a genuinely profound low-key gem which will be remembered long after the champagne and sequins have been swept away.
On the surface, “Small Things Like These,” produced by and starring the freshly Oscar-nominated Cillian Murphy (and with “Oppenheimer” co-star Matt Damon also on board as producer) fits the Opening Night brief well. In reality, however, this is a surprisingly understated film, dour and difficult to watch in places, and firmly rooted in Irish culture and history.
On the surface, “Small Things Like These,” produced by and starring the freshly Oscar-nominated Cillian Murphy (and with “Oppenheimer” co-star Matt Damon also on board as producer) fits the Opening Night brief well. In reality, however, this is a surprisingly understated film, dour and difficult to watch in places, and firmly rooted in Irish culture and history.
- 2/15/2024
- by Rachel Pronger
- Indiewire
Crime is in the air this week, so who better to draft in than the queen of crime, Steph Seelan? Steph holds down the fort for Kay as we find trouble at the gym with Mrs Sidhu Investigates on Drama, a villainous Peter Mullen after his money in Payback on ITV, and a teen drama about reintegrating into secondary school life with Everything Now on Netflix. Plus Morven Christie drops by to talk to Boydy, and we mull over the most magnetic actors on screen.
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- 10/2/2023
- by James Dyer
- Empire - TV
Exclusive: British filmmaker J Blakeson has signed for representation with WME. Blakeson is coming off writing and directing the dark satirical thriller I Care A Lot, which starred Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza Gonzales and Dianne Weist. The film premiered at 2020 Toronto and was released last February by Netflix in the US and Amazon Prime in the UK, with Pike winning the Golden Globe. He is currently in production on Culprits, the Disney+ limited series he created. Blakeson is head writer and lead director and EP alongside Character 7’s Stephen Garrett. Blakeson had been repped by CAA.
Blakeson made his feature debut with the acclaimed kidnap thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed. His second film was The 5th Wave for Sony, and he directed all three episodes BBC/HBO’s mini-series Gunpowder, written by Ronan Bennett and starring Kit Harrington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullen and Mark Gatiss.
London-based Blakeson continues...
Blakeson made his feature debut with the acclaimed kidnap thriller The Disappearance of Alice Creed. His second film was The 5th Wave for Sony, and he directed all three episodes BBC/HBO’s mini-series Gunpowder, written by Ronan Bennett and starring Kit Harrington, Liv Tyler, Peter Mullen and Mark Gatiss.
London-based Blakeson continues...
- 2/7/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
When it comes to playing bad, Jason Bateman has gotten pretty good. So good, in fact, that he racked up three Emmy nominations for directing, producing and starring in “Ozark” this year. It’s the second consecutive bids he’s gotten in Best Drama Actor and Best Drama Directing and his first in Best Drama Series for the Netflix crime drama, which casts him as a Chicago financier who flees with his family to Missouri to launder money for a drug cartel. Prior to that he received Best Comedy Actor noms for “Arrested Development” in 2005 and 2013.
Bateman has chosen the same episode for his acting and directing submissions: the season two opener “Reparations.” In this installment, Marty Byrd (Bateman) is trying to save his casino deal with the loathsome Snells (Peter Mullen and Lisa Emery) after they murder one of the drug cartel’s top men. They meet with the...
Bateman has chosen the same episode for his acting and directing submissions: the season two opener “Reparations.” In this installment, Marty Byrd (Bateman) is trying to save his casino deal with the loathsome Snells (Peter Mullen and Lisa Emery) after they murder one of the drug cartel’s top men. They meet with the...
- 9/12/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
“The Nun,” a prequel to “The Conjuring” series of horror films, finds a young nun traveling to Romania to investigate a demon that has potentially latched itself onto a nun. With that premise, things are bound to get a little crazy. Of course, there’s a long history in film of taking chaste, pious women who have become nuns on film and testing their resolve, of taken their faith to wild extremes, or playing on that goodness for comedy. Say a few rosaries and check out these nun movies.
“Sister Act” (1992)
Whoopi Goldberg goes into the witness protection program and winds up a jump-roping, gospel singing, foul-mouthed nun with Maggie Smith looking down her nose at her in “Sister Act.” The film made an ungodly sum as the sixth highest grossing movie of the year and spawned a sequel.
“Black Narcissus” (1947)
Powell & Pressburger’s 1947 drama is about as lush and...
“Sister Act” (1992)
Whoopi Goldberg goes into the witness protection program and winds up a jump-roping, gospel singing, foul-mouthed nun with Maggie Smith looking down her nose at her in “Sister Act.” The film made an ungodly sum as the sixth highest grossing movie of the year and spawned a sequel.
“Black Narcissus” (1947)
Powell & Pressburger’s 1947 drama is about as lush and...
- 9/7/2018
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
HBO’s “Westworld” offered some of the most profound questions in the series to date in Episode 2, “The Reunion.” This flashback heavy installment dared to take a look outside of the park and set up an exciting endgame for the season. Take a look below at the biggest mysteries introduced in Episode 2.
Our World – After a tremendous amount of speculation as to what the outside world looks like, the series granted viewers their first glimpse when Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) wakes up in “our world.” The scene takes place in a flashback, as evidenced by Arnold’s (Jeffrey Wright) argument with Ford (Anthony Hopkins), and the mention of Arnold’s still living son Charlie. Dolores is awestruck by the skyline of a modern city, remarking “have you ever seen anything so full of splendor?” The most fascinating tease occurs in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it sign reading “Space 47” with Mandarin characters appearing underneath.
Our World – After a tremendous amount of speculation as to what the outside world looks like, the series granted viewers their first glimpse when Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) wakes up in “our world.” The scene takes place in a flashback, as evidenced by Arnold’s (Jeffrey Wright) argument with Ford (Anthony Hopkins), and the mention of Arnold’s still living son Charlie. Dolores is awestruck by the skyline of a modern city, remarking “have you ever seen anything so full of splendor?” The most fascinating tease occurs in a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it sign reading “Space 47” with Mandarin characters appearing underneath.
- 4/30/2018
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Jack Lowden stars as Tommy Morris in Tommy’S Honour. Photo by Neil Davidson (c). Courtesy of Roadside Attractions.
Tommy’S Honour focuses on the mid-19th century founding of modern golf by a Scottish father and son, but it is as much about the British class system and a family as it is about golf.
This well-acted, authentically-detailed historical film spotlights Old Tom and Young Tom Morris, the working-class father and son who both founded the modern game and popularized it in the mid-19th century. Greens keeper and course pro at St. Andrews, Tom Morris Sr. did not invent the sport but he did much to mold it into its present form, making clubs and balls in the golf shop he owned and later designing golf courses. “Old Tom” was a talented player who established the first championship and won many bets for his aristocratic backers, but his...
Tommy’S Honour focuses on the mid-19th century founding of modern golf by a Scottish father and son, but it is as much about the British class system and a family as it is about golf.
This well-acted, authentically-detailed historical film spotlights Old Tom and Young Tom Morris, the working-class father and son who both founded the modern game and popularized it in the mid-19th century. Greens keeper and course pro at St. Andrews, Tom Morris Sr. did not invent the sport but he did much to mold it into its present form, making clubs and balls in the golf shop he owned and later designing golf courses. “Old Tom” was a talented player who established the first championship and won many bets for his aristocratic backers, but his...
- 4/14/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
“Lion” is designed as a crowdpleaser that will tug at filmgoers’ tear ducts and heartstrings. Crafted by a largely Australian crew of Hollywood outsiders led by Garth Davis in his feature debut, the decently reviewed Weinstein Co. release (November 25) is Harvey Weinstein’s Oscar mission. So far it’s landed six Critics Choice, four Golden Globe, and two SAG nominations; all include supporting players Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel. The movie is holding well in limited release, heading into national expansion over the holidays.
What did they do right?
1. Find a riveting true story.
Back in 2013 when Sundance Channel series “Top of the Lake” debuted at the Sundance Festival, See Saw Films producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (Oscar-winner “The King’s Speech”) discovered an article about Australian emigre Saroo Brierley, who had lost his family at the age of five in Calcutta and, 20 years later, found them again via Google Earth.
What did they do right?
1. Find a riveting true story.
Back in 2013 when Sundance Channel series “Top of the Lake” debuted at the Sundance Festival, See Saw Films producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (Oscar-winner “The King’s Speech”) discovered an article about Australian emigre Saroo Brierley, who had lost his family at the age of five in Calcutta and, 20 years later, found them again via Google Earth.
- 12/19/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Lion” is designed as a crowdpleaser that will tug at filmgoers’ tear ducts and heartstrings. Crafted by a largely Australian crew of Hollywood outsiders led by Garth Davis in his feature debut, the decently reviewed Weinstein Co. release (November 25) is Harvey Weinstein’s Oscar mission. So far it’s landed six Critics Choice, four Golden Globe, and two SAG nominations; all include supporting players Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel. The movie is holding well in limited release, heading into national expansion over the holidays.
What did they do right?
1. Find a riveting true story.
Back in 2013 when Sundance Channel series “Top of the Lake” debuted at the Sundance Festival, See Saw Films producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (Oscar-winner “The King’s Speech”) discovered an article about Australian emigre Saroo Brierley, who had lost his family at the age of five in Calcutta and, 20 years later, found them again via Google Earth.
What did they do right?
1. Find a riveting true story.
Back in 2013 when Sundance Channel series “Top of the Lake” debuted at the Sundance Festival, See Saw Films producers Iain Canning and Emile Sherman (Oscar-winner “The King’s Speech”) discovered an article about Australian emigre Saroo Brierley, who had lost his family at the age of five in Calcutta and, 20 years later, found them again via Google Earth.
- 12/19/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Clearly having inherited his father's love of golf, Jason Connery has just begun principal photography Tommy's Honour, based on Kevin Cook's acclaimed history of golfing pioneer Old Tom Morris and his son Tommy. Peter Mullen and Jack Lowden are playing, respectively, the older and younger Morris men, with Ophelia Lovibond as Tommy's wife Meg. And latest to join the cast is Sam Neill, as R&A captain Alexander Boothby.Pamela Marin co-wrote the screenplay with Cook. The story revolves around St Andrews legend Old Tom's relationship with Tommy, who showed a remarkable golfing talent of his own and matched his father's achievement with four Open wins (the first at the age of 17), managing the feat in consecutive championships. Although both father and son profited from their share of rich gamblers' side bets on their matches, times were still hard and life for the Morris family in mid-Victorian Scotland brought...
- 9/1/2015
- EmpireOnline
The Broadcasting Press Guild Award nominations for 2014 have been released, with Broadchurch, The Fall and Top of the Lake among the most popular contenders.
All three shows are up for the Best Drama Series award, as well as nominations in a further three categories.
Broadchurch's David Tennant is nominated for Best Actor, while his on-screen partner Olivia Colman could receive the Best Actress award. The show's writer Chris Chibnall is nominated for Best Writer.
The Fall's Gillian Anderson is also in the Best Actress category, as is Allan Cubitt for Best Writer. Elsewhere, Jamie Dornan is competing for the Breakthrough Award against the launch of BT Sport and My Mad Fat Diary's Sharon Rooney.
Meanwhile, Top of the Lake's Peter Mullen is in the running for Best Actor against Tennant, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rory Kinnear. Elisabeth Moss has received a nomination for Best Actress, while Jane Campion...
All three shows are up for the Best Drama Series award, as well as nominations in a further three categories.
Broadchurch's David Tennant is nominated for Best Actor, while his on-screen partner Olivia Colman could receive the Best Actress award. The show's writer Chris Chibnall is nominated for Best Writer.
The Fall's Gillian Anderson is also in the Best Actress category, as is Allan Cubitt for Best Writer. Elsewhere, Jamie Dornan is competing for the Breakthrough Award against the launch of BT Sport and My Mad Fat Diary's Sharon Rooney.
Meanwhile, Top of the Lake's Peter Mullen is in the running for Best Actor against Tennant, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rory Kinnear. Elisabeth Moss has received a nomination for Best Actress, while Jane Campion...
- 2/20/2014
- Digital Spy
Feature 29 Oct 2013 - 06:26
Don't go out in the wind and rain, stay inside and listen to some film soundtracks. Ivan's got some recommendations...
October is a horrible month to go outside but indoors, it’s an auditory utopia for film music fans. Here are four reasons why.
The Broken Circle Breakdown - The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band
It’s always a good sign when a film forms its own band just for the soundtrack.
“If I needed you, would you come to me? Would you come to me for to ease my pain?” That was a question asked by Townes Van Zandt in 1972 and made famous by Emmylou Harris and Don Williams in 1981. 30 odd years later and it’s given a new, raw lease of life by this heartbreaking Belgian film, which follows the crumbling relationship of two musicians in a country group.
Writer and actress Veerle Baetens...
Don't go out in the wind and rain, stay inside and listen to some film soundtracks. Ivan's got some recommendations...
October is a horrible month to go outside but indoors, it’s an auditory utopia for film music fans. Here are four reasons why.
The Broken Circle Breakdown - The Broken Circle Breakdown Bluegrass Band
It’s always a good sign when a film forms its own band just for the soundtrack.
“If I needed you, would you come to me? Would you come to me for to ease my pain?” That was a question asked by Townes Van Zandt in 1972 and made famous by Emmylou Harris and Don Williams in 1981. 30 odd years later and it’s given a new, raw lease of life by this heartbreaking Belgian film, which follows the crumbling relationship of two musicians in a country group.
Writer and actress Veerle Baetens...
- 10/28/2013
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Craig here with this week's Take Three. Today: Toby Kebbell
Take One: War Horse (2011)
There’s a plethora of male British thespian talent in Steven Spielberg’s equine weepy War Horse: Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Mullen, Tom Hiddleston, Eddie Marsan, Liam Cunningham and David Thewlis all add their tuppence-worth to the tale of Joey the one-stallion battalion and his toilsome travels through Wwi. But Kebbell’s scenes, late in the film, were among the most subtly affecting. [Spoiler] Kebbel's 'Geordie Soldier' does more than keep watch from the trenches. He risks his life to free Joey from the barbed wire he’s trapped in, thus saving his life and eventually reuniting him with his real owner Albert (Jeremy Irvine). Waving the white flag, Kebbell’s brave soldier crosses the battle lines into No Man’s Land. A German soldier with a handy pair of wire-cutters joins him to further Joey’s wartime journey.
Take One: War Horse (2011)
There’s a plethora of male British thespian talent in Steven Spielberg’s equine weepy War Horse: Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Mullen, Tom Hiddleston, Eddie Marsan, Liam Cunningham and David Thewlis all add their tuppence-worth to the tale of Joey the one-stallion battalion and his toilsome travels through Wwi. But Kebbell’s scenes, late in the film, were among the most subtly affecting. [Spoiler] Kebbel's 'Geordie Soldier' does more than keep watch from the trenches. He risks his life to free Joey from the barbed wire he’s trapped in, thus saving his life and eventually reuniting him with his real owner Albert (Jeremy Irvine). Waving the white flag, Kebbell’s brave soldier crosses the battle lines into No Man’s Land. A German soldier with a handy pair of wire-cutters joins him to further Joey’s wartime journey.
- 5/30/2012
- by Craig Bloomfield
- FilmExperience
It’s surprising just how many actors have tried their hands at directing. Most make one or two pet projects and than slink back to the day job (Ahem, Tom Hanks’ Larry Crowne… I say no more!), whilst others carve out an interesting second career behind the camera.
Below is what I feel are the top 10 actors turned directors….
10. Paddy Considine
Films: Tyrannosaur.
It might be risky starting this list with a director with only one feature film under his belt, but when that film is 2011’s Tyrannosaur, it is entirely justified. Building on his superb Bafta award winning short film Dog Altogether, Tyrannosaur is an incredibly emotional watch. Considine lets his camera stand back and devotes the film to his cast, which includes Peter Mullen in a career best turn and revelation Olivia Coleman.
What’s next: Nothing on the radar just yet, but hopefully we wont have to wait to long!
Below is what I feel are the top 10 actors turned directors….
10. Paddy Considine
Films: Tyrannosaur.
It might be risky starting this list with a director with only one feature film under his belt, but when that film is 2011’s Tyrannosaur, it is entirely justified. Building on his superb Bafta award winning short film Dog Altogether, Tyrannosaur is an incredibly emotional watch. Considine lets his camera stand back and devotes the film to his cast, which includes Peter Mullen in a career best turn and revelation Olivia Coleman.
What’s next: Nothing on the radar just yet, but hopefully we wont have to wait to long!
- 5/2/2012
- by Will Pond
- Obsessed with Film
• The Artist wins seven awards including the best picture, director and actor prizes
• The Iron Lady, Hugo, Senna and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy take two apiece
Xan Brooks's report from the 65th British Academy film awards at London's Royal Opera House.
• The 2012 shortlist of nominations
• Baftas 2012: Our critics' predictions
6.05pm: Welcome to the freeze-dried heart of wintry London for tonight's Bafta film awards, the latest stop on the awards circus as the whole shebang picks up speed on the way to the Oscars. Tonight's grand showdown looks (on paper at least) to be a three-way tussle between The Artist, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Hugo, which lead the field with 12, 11 and nine nominations respectively. The Artist's run towards the crowning best film Oscar looks all but unstoppable but Tinker Tailor may well step in to spoil the party here this evening. Having been completely shut out at the Golden Globes,...
• The Iron Lady, Hugo, Senna and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy take two apiece
Xan Brooks's report from the 65th British Academy film awards at London's Royal Opera House.
• The 2012 shortlist of nominations
• Baftas 2012: Our critics' predictions
6.05pm: Welcome to the freeze-dried heart of wintry London for tonight's Bafta film awards, the latest stop on the awards circus as the whole shebang picks up speed on the way to the Oscars. Tonight's grand showdown looks (on paper at least) to be a three-way tussle between The Artist, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Hugo, which lead the field with 12, 11 and nine nominations respectively. The Artist's run towards the crowning best film Oscar looks all but unstoppable but Tinker Tailor may well step in to spoil the party here this evening. Having been completely shut out at the Golden Globes,...
- 2/12/2012
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
- 1/1/2012
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
You could understand if Jeremy Irvine was feeling nervous, on edge, prickly: he's in a foreign country, bearing the burden of being the star of one of the most hyped movies of the year. A 20-year-old English kid, suddenly at the center of a passion project of one of the last half-century's greatest directors, a film that is being tipped for (and would soon be nominated for) a Golden Globe for Best Picture before it even hits theaters. But just hours before Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" premieres in New York, Irvine is all smiles, even as he's recovering from rounds of interviews and is crammed in the back of an elevator.
It's that type of indomitable optimism that must have attracted Spielberg to Irvine, that sort of pluck that made him willing to thrust him into the lead role of an English farm boy who loses his beloved horse...
It's that type of indomitable optimism that must have attracted Spielberg to Irvine, that sort of pluck that made him willing to thrust him into the lead role of an English farm boy who loses his beloved horse...
- 12/28/2011
- by Jordan Zakarin
- Huffington Post
Tyrannosaur
Written and directed by Paddy Considine
UK, 2011
As film watchers, it’s in our nature to look away. Most of us don’t venture to the theater to see real life, no matter how powerful the tale may be, and when even a smidgen of it crosses into our fantasy world, we want to turn our heads and ignore it.
But not with Tyrannosaur. It won’t be ignored.
Tyrannosaur tells the story of Joseph, an angry, drunken older man who lives his life like no man should. He strikes up an unlikely friendship with Hannah, a religious shopkeeper whose life has been getting progressively worse. As the film goes on, the two become bigger parts of each other’s lives, and find that they seemingly help balance one another out. But don’t expect cozy and warm, because that’s not even close to what we get.
Right out of the gate,...
Written and directed by Paddy Considine
UK, 2011
As film watchers, it’s in our nature to look away. Most of us don’t venture to the theater to see real life, no matter how powerful the tale may be, and when even a smidgen of it crosses into our fantasy world, we want to turn our heads and ignore it.
But not with Tyrannosaur. It won’t be ignored.
Tyrannosaur tells the story of Joseph, an angry, drunken older man who lives his life like no man should. He strikes up an unlikely friendship with Hannah, a religious shopkeeper whose life has been getting progressively worse. As the film goes on, the two become bigger parts of each other’s lives, and find that they seemingly help balance one another out. But don’t expect cozy and warm, because that’s not even close to what we get.
Right out of the gate,...
- 11/15/2011
- by Wiliam Bitterman
- SoundOnSight
For people who don't live in Great Britain, the lifestyle of the working class might be somewhat foreign to them, which may be why Tyrannosaur , the feature film directorial debut by actor Paddy Considine ( In America ) could very much be an acquired taste to some Americans. Considine expanded on ideas he wrote for a short called "Dog Altogether," which won multiple awards including a BAFTA Award and the top prize for a short film at the Venice Film Festival. Both the short and feature star one of Scotland's finest actors Peter Mullen playing Joseph, an angry alcoholic widower who when we meet him has accidentally killed his beloved pet dog in a drunken rage. This is a man who clearly has problems and he's not an easy guy to like, but when he meets a kindly Jesus-loving...
- 11/15/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Big success for Donkeys.
Morag McKinnon's grim comedy Donleys has scooped the top prize at this year's Scottish BAFTAs, as well as picking up a Best Actor gong for star James Cosmo. Peter Mullen won Best Director and Best Writer for Neds, but the favourites were pipped at the post when it came to the Audience Award, which, in a surprise turn of events, went to Carter Ferguson's indie debut Fast Romance.
I Love Luci took Best Short Film, while the award for Best Documentary went to Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die, already highly acclaimed at festivals. Robbie Coltrane...
Morag McKinnon's grim comedy Donleys has scooped the top prize at this year's Scottish BAFTAs, as well as picking up a Best Actor gong for star James Cosmo. Peter Mullen won Best Director and Best Writer for Neds, but the favourites were pipped at the post when it came to the Audience Award, which, in a surprise turn of events, went to Carter Ferguson's indie debut Fast Romance.
I Love Luci took Best Short Film, while the award for Best Documentary went to Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die, already highly acclaimed at festivals. Robbie Coltrane...
- 11/13/2011
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Tyrannosaur
Written and directed by Paddy Considine
UK, 2011
As film watchers, it’s in our nature to look away. Most of us don’t venture to the theater to see real life, no matter how powerful the tale may be, and when even a smidgen of it crosses into our fantasy world, we want to turn our heads and ignore it.
But not with Tyrannosaur. It won’t be ignored.
Tyrannosaur tells the story of Joseph, an angry, drunken older man who lives his life like no man should. He strikes up an unlikely friendship with Hannah, a religious shopkeeper whose life has been getting progressively worse. As the film goes on, the two become bigger parts of each other’s lives, and find that they seemingly help balance one another out. But don’t expect cozy and warm, because that’s not even close to what we get.
Right out of the gate,...
Written and directed by Paddy Considine
UK, 2011
As film watchers, it’s in our nature to look away. Most of us don’t venture to the theater to see real life, no matter how powerful the tale may be, and when even a smidgen of it crosses into our fantasy world, we want to turn our heads and ignore it.
But not with Tyrannosaur. It won’t be ignored.
Tyrannosaur tells the story of Joseph, an angry, drunken older man who lives his life like no man should. He strikes up an unlikely friendship with Hannah, a religious shopkeeper whose life has been getting progressively worse. As the film goes on, the two become bigger parts of each other’s lives, and find that they seemingly help balance one another out. But don’t expect cozy and warm, because that’s not even close to what we get.
Right out of the gate,...
- 10/11/2011
- by Wiliam Bitterman
- SoundOnSight
Steven Spielberg's War Horse has a new full-length trailer. The movie, based on Michael Morpurgo's novel and the Tony Award-winning play, follows a boy's quest to reunite with his horse Joey after the animal is dispatched to the battlefields of France during World War I. Jeremy Irvine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Emily Watson and Peter Mullen co-star in the drama, which will open in the Us on December 25 and January 13, (more)...
- 10/4/2011
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
Alex Zane Presents the Fda Autumn Cinema Preview.
This past Wednesday the Film Distributors’ Association (Fda) held their annual Autumn Cinema Preview event in London, this year hosted by Alex Zane. The preview showcased a massive 125 new releases, including many Brit flicks, which are headed our way this Autumn. The Brit flicks include:
My Week with Marilyn: Drama starring Michelle Wiliams as Marilyn Monroe and Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier. Perfect Sense: A dark romantic adventure with sci-fi twist. Starring Ewan McGregor and Eva Green. Arthur Christmas: An Aardman Animation movie starring a voice cast featuring the cream of British talent. The British Guide to Showing Off: Stylish documentary portraying the work of outrageous British artist Andrew Logan. Wuthering Heights: Emily Bronte’s classic romance given a fresh take by Andrea Arnold. Tyrannosaur: Paddy Considine directorial debut. Drama starring Peter Mullen and Olivia Colman. Sket: Gritty...
This past Wednesday the Film Distributors’ Association (Fda) held their annual Autumn Cinema Preview event in London, this year hosted by Alex Zane. The preview showcased a massive 125 new releases, including many Brit flicks, which are headed our way this Autumn. The Brit flicks include:
My Week with Marilyn: Drama starring Michelle Wiliams as Marilyn Monroe and Kenneth Branagh as Laurence Olivier. Perfect Sense: A dark romantic adventure with sci-fi twist. Starring Ewan McGregor and Eva Green. Arthur Christmas: An Aardman Animation movie starring a voice cast featuring the cream of British talent. The British Guide to Showing Off: Stylish documentary portraying the work of outrageous British artist Andrew Logan. Wuthering Heights: Emily Bronte’s classic romance given a fresh take by Andrea Arnold. Tyrannosaur: Paddy Considine directorial debut. Drama starring Peter Mullen and Olivia Colman. Sket: Gritty...
- 9/30/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
On Wednesday October 28th an exciting line up of films due for release this autumn was launched at a Film Distributors’ Association (Fda) event in London hosted by Alex Zane.
Alex was on top form and showcased the vast line up of 125 new releases including a wide variety of British films which is expected to generate an anticipated 40 million cinema visits this year.
With box office receipts running 4% up for the same October to December period in 2010. This autumn promises an overflow of British talent taking leading roles in British and International movies. This is also the time of year when the industry starts to take notice of the potential contenders vying for the prestigious film awards such as the Baftas and next February’s Oscars.
The autumn cinema releases are hoping to follow the successful May to August Summer season which attracted 65.2 million cinema visits, 3 million up on the previous year.
Alex was on top form and showcased the vast line up of 125 new releases including a wide variety of British films which is expected to generate an anticipated 40 million cinema visits this year.
With box office receipts running 4% up for the same October to December period in 2010. This autumn promises an overflow of British talent taking leading roles in British and International movies. This is also the time of year when the industry starts to take notice of the potential contenders vying for the prestigious film awards such as the Baftas and next February’s Oscars.
The autumn cinema releases are hoping to follow the successful May to August Summer season which attracted 65.2 million cinema visits, 3 million up on the previous year.
- 9/30/2011
- by Mark Foker
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A new poster has been unveiled for Steven Spielberg's War Horse. The adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hiddleston, Emily Watson and Peter Mullen alongside stage actor Jeremy Irvine in his first major movie role as Albert. The poster features the tagline: "Separated by war. Tested by battle. Bound by friendship." War Horse is released in Us cinemas on December 28 and on January 13, 2012 in the UK. Hiddleston has (more)...
- 9/27/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
The time is upon us. On October 6th, Chicago will begin its annual International Film Festival. For two weeks, the film fanatics of the Windy City have the chance different types of movies from all over the world, made with a distinct passion for this wonderful art form
This year, they’re boasting quite the impressive line-up, with almost every title being a must-see. But here’s ten of the films I’m most excited to check out this year.
A Dangerous Method
David Cronenberg has never been a huge fan of holding back, and with his latest it can be expected that this trend will continue. It tells the story of the tumultuous relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, as a young woman seemingly comes between them. Judging by the director’s track record, and the subject matter being presented, this fare can be expected to be quite sensual.
This year, they’re boasting quite the impressive line-up, with almost every title being a must-see. But here’s ten of the films I’m most excited to check out this year.
A Dangerous Method
David Cronenberg has never been a huge fan of holding back, and with his latest it can be expected that this trend will continue. It tells the story of the tumultuous relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud, as a young woman seemingly comes between them. Judging by the director’s track record, and the subject matter being presented, this fare can be expected to be quite sensual.
- 9/24/2011
- by Wiliam Bitterman
- SoundOnSight
Trollhunter - is one of those festival favourites that somehow slipped through the cracks here at Qe. Oh, we knew all about it, we just never caught a screening for review or promoted it for some reason. Chances are you've seen the amazing trailers from Magnet that have come out since the film was picked up for distro. Know though that this is a Norwegian film with subs and that it's supposed to be pretty stellar. Looking forward to finally watching it.
Blitz - is a UK cop/action flick starring Jason Statham. It's been getting middling reviews since it's release in the UK, some calling it out as being on par with a Mftv movie. Seems like one I'd check out if I was in the mood for some action though.
Roger Corman's Sword And Sorcery Collection - featuring Deathstalker, Deathstalker II, The Warrior And The Sorceress & Barbarian Queen.
Blitz - is a UK cop/action flick starring Jason Statham. It's been getting middling reviews since it's release in the UK, some calling it out as being on par with a Mftv movie. Seems like one I'd check out if I was in the mood for some action though.
Roger Corman's Sword And Sorcery Collection - featuring Deathstalker, Deathstalker II, The Warrior And The Sorceress & Barbarian Queen.
- 8/24/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
From its audacious profanity infused opening to its hard-hitting finale one can see why Paddy Considine’s directorial debut was one of the talking points at Sundance. Set in the Northern town of Leeds, the film follows the volatile, foul-mouthed day-to-day existence of jobless widower Joseph (Peter Mullen) – a man prone to sudden uncontrollable bursts of violent retaliation and tortured by ghosts of the past. One day after vandalising a post office window he seeks refuge in a charity shop run by kind-hearted Christian-worker Hannah (Olivia Colman – a real revelation in a rare dramatic turn). Feeling his plight the Good Samaritan offers to help Joseph and prays for him. At first Joseph slams her for her god-worshiping ways and apparent idyllic middle-class existence, then later learns that Hannah’s home life is far from rosy. It transpires that Hannah’s husband James (Eddie Marsan - seriously...
From its audacious profanity infused opening to its hard-hitting finale one can see why Paddy Considine’s directorial debut was one of the talking points at Sundance. Set in the Northern town of Leeds, the film follows the volatile, foul-mouthed day-to-day existence of jobless widower Joseph (Peter Mullen) – a man prone to sudden uncontrollable bursts of violent retaliation and tortured by ghosts of the past. One day after vandalising a post office window he seeks refuge in a charity shop run by kind-hearted Christian-worker Hannah (Olivia Colman – a real revelation in a rare dramatic turn). Feeling his plight the Good Samaritan offers to help Joseph and prays for him. At first Joseph slams her for her god-worshiping ways and apparent idyllic middle-class existence, then later learns that Hannah’s home life is far from rosy. It transpires that Hannah’s husband James (Eddie Marsan - seriously...
- 6/21/2011
- by Oliver Pfeiffer
- Obsessed with Film
Now in its 10th year, legendary actor Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival is once again on the horizon and this year, the fest is cooking up more innovative programming and side projects then ever before. Sundance might be the end all be all of independent film, but the downtown Manhattan staple is creeping right up alongside it -- and they have the support to prove it.
This year's judges include Michael Cera, Whoopi Goldberg, David O. Russell, Jason Sudeikis, Nora Ephron, Anna Kendrick and more. Tribeca means business!
Along with a film line-up of star-filled indies, eclectic world cinema and a few intriguing unknowns hoping to generate buzz, the fest is also introducing a new on-demand system that will allow many of the films at the festival to be viewed by you in the comfort of your own home.
So what can you expect emerging from the festival?...
This year's judges include Michael Cera, Whoopi Goldberg, David O. Russell, Jason Sudeikis, Nora Ephron, Anna Kendrick and more. Tribeca means business!
Along with a film line-up of star-filled indies, eclectic world cinema and a few intriguing unknowns hoping to generate buzz, the fest is also introducing a new on-demand system that will allow many of the films at the festival to be viewed by you in the comfort of your own home.
So what can you expect emerging from the festival?...
- 4/20/2011
- by Matt Patches
- NextMovie
I have a confession to make. I am something of a Harry Potter apologist: because of my love of the original books it has often been difficult to see anything but the good things with the film adaptations (and even the later books), but I promise I’ll endeavour to remain as objective as possible here.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One certainly has its flaws- and there were certainly those who will be disappointed- but what it lacks in frenetic pace, it more than makes up for in other areas, including an injection of artfulness that the previous film never seemed able to achieve despite its obvious aspirations. And there is a lot more to be said of the film than the perpetually regurgitated assertion that it is darker than the last film; a lazy critique at best that gives no insight into the merits of the film,...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One certainly has its flaws- and there were certainly those who will be disappointed- but what it lacks in frenetic pace, it more than makes up for in other areas, including an injection of artfulness that the previous film never seemed able to achieve despite its obvious aspirations. And there is a lot more to be said of the film than the perpetually regurgitated assertion that it is darker than the last film; a lazy critique at best that gives no insight into the merits of the film,...
- 4/11/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
The end is nigh for Harry Potter and the Cinematic Outings. Yes, this summer sees the boy wizard bowing out in the final part of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (15th July). There won't be a dry eye in the house - probably.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 is released on Blu-ray and DVD from 11th April and to celebrate we've got a deleted scene and brand new featurette to show off.
Synopsis:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, is a motion picture event, told in two full-length parts.
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the Horcruxes—the keys to Voldemort’s immortality. On their own, without the guidance or protection of their professors, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 is released on Blu-ray and DVD from 11th April and to celebrate we've got a deleted scene and brand new featurette to show off.
Synopsis:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh and final adventure in the Harry Potter film series, is a motion picture event, told in two full-length parts.
Part 1 begins as Harry, Ron and Hermione set out on their perilous mission to track down and destroy the Horcruxes—the keys to Voldemort’s immortality. On their own, without the guidance or protection of their professors, the three friends must now rely on one another more than ever.
- 4/8/2011
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
After an unprecedented year for sales and a year that longtime trade critic Todd McCarthy said was the best Sundance he's ever been to, this year's winners of the Sundance Film Festival were announced this evening, with many of the prize winners like recent Paramount acquisition "Like Crazy," a romantic drama starring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones (who also picked up a special jury prize), and Fox Searchlight pickups "Martha Marcy May Marlene" and "Another Earth" coming soon to a theater near you. Without much ado, the winners are here:
Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Drama: "Like Crazy," directed by Drake Doremus
Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary: "How To Die in Oregon," directed by Peter D. Richardson
Directing Award, Dramatic: Sean Durkin, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Directing Award, U.S. Documentary: Jon Foy, "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles"
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Sam Levinson, "Another Happy Day"
(Note: Levinson,...
Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Drama: "Like Crazy," directed by Drake Doremus
Grand Jury Prize, U.S. Documentary: "How To Die in Oregon," directed by Peter D. Richardson
Directing Award, Dramatic: Sean Durkin, "Martha Marcy May Marlene"
Directing Award, U.S. Documentary: Jon Foy, "Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles"
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: Sam Levinson, "Another Happy Day"
(Note: Levinson,...
- 1/30/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
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