Exclusive: Isaach De Bankolé (Godfather of Harlem), Phoebe Fox (The Great), Silvia Dionicio (Wu-Tang: An American Saga), and Coral Peña (For All Mankind) are the newest recurring cast members set for HBO’s Untitled Brad Ingelsby Task Force Project (working title).
De Bankolé will play Father Daniel Georges, the oldest and best friend of lead Mark Ruffalo’s FBI Agent Tom, who went to seminary with him. Fox portrays Tom’s biological daughter, Sara, who is deep in grief, with Dionicio as his adopted daughter, grappling with a family tragedy. Peña portrays Meg Coyle, the guidance counselor who works at Emily’s high school.
Others previously cast in the crime drama from the creator of Mare of Easttown include Tom Pelphrey as Robbie; Emilia Jones as Maeve; Thuso Mbedu as Aleah; Raúl Castillo as Cliff; Jamie McShane as Perry; Sam Keeley as Jayson; Fabien Frankel as Anthony; Alison Oliver as...
De Bankolé will play Father Daniel Georges, the oldest and best friend of lead Mark Ruffalo’s FBI Agent Tom, who went to seminary with him. Fox portrays Tom’s biological daughter, Sara, who is deep in grief, with Dionicio as his adopted daughter, grappling with a family tragedy. Peña portrays Meg Coyle, the guidance counselor who works at Emily’s high school.
Others previously cast in the crime drama from the creator of Mare of Easttown include Tom Pelphrey as Robbie; Emilia Jones as Maeve; Thuso Mbedu as Aleah; Raúl Castillo as Cliff; Jamie McShane as Perry; Sam Keeley as Jayson; Fabien Frankel as Anthony; Alison Oliver as...
- 3/19/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ciara Charteris went to drama school with her eyes wide open. Born into a dynasty of talent agents, the Poldark actress-turned-safety advocate grew up steeped in stagecraft. “I entered drama school with a lot of privilege and knowledge of the industry,” she recalls. “It meant I was very aware of what was wrong immediately.”
Charteris left home to join the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2013. A decade earlier, Queen Elizabeth II gave the school its royal status to mark her 50th year on the throne. Its hallowed halls were once home to Anthony Hopkins, marking the start of a career that would take The Silence of the Lambs star to double Oscar glory.
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Like Hopkins who went before her, Charteris says drama school students are thrown into...
Charteris left home to join the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in 2013. A decade earlier, Queen Elizabeth II gave the school its royal status to mark her 50th year on the throne. Its hallowed halls were once home to Anthony Hopkins, marking the start of a career that would take The Silence of the Lambs star to double Oscar glory.
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Like Hopkins who went before her, Charteris says drama school students are thrown into...
- 8/11/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has set the cast for Hard Cell, the streamer’s women’s prison mockumentary created by Doctor Who actress Catherine Tate.
Produced by Argonon-backed Leopard Pictures, Tate plays multiple characters in the six-part series, as a documentary crew follows the inmates and staff of Hmp Woldsley.
Her co-stars include Christian Brassington (Poldark) as Dean; Niky Wardley (Call the Midwife) as Anastasia; Lorna Brown (Devils) as Cal; Caroline Harding (Coronation Street) as Sal; Jola Olajide (The Power) as Charlee; and Duncan Wisbey (Close to the Enemy) as Martin.
Wardley and Alex Carter are part of the creative team behind Hard Cell. Kristian Smith is the executive producer.
Produced by Argonon-backed Leopard Pictures, Tate plays multiple characters in the six-part series, as a documentary crew follows the inmates and staff of Hmp Woldsley.
Her co-stars include Christian Brassington (Poldark) as Dean; Niky Wardley (Call the Midwife) as Anastasia; Lorna Brown (Devils) as Cal; Caroline Harding (Coronation Street) as Sal; Jola Olajide (The Power) as Charlee; and Duncan Wisbey (Close to the Enemy) as Martin.
Wardley and Alex Carter are part of the creative team behind Hard Cell. Kristian Smith is the executive producer.
- 7/30/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Following its screenings at Tiff and the Overlook Film Festival, Rlje Films and Shudder are teaming up to bring William McGregor's coming-of-age horror film Gwen to theaters, VOD, and Digital HD on August 16th, followed by a release on Shudder.
Press Release: Los Angeles, – Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to bring the highly anticipated thriller Gwen to theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), who is making his feature film debut, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything).
“Gwen has been shocking audiences from Tiff to Overlook,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at Rlje Films. “We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences.
Press Release: Los Angeles, – Rlje Films has partnered with Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural, to bring the highly anticipated thriller Gwen to theaters, VOD and Digital HD on August 16, 2019 prior to its release on the premium streaming platform. Written and directed by William McGregor (“Misfits”), who is making his feature film debut, the film stars Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Maleficent) and Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything).
“Gwen has been shocking audiences from Tiff to Overlook,” said Mark Ward, Chief Acquisitions Officer at Rlje Films. “We are excited to go on this joint venture with Shudder, bringing more elevated, thought-provoking content to our genre audiences.
- 6/28/2019
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Lille, France — God, Freddie Highmore’s good at crying. There’s a scene in “Neverland,” screened at his Series Mania masterclass, where he’s acting opposite Johnny Depp. His mother has just died. Highmore sits on a park bench, clutching a notebook, which she helped as tears well in his eyes, and he tries to keep in everything but can’t.
It’s a richly calibrated performance, shame, confusion, deep sorrow all jostling in there, and Depp wisely containing his to give Highmore stage center – despite the fact that he cannot have been much more than 10 when he played the scene.
Many years later, in another excerpt highligh at the French TV festival, Highmore is crying again. It’s another crucial scene, in Ep. 1 of ABC’s “The Good Doctor,” where his central character, Shaun Murphy, makes his pitch to become a surgeon, despite autism, to a skeptical medical team.
It’s a richly calibrated performance, shame, confusion, deep sorrow all jostling in there, and Depp wisely containing his to give Highmore stage center – despite the fact that he cannot have been much more than 10 when he played the scene.
Many years later, in another excerpt highligh at the French TV festival, Highmore is crying again. It’s another crucial scene, in Ep. 1 of ABC’s “The Good Doctor,” where his central character, Shaun Murphy, makes his pitch to become a surgeon, despite autism, to a skeptical medical team.
- 3/24/2019
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu on Monday greenlit two very different series about two very different kind of women.
As announced at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, the streamer’s new series orders include Reprisal, a hyper-kinetic revenge tale that follows a relentless femme fatale (Timeless‘ Abigail Spencer) who, after being left for dead, leads a vengeful campaign against a bombastic gang of gear heads.
Created, written and exec-produced by Josh Corbin (Crackle’s StartUp), Reprisal also stars Rodrigo Santoro (Westworld), Mena Massoud (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Madison Davenport (Sharp Objects), Rhys Wakefield (True Detective Season 3), David Dastmalchian (MacGyver...
As announced at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, the streamer’s new series orders include Reprisal, a hyper-kinetic revenge tale that follows a relentless femme fatale (Timeless‘ Abigail Spencer) who, after being left for dead, leads a vengeful campaign against a bombastic gang of gear heads.
Created, written and exec-produced by Josh Corbin (Crackle’s StartUp), Reprisal also stars Rodrigo Santoro (Westworld), Mena Massoud (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Madison Davenport (Sharp Objects), Rhys Wakefield (True Detective Season 3), David Dastmalchian (MacGyver...
- 2/11/2019
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Iron Fist actor Sacha Dhawan and Bounty Hunters actress Charity Wakefield have been set for Hulu drama series pilot The Great, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. Shoot is underway in Yorkshire, UK.
Written and executive produced by Tony McNamara (The Favourite), the series charts the rise to power of Catherine the Great (Fanning) and her explosive relationship with husband Peter (Hoult), the emperor of Russia. Phoebe Fox will play third lead Marial, Catherine’s right hand woman.
As we previously revealed, the project hails from Mrc (House of Cards). Fanning is also executive producer with Marian Macgowan, Echo Lake and Thruline. Matt Shakman (Game Of Thrones) directing.
Catherine II, born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, was the daughter of a Prussian general, who was introduced to the prospective tsar Peter of Holstein-Gottorp when she was only 10 as part of European Royal families’ use of marriages as a tool for...
Written and executive produced by Tony McNamara (The Favourite), the series charts the rise to power of Catherine the Great (Fanning) and her explosive relationship with husband Peter (Hoult), the emperor of Russia. Phoebe Fox will play third lead Marial, Catherine’s right hand woman.
As we previously revealed, the project hails from Mrc (House of Cards). Fanning is also executive producer with Marian Macgowan, Echo Lake and Thruline. Matt Shakman (Game Of Thrones) directing.
Catherine II, born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst, was the daughter of a Prussian general, who was introduced to the prospective tsar Peter of Holstein-Gottorp when she was only 10 as part of European Royal families’ use of marriages as a tool for...
- 11/21/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Jim Sturgess has been cast in Apple’s upcoming drama based on the life of 11-year-old investigative journalist Hilde Lysiak, the tech giant announced Tuesday.
Led by “The Florida Project” breakout Brooklynn Prince, the 10-episode drama follows a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind, where her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury.
Sturgess will play Matthew Lysiak, Hilde’s father in the series created by Dana Fox and Dara Resnik.
“Crazy Rich Asians” helmer Jon M. Chu will direct and executive produce the untitled drama, which hails from Anonymous Content and Paramount Television. Joy Gorman Wettels and Sharlene Martin also serve as executive producers.
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The drama is one...
Led by “The Florida Project” breakout Brooklynn Prince, the 10-episode drama follows a young girl who moves from Brooklyn to the small lakeside town her father left behind, where her dogged pursuit of the truth leads her to unearth a cold case that everyone in town, including her own father, tried hard to bury.
Sturgess will play Matthew Lysiak, Hilde’s father in the series created by Dana Fox and Dara Resnik.
“Crazy Rich Asians” helmer Jon M. Chu will direct and executive produce the untitled drama, which hails from Anonymous Content and Paramount Television. Joy Gorman Wettels and Sharlene Martin also serve as executive producers.
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The drama is one...
- 10/24/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Warning signs exist for a reason, friends! The giant crocodile is back in what is the sixth installment in the Lake Placid franchise and as usual, it's looking for snacks. Starring Katherine Barrell (Wynonna Earp), Tim Rozon (Wynonna Earp), Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix), and Sai Bennett, Lake Placid: Legacy will be released on DVD and digital on September 4th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. – Lake Placid: Legacy, the sixth installment of the wildly popular franchise, finds a team of young explorers who set out to reveal the secrets of an abandoned scientific facility. They discover its horrific legacy: the island is home to a deadly predator eager to feast on those who ignore the warnings. However, before they can turn back, they are dragged into a battle for their lives -- and will need to work together if they hope to survive. Directed by...
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. – Lake Placid: Legacy, the sixth installment of the wildly popular franchise, finds a team of young explorers who set out to reveal the secrets of an abandoned scientific facility. They discover its horrific legacy: the island is home to a deadly predator eager to feast on those who ignore the warnings. However, before they can turn back, they are dragged into a battle for their lives -- and will need to work together if they hope to survive. Directed by...
- 7/31/2018
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
Exclusive: Toby Stephens (Black Sails), Keeley Hawes (Line of Duty), Linus Roache (Homeland) and Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner) have been set to star in writer-director Stephen Poliakoff’s (Dancing on the Edge) semi-autobiographical BBC Two drama Summer of Rockets, which is underway.
The six-episode hourlong series is set in the UK during the Cold War period of the late 1950s, a time when the UK, like much of the world, was dealing with the threat of international espionage and nuclear armageddon.
Helen Flint (Patrick Melrose) will executive produce for Little Island Productions and Lucy Richer for the BBC. The drama was commissioned by Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC Two, and Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, and will be distributed internationally by BBC Studios. Filming has begun in and around London and Oxford.
The series follows Samuel, a 40-something Russian Jewish émigré,...
The six-episode hourlong series is set in the UK during the Cold War period of the late 1950s, a time when the UK, like much of the world, was dealing with the threat of international espionage and nuclear armageddon.
Helen Flint (Patrick Melrose) will executive produce for Little Island Productions and Lucy Richer for the BBC. The drama was commissioned by Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC Two, and Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, and will be distributed internationally by BBC Studios. Filming has begun in and around London and Oxford.
The series follows Samuel, a 40-something Russian Jewish émigré,...
- 5/14/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Emmy Showdown: 46 Actors Competing Against Themselves, From Melissa McCarthy to Jimmy Smits (Photos)
Lead Actor In A Drama Series Alfonso Herrera: The Exorcist, Sense8 Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series Deon Cole: Angie Tribeca, black-ish Ennis Esmer: Red Oaks, You Me Her Supporting Actor In A Drama Series Giancarlo Esposito: Better Call Saul, The Get Down Terry O’Quinn: The Blacklist: Redemption, Patriot, Secrets and Lies (3) Sam Palladino: Humans, Nashville Rufus Sewell: The Man in the High Castle, Victoria (Masterpiece) Jimmy Smits: The Get Down, 24: Legacy Supporting Actor In A Movie Or Miniseries Alfred Molina: Close to the Enemy, Feud, Sister Cities (3) Michael Kenneth Williams: The Night Of,...
- 6/15/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
The BBC’s five-part miniseries, adapted from Len Deighton’s novel, holds up handsomely on the big screen, favouring film noir style over pulp content
The alternative history genre is built on “what ifs?”. The 1931 essay collection If It Had Happened Otherwise contains one piece wondering how history might have been different had John Wilkes Booth’s gun had jammed, leaving Abraham Lincoln to enjoy a perfectly pleasant evening at the theatre; another essay, written by Winston Churchill, imagines the world following a Confederate triumph at Gettysburg. There also exists an entire subgenre conditional on an undesirable outcome to the second world war. Robert Harris’s Fatherland and Philip K Dick’s The Man in the High Castle have been filmed for television. Now Len Deighton’s SS-gb, which shows the Metropolitan police adopting a business-as-usual approach in London after Britain’s capitulation to Germany, has been turned into a...
The alternative history genre is built on “what ifs?”. The 1931 essay collection If It Had Happened Otherwise contains one piece wondering how history might have been different had John Wilkes Booth’s gun had jammed, leaving Abraham Lincoln to enjoy a perfectly pleasant evening at the theatre; another essay, written by Winston Churchill, imagines the world following a Confederate triumph at Gettysburg. There also exists an entire subgenre conditional on an undesirable outcome to the second world war. Robert Harris’s Fatherland and Philip K Dick’s The Man in the High Castle have been filmed for television. Now Len Deighton’s SS-gb, which shows the Metropolitan police adopting a business-as-usual approach in London after Britain’s capitulation to Germany, has been turned into a...
- 2/15/2017
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Sometimes the best way to truly understand the motivations of the the unlikeliest of allies and the most surprising of enemies is to watch them unabashedly react to the consequences of a harrowing situation. That’s certainly the case with both civilians and military personnel alike following such a devastating and world-defining catastrophe as World War […]
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- 12/23/2016
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Aliya Whiteley Dec 16, 2016
Freddie Highmore shines as Captain Ferguson's brother Victor in the penultimate episode of Close To The Enemy...
This review contains spoilers.
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It's the penultimate episode of Close To The Enemy, and Poliakoff has finally begun to pull together the disparate strands of this post-World War II drama. But it's not Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess), ostensibly our hero, who is the glue that sticks it all together but his brother Victor. Freddie Highmore gives us a miserable, desperate, and confused Victor, struggling to understand how everyone else could be moving on with their lives when his has stopped.
What I really liked about Victor's increasingly unstable behaviour was how it veered from lashing out at others to emotionally connecting with them, finding an honesty that polite society tries its best to avoid.
Freddie Highmore shines as Captain Ferguson's brother Victor in the penultimate episode of Close To The Enemy...
This review contains spoilers.
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It's the penultimate episode of Close To The Enemy, and Poliakoff has finally begun to pull together the disparate strands of this post-World War II drama. But it's not Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess), ostensibly our hero, who is the glue that sticks it all together but his brother Victor. Freddie Highmore gives us a miserable, desperate, and confused Victor, struggling to understand how everyone else could be moving on with their lives when his has stopped.
What I really liked about Victor's increasingly unstable behaviour was how it veered from lashing out at others to emotionally connecting with them, finding an honesty that polite society tries its best to avoid.
- 12/14/2016
- Den of Geek
Aliya Whiteley Dec 8, 2016
With so many plots swimming in all directions, Close To The Enemy is still struggling to find its feet...
This review contains spoilers.
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Is there a hint of upcoming retribution in episode five of Stephen Poliakoff's Close To The Enemy? All that rich food, gleaned from who knows where in a time of rationing, takes its toll on Mr Lindsay-Jones (Alfred Molina) who has a funny turn after eating too many oysters. He recovers, and is escorted back to his London home by Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess), with no apparent harm done. But is this a foreshadowing of larger unhappy turns of fate to come?
I hope so, because Episode Five is otherwise lacking in that respect. Callum's affair with Rachel (Charlotte Riley) is apparently suspected by her husband, but the husband makes no move to confront them.
With so many plots swimming in all directions, Close To The Enemy is still struggling to find its feet...
This review contains spoilers.
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Is there a hint of upcoming retribution in episode five of Stephen Poliakoff's Close To The Enemy? All that rich food, gleaned from who knows where in a time of rationing, takes its toll on Mr Lindsay-Jones (Alfred Molina) who has a funny turn after eating too many oysters. He recovers, and is escorted back to his London home by Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess), with no apparent harm done. But is this a foreshadowing of larger unhappy turns of fate to come?
I hope so, because Episode Five is otherwise lacking in that respect. Callum's affair with Rachel (Charlotte Riley) is apparently suspected by her husband, but the husband makes no move to confront them.
- 12/8/2016
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Dec 7, 2016
Matt Damon responds to whitewashing accusations aimed at The Great Wall - and has a word or two about clickbait culture.
Heading into cinemas early next year is The Great Wall, a new film from director Yimou Zhang (House Of The Flying Daggers, Hero) that’s set around the construction of the Great Wall Of China. It’s a hugely expensive production, that stars Matt Damon. And the actor had come in for some strong criticism, amidst accusations of ‘whitewashing’, in that Damon’s role was being seen as a white man coming to save the day.
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Zhang has already resisted this, arguing that “there are five major heroes in our story and he is one of them – the other four...
Matt Damon responds to whitewashing accusations aimed at The Great Wall - and has a word or two about clickbait culture.
Heading into cinemas early next year is The Great Wall, a new film from director Yimou Zhang (House Of The Flying Daggers, Hero) that’s set around the construction of the Great Wall Of China. It’s a hugely expensive production, that stars Matt Damon. And the actor had come in for some strong criticism, amidst accusations of ‘whitewashing’, in that Damon’s role was being seen as a white man coming to save the day.
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Zhang has already resisted this, arguing that “there are five major heroes in our story and he is one of them – the other four...
- 12/7/2016
- Den of Geek
Simon Brew Dec 7, 2016
Producer Lorenzo Dibonaventura has been discussing where the Transformers movie series goes after Transformers: The Last Knight.
Yesterday, we had the first trailer for Michael Bay’s fifth Transformers film, Transformers: The Last Knight. Bay reckons that this is the last film in the series that he’s going to direct himself (although that’s not the first time he’s iterated that), and after the release of The Last Knight next year, the Transformers cinematic universe begins in earnest. We’ll be getting a new Transformers film once a year.
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The first up will be a Bumblebee spin-off movie in 2018, that producer Lorenzo Dibonaventura admits is unlikely to see other Transformers in. And the writers’ room approach that Paramount took...
Producer Lorenzo Dibonaventura has been discussing where the Transformers movie series goes after Transformers: The Last Knight.
Yesterday, we had the first trailer for Michael Bay’s fifth Transformers film, Transformers: The Last Knight. Bay reckons that this is the last film in the series that he’s going to direct himself (although that’s not the first time he’s iterated that), and after the release of The Last Knight next year, the Transformers cinematic universe begins in earnest. We’ll be getting a new Transformers film once a year.
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The first up will be a Bumblebee spin-off movie in 2018, that producer Lorenzo Dibonaventura admits is unlikely to see other Transformers in. And the writers’ room approach that Paramount took...
- 12/7/2016
- Den of Geek
Caroline Preece Dec 7, 2016
Now on Channel 4 in the UK, heartstrings-tugging NBC hit This Is Us offers viewers a warm blanket of hope in TV form...
We're almost at the end of 2016, a year that has been hard for some and impossible for others. Amidst the real-world events that have occurred over the last twelve months, there's been a fair bit of discussion around what the role of entertainment and television should be going forwards. Does it even have any meaning when there are so many, much bigger, things to worry about?
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I like to think that the answer to this question is a resounding yes, and that television is arguably our most valuable forum for art in a world intent on arguing with itself.
Now on Channel 4 in the UK, heartstrings-tugging NBC hit This Is Us offers viewers a warm blanket of hope in TV form...
We're almost at the end of 2016, a year that has been hard for some and impossible for others. Amidst the real-world events that have occurred over the last twelve months, there's been a fair bit of discussion around what the role of entertainment and television should be going forwards. Does it even have any meaning when there are so many, much bigger, things to worry about?
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I like to think that the answer to this question is a resounding yes, and that television is arguably our most valuable forum for art in a world intent on arguing with itself.
- 12/6/2016
- Den of Geek
Louisa Mellor Dec 6, 2016
There’s nothing so strange as real life, something born out by the second episode of BBC serial killer drama Rillington Place…
This review contains spoilers.
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Talk about delaying gratification. When viewers see the words ‘serial killer’ on their TV guide, they expect to see killings. A series of them. By holding John Christie’s version of events back until next week’s final episode, Rillington Place sets itself apart from its more gratuitously violent peers and announces that it’s telling a different kind of story. By so doing, it risks testing its audience’s patience.
Episode one’s careful portrait of Ethel Christie, a woman who gave in ineluctably to her quietly lethal husband, worked thanks to Tim Roth and Samantha Morton’s performances,...
There’s nothing so strange as real life, something born out by the second episode of BBC serial killer drama Rillington Place…
This review contains spoilers.
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Talk about delaying gratification. When viewers see the words ‘serial killer’ on their TV guide, they expect to see killings. A series of them. By holding John Christie’s version of events back until next week’s final episode, Rillington Place sets itself apart from its more gratuitously violent peers and announces that it’s telling a different kind of story. By so doing, it risks testing its audience’s patience.
Episode one’s careful portrait of Ethel Christie, a woman who gave in ineluctably to her quietly lethal husband, worked thanks to Tim Roth and Samantha Morton’s performances,...
- 12/6/2016
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Dec 7, 2016
Space horror in The Black Hole. Animated death in The Black Cauldron. Ryan looks back at a unique period in Disney's filmmaking history...
When George Lucas started writing Star Wars in the early 70s, the space saga was intended to fill a void left behind by westerns, pirate movies and the sci-fi fantasy of old matinee serials. "Disney had abdicated its rein over the children's market," Lucas once said, according to Peter Biskind's book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, "and nothing had replaced it."
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Indeed, Disney was one of many Hollywood studios that Lucas had approached with Star Wars and they, just like Universal, United Artists and everyone other than 20th Century Fox boss Alan Ladd Jr, had turned it down flat.
Space horror in The Black Hole. Animated death in The Black Cauldron. Ryan looks back at a unique period in Disney's filmmaking history...
When George Lucas started writing Star Wars in the early 70s, the space saga was intended to fill a void left behind by westerns, pirate movies and the sci-fi fantasy of old matinee serials. "Disney had abdicated its rein over the children's market," Lucas once said, according to Peter Biskind's book, Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, "and nothing had replaced it."
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Indeed, Disney was one of many Hollywood studios that Lucas had approached with Star Wars and they, just like Universal, United Artists and everyone other than 20th Century Fox boss Alan Ladd Jr, had turned it down flat.
- 12/6/2016
- Den of Geek
Tim George Dec 7, 2016
The late Alan Rickman gave Hollywood action cinema arguably its finest villain ever in the shape of Die Hard's Hans Gruber...
At Christmas last year, I sat down to do what so many people do after they’ve done the shopping, cooking and screaming that goes with the holiday season: kick back and watch my favourite Christmas movie. I had not seen Die Hard in a few years, and for a brief moment as the old Twentieth Century Fox logo appeared, I worried that it would not stand up. I’d seen it so many times, maybe this would be the time where it would not be able to work its magic like it had all those years ago when I first saw it on TV.
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The late Alan Rickman gave Hollywood action cinema arguably its finest villain ever in the shape of Die Hard's Hans Gruber...
At Christmas last year, I sat down to do what so many people do after they’ve done the shopping, cooking and screaming that goes with the holiday season: kick back and watch my favourite Christmas movie. I had not seen Die Hard in a few years, and for a brief moment as the old Twentieth Century Fox logo appeared, I worried that it would not stand up. I’d seen it so many times, maybe this would be the time where it would not be able to work its magic like it had all those years ago when I first saw it on TV.
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- 12/5/2016
- Den of Geek
Aliya Whiteley Dec 1, 2016
Close To The Enemy is getting to the point where it's difficult to tell what should be taken seriously...
This review contains spoilers.
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Starting out in action mode brings some much needed pace to this week's episode of Close To The Enemy. Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess) and Kathy Griffiths from the War Crimes Unit (Phoebe Fox) make an engaging pair, scheming together to take a German counter-intelligence agent into police custody. They get their man, too, which lends a strong sense of satisfaction to a narrative which has been lacking in resolution so far.
There's a moment, after all the excitement, when Kathy celebrates her success with her undervalued co-workers. They smoke...
Close To The Enemy is getting to the point where it's difficult to tell what should be taken seriously...
This review contains spoilers.
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Starting out in action mode brings some much needed pace to this week's episode of Close To The Enemy. Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess) and Kathy Griffiths from the War Crimes Unit (Phoebe Fox) make an engaging pair, scheming together to take a German counter-intelligence agent into police custody. They get their man, too, which lends a strong sense of satisfaction to a narrative which has been lacking in resolution so far.
There's a moment, after all the excitement, when Kathy celebrates her success with her undervalued co-workers. They smoke...
- 12/1/2016
- Den of Geek
Juliette Harrisson Nov 30, 2016
Remember when Sarah Silverman was in Star Trek: Voyager? We salute that and 9 other ace guest turns in the show...
Star Trek: Voyager does not share the good reputation of its predecessors The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, with some fans disappointed that the inherent conflict between Starfleet and Maquis characters was not explored further, others perhaps put off by the really rather dull and occasionally ridiculous second season. However, Voyager was as capable as any other Star Trek series of producing memorable stories and excellent performances, and for those of us for whom it is our favourite branch of the Star Trek franchise (yes, we do exist) it is worth celebrating some of the things it did really well – in this case, the actors and actresses who came to join the show for guest performances.
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Remember when Sarah Silverman was in Star Trek: Voyager? We salute that and 9 other ace guest turns in the show...
Star Trek: Voyager does not share the good reputation of its predecessors The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, with some fans disappointed that the inherent conflict between Starfleet and Maquis characters was not explored further, others perhaps put off by the really rather dull and occasionally ridiculous second season. However, Voyager was as capable as any other Star Trek series of producing memorable stories and excellent performances, and for those of us for whom it is our favourite branch of the Star Trek franchise (yes, we do exist) it is worth celebrating some of the things it did really well – in this case, the actors and actresses who came to join the show for guest performances.
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- 11/29/2016
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Nov 30, 2016
With a 30th anniversary Blu-ray out soon, Ryan takes a timely look back at the quirky, dark, superbly animated Transformers: The Movie...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Transformers: The Movie. Just thought we should mention it.
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The shadow of death hung like a black curtain over Transformers: The Movie. Thanks to an edict handed down by the powers that be at Hasbro, pretty much every toy in the original Transformers 1984 line was wiped out in the course of the film's events; and by the time the noble Autobot leader Optimus Prime died at the hands of Megatron towards the end of the first act, a generation of youngsters were scarred for life.
In retrospect, Hasbro's cold business decision - to wipe out one generation of toys...
With a 30th anniversary Blu-ray out soon, Ryan takes a timely look back at the quirky, dark, superbly animated Transformers: The Movie...
Nb: The following contains spoilers for Transformers: The Movie. Just thought we should mention it.
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The shadow of death hung like a black curtain over Transformers: The Movie. Thanks to an edict handed down by the powers that be at Hasbro, pretty much every toy in the original Transformers 1984 line was wiped out in the course of the film's events; and by the time the noble Autobot leader Optimus Prime died at the hands of Megatron towards the end of the first act, a generation of youngsters were scarred for life.
In retrospect, Hasbro's cold business decision - to wipe out one generation of toys...
- 11/29/2016
- Den of Geek
Mike Cecchini Nov 30, 2016
It was only a pitch, but this would have been a very different kind of Rocketeer reboot.
There's so many things that could have been. We could have, for instance, had a Rocketeer 2, if only the first film had performed at the box office the way it was expected to. The Rocketeer is a wonderful little gem of an adventure movie, that, while flawed, certainly could have sustained another movie or two if the timing had been right. It wasn't of course, and its big screen prospects have been dead ever since.
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But clearly, there's still an appetite for the project in Hollywood. Back in July it was confirmed that Disney is developing a legacy sequel (think Creed or Star Wars: The Force Awakens) called The Rocketeers,...
It was only a pitch, but this would have been a very different kind of Rocketeer reboot.
There's so many things that could have been. We could have, for instance, had a Rocketeer 2, if only the first film had performed at the box office the way it was expected to. The Rocketeer is a wonderful little gem of an adventure movie, that, while flawed, certainly could have sustained another movie or two if the timing had been right. It wasn't of course, and its big screen prospects have been dead ever since.
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But clearly, there's still an appetite for the project in Hollywood. Back in July it was confirmed that Disney is developing a legacy sequel (think Creed or Star Wars: The Force Awakens) called The Rocketeers,...
- 11/29/2016
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Nov 30, 2016
Ahead of his boxing drama Bleed For This, director Ben Younger explains how he went from Boiler Room to chef and back to filmmaking...
Bleed For This is a tale of two comebacks. The movie itself tells the true story of Vinny Paz, a boxer who suffered terrible injuries in a car accident, but through sheer grit and determination, defied his doctors' advice and made a spectacular return to form. Behind the scenes, Bleed For This also marks the return of Ben Younger after more than a decade away from the film industry.
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Younger's career took off at the start of the millennium with Boiler Room, a hit drama about white-collar crime starring Ben Affleck and Vin Diesel. A long and lucrative Hollywood career appeared to beckon,...
Ahead of his boxing drama Bleed For This, director Ben Younger explains how he went from Boiler Room to chef and back to filmmaking...
Bleed For This is a tale of two comebacks. The movie itself tells the true story of Vinny Paz, a boxer who suffered terrible injuries in a car accident, but through sheer grit and determination, defied his doctors' advice and made a spectacular return to form. Behind the scenes, Bleed For This also marks the return of Ben Younger after more than a decade away from the film industry.
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Younger's career took off at the start of the millennium with Boiler Room, a hit drama about white-collar crime starring Ben Affleck and Vin Diesel. A long and lucrative Hollywood career appeared to beckon,...
- 11/25/2016
- Den of Geek
Aliya Whiteley Nov 24, 2016
Close To The Enemy strikes a strange tone, halfway between reflective drama and punch-up action...
This review contains spoilers.
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Ice cream, chocolate, toffee apples, red wine, beef: the characters continue to obsess over food in Stephen Poliakoff's Close To The Enemy, pooling coupons and holding dinner parties and bribing small children left, right and centre. The fixation on who has what to eat feels like one of the truly realistic elements of this BBC drama; set in 1946, it's easy to believe that everyone would be making major decisions based on their stomachs after six long years of rationing.
What's less easy to believe is what an ongoingly not very good spy our leading character is. Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess) continues to give away secrets, disobey orders, and wander off to spend time with his friends.
Close To The Enemy strikes a strange tone, halfway between reflective drama and punch-up action...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Shane Black: a career retrospective Zack Snyder interview: Batman V Superman
Ice cream, chocolate, toffee apples, red wine, beef: the characters continue to obsess over food in Stephen Poliakoff's Close To The Enemy, pooling coupons and holding dinner parties and bribing small children left, right and centre. The fixation on who has what to eat feels like one of the truly realistic elements of this BBC drama; set in 1946, it's easy to believe that everyone would be making major decisions based on their stomachs after six long years of rationing.
What's less easy to believe is what an ongoingly not very good spy our leading character is. Captain Callum Ferguson (Jim Sturgess) continues to give away secrets, disobey orders, and wander off to spend time with his friends.
- 11/24/2016
- Den of Geek
Rob Leane Dec 7, 2016
Get your hands on some glorious geeky loot this Christmas, including Game Of Thrones Monopoly!
From Funko Pops to geeky accessories, there’s nothing nerdier than receiving a random slice of movie or TV memorabilia at Christmas time. So, even if there is no space left in your home for merchandise and swag, you’ll hopefully find something you love on this list, for yourself or someone nerdy in your life...
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That’s no moon, it’s a space station-shaped ice cube! Rogue One – A Star Wars Story is set to be this Christmas’s biggest movie, and what better way could there be to mark the occasion than constructing your...
Get your hands on some glorious geeky loot this Christmas, including Game Of Thrones Monopoly!
From Funko Pops to geeky accessories, there’s nothing nerdier than receiving a random slice of movie or TV memorabilia at Christmas time. So, even if there is no space left in your home for merchandise and swag, you’ll hopefully find something you love on this list, for yourself or someone nerdy in your life...
See related Close To The Enemy episode 4 review Close To The Enemy episode 3 review Close To The Enemy episode 2 review Close To The Enemy episode 1 review Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Death Star Ice Cubes
That’s no moon, it’s a space station-shaped ice cube! Rogue One – A Star Wars Story is set to be this Christmas’s biggest movie, and what better way could there be to mark the occasion than constructing your...
- 11/22/2016
- Den of Geek
Caroline Preece Nov 23, 2016
Netflix's Gilmore Girls revival feels seamlessly like the victory lap the show wasn't able to take in its final season...
You'd think we'd be used to this by now – a beloved property rising from the ashes, saved by a streaming platform, and moulded into nostalgia fuel. There was Veronica Mars and The X-Files, and soon there'll be Prison Break. But Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life has seemed bigger than those, more anticipated by a greater number of people.
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That could, of course, be due to how long, hard and creatively Netflix has been pushing the revival. In an age when event television has ceased to be, somehow it's managed to create the kind of buzz around the show usually reserved for your Walking Deads or Game Of Thrones.
Netflix's Gilmore Girls revival feels seamlessly like the victory lap the show wasn't able to take in its final season...
You'd think we'd be used to this by now – a beloved property rising from the ashes, saved by a streaming platform, and moulded into nostalgia fuel. There was Veronica Mars and The X-Files, and soon there'll be Prison Break. But Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life has seemed bigger than those, more anticipated by a greater number of people.
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That could, of course, be due to how long, hard and creatively Netflix has been pushing the revival. In an age when event television has ceased to be, somehow it's managed to create the kind of buzz around the show usually reserved for your Walking Deads or Game Of Thrones.
- 11/22/2016
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Nov 22, 2016
Supergirl's second season delivers on the twists, with the return of not one, but two long-lost characters...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.7 The Darkest Place
Supergirl doesn't waste any time moving almost all of its plot lines forward in The Darkest Place. It was arguably one subplot too many, but it's hard to say anything bad about an episode that included the real Hank Henshaw as Cyborg Superman, the return of Jeremiah Danvers, and more insight into Cadmus' evil plan. And that's without mentioning all of the major character dynamic development we also got. Nope, Supergirl season 2 isn't losing any of its narrative momentum. I'm almost sad that we have to take a break from all of this action for the four-way sperhero crossover next week.
Supergirl's second season delivers on the twists, with the return of not one, but two long-lost characters...
This review contains spoilers.
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2.7 The Darkest Place
Supergirl doesn't waste any time moving almost all of its plot lines forward in The Darkest Place. It was arguably one subplot too many, but it's hard to say anything bad about an episode that included the real Hank Henshaw as Cyborg Superman, the return of Jeremiah Danvers, and more insight into Cadmus' evil plan. And that's without mentioning all of the major character dynamic development we also got. Nope, Supergirl season 2 isn't losing any of its narrative momentum. I'm almost sad that we have to take a break from all of this action for the four-way sperhero crossover next week.
- 11/22/2016
- Den of Geek
Kayti Burt Nov 22, 2016
All bets are off in Gotham season 3 now that Bruce knows the Court of Owls has a weakness...
This review contains spoilers.
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3.10 Time Bomb
Time Bomb was a particularly bloody episode of Gotham, but it balanced the gore by tying together multiple plotlines in satisfying ways. Though, in many ways, Time Bomb felt like a transitionary ep — Mario and Lee race closer to the altar, Bruce and Selina discuss their relationship, the noose tightens on Oswald's secret — it was elegantly told, which is something Gotham can't often boast.
Ed has gone from lovebird mode to depressed lump to heartbroken vengeance mode in zero seconds flat. Again, I would be a bit more invested in this storyline if Isabella wasn't a plot device and she and...
All bets are off in Gotham season 3 now that Bruce knows the Court of Owls has a weakness...
This review contains spoilers.
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3.10 Time Bomb
Time Bomb was a particularly bloody episode of Gotham, but it balanced the gore by tying together multiple plotlines in satisfying ways. Though, in many ways, Time Bomb felt like a transitionary ep — Mario and Lee race closer to the altar, Bruce and Selina discuss their relationship, the noose tightens on Oswald's secret — it was elegantly told, which is something Gotham can't often boast.
Ed has gone from lovebird mode to depressed lump to heartbroken vengeance mode in zero seconds flat. Again, I would be a bit more invested in this storyline if Isabella wasn't a plot device and she and...
- 11/22/2016
- Den of Geek
Angela Bassett has joined the cast of Marvel’s film adaptation of Black Panther. Et has learned that the Oscar-nominated actress will play Ramonda, mother of T’Challa (a.k.a. Black Panther played by Chadwick Boseman).
Bassett, who starred on the most recent season of American Horror Story, adds to the Marvel film’s impressive ensemble cast. She joins Oscar winners Lupita Nyong'o and Forrest Whitaker, Creed star Michael B. Jordan, The Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira and Black Mirror breakout Daniel Kaluuya. Martin Sheen and Andy Serkis, two previous Marvel Universe stars, are rumored to reprise their roles in the new standalone project directed by Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Creed).
Black Panther will tell the story of T’Challa’s rise to power in Wakanda, when the film debuts in theaters on Feb. 16, 2018.
The project also represents a significant moment for superhero films. Not only is Black Panther the first major black superhero to get...
Bassett, who starred on the most recent season of American Horror Story, adds to the Marvel film’s impressive ensemble cast. She joins Oscar winners Lupita Nyong'o and Forrest Whitaker, Creed star Michael B. Jordan, The Walking Dead’s Danai Gurira and Black Mirror breakout Daniel Kaluuya. Martin Sheen and Andy Serkis, two previous Marvel Universe stars, are rumored to reprise their roles in the new standalone project directed by Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Creed).
Black Panther will tell the story of T’Challa’s rise to power in Wakanda, when the film debuts in theaters on Feb. 16, 2018.
The project also represents a significant moment for superhero films. Not only is Black Panther the first major black superhero to get...
- 11/21/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Matthew Byrd Nov 22, 2016
Naughty Dog is bringing a new co-op mode to Uncharted 4. Brace yourselves for Survival...
Uncharted 4 may prove to be Naughty Dog's final installment in the Uncharted franchise, but don't take that to mean that the developers are done expanding upon their popular finale quite yet.
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In a post on their official website, Naughty Dog has announced that Uncharted 4 will be getting a brand new co-op mode called Survival as part of an upcoming update. Just to prove to you that this isn't some fantasy we've concocted in an effort to inspire Naughty Dog to give us all more Uncharted, we've included the release trailer for this new mode below:
Survival will be instantly familiar to anyone that has played a horde mode in the last 10 years or so.
Naughty Dog is bringing a new co-op mode to Uncharted 4. Brace yourselves for Survival...
Uncharted 4 may prove to be Naughty Dog's final installment in the Uncharted franchise, but don't take that to mean that the developers are done expanding upon their popular finale quite yet.
See related Close To The Enemy episode 2 review Close To The Enemy episode 1 review Wolf Hall: controversy, adaptation and poetic licence
In a post on their official website, Naughty Dog has announced that Uncharted 4 will be getting a brand new co-op mode called Survival as part of an upcoming update. Just to prove to you that this isn't some fantasy we've concocted in an effort to inspire Naughty Dog to give us all more Uncharted, we've included the release trailer for this new mode below:
Survival will be instantly familiar to anyone that has played a horde mode in the last 10 years or so.
- 11/21/2016
- Den of Geek
The new British 7-episode original miniseries “Close to the Enemy,” which Angela Bassett co-stars in, is now available for USA audiences via Svod platform, Acorn TV (a property of Robert Johnson’s Rlj Entertainment), the premier North American streaming service for British television. Set… Continue Reading →...
- 11/21/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Ron Hogan Nov 22, 2016
The Walking Dead season 7 checks in with the Hilltop Colony in this week's episode, Go-Getters...
This review contains spoilers.
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7.5 Go-Getters
I think, at this point in the season, we all could use a respite from Negan. After all, he’s constantly talking to people, constantly cracking jokes, and constantly showing up to check out his new investment in Alexandria. And when we’re not watching him pal around with Rick, we’re watching him torture Daryl via Dwight’s record collection. Finally, in the form of Steven Ogg’s brilliantly realised Simon. From his first reappearance, he immediately finds the note that the writers have been trying to find for Negan. He’s funny, he’s got an appreciation for art (to the point of taking...
The Walking Dead season 7 checks in with the Hilltop Colony in this week's episode, Go-Getters...
This review contains spoilers.
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7.5 Go-Getters
I think, at this point in the season, we all could use a respite from Negan. After all, he’s constantly talking to people, constantly cracking jokes, and constantly showing up to check out his new investment in Alexandria. And when we’re not watching him pal around with Rick, we’re watching him torture Daryl via Dwight’s record collection. Finally, in the form of Steven Ogg’s brilliantly realised Simon. From his first reappearance, he immediately finds the note that the writers have been trying to find for Negan. He’s funny, he’s got an appreciation for art (to the point of taking...
- 11/21/2016
- Den of Geek
Aliya Whiteley Nov 17, 2016
Despite a few bright patches, Close To The Enemy is already lacking drive by episode two...
This review contains spoilers.
"It's not about the war. It's about now," Victor Ferguson (Freddie Highmore) says to his brother during episode two of Stephen Poliakoff's Close To The Enemy, a statement then proved to be untrue for every character we come across.
World War Two might have ended, but it dominates everything. Flashbacks and reminiscences are starting to sneak in to the narrative, perhaps the most meaningful being the mysterious Mr Lindsay-Jones's (Alfred Molina) desire to return to the stately home where he once attended a party with his late wife in order to reminisce. That grand house is now a partial ruin on Ministry of Defence property, making it a perfect symbol of all that's been lost along the way. He provides the emotive heart of this episode...
Despite a few bright patches, Close To The Enemy is already lacking drive by episode two...
This review contains spoilers.
"It's not about the war. It's about now," Victor Ferguson (Freddie Highmore) says to his brother during episode two of Stephen Poliakoff's Close To The Enemy, a statement then proved to be untrue for every character we come across.
World War Two might have ended, but it dominates everything. Flashbacks and reminiscences are starting to sneak in to the narrative, perhaps the most meaningful being the mysterious Mr Lindsay-Jones's (Alfred Molina) desire to return to the stately home where he once attended a party with his late wife in order to reminisce. That grand house is now a partial ruin on Ministry of Defence property, making it a perfect symbol of all that's been lost along the way. He provides the emotive heart of this episode...
- 11/16/2016
- Den of Geek
The new British 6-part drama series “The Level” (which stars Karla Crome, Philip Glenister, Laura Haddock, and Noel Clarke), and the 7-episode original miniseries “Close to the Enemy,” which Angela Bassett co-stars in, are both set to make their USA debuts. Continuing… Continue Reading →...
- 11/14/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Aliya Whiteley Nov 11, 2016
Stephen Poliakoff's prestigious new period drama gets off to an intriguing start...
1946.
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It's an unusual choice of year in which to set a TV drama but that means we're in interesting territory right from the start of Stephen Poliakoff's Close To The Enemy.
World War Two has ended, and the business of sorting out what's left and dividing the spoils is in full swing. Is the German scientist Dieter Koehler (played with passion by August Diehl), kidnapped from his bed by the British Army, a war criminal or a genius who can herald in a new age of scientific understanding? Different departments in the Ministry of Defence have their own opinions, but it's...
Stephen Poliakoff's prestigious new period drama gets off to an intriguing start...
1946.
See related Star Wars: Rogue One - what we know so far Star Wars: Rogue One - upcoming villains rumour round-up Star Wars: upcoming UK movie release dates calendar
It's an unusual choice of year in which to set a TV drama but that means we're in interesting territory right from the start of Stephen Poliakoff's Close To The Enemy.
World War Two has ended, and the business of sorting out what's left and dividing the spoils is in full swing. Is the German scientist Dieter Koehler (played with passion by August Diehl), kidnapped from his bed by the British Army, a war criminal or a genius who can herald in a new age of scientific understanding? Different departments in the Ministry of Defence have their own opinions, but it's...
- 11/10/2016
- Den of Geek
Continuing its dive into originals, Acorn Media Enterprises has partnered with All3Media International and the BBC as the North American co-producer on period drama Close To The Enemy. Jim Sturgess, Alfie Allen, Alfred Molina, Angela Bassett and Freddie Highmore star in the seven-part series from Stephen Poliakoff (Perfect Strangers, Dancing On The Edge). Coinciding with the BBC broadcast, the drama will make its U.S. debut on streaming service Acorn TV in…...
- 10/4/2016
- Deadline TV
Simon Brew Kirsten Howard Nov 22, 2016
James McAvoy stars as a man with multiple personalities in M Night Shyamalan’s Split. Here’s the new poster…
M Night Shyamalan’s last film, The Visit, saw a return to form for the eternally-cheerful director in 2015, so it's no surprise to see him back working with Blumhouse Productions for his new film, Split. The movie stars James McAvoy (Filth, X-Men: Days Of Future Past) as a man suffering from multiple personality disorder, and we remain cautiously optimistic about it.
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Here's the new poster, which we've also added to our handy gallery above:
We suspect that Donald Kaufman would be a big fan of this one.
The film lands in cinemas on the 20th of January, and here's the trailer and a full synopsis.
James McAvoy stars as a man with multiple personalities in M Night Shyamalan’s Split. Here’s the new poster…
M Night Shyamalan’s last film, The Visit, saw a return to form for the eternally-cheerful director in 2015, so it's no surprise to see him back working with Blumhouse Productions for his new film, Split. The movie stars James McAvoy (Filth, X-Men: Days Of Future Past) as a man suffering from multiple personality disorder, and we remain cautiously optimistic about it.
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Here's the new poster, which we've also added to our handy gallery above:
We suspect that Donald Kaufman would be a big fan of this one.
The film lands in cinemas on the 20th of January, and here's the trailer and a full synopsis.
- 7/28/2016
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Woman In Black 2 star joins comedy, which is set to shoot this month.
Phoebe Fox has joined Sam Rockwell in Blue Iguana, a comedy from writer-director Hadi Hajaig, who last directed Charlotte Rampling-Sean Bean thriller Cleanskin in 2012.
The project, which will be financed by UK Film Studio Productions, will start principal photography in London this month.
Hajaig also produces with 3 Arts Entertainment’s Tom Lassally, who is also working on the Edge of Tomorrow sequel at Warner Bros.
The black comedy centres on a low level criminal (Rockwell) with no future who is just out of prison. Fox will play a low level lawyer who falls in love with him. The cast also includes comedy actor Ben Schwartz (Parks & Recreation, House Of Lies).
Fox, a Screen International Star Of Tomorrow in 2011, is perhaps best known for her role in horror sequel The Woman In Black 2: Angel Of Death (2014) but was more recently seen in...
Phoebe Fox has joined Sam Rockwell in Blue Iguana, a comedy from writer-director Hadi Hajaig, who last directed Charlotte Rampling-Sean Bean thriller Cleanskin in 2012.
The project, which will be financed by UK Film Studio Productions, will start principal photography in London this month.
Hajaig also produces with 3 Arts Entertainment’s Tom Lassally, who is also working on the Edge of Tomorrow sequel at Warner Bros.
The black comedy centres on a low level criminal (Rockwell) with no future who is just out of prison. Fox will play a low level lawyer who falls in love with him. The cast also includes comedy actor Ben Schwartz (Parks & Recreation, House Of Lies).
Fox, a Screen International Star Of Tomorrow in 2011, is perhaps best known for her role in horror sequel The Woman In Black 2: Angel Of Death (2014) but was more recently seen in...
- 7/7/2016
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Starz has acquired exclusive U.S. premium rights to Close To The Enemy, a six-episode original miniseries written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff (Dancing On The Edge) with Helen Flint (Longford), Hilary Bevan Jones (Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot) and Colin Callender (Wolf Hall) serving as executive producers. It’s slated to premiere on BBC Two in the UK and Starz in the U.S. in 2016. Set in a bomb-damaged London hotel during the aftermath of World War II, thriller Close To The…...
- 9/14/2015
- Deadline TV
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