After a surprise announcement last month, Kenneth Branagh’s secret Shakespeare film All Is True has a trailer and it’s quite good. Portraying an aging Shakespeare, Branagh’s assembles a stellar cast that includes Academy Award winner Judi Dench and Academy Award nominee Ian McKellen. The film begins with a fire destroying the Globe Theatre in the middle of the opening night …
Read More »Oscar Profile: Murder on the Orient Express
“If there was a murder, then there was a murderer. The murderer is with us — and every one of you is a suspect.” Murder on the Orient Express 20th Century Fox – 11/10 Dir: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Tom Bateman, Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Johnny Depp, Josh Gad, Derek Jacobi, Leslie Odom, Jr., Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy …
Read More »TRAILER: Cate Blanchett Gives Joan Crawford Realness in Live-Action ‘Cinderella’ (2015)
Swooping down today with nothing less than a trailer, a poster and a glorious set of production stills and shots from Annie Leibovitz featuring Oscar-winner Sandy Powell’s costumes is Disney’s live-action remake of Cinderella, starring Cate Blanchett as Lady Tremaine (intensely channeling Joan Crawford), Helena Bonham Carter as the Fairy Godmother and Downton Abbey‘s Lily James as the titular character. …
Read More »Worst Picture/Best Picture Series: Mommie Dearest and Chariots of Fire (1981)
Continuing the series, we will be taking a look at 1981, the 2nd year of the Razzie Awards. Two movies which may look on the surface to be completely different but perhaps have more in common than you might think. MOMMIE DEAREST and CHARIOTS OF FIRE “’Mommie Dearest’ has the appeal of a horror B-movie (or a Thursday afternoon’s TV …
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