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Les Misérables begins in June 1815, the day after the battle of Waterloo, and there are heaps of dead bodies around. The intro text tells us that after twenty years of war, France is defeated; …
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Victoria and Abdul – Trailer 1 – Judi Dench
Victoria and Abdul tells the tale I’ve never heard of before, where Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal). Directed by Stephen Frears, …
Continue readingBAFTA 2017 Television Awards Winners!
BAFTA 2017 Television Awards took place tonight, and the winners are as follows: Leading actor Adeel Akhtar – Murdered By My Father Leading actress Sarah Lancashire – Happy Valley Supporting actress Wunmi Mosaku – Damilola: …
Continue readingBAFTA 2017 Television nominations announced!
BAFTA 2017 Television nominations have been announced, and the awards will be broadcast on BBC1 on May 14th. Leading actor Adeel Akhtar – Murdered By My Father Babou Ceesay – Damilola, Our Loved Boy Robbie …
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The Circuit – The DVDfever Review – Channel 4 Pilot
The Circuit was a title that baffled me. Is that what dinner parties are referred to? Perhaps it’s when someone invites you to one, and so you have to reciprocate. New to the area, Nat …
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The Night Manager Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
The Night Manager is the first John Le Carré novel to become a TV series in more than 20 years, following 1991’s TV movie, A Murder of Quality, starring Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland and Glenda …
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Capital Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
Capital, with Toby Jones in the lead as financial whiz Roger, made me think the title referred to money. It may, since we see property prices increasing as the months go by, but if that’s …
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River Episode 1 – The DVDfever Review
River is a drama I was looking forward to from when I first saw the trailer, but as with the recent From Darkness, this is another case of the BBC going through a phase of …
Continue readingPan – Official Adventure Trailer – Hugh Jackman
Pan is the story of Peter Pan (Levi Miller), an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny – to become the …
Continue readingPan – Official Trailer #2 – Hugh Jackman
Pan is the story of Peter Pan (Levi Miller), an orphan who is spirited away to the magical Neverland. There, he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny – to become the …
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