First Man reunites La La Land‘s star and director for a run-through about Neil Armstrong and what led to him becoming the first man on the moon, but it made me wonder – how come this has never been told before, i.e. solely focused on him? Going through his life from 1961-1969, the film explores […]
The Girl in the Spider’s Web sees the return of young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander (Claire Foy, above) and journalist Mikael Blomkvist, finding themselves caught in a web of spies, cybercriminals and corrupt government officials. It looks good from the trailer, but since Steig Larsson is no longer with us, I hope they don’t piss […]
BAFTA 2018 Television nominations have been announced, and the awards will be broadcast on BBC1 on May 13th. Leading actor Sean Bean – Broken Joe Cole – Hang the DJ (Black Mirror) Tim Piggott-Smith – King Charles III Jack Rowan – Born to Kill Leading actress Claire Foy – The Crown Sinead Keenan – Little […]
Breathe tells the true story of Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield) and his wife, Diana (Claire Foy). Just as life is beginning for them as a married couple, with a baby on the way, he’s struck down with polio, resulting in full-body paralysis and he’s given just a few months to live, while Diana is going […]
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No Comments »Unsane centres around Claire Foy (The Crown) as a young woman who goes to report her stalker, but becomes involuntarily committed to a mental institution. Not only that, but she believes she still keeps seeing her stalker, even though she’s changed jobs, moved town, etc, so it can’t be real… can it?! I hope the […]
Breathe is a film that’s based on a true story, but which looks a little futuristic in one scene, making me wonder just how true it was. It centres on Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield), a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralysed, leaving wife Diana (Claire […]
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 Coltrane – National Treasure Benedict Cumberbatch – The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses Leading actress Nikki Amuka-Bird – […]
Posted in News Tags: Adam Hills, Adeel Akhtar, Asim Chaudhry, Babou Ceesay, Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Claudia Winkleman, Damilola Our Loved Boy, Daniel Mays, David Mitchell, Graham Norton, Happy Valley, Harry Enfield, Jared Harris, Jodie Comer, John Lithgow, Last Tango in Halifax, Lesley Manville, Line of Duty, Michael McIntyre, Murdered By My Father, NW, National Treasure, Nicola Walker, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Robbie Coltrane, Sarah Lancashire, Siobhan Finneran, Steve Coogan, The Crown, The Hollow Crown, The Night Manager, The Wars of the Roses, Thirteen, Tom Hollander, Vanessa Kirby, Wunmi Mosaku, diane morgan, olivia colman No Comments »BAFTA 2016 Television nominations have been announced, and the awards will be broadcast on BBC1 on May 8th. Best Actor: Ben Whishaw, London Spy Idris Elba, Luther Mark Rylance, Wolf Hall Stephen Graham, This is England 90 Dom RobinsonReviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running […]
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