Brendan Gleeson Archives

‘The Tragedy Of Macbeth’ Trailer: Denzel Washington & Frances McDormand Retell Shakespeare’s Darkest Moment For Joel Coen

November 25, 2021 10:14 am

One of the most anticipated films of the year was already seen earlier this year: "The Tragedy of Macbeth" by writer/director Joel Coen (going solo for the first time without Ethan Coen), made its world premie...

‘The Tragedy Of Macbeth’: Denzel Washington & Frances McDormand Are Fearless In Joel Coen’s Bleak, But Thrilling Adaptation [NYFF Review]

Robert Daniels

September 24, 2021 3:11 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

The plot for “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” adapted from William Shakespeare’s classic play, is almost too familiar to waste space for explanation. Even so, the basic premise sees Lord Macbeth (Denzel Washington), ...

‘The Tragedy Of Macbeth’ Trailer: Something Wicked This Way Comes For Denzel Washington & Frances McDormand On Dec 25

Ned Booth

September 21, 2021 9:00 am

Festivals, News, Trailers

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes." Just as the witches anticipate Macbeth's arrival at their heath, so too do audiences await the world premiere of Joel Coen's "The Tragedy Of Mac...

‘The Comey Rule’: Billy Ray’s Showtime Miniseries Is An Intriguing FBI Procedural Until It’s Not [Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 2, 2020 11:32 am

News, Reviews, Television

While the filmmakers behind Showtime’s two-part “The Comey Rule” have clearly overestimated the public’s desire for— uhhh, gestures in the general direction of anything and everything in entertainment vaguely ...

‘The Comey Rule’ Trailer: Trump’s Corruption Gets The Spotlight In Billy Ray’s Upcoming Showtime Series

Charles Barfield

August 24, 2020 10:25 am

News, Television, Trailers

The political biopic is a time-honored tradition in Hollywood. However, normally, those stories are told well after the person has left office or even passed away. In the case of President Donald Trump, he has...

‘The Comey Rule’: First Teaser For Billy Ray & Showtime’s Series With Brendan Gleeson As Trump & Jeff Daniels As Ex-FBI Director James Comey

Rodrigo Perez

July 29, 2020 6:50 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Pick a Donald Trump scandal? Pick your poison cause there’s so damn many of them. But the one that arguably kicked-off everything, that led to the Mueller trial and the case for impeaching the President—which ...

‘Dark Blue’ Does Not Shy Away From The Cruelty & Institutional Racism Of The Police

Matthew Monagle

June 11, 2020 12:24 pm

Essays, News

Nothing busts canons quite like living in interesting times. In our ongoing Inflection Point series, we look back at the films that have taken on new relevance due to our ongoing cultural and politic...

Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins & More Join Denzel Washington In Joel Coen’s ‘Macbeth’

Charles Barfield

January 31, 2020 1:17 pm

News

Almost exactly a year ago, it was reported that Joel Coen was branching off on his own to write and direct a new version of the William Shakespeare drama, “Macbeth,” for A24. And as if that wasn’t intriguing e...

‘A Higher Loyalty’: Brendan Gleeson Cast As Donald Trump Opposite Jeff Daniels As James Comey In New CBS Miniseries

Charles Barfield

October 7, 2019 1:03 pm

News, Television

It appears that we’re not even going to wait until the Donald Trump dust settles before we get our first based on a true story project about his work in the White House. But hey, if we have to watch a four-hour...

Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’ Is An Overstuffed Family Drama That Somehow Stifles The Great Isabelle Huppert [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai

May 23, 2019 11:02 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

A few great family dramas mark recent Cannes history — last year’s Palme d’Or winner “Shoplifters” comes to mind, as well as Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite,” in competition this year. Ira Sachs’ “Frankie” is unfortun...

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