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Kenneth Branagh & Jamie Dornan On ‘Belfast’ And Judi Dench’s Immediate “Yes” [Interview]

November 8, 2021 11:21 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, Festivals, Interviews, News

TORONTO - Before "Belfast" won the Toronto International Film Festival's prestigious People's Choice Award, took audience awards at three other fall festivals or landed 11 British Independent Film Awards nomin...

Best Supporting Actress Oscars 2022 Predictions & Contenders

Gregory Ellwood

October 12, 2021 6:04 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

A year ago, Youn Yuh-jung was a presumed frontrunner or the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. The "Minari" star eventually took the honor after dominating the precursor awards. 2022 is shaping up to be a signific...

Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ Is A Stirring Coming-of-Age Portrait With Magnificent Performances [Telluride Review]

Monica Castillo

September 4, 2021 1:55 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Directors mining their lives for a story is nothing new, but it’s always exciting to see that premise connect with viewers beyond its maker. Such were the audience reactions to Kenneth Branagh’s stirring revis...

‘Belfast’ Trailer: Kenneth Branagh’s Coming Of Age Tale Features Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan & More

Edward Davis

September 2, 2021 11:21 pm

Festivals, News, Trailers

You could say that writer/director/actor Kenneth Branagh has a facility easing between high and low art. That is to say, he's known to make delightful capers and mysteries for more mainstream audiences like "T...

‘Blithe Spirit’ Is A Wildly Uneven, Repetitive Ghost Of A Comedy [Review]

Asher Luberto

February 26, 2021 1:47 pm

News, Reviews

How to describe "Blithe Spirit," a play that switches genres more times than one can count? Is it a comedy, a drama, a romance, a murder mystery? Is it art or exploitation? It's, actually, all of the above. ...

‘Six Minutes To Midnight’ Trailer: Judi Dench & Eddie Izzard Star In This WWII Thriller

Valerie Thompson

February 18, 2021 11:21 am

News, Trailers

What happens if someone is accused of a crime they didn’t commit? One teacher sees the consequences of an oncoming war as they face those serious allegations in “Six Minutes to Midnight.” The film encapsulates...

‘Tales From The Loop’: Rebecca Hall Talks About Her Attraction To Quiet Melancholy; The Practical Jokes Of Judi Dench & More [Interview]

Rodrigo Perez

June 9, 2020 5:40 pm

Interviews, News

If acting is part journalism, part investigation, and part psychoanalysis of the character, actor Rebecca Hall embodies them all. Throughout her career, which began early on with the big bang of Christopher No...

Judi Dench Says Her ‘Cats’ Costume Looks “Like Five Foxes F*cking On My Back”

Charles Barfield

May 5, 2020 3:29 pm

News

We should all strive to be more like Dame Judi Dench. And I don’t mean in the way that we should all have goals that include being seven-time Oscar-nominated actress (winning 1 trophy) that is revered the worl...

‘Artemis Fowl’ Trailer: After A Long Delay, Kenneth Branagh’s Disney Film Arrives This May

Edward Davis

March 2, 2020 9:44 am

News, Trailers

Last year, Disney's “Artemis Fowl” was scheduled to hit theaters August 9, 2019. That obviously changed and the movie—based on the beloved YA fantasy novel by Eoin Colfer is now hitting theaters eight months l...

‘Cats’ Continues To Defy Logic, Judi Dench Says Her Character Is Transgender

Rafael Motamayor

December 23, 2019 11:26 am

News

It appears the "Cats" trainwreck is not stopping anytime soon. while the unfinished VFX issue gets worse, including a shot of Dame Judi Dench's very human hand appearing on screen's , Dench now seems to have a ...

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