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September 30, 2021 12:08 pm

In 1994, Jane Campion made history becoming only the second woman in Academy Awards history to be nominated for Best Director for "The Piano." In fact, she became the first woman to direct a Best Picture-winni...

‘Belfast’ Gets Oscar Boost With 2021 TIFF People’s Choice Award Win

Gregory Ellwood

September 18, 2021 8:30 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

Kenneth Branagh's autographical period piece "Belfast" was already the toast of the 2021 Telluride Film Festival earlier this month. Now, its Oscar hopes for a Best Picture nomination now seem assured after ca...

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...

Kenneth Branagh To Direct A Bee Gees Biopic For Paramount

Tyler Casalini

March 11, 2021 10:56 am

News

How deep is director Kenneth Branagh’s love for the Bee Gees? I suppose we’re about to find out. The veteran director has been tapped to direct the untitled Bee Gees biopic for Paramount, according to Deadline...

‘Tenet’: Christopher Nolan’s Time-Bending Thriller Features Mind-Melding Action Spectacle, But Lacks Humanity [Review]

Caspar Salmon

August 25, 2020 10:40 am

Features, News, Reviews

VRRRRRONNNNKKK! That sound you hear is at once the declamatory score to several enormous action setpieces in Christopher Nolan’s new film, "Tenet," and the sound of "Tenet" itself, crash-landing like a shippin...

‘Death On The Nile’ Trailer: Kenneth Branagh Investigates A Crime Of Passion With Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer & More

Andrew Hrip

August 19, 2020 9:31 am

News, Trailers

Hercule Poirot’s last on-screen outing certainly left mixed messages. And not just with critics. While not a moral victory by any means, justice of a sort was served by passengers on the Orient Express. As the...

Kenneth Branagh Talks Directing ‘Artemis Fowl,’ Working With Christopher Nolan & More [The Fourth Wall Podcast]

Griffin Schiller

June 11, 2020 3:15 pm

Features, Interviews, News, Podcasts

Some cinematic properties are lost in production-limbo for ages, and yet, when the films are finally released, the timing could not have worked better for them. The creator and author of "Artemis Fowl," Eoin C...

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Kenneth Branagh Says ‘Death On The Nile’ Is A “Very Dark, Very Sexy, Unsettling” Film

Charles Barfield

June 9, 2020 3:25 pm

News

When a studio has a film that only cost approximately $55 million to produce and ends up earning $353 million worldwide, you better believe a sequel will be in the works quickly. It’s even more of a guarantee ...

Kenneth Branagh Compared Reading The ‘Tenet’ Script To Doing A Crossword Puzzle

Charles Barfield

June 9, 2020 12:14 pm

News

Going into a Christopher Nolan film, especially ones like “Interstellar,” “Inception,” and the upcoming “Tenet,” audiences expect their perceptions of how things are to be altered. The laws of physics will be ...

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