Kevin MacDonald Archives

‘The Mauritanian’ Trailer: Jodie Foster Defends An Accused Terrorist In A New Political Drama

February 24, 2021 10:16 am

Sometimes, you watch a trailer and you don’t even need to see more than 15 seconds and understand that it’s tailor-made for Oscar voting. That’s the case with the upcoming political/courtroom drama, “The Mauri...

Prisoner 760 Cast Cumberbatch Foster Woodley

Jodie Foster, Benedict Cumberbatch & Shailene Woodley To Star In Kevin Macdonald’s ‘Prisoner 760’

Charles Barfield

November 1, 2019 2:30 pm

News

You’d be hard-pressed to find three stronger actors working today than Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Foster, and Shailene Woodley. And yet, in the upcoming film “Prisoner 760,” film fans are going to be able to w...

‘Whitney’: Kevin MacDonald Delivers A Moving Portrait Of A Tragic Icon [Cannes Review]

Jordan Ruimy

May 25, 2018 4:48 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

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Our morbid fascination with rise and fall narratives is entrenched in the culture and all-too-common tragic stories about stardom and pop figures practically beg for cross-examined relitigation. The sad tale of...

‘Whitney’ Trailer: Hear The Untold True Story About The Icon From The People Who Knew Her Best

Julia Teti

May 17, 2018 12:20 pm

News, Trailers

The life of singer Whitney Houston is one that is made for the movies. Drama, tragedy, and triumph all collide in the life of the troubled and accomplished singer. Six years after her untimely death, Whitney Ho...

‘Whitney’ Trailer: The Iconic Whitney Houston Is The Focus Of New Doc Premiering At Cannes

Charles Barfield

April 27, 2018 9:59 am

Festivals, News, Trailers

Without a doubt, Whitney Houston will go down as one of the most talented and iconic singers in history. From topping the charts with numerous songs to providing one of the best renditions of the National Anthe...

‘Game Of Thrones’ Star Richard Madden To Headline Amazon Sci-Fi Pilot ‘Strange New Things’

Oliver Lyttelton

September 9, 2016 4:38 pm

News, Television

Undoubtedly the biggest new TV hit of the year — certainly in terms of buzz created — was Netflix’s “Stranger Things.” The homage to all kinds of 80s supernatural dramas from “E.T.” to Stephen King came in unde...

Kathryn Bigelow & Adam McKay Get Pilot Orders At HBO, Guillermo Del Toro & Kevin Macdonald Head To Amazon

Kevin Jagernauth

June 7, 2016 9:21 am

News, Television

HBO is in the midst of some upheaval at the moment, with a string of projects that have been scuttled, and one high profile drama ("Vinyl") getting a serious makeover, so the first move from new programming pre...