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First Look At John Boyega In Steve McQueen’s Upcoming TV Anthology ‘Small Axe’

August 3, 2020 10:49 am

After publicly speaking ill of the whole Peak TV era, you didn’t really expect filmmaker Steve McQueen to work on a typical TV series, did you? As we learned with this year’s rather unusual Cannes Film Festiva...

‘Normal People’s’ Paul Mescal Got A Congratulatory Emmy Email From Hugh Jackman, Lenny Abrahamson Casting ‘Conversations With Friends’

Gregory Ellwood

July 28, 2020 7:56 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Interviews, News, Television

To say that Paul Mescal's life has been forever changed is something of an understatement. His role as Connor in the BBC and Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney's "Normal People" has made him a recognizable face o...

‘Pursuit Of Love’: Emily Mortimer To Direct & Appear; Lily James, Emily Beecham, Andrew Scott & More Star

Kambole Campbell

July 28, 2020 3:07 pm

News, Television

Wildly short seasons of hour-long British dramas set in the Second World War are returning to television, it appears that nature is healing. Amazon and BBC One have joined forces to produce a TV adaptation of ...

‘His Dark Materials’ Trailer: Phoebe Waller-Bridge Joins The Fantasy Series For Season 2 In Small Role

Edward Davis

July 23, 2020 5:49 pm

News, Television, Trailers

You’ve probably noticed that Comic-Con has been dominated by television in recent years, perhaps even challenging movie’s dominance at the festival. Given, COVID-19 has thrown movies for a loop, more than tele...

‘Strasbourg 1518’: Watch Jonathan Glazer’s Pandemic-Inspired Short With New Music From Mica Levi

Charles Barfield

July 21, 2020 12:27 pm

News, Video

We’ve been excited to watch Jonathan Glazer’s new short film “Strasbourg 1518” since we learned of its existence just recently. Filmed during the lockdown, this new short utilizes dance as a way to talk about ...

‘Strasbourg 1518’ Teaser: Jonathan Glazer & Mica Levi Team Up For A New Pandemic-Inspired Short

Charles Barfield

July 16, 2020 10:26 am

News, Trailers

It’s not often that we cover teaser trailers for short films, but the talent and premise behind the upcoming BBC Two short, “Strasbourg 1518,” is just too strong to ignore. And even though we only get 15 secon...

‘Strasbourg 1518’: Jonathan Glazer’s New Pandemic-Inspired Short To Premiere On BBC Two This Month

Charles Barfield

July 8, 2020 3:20 pm

News

Even though it’s been seven years since his last feature film, “Under the Skin,” filmmaker Jonathan Glazer has still been busy. And lately, as he preps work on his newest feature, it appears that he’s passing ...

BBC Two To Premiere A New Martin Scorsese-Directed Short Film About Lockdown In NYC

Charles Barfield

May 27, 2020 11:13 am

News, Television

Martin Scorsese is set to join the ranks of David F. Sandberg and Lotta Losten, Spike Lee, Michel Gondry, and other filmmakers as people who have taken their time in COVID-19-induced lockdown to create somethi...

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Steven Knight, Ridley Scott & Tom Hardy To Bring Charles Dickens’ “Great Expectations” To TV

Charles Barfield

May 13, 2020 11:40 am

News, Television

The trio of Steven Knight, Ridley Scott, and Tom Hardy are back at it again. After successful series such as “Taboo” and last year’s “A Christmas Carol,” it appears that the group is ready to take on another c...

Paul Mescal, Daisy Edgar Jones, Normal People

‘Normal People’: A Genuine But Seriously Problematic Romance [Review]

Jonathan Christian

April 25, 2020 3:15 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

Every once in a while, there arrives a piece of entertainment—be it a film or TV show—that makes you stop and think, “Something about this isn’t right.” On the surface, all the pieces seemed to be set in place...

‘Normal People’ Trailer: Sally Rooney’s Bestselling Novel Comes To Life On Hulu This April

Charles Barfield

March 31, 2020 12:03 pm

News, Television, Trailers

“Normal People” is definitely going to be a sexy show. I don’t say this just because the stars of the series are attractive, which they are, but just because, if the trailer is any indication, the Hulu/BBC dra...

Emily Blunt To Star In New Amazon/BBC Western Series ‘The English’

Charles Barfield

February 13, 2020 1:14 pm

News, Television

We are mere weeks away from the highly-anticipated sequel to “A Quiet Place.” And that means we are a short time away from seeing Emily Blunt once again act the shit out of a horror film. But it appears that h...

‘Normal People’ Trailer: Hulu/BBC’s Upcoming Limited Series Is Directed By Lenny Abrahamson

Charles Barfield

January 17, 2020 1:26 pm

News, Television, Trailers

Odds are, if you’ve browsed the paperback section of your local bookstore (well, if you’re lucky enough to live near an actual bookstore), then you probably have come across the novel, “Normal People.” It’s a ...

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‘The Offenders’: Stephen Merchant To Develop, Star & Direct A New Series With ‘Mayans MC’ Co-Creator

Charles Barfield

January 6, 2020 12:10 pm

News, Television

What do you get when you mix the very British comedy of the co-creator of “The Office” with the hard-nosed, dark dramatic chops of the co-creator of “Mayans MC?” Well, according to a new report from Deadline, y...

‘His Dark Materials’ Is A Mechanically Muted Fantasy Series That Won’t Capture Your Imagination [Review]

Andrew Bundy

November 6, 2019 12:38 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

Following the success of Peter Jackson’s monumental cinematic achievement of filming the unfilmable in the "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Hollywood attempted for years, in vain, to capitalize. Sub-par movie v...

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