An elderly Geordie steals an Old Master and ransoms it for charity in this Robin Hood tale. Based on a true story, The Duke stars Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren (both doing excellent Geordie accents) and is out in the UK on 3 September. Here’s the full synopsis — scroll down for the featurette and… The Duke looks like a draw: check out this featurette and clip Read More
Portrait of a elderly art thief: The Duke trailer
Critics were definitely bowing down to British comedy The Duke when it had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Jim Broadbent is Geordie taxi driver Kempton Bunton, who steals a Goya painting of the Duke Of Wellington (the Duke of the title) then holds it to ransom to raise money for care for… Portrait of a elderly art thief: The Duke trailer Read More
The world is healing, by blowing everything up: the new F9 trailer is here
Flying cars! Flipping mega-trucks! Sibling rivalry! The haircut of nightmares! I think this is the second trailer for Fast & Furious 9: The Fast Saga, though who even knows any more? It was inevitable we’d start seeing COVID allegories and metaphors in all the movies we see, regardless of when they were made, but I… The world is healing, by blowing everything up: the new F9 trailer is here Read More
Helen Mirren narrates documentary Parallel Stories
Anne Frank: Parallel Stories is out in select UK cinemas from Monday 27th January, Holocaust Memorial Day (you can book tickets here). The documentary, from writer-directors Sabina Fedeli and Anna Migotto, is dedicated to Anne Frank’s memory and has been created to tell the story of her life, marking what would have been her 90th birthday last year. In… Helen Mirren narrates documentary Parallel Stories Read More
Hobbs And Shaw second trailer: “tell me this is not happening…”
But it IS and I LOVE it. A mystery virus, flying cars, Helen Mirren as your jailbird mum. “This ‘ole thing saans really dodgy” she proclaims, though the new second trailer for Fast And The Furious spin-off Hobbs And Shaw actually looks very daft and very funny (imagine if Bill and Ted did John Wick). This… Hobbs And Shaw second trailer: “tell me this is not happening…” Read More