David Tennant, Jason Isaacs and Thandie Newton Head for Retreat
The concept for the new film from Magnet Films is a simple one, a couple looking to fix their relationship problems holiday to a remote island to patch things up find a wounded solider on their doorstep one morning, claiming that a deadly virus is sweeping the mainland. The question will be, is he telling [...]
Tennant Out, Fisher, Wilkinson and Serkis Join Burke & Hare
Bodies are moving all over the place as John Landis’ next, the tale of the Edinburgh grave robbers Burke & Hare, has a few additions to its cast and a replacement for the previously reported David Tennant.
Currently stomping all over the place in Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll North London’s finest Andy Serkis [...]
Glorious 39 – Taking Another Look
Stephen Poliakoff’s dark, labyrinthine account of England’s tumble into the Second World War was premiered at the London Film Festival this year and we were impressed by it.
As today sees the film’s release I wanted to take another look at this drama, to see if it lives up to its name.
Glorious 39 is not as [...]
BFI LFF Review: Glorious 39
Glorious 39 marks acclaimed filmmaker Stephen Poliakoff’s return to the big screen after twelve long years and it is an epic triumph of ambition and craft, delivering a superb and engaging thriller of duplicity and deceit on the eve of World War II.
Threatened by the impending ‘little war’ the aristocracy, fearing their way of life [...]
Simon Pegg and David Tennant to Snatch Bodies in Burke and Hare?
While his brutal love letter to the English folk tale An American Werewolf in London nears its 30th anniversary John Landis is preparing a similarly gruesome tale to tell, and tonight we’ve learned from Bloody Disgusting that outgoing Doctor Who David Tennant is joining Hollywood’s favourite Brit Simon Pegg in Burke and Hare.
Telling the nefarious [...]
