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Sunday night was a terrific night for fans of Julian Fellowes’ Downton Abbey. The night saw the start of the show’s second season on ITV, and then hours later and thousands of miles away, the show won four Emmys at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, for a total of six Emmys this year recognising its [...]
The word from Cannes is that Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville is set to star in Shoreline Entertainment’s reworking of the Captain Nemo character, under the direction of Pearry Teo (Witchville in China). Last seen jumping the shark in Stephen Norrington’s infamous (but unconnected) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Captain Nemo will team up with President Ulysses Grant [...]
Independent Films have released the first trailer and poster for comedy-drama Third Star. Directed by BAFTA Award-winning filmmaker Hattie Dalton, Third Star stars Hugh Bonneville, Tom Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch, JJ Feild, Rupert Frazer, Nia Roberts, Adam Robertson and Eros Vlahos. James (Cumberbatch) and his three closest lifelong friends go on an ill-advised trip to the stunning coastal area of Barafundle Bay in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
