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The First Images of ‘Narnia’ Are Magical
Our first look at Greta Gerwig’s 'Narnia' is here, and we’re ready to believe.
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Carey Mulligan Joins Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia'
Greta Gerwig's The Chronicles of Narnia adaptation is starting to come into focus. The Barbie director has reportedly tapped Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan (Saltburn) to join the cast. And though no one officially involved with the production has said this out loud yet, the news of Mulligan'
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Every British Artist Nominated at the 96th Annual Academy Awards
At the first Academy Awards, held in 1929, two British people were nominated — London-born cinematographer Charles Rosher and a little-known artist named Charlie Chaplin. Nearly a hundred years later, the categories have been expanded, the pageantry has skyrocketed, and the cartel of Hollywood studio influence has been broken
Classics Revisited
'Far From the Madding Crowd' Puts a Satisfyingly Modern Spin on Thomas Hardy's Romantic Love Letter to Rural Life
For all that Thomas Hardy's novels are now considered classics of English literature, they were remarkably modern, forward-thinking texts at the time of their publication. His works feature complex female protagonists and often focus on controversial issues, including sex, religion, marriage, and education. Rather than idolize the
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The First 'Saltburn' Trailer Has Serious 'Brideshead Revisited' Vibes
Despite the fact that we know relatively little about it, Saltburn is already one of the buzziest films of the year. And in truth, how could it now be? It's a perfect storm of intrigue --- a vague plot described in tempting buzzwords (“beautifully wicked tale of privilege and
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MGM Releases First Look at Emerald Fennell's Upcoming Film 'Saltburn'
Emerald Fennell was best known to PBS viewers as Nurse Patsy Mount from Call The Midwife, joining the series in Season 3 and exiting three years later, and for her turn in The Crown as Camilla Parker, the woman Charles came to regret not marrying instead of Diana. But for
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Netflix's 'The Dig' is a Moment in Time Beautifully Captured
Netflix's The Dig is a beautifully made film, a meditative exploration of time, mortality, and heritage, that tells the story of one of England’s greatest archaeological discoveries, the Sutton Hoo ship burial and its treasures. It is set in 1939, when England was on pause, waiting for
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An All-Star Cast Headlines the Trailer for Netflix's 'The Dig'
Netflix has released a trailer for its upcoming period film The Dig and if the clip is anything to go by, the movie promises to be a lush, heartfelt tale about the ways the past can inform our present. The film is based on a book - also called The Dig