Tag: Aisha
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‘Sex Education’ Season 4 Made Us Miss This Character the Most
The fourth season of Sex Education dropped on Netflix with a myriad of new characters for viewers to love and hate. From Aisha (Alexandra James) to Beau (Reda Elazouar), Cavendish College is full of interesting new personalities for us to enjoy and dissect, not to mention some old faces in completely new contexts. Yes, we’re…
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Brother review – textured portrait of Black masculinity is like the Canadian Moonlight
A sumptuously filmed adaptation of David Chariandy’s novel tackles heavy-duty issues such as police brutality, racism and closeted desire with a relatively light touch“Danger: High Voltage” are among the first words seen on screen in writer-director Clement Virgo’s adaptation of David Chariandy’s 2017 novel. It begins with wannabe DJ/producer Francis (Aaron Pierre) pressuring his younger…
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Bollywood Star Sonam Kapoor Signs With Yrf Talent (Exclusive)
Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor has signed with leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films’ talent management division, Yrf Talent.Kapoor made her acting debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Saawariya” (2007) and has won critical and commercial acclaim for “Aisha” (2010), “Raanjhanaa” (2013), “Khoobsurat” (2014), “Neerja” (2016), “Veere Di Wedding” (2018) and “Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa…
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Letitia Wright, Josh O’Connor Drama ‘Aisha’ Reveals First Look; Cornerstone Acquires Worldwide Sales Rights
Cornerstone has acquired worldwide sales rights for Irish writer and director Frank Berry’s (“Michael Inside”) drama “Aisha” and will commence sales at the upcoming Cannes virtual market.The film, which has wrapped production in Ireland, stars Letitia Wright (“Small Axe”) and Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”). It charts the experiences of Aisha, a young Nigerian woman, as…
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Emma review – Austen’s sweet satire gets a multiplex makeover
Autumn de Wilde’s adaptation ramps up the comedy, but Anya Taylor-Joy remains wonderfully edgy as Jane Austen’s meddling heroineWith its heady mix of social satire, romantic intrigue and endlessly reinterpretable gender politics, Jane Austen’s 1815 novel Emma has long proved catnip for film-makers. The 2009 TV miniseries starring Romola Garai followed a string of small-screen…