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‘The Crown’ Alums Olivia Colman and Claire Foy Pay Tribute to ‘Incredible Monarch’ Queen Elizabeth II
Claire Foy and Olivia Colman are honoring the late Queen Elizabeth II.The dual Emmy winners, who won their respective awards portraying the history-making monarch in Netflix’s “The Crown,” opened up about Queen Elizabeth II’s death during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Queen Elizabeth II died at age 96 on September 8 after serving the […]
Continue readingNo One Played the Queen Better Than Herself (Column)
Queen Elizabeth II was the first British monarch to become a film and television character while she was still on the throne. Raucous historical romps about Henry VIII and Elizabeth I were all very well, but showing what a living king or queen got up to behind closed palace doors? That was another, almost treasonous […]
Continue reading‘The Princess’ Review: Engrossing New Princess Diana Documentary Plays Out Like a Thriller
With the sheer onslaught of material based around Princess Diana’s life — “The Crown,” “Spencer,” “Diana: The Musical” — the thought of another film taking her famous life is, honestly, a bit draining. What more can one say about the world’s most famous Princess? Her relationships with Prince Charles, her children, Dodi Al Fayed, and […]
Continue readingWhat Shows Will Netflix Put Ads On?
Netflix has nearly completed its about-face about commercials. While we now know its ad-tech partner (Microsoft) and when it will launch (“early 2023”), there’s still much we do not know about AVOD Netflix. Like, which shows (and movies) will Netflix put ads on anyway?The short answer is most — but not all — content. “The […]
Continue reading‘Bridgerton’ Adds Trio to Season 3 Cast
Click here to read the full article.Netflix’s Bridgerton is welcoming some new faces to its third season.The Shondaland romance has added Daniel Francis, Sam Phillips and James Phoon to the ensemble for the coming season, which has begun production in London. Season three of Bridgerton will focus on the love story between Penelope Featherington (Nicola […]
Continue readingClaire Foy Revisits ‘A Very British Scandal’ & Teases Sarah Polley’s ‘Women Talking’ [Interview]
Claire Foy will tell you she’s played her fair share of historical figures on both the big and small screens. From her Emmy and SAG Award-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth II in “The Crown” to Janet Armstrong in “First Man” to, more recently, Emily Richardson-Wain in “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.” But the challenge […]
Continue reading‘Game of Thrones’ Star Michelle Fairley Set for Bouli Lanners Feature Film ‘Nobody Has To Know’ (Exclusive)
“Game of Thrones” star Michelle Fairley is set to appear in Bouli Lanners feature film “Nobody Has To Know.” Lanners will write, direct and co-star in the project.Fairley, who has also appeared in “Suits” and “Gangs of London,” plays Millie MacPherson in the film. She takes care of Philippe Haubin, a middle-aged man suffering from […]
Continue readingHamish Linklater And Lili Taylor To Star As Abraham And Mary Lincoln In Apple TV+ Series Manhunt
While it hasn’t exactly been four score and seven years since we last heard about it, we do have a new update on “Manhunt,” the upcoming Apple TV+ show about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Based on the book “Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln’s Killer” by James Swanson, this limited series follows Tobias […]
Continue readingOlivia Williams: ‘I have unattractive knees. They have taken offence at my scathing remarks and decided to stop functioning’
The actor on early ambitions in tractor driving, wardrobe mishaps and the body parts taking revengeBorn in London, Olivia Williams, 53, studied at Cambridge University and Bristol Old Vic Theatre school before joining the RSC. Her movies include The Postman, The Sixth Sense, Rushmore and The Father, and her TV work includes Friends, the British […]
Continue reading‘The Crown’s Tobias Menzies Stars in Fertility-Themed Thriller Series ‘Made in Oslo’ (Exclusive)
Tobias Menzies, who won last year’s primetime Emmy Award for his turn as Prince Philip in ‘The Crown,’ has joined the cast of “Made in Oslo,” a character-driven thriller series set at a fertility clinic in Norway.Menzies stars in the cinematic show opposite Pia Tjelta, one of Norway’s most successful actors whose credits include successful […]
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