Movie Review: A HAUNTING IN VENICE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/15/2023
A HAUNTING IN VENICE movie poster | ©2023 20th Century Studios

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan, Tina Fey, Jude Hill, Ricardo Scamarcio, Camille Cottin, Kelly Reilly, Rowena Robinson, Emma Laird, Kyle Allen, Ali Khan Writer: Michael Green, based on the novel HALLOWE’EN PARTY by Agatha Christie Director: Kenneth Branagh Distributor: Twentieth Century Studios Release Date: September 15, 2023 A HAUNTING IN VENICE is the third Agatha Christie film adaptation directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars for the third time as Christie’s brilliant detective Hercule Poirot. Michael Green, the screenwriter of the first two, likewise returns. We’re in Venice, Italy, 1947. By now, Poirot is physically, psychologically […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: DEATH ON THE NILE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 02/11/2022
DEATH ON THE NILE poster | ©2022 20th Century Studios

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Tom Bateman, Annette Bening, Kenneth Branagh, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders, Letitia Wright Writer: Michael Green, based on the novel by Agatha Christie Director: Kenneth Branagh Distributor: 20th Century Studios Release Date: February 11, 2022 DEATH ON THE NILE was shot on 65mm film, to be projected in some theatres in 70mm. This fact alone may induce viewers to see it on the big screen, as so many films now are shot digitally. In fact, DEATH ON THE NILE has plenty to offer besides […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

YEAR IN REVIEW: THE 10 BEST MOVIES OF 2021

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 12/31/2021
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME teaser poster | ©2021 Sony/Marvel

2021 was in many respects a nightmare year in real life, but it managed to deliver some really good movies. Here are my totally unscientific picks for the ten best. BELFAST. It’s a tough decision, but director/writer Kenneth Branagh’s ode to his childhood gets the edge, precisely because it could easily have been trite or average or, worst of all, boring. Instead, it’s informative and glorious and full of sorrow and joy. CYRANO. Directed by Joe Wright and adapted by Erica Schmidt from her stage musical (lyrics by Matt Berninger & Carin Besser, music by Aaron Dessner & Bryce Dessner), […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: BELFAST

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/12/2021
BELFAST movie poster | ©2021 Focus Features

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Caitriona Balfe, Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie Writer: Kenneth Branagh Director: Kenneth Branagh Distributor: Focus Features Release Date: November 12, 2021 Belfast has, tragically, been synonymous with violence in Northern Ireland for much of the twentieth century. BELFAST the movie incorporates that, but it’s also the story of a boy, his family and their home. Director/writer Kenneth Branagh has based BELFAST on his own childhood. He achieves an appealing balance of nostalgia and verisimilitude in his depiction of a family, a neighborhood, and an era. BELFAST opens with a color panorama of […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Movie Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 11/10/2017
MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS movie poster | ©2017 20th Century Fox

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Daisy Ridley, Leslie Odom Jr., Tom Bateman, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Penelope Cruz, Josh Gad, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, Sergei Polunin, Lucy Boynton, Marwan Kenzari, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench, Olivia Colman, Willem Dafoe Writer: Michael Green, based on the novel by Agatha Christie Director: Kenneth Branagh Distributor: 20th Century Fox Release Date: November 10, 2017 Agatha Christie’s durable mystery novel MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS has been adapted as a feature film in 1974, a telefilm in 2001, an episode of the series AGATHA CHRISTIE’S POIROT, and more. It’s also been unofficially adapted, ripped off and parodied […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

CD Review: JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT soundtrack

By DANIEL SCHWEIGER 04/20/2014
JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT soundtrack | ©2014 Varese Sarabande Records

It’s ironic that January will see La La Land’s full re-release of DEAD AGAIN, an operatically orchestral, knowingly old-school Hollywood score (complete with thundering chorus) for a film that put composer Patrick Doyle and actor-filmmaker Kenneth Branagh on the Hollywood map. For like this movie whose MacGuffin was a reincarnation role-reversal between composer and lover, those fans familiar with Doyle back in his symphonic glory days of CARLITO’S WAY, THE LITTLE PRINCESS and INDOCHINE  would never recognize the electronically slicing, percussively smashing composer he’s become today, especially with JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT. Make no mistake that those thematic, orchestral chops […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Exclusive Photos from the JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT Los Angeles Premiere

By SUE SCHNEIDER 01/29/2014
Keira Knightley and Chris Pine at the Los Angeles Premiere of JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT | ©2014 Sue Schneider

Paramount Pictures recently held the Los Angeles Premiere of JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Fans, as usual, lined the street to see the stars and screaming as they arrived. JACK RYAN is Tom Clancy’s most iconic character in his books and this suspense thriller the JACK RYAN character is played by Chris Pine, who brings the character to life. Walking the black carpet were the stars of the film, which include: Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Gemma Chan, Seth Ayott, Kenneth Branagh (Director/Actor in the film), Adam Cozad (Writer), Mace Neufeld and Lorenzo […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Exclusive Interview: THOR star Tom Hiddleston on THE HOLLOW CROWN

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/27/2013
Tom HIddleston in GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE HOLLOW CROWN - HENRY IV: PART 1 I I©2013 PBS/BBC

THE HOLLOW CROWN, currently airing Fridays at 9 PM on PBS’ GREAT PERFORMANCES series, is a collection of four of William Shakespeare’s history plays made into films, with many sequences shot on location. RICHARD II aired last week. The remaining three, HENRY IV PART I, HENRY IV PART II and HENRY V, all star Tom Hiddleston, who begins as the hedonistic Prince Hal and goes through a great deal of personal and royal change to emerge as the regal Henry V. Jeremy Irons stars in the two HENRY IV plays as the title character. London-born, Oxfordshire-raised Hiddleston has an award-winning […]Read On »


COMMENTS (3)

Exclusive Interview: Matthew Lillard crosses THE BRIDGE

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 08/21/2013
Matthew Lillard in THE BRIDGE - Season 1 - "ID" | ©2013 FX/Byron Cohen

In THE BRIDGE, now in its first season on FX Wednesday nights at 10 PM,Juarez,Mexico police detective Marco Ruiz (Demian Bechir) and El Paso,Texas police detective Sonya Cross (Diane Kruger) wind up working together on a homicide case that spans both their jurisdictions. Matthew Lillard’s character, reporter Daniel Frye, is often more a hindrance than a help, partly because he’s unethical and partly because he starts out as an alcoholic drug user, though as of last week’s episode, he’s trying to clean up his act. California native Lillard has been in a wide variety of fare, mostly in feature films […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)

Interview: Kenneth Branagh returns for WALLANDER III on Masterpiece MYSTERY!

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/09/2012
Kenneth Branagh in MASTERPIECE Mystery - WALLANDER III | © Laurence Cendrowicz/ Left Bank/BBC for MASTERPIECE

Kenneth Branagh is famous for a whole lot of things. He’s a noted adapter of the works of William Shakespeare for film, having produced, directed and starred in feature adaptations of HENRY V, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, HAMLET and AS YOU LIKE IT (all of which he’s also done on stage). He also directed last year’s summer blockbuster THOR and is currently embarked on directing and costarring in JACK RYAN, a reboot of the franchise with Chris Pine as the hero who’s already been played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. Branagh is also active in the community […]Read On »


COMMENTS (0)
  1. Pages:
  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
Increase your website traffic with Attracta.com

Dr.5z5 Open Feed Directory

bottom round