April is shaping up to be a huge month at Hulu! Catch the premiere of the Hulu Original series “Under the Bridge,” starring recent Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Riley Keough, and Vritika Gupta and based on the book of the same name by Rebecca Godfrey chronicling the 1997 murder of Reena Virk. The streamer will also host the premieres of multiple major FX projects, including the second half of Ryan Murphy’s latest “American Horror Story” installment, “American Horror Story: Delicate,” starring Emma Roberts, Kim Kardashian, Cara Delevingne, and more. The end of April will also bring the premiere of the new limited international spy series “The Veil,” starring Elisabeth Moss and Yumna Marwan
Whether you’re looking for a new “Real Housewives” spinoff or a best-selling manga adaptation, check out everything coming to Hulu this month, including The Streamable’s top picks available throughout April!
Whether you’re looking for a new “Real Housewives” spinoff or a best-selling manga adaptation, check out everything coming to Hulu this month, including The Streamable’s top picks available throughout April!
- 4/1/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
BBC Buys HBO Max Thriller ‘Spy/Master’
The BBC has acquired HBO Max thriller Spy/Master as it continues to beef up its iPlayer offering. Acquired from Warner Bros. Discovery, the show stars Happy Valley’s Alec Secăreanu as the most trusted advisor to Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu. With his government poised to uncover that he’s a secret agent for the Soviets, Godeanu uses a diplomatic trip to Germany as a springboard to defect to the U.S. The series also stars Aidan McArdle, Ana Ularu (Who Is Erin Carter?), Laurențiu Bănescu (Boss), Andreea Vasile (Umbre), Nico Mirallegro (Our Girl), lulian Postelnicu (Arest) and Elvira Deatcu (Clanul). “A classic spy drama set at the height of the Cold War, Spy/Master is an atmospheric, complex thriller, dripping with style and suspense,” said Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition. The show was nominated for the inaugural...
The BBC has acquired HBO Max thriller Spy/Master as it continues to beef up its iPlayer offering. Acquired from Warner Bros. Discovery, the show stars Happy Valley’s Alec Secăreanu as the most trusted advisor to Romanian President Nicolae Ceaușescu. With his government poised to uncover that he’s a secret agent for the Soviets, Godeanu uses a diplomatic trip to Germany as a springboard to defect to the U.S. The series also stars Aidan McArdle, Ana Ularu (Who Is Erin Carter?), Laurențiu Bănescu (Boss), Andreea Vasile (Umbre), Nico Mirallegro (Our Girl), lulian Postelnicu (Arest) and Elvira Deatcu (Clanul). “A classic spy drama set at the height of the Cold War, Spy/Master is an atmospheric, complex thriller, dripping with style and suspense,” said Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition. The show was nominated for the inaugural...
- 3/27/2024
- by Max Goldbart and Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The Veil is coming soon to Hulu, and FX has released a new trailer for the spy thriller. Six episodes have been produced for the series.
The series stars Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles, Dali Benssalah, Haluk Bilginer, Alec Secareanu, Thibault de Montalembert, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, James Purefoy, Joana Ribeiro, Phill Langhorne, Dan Wyllie, Aron von Andrian, and Dali Benssalah. The story follows a pair of women playing a dangerous game while traveling through Europe.
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The series stars Elisabeth Moss, Yumna Marwan, Josh Charles, Dali Benssalah, Haluk Bilginer, Alec Secareanu, Thibault de Montalembert, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, James Purefoy, Joana Ribeiro, Phill Langhorne, Dan Wyllie, Aron von Andrian, and Dali Benssalah. The story follows a pair of women playing a dangerous game while traveling through Europe.
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- 3/23/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Steven Knight is currently one of the busiest writers in Hollywood. He’s gearing up to start production on a new “Peaky Blinders” movie starring Cillian Murphy while also writing the upcoming “Star Wars: The New Jedi Order,” which is set to see Daisy Ridley reprising her role as Rey.
But before either of those projects bear fruit, fans of Knight’s writing can look forward to his new show “The Veil.” The FX on Hulu limited series stars Elisabeth Moss as a spy who finds herself caught up in a web of secrets in a globe-trotting espionage series.
“The Veil” stars Elisabeth Moss, Yumma Marwan, Alec Secareanu, Thibault de Montalembert, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, James Purefoy, Josh Charles, Joana Ribeiro, Phill Langhorne, Dan Wyllie, Aron von Andrian, and Dali Benssalah.
According to the official synopsis, the show “explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women (Moss and Yumna Marwan) who...
But before either of those projects bear fruit, fans of Knight’s writing can look forward to his new show “The Veil.” The FX on Hulu limited series stars Elisabeth Moss as a spy who finds herself caught up in a web of secrets in a globe-trotting espionage series.
“The Veil” stars Elisabeth Moss, Yumma Marwan, Alec Secareanu, Thibault de Montalembert, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, James Purefoy, Josh Charles, Joana Ribeiro, Phill Langhorne, Dan Wyllie, Aron von Andrian, and Dali Benssalah.
According to the official synopsis, the show “explores the surprising and fraught relationship between two women (Moss and Yumna Marwan) who...
- 3/21/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
For those who’ve had their fill of Hallmark movies and more traditional seasonal fare, The Hollywood Reporter‘s annual list of the best in international TV offers some binge alternatives for the lazy days between Christmas and New Year’s. There’re nary a Santa or sleighbells to be found among our picks of foreign series fare, but fans of global TV will find plenty to chew on over the holidays, whether it’s a political thriller set in Senegal, a Korean drama about mental health, or a bizarre Danish comedy-soap from an old arthouse master.
Colin from Accounts (Watch on: Paramount+) Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer in ‘Colin From Accounts.’
This charming and disarmingly cringe Aussie rom-com kicks off with one of the most original meet-cutes in the genre: Gordon (Patrick Brammall) stops his car to let Ashley (Harriet Dyer) cross the street. In a cheeky thank you,...
Colin from Accounts (Watch on: Paramount+) Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer in ‘Colin From Accounts.’
This charming and disarmingly cringe Aussie rom-com kicks off with one of the most original meet-cutes in the genre: Gordon (Patrick Brammall) stops his car to let Ashley (Harriet Dyer) cross the street. In a cheeky thank you,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warner Bros. Discovery’s (Wbd) Jamie Cooke is supercharging “original documentaries that push the boundaries” from his Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Turkey region by greenlighting around 10 docs per year.
Cooke took charge of the vast territory following the WarnerMedia/Discovery mega-merger and was speaking to Deadline prior to a Nem keynote as he nears one year in post.
While Wbd is taking a light-touch approach to ordering original content from the region, especially prior to the launch of the rebranded Max streamer, Cooke said it is documentaries where he is most looking to make an impact.
“Pushing the boundaries and shining a light on topics that are challenging is really important for me,” he told Deadline. “We need to be measured and cautious in the investments we are making right now and the focus for me is really on the docs side.”
The Discovery vet, who is...
Cooke took charge of the vast territory following the WarnerMedia/Discovery mega-merger and was speaking to Deadline prior to a Nem keynote as he nears one year in post.
While Wbd is taking a light-touch approach to ordering original content from the region, especially prior to the launch of the rebranded Max streamer, Cooke said it is documentaries where he is most looking to make an impact.
“Pushing the boundaries and shining a light on topics that are challenging is really important for me,” he told Deadline. “We need to be measured and cautious in the investments we are making right now and the focus for me is really on the docs side.”
The Discovery vet, who is...
- 6/6/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Just when we thought things were good between Catherine Sarah Lancashire) and Clare (Siobhan Finneran), Happy Valley Season 3 Episode 3 promises to shake up their dynamic like never before.
In an exclusive first look at the next episode, we see the two sisters come to blows over Ryan's (Rhys Connah) communication with Tommy (James Norton).
The sisterly bond hasn't been as strong in recent years, and this latest bump in the road could change everything for them.
As viewers are well aware, Tommy is one of TV's most despicable characters, and his actions have shaped the lives of everyone in Happy Valley.
As a result, it's not easy to see why Catherine is so shocked by her sister's actions.
Check out the TV clip below.
In this final season of the multi-bafta award-winning BBC drama created by one of the UK's most celebrated and critically acclaimed screenwriters, Sally Wainwright (Gentleman Jack...
In an exclusive first look at the next episode, we see the two sisters come to blows over Ryan's (Rhys Connah) communication with Tommy (James Norton).
The sisterly bond hasn't been as strong in recent years, and this latest bump in the road could change everything for them.
As viewers are well aware, Tommy is one of TV's most despicable characters, and his actions have shaped the lives of everyone in Happy Valley.
As a result, it's not easy to see why Catherine is so shocked by her sister's actions.
Check out the TV clip below.
In this final season of the multi-bafta award-winning BBC drama created by one of the UK's most celebrated and critically acclaimed screenwriters, Sally Wainwright (Gentleman Jack...
- 6/4/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
It's been a long wait, but Happy Valley's third and final season finally premieres Monday, May 22, on Acorn TV, AMC+, and BBC America.
As has been teased in the teasers and trailers, we're in for another edge-of-the-seat thriller from start to finish.
TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at Happy Valley Season 3 Episode 1, and it's a great indicator of what's to come.
The clip features Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) being quizzed about another crime, and he's somehow scarier than before.
The role has been a change of pace for Norton, and he plays the darkest shades of Royce's personality to perfection.
Undoubtedly, he'll cause many problems for Sft Catherine Cawood throughout the last-ever episodes of this hit series that has been off the air since 2016.
Yes, after a seven-year hiatus, we're being treated to a compelling new mystery, filled with shocking twists and turns.
Check out...
As has been teased in the teasers and trailers, we're in for another edge-of-the-seat thriller from start to finish.
TV Fanatic scored an exclusive first look at Happy Valley Season 3 Episode 1, and it's a great indicator of what's to come.
The clip features Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) being quizzed about another crime, and he's somehow scarier than before.
The role has been a change of pace for Norton, and he plays the darkest shades of Royce's personality to perfection.
Undoubtedly, he'll cause many problems for Sft Catherine Cawood throughout the last-ever episodes of this hit series that has been off the air since 2016.
Yes, after a seven-year hiatus, we're being treated to a compelling new mystery, filled with shocking twists and turns.
Check out...
- 5/19/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Max Original international series Spy/Master debuts Friday, May 19 with the first two episodes, which had their world premiere at Berlin Film Festival’s Berlinale Series in February. Created by Adina Sădeanu and Kirsten Peters, the six-part espionage drama series starring Alec Secăreanu continues with one new episode debuting weekly leading up to the season finale on June 16.
Logline: Spy/Master is set during the height of the Cold War and covers a week in the life of fictional character Victor Godeanu, played by Secăreanu, the right-hand man and closest advisor to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. However, Godeanu is also a secret agent for the Kgb and must escape Romania and Ceaușescu before his cover is blown. With only one shot at staying alive, he uses a diplomatic trip to Germany as a springboard to the United States. Helped by an undercover Stasi agent and former flame played by Svenja Jung (“Deutschland...
Logline: Spy/Master is set during the height of the Cold War and covers a week in the life of fictional character Victor Godeanu, played by Secăreanu, the right-hand man and closest advisor to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. However, Godeanu is also a secret agent for the Kgb and must escape Romania and Ceaușescu before his cover is blown. With only one shot at staying alive, he uses a diplomatic trip to Germany as a springboard to the United States. Helped by an undercover Stasi agent and former flame played by Svenja Jung (“Deutschland...
- 4/19/2023
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
HBO Max’s period drama “Spy/Master” is more John le Carré than Ian Fleming, state its creators. Following Victor Godeanu, a high-ranking officer in Romania’s secret service, advisor to president Nicolae Ceaușescu – and a spy – who decides to defect in 1978.
“As a child, I used to watch James Bond, which is a very cartoony version of espionage. It was something we really wanted to avoid. We wanted it to feel real,” says Kirsten Peters.
Adina Sădeanu adds: “John le Carré’s novels, for example ‘A Perfect Spy,’ are so complex. These characters run away from their own humanity. I have always wondered: How do they live? How do they wake up in the morning, after saying so many lies?”
For Sădeanu, her journalistic background – as well as Romanian roots – came in handy as well.
“Over the years, I met many people working in intelligence. They weren’t these ‘James Bond’ types,...
“As a child, I used to watch James Bond, which is a very cartoony version of espionage. It was something we really wanted to avoid. We wanted it to feel real,” says Kirsten Peters.
Adina Sădeanu adds: “John le Carré’s novels, for example ‘A Perfect Spy,’ are so complex. These characters run away from their own humanity. I have always wondered: How do they live? How do they wake up in the morning, after saying so many lies?”
For Sădeanu, her journalistic background – as well as Romanian roots – came in handy as well.
“Over the years, I met many people working in intelligence. They weren’t these ‘James Bond’ types,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
The time has come: we must say goodbye to Happy Valley forever. It was almost too good to be true when it was announced that Sally Wainwright’s hit police procedural would be returning to screens for a third season, some seven (!) years after series two – so we should be grateful for that, at least.
Over the past six weeks, viewers have been reintroduced to the finest police officer in all of Halifax, Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and her arch-nemesis, devious criminal Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton). Along the way, we’ve come across familiar faces and encountered new ones, too. What has remained the same, though, is Wainwright’s writing, which – with its realism, suspense and stew-focused humour – is as superb as ever. And this week’s fiery finale is a prime example of that. Let’s dig into the last ever episode of Happy Valley. *Cue the...
Over the past six weeks, viewers have been reintroduced to the finest police officer in all of Halifax, Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) and her arch-nemesis, devious criminal Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton). Along the way, we’ve come across familiar faces and encountered new ones, too. What has remained the same, though, is Wainwright’s writing, which – with its realism, suspense and stew-focused humour – is as superb as ever. And this week’s fiery finale is a prime example of that. Let’s dig into the last ever episode of Happy Valley. *Cue the...
- 2/5/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
After five Sundays of spectacular swearing, sibling betrayal, sinister plotting and – most importantly – stews, Happy Valley is about to air its last ever episode. One of the best British dramas of the 21st century returned after a seven-year break on New Year’s Day this year, and over the past few weeks writer Sally Wainwright has served up something well worth the wait, with Tommy Lee Royce crashing back into the lives of the Cawood family with a renewed ferocity.
The new season opened with Tommy (James Norton) behind bars, serving a life sentence for multiple murders. Before long, we discovered that his impressionable son Ryan (Rhys Connah) has been visiting him for years, unbeknownst to his grandmother, Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire).
To her horror, Catherine discovered that her own sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) and Clare’s partner Neil (Con O’Neill) were the ones taking Ryan to visit Tommy behind her back.
The new season opened with Tommy (James Norton) behind bars, serving a life sentence for multiple murders. Before long, we discovered that his impressionable son Ryan (Rhys Connah) has been visiting him for years, unbeknownst to his grandmother, Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire).
To her horror, Catherine discovered that her own sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) and Clare’s partner Neil (Con O’Neill) were the ones taking Ryan to visit Tommy behind her back.
- 2/3/2023
- by Ellie Harrison,Jacob Stolworthy and Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
After five Sundays of spectacular swearing, sibling betrayal, sinister plotting and – most importantly – stews, Happy Valley is about to air its last ever episode. One of the best British dramas of the 21st century returned after a seven-year break on New Year’s Day this year, and over the past few weeks writer Sally Wainwright has served up something well worth the wait, with Tommy Lee Royce crashing back into the lives of the Cawood family with a renewed ferocity.
The new season opened with Tommy (James Norton) behind bars, serving a life sentence for multiple murders. Before long, we discovered that his impressionable son Ryan (Rhys Connah) has been visiting him for years, unbeknownst to his grandmother, Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire).
To her horror, Catherine discovered that her own sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) and Clare’s partner Neil (Con O’Neill) were the ones taking Ryan to visit Tommy behind her back.
The new season opened with Tommy (James Norton) behind bars, serving a life sentence for multiple murders. Before long, we discovered that his impressionable son Ryan (Rhys Connah) has been visiting him for years, unbeknownst to his grandmother, Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire).
To her horror, Catherine discovered that her own sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) and Clare’s partner Neil (Con O’Neill) were the ones taking Ryan to visit Tommy behind her back.
- 2/2/2023
- by Ellie Harrison,Jacob Stolworthy and Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
It’s almost the end! The finale of Happy Valley – meaning the last ever episode given that this is the last ever season – is just around the corner, with the penultimate chapter airing this week. Lucky for us, it’s a doozy.
Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) is a newly free man with a plan, but Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) – who is already facing family dynamics almost as messed up as a Greek tragedy – won’t let him go easily.
Ouch
With Tommy on the loose, it’s time to board up the doors and lock up the windows for Catherine and co. Good thing Nev (George Costigan)is such a hospitable host. He invites Catherine, Clare (Siobhan Finneran), Neil (Con O’Neil) to stay until Tommy is caught. Of course, Ryan (Rhys Connah) too – only he goes Mia for a moment after ditching Richard’s (Derek Riddell) house, where...
Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton) is a newly free man with a plan, but Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) – who is already facing family dynamics almost as messed up as a Greek tragedy – won’t let him go easily.
Ouch
With Tommy on the loose, it’s time to board up the doors and lock up the windows for Catherine and co. Good thing Nev (George Costigan)is such a hospitable host. He invites Catherine, Clare (Siobhan Finneran), Neil (Con O’Neil) to stay until Tommy is caught. Of course, Ryan (Rhys Connah) too – only he goes Mia for a moment after ditching Richard’s (Derek Riddell) house, where...
- 1/29/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Warning: this Happy Valley review contains spoilers.
He’s out. For the want of a Plexiglass lid screwed onto that courtroom box, Tommy Lee Royce is free and cycling around Leeds dressed like an extra from Tron. That’s bad enough, but heaping insult onto injury is how chuffed he is with himself. The haircut. The escape. The bike. Ryan being there to witness it all. Right now, everything is coming up roses for Royce, and that cannot stand.
It won’t stand, but with two episodes to go before Catherine (surely. Surely) tramples him underfoot, we’d all better make sure that our anti-anxiety prescription/fridge drawer of Mars Bars is filled for next Sunday. What’s coming will require a nerve-steadier.
What’s coming is a premise as old as the hills – a seasoned cop two days away from retirement learns that the worst crim they ever put...
He’s out. For the want of a Plexiglass lid screwed onto that courtroom box, Tommy Lee Royce is free and cycling around Leeds dressed like an extra from Tron. That’s bad enough, but heaping insult onto injury is how chuffed he is with himself. The haircut. The escape. The bike. Ryan being there to witness it all. Right now, everything is coming up roses for Royce, and that cannot stand.
It won’t stand, but with two episodes to go before Catherine (surely. Surely) tramples him underfoot, we’d all better make sure that our anti-anxiety prescription/fridge drawer of Mars Bars is filled for next Sunday. What’s coming will require a nerve-steadier.
What’s coming is a premise as old as the hills – a seasoned cop two days away from retirement learns that the worst crim they ever put...
- 1/22/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Say it isn’t so, we’re already more than halfway through this season of Happy Valley. We’ve been waiting seven years for a new series and all we get is a measly six hours? It doesn’t seem fair. But by this point, we’ll take what we can get. Luckily enough, Sally Wainwright has made those six hours thoroughly entertaining – and the drama certainly kicks into high gear with episode four…
Tweedledee and Tweedledum run into trouble
Matija (Jack Bandeira) and Ivan (Oliver Huntingdon) begin this week’s episode in a less than ideal situation. The terrible twosome must tell Viktor (Anthony Flanagan) that the police got to Josip before they did – meaning that Josip is currently in a cell possibly spilling the beans on the criminal activities of their gang boss Darius Knezevic (Alec Secareanu) and his ominous brother Zeljko (Greg Kolpakchi). Plus, they stole a...
Tweedledee and Tweedledum run into trouble
Matija (Jack Bandeira) and Ivan (Oliver Huntingdon) begin this week’s episode in a less than ideal situation. The terrible twosome must tell Viktor (Anthony Flanagan) that the police got to Josip before they did – meaning that Josip is currently in a cell possibly spilling the beans on the criminal activities of their gang boss Darius Knezevic (Alec Secareanu) and his ominous brother Zeljko (Greg Kolpakchi). Plus, they stole a...
- 1/22/2023
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Now firmly established as a key component of the Berlin Film Festival, this year’s Berlinale Series will welcome Italy’s “The Good Mothers,” Norway’s “Arkitekten” and “Dahaad,” about a female police officer dealing with misogyny and traditional Indian society while also chasing a possible serial killer.
“Why Try to Change Me Now” and “Agent,” Denmark’s answer to the French smash, will also be shown, joined by Australia’s “Bad Behavior” – made by Matchbox Pictures, also behind Yvonne Strahovski and Cate Blanchett starrer “Stateless” – and HBO Max drama “Spy/Master,” all vying for the newly established Berlinale Series Award. Already announced eco-thriller “The Swarm” will debut out of competition.
“Stories with a reasonable budget – that’s certainly a new trend coming from commissioners,” said Julia Fidel, head of Berlinale Series.
“It’s no longer all about dramas that will cost ridiculous amounts of money. The argument is that people value good ideas,...
“Why Try to Change Me Now” and “Agent,” Denmark’s answer to the French smash, will also be shown, joined by Australia’s “Bad Behavior” – made by Matchbox Pictures, also behind Yvonne Strahovski and Cate Blanchett starrer “Stateless” – and HBO Max drama “Spy/Master,” all vying for the newly established Berlinale Series Award. Already announced eco-thriller “The Swarm” will debut out of competition.
“Stories with a reasonable budget – that’s certainly a new trend coming from commissioners,” said Julia Fidel, head of Berlinale Series.
“It’s no longer all about dramas that will cost ridiculous amounts of money. The argument is that people value good ideas,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Finally! After almost seven years, Happy Valley is back, and this BAFTA-winning crime drama’s third and final season is set to be as nail-biting as ever. These six fresh episodes from writer Sally Wainwright are definitely worth the wait.
Series Three dives back into the action around five years after the explosive events of the Series Two finale, beginning with Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) discovering the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir, a discovery which will lead her all the way back to her nemesis Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton).
Catherine still lives with her grandson Ryan (Rhys Connah) who’s now sixteen and working out what kind of relationship, if any, he wants with Royce, the man who fathered him when he raped Catherine’s daughter Becky. Needless to say, Catherine won’t take this well.
Still battling with the local drug problem,...
Series Three dives back into the action around five years after the explosive events of the Series Two finale, beginning with Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire) discovering the remains of a gangland murder victim in a drained reservoir, a discovery which will lead her all the way back to her nemesis Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton).
Catherine still lives with her grandson Ryan (Rhys Connah) who’s now sixteen and working out what kind of relationship, if any, he wants with Royce, the man who fathered him when he raped Catherine’s daughter Becky. Needless to say, Catherine won’t take this well.
Still battling with the local drug problem,...
- 1/1/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Sarah Lancashire and James Norton are set to reunite when “Happy Valley” returns to screens in January, the BBC confirmed today.
The third and supposedly final season of the show will drop in the U.K. on New Year’s Day, airing on BBC One and streaming platform iPlayer. (A U.S. release date has not yet been confirmed).
Lancashire returns as Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the six-episode season, this time navigating relationships with her teenage grandson Ryan (played by Rhys Connah) and sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) whilst attempting to solve what appears to be a gangland murder. Norton, meanwhile, once again steps into the shoes of murderer and rapist Tommy Lee Royce.
The BBC have also released a 10-second teaser of the new season, in which Royce can be seen brooding in prison while Seargant Cawood, dressed in uniform, is on assignment, with a siren blaring behind her.
Joining...
The third and supposedly final season of the show will drop in the U.K. on New Year’s Day, airing on BBC One and streaming platform iPlayer. (A U.S. release date has not yet been confirmed).
Lancashire returns as Sergeant Catherine Cawood in the six-episode season, this time navigating relationships with her teenage grandson Ryan (played by Rhys Connah) and sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) whilst attempting to solve what appears to be a gangland murder. Norton, meanwhile, once again steps into the shoes of murderer and rapist Tommy Lee Royce.
The BBC have also released a 10-second teaser of the new season, in which Royce can be seen brooding in prison while Seargant Cawood, dressed in uniform, is on assignment, with a siren blaring behind her.
Joining...
- 12/2/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
We've known for a while now that Happy Valley will return for a third and final season on AMC+ and Acorn TV.
We now have our first look, courtesy of some photos.
In this final season of the multi-bafta award-winning BBC drama created by one of the UK’s most celebrated and critically acclaimed screenwriters, Sally Wainwright (Gentleman Jack), Sarah Lancashire (Julia) returns to her iconic role of Sergeant Catherine Cawood for six new episodes.
Also returning are James Norton (The Nevers) as Catherine’s nemesis, the murderer and sex-offender Tommy Lee Royce; Siobhan Finneran (Downton Abbey) as Catherine’s sister, the recovering addict Clare Cartwright, and Rhys Connah as Catherine’s sixteen-year-old grandson Ryan, eight years after he first played the role as a young boy.
In the first-look photos, Catherine is pictured with a bloodied nose in the aftermath of a police raid, while Tommy Lee Royce (James...
We now have our first look, courtesy of some photos.
In this final season of the multi-bafta award-winning BBC drama created by one of the UK’s most celebrated and critically acclaimed screenwriters, Sally Wainwright (Gentleman Jack), Sarah Lancashire (Julia) returns to her iconic role of Sergeant Catherine Cawood for six new episodes.
Also returning are James Norton (The Nevers) as Catherine’s nemesis, the murderer and sex-offender Tommy Lee Royce; Siobhan Finneran (Downton Abbey) as Catherine’s sister, the recovering addict Clare Cartwright, and Rhys Connah as Catherine’s sixteen-year-old grandson Ryan, eight years after he first played the role as a young boy.
In the first-look photos, Catherine is pictured with a bloodied nose in the aftermath of a police raid, while Tommy Lee Royce (James...
- 10/13/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
First look images have been revealed of the third and purportedly final season of crime drama “Happy Valley.”
The six-part final season, made by Lookout Point for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in co-production with AMC Networks, will see Sarah Lancashire return as Sergeant Catherine Cawood and James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce.
The first images show Lancashire sporting a bloody nose following a police raid while Royce, with a new look, is locked in his prison cell.
Sarah Lancashire as Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Courtesy of BBC)
Siobhan Finneran stars as Catherine’s sister Clare and Rhys Connah as her teenage grandson Ryan.
Also returning are Ishia Bennison as Joyce, Shane Zaza as Shaf, Chord Melodic as Sledge, and Mete Dursun as Gorkem as well as Con O’Neill, George Costigan, Charlie Murphy, Derek Riddell, Karl Davies, Susan Lynch, Rick Warden, Vincent Franklin, Amit Shah, Mark Stanley, and Mollie Winnard.
Joining...
The six-part final season, made by Lookout Point for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in co-production with AMC Networks, will see Sarah Lancashire return as Sergeant Catherine Cawood and James Norton as Tommy Lee Royce.
The first images show Lancashire sporting a bloody nose following a police raid while Royce, with a new look, is locked in his prison cell.
Sarah Lancashire as Sergeant Catherine Cawood (Courtesy of BBC)
Siobhan Finneran stars as Catherine’s sister Clare and Rhys Connah as her teenage grandson Ryan.
Also returning are Ishia Bennison as Joyce, Shane Zaza as Shaf, Chord Melodic as Sledge, and Mete Dursun as Gorkem as well as Con O’Neill, George Costigan, Charlie Murphy, Derek Riddell, Karl Davies, Susan Lynch, Rick Warden, Vincent Franklin, Amit Shah, Mark Stanley, and Mollie Winnard.
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- 10/13/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
UK crime drama The Missing ran for two seasons in 2014 and 2016 on BBC One, where it was a hit by anybody’s standards. The logical next step would have been a third and possibly fourth, fifth and sixth season, but none arrived. Instead, the show’s creators Harry and Jack Williams changed direction and created two seasons of a spin-off starring The Missing’s lead detective Julien Baptiste. With the British thriller now finding new fans internationally on Netflix, many are asking why season three of The Missing was never made.
The reason for the Williams Bros.’ switch to a spin-off was built into the original show’s premise. Seasons one and two of The Missing focused on failures in the long career of Det. Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo). The first was the disappearance of five-year-old Oliver Hughes, an English boy holidaying with his parents in a French town. The second...
The reason for the Williams Bros.’ switch to a spin-off was built into the original show’s premise. Seasons one and two of The Missing focused on failures in the long career of Det. Baptiste (Tchéky Karyo). The first was the disappearance of five-year-old Oliver Hughes, an English boy holidaying with his parents in a French town. The second...
- 4/26/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Actress and filmmaker Romola Garai, whose directorial debut Amulet played at Sundance 2020, is working on a raft of projects including a re-team with Amulet producer Matthew James Wilkinson (Yesterday).
Well-received feminist horror Amulet stars Carla Juri, Imelda Staunton and Alec Secareanu and was released in the U.S. in 2020 by Magnolia. Delayed by lockdown, it had its UK premiere at Frightfest last year and was released in the UK by Film Republic last week.
In the film, an ex-soldier, living homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for her, he cannot ignore his suspicion that something sinister is going on.
BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated actress Garai, known for screen roles including The Hour, The Crimson Petal And The White and Miss Marx, is looking to get back to...
Well-received feminist horror Amulet stars Carla Juri, Imelda Staunton and Alec Secareanu and was released in the U.S. in 2020 by Magnolia. Delayed by lockdown, it had its UK premiere at Frightfest last year and was released in the UK by Film Republic last week.
In the film, an ex-soldier, living homeless in London, is offered a place to stay at a decaying house inhabited by a young woman and her dying mother. As he starts to fall for her, he cannot ignore his suspicion that something sinister is going on.
BAFTA and Golden Globe nominated actress Garai, known for screen roles including The Hour, The Crimson Petal And The White and Miss Marx, is looking to get back to...
- 2/9/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
An ex-soldier renovating an old house finds more than just refuge in the actor turned writer-director’s pulsating gothic shocker
Offering yet further proof that the future of cutting-edge horror is female, British actor turned writer-director Romola Garai’s impressive feature debut, which won enthusiastic applause at FrightFest last year, is a moody, brooding chiller that goes from slow-boil creaks to rapturous, hallucinogenic madness. Set largely in a decrepit building whose mouldy walls mirror a creeping moral malaise within, Amulet plays adventurously with subversive sexual politics and reconfigured horror tropes, conjuring a heady parable rich in ritual and intrigue, built upon sturdy subtextual foundations.
The Romanian actor Alec Secareanu, who proved such an engaging screen presence in Francis Lee’s God’s Own Country, is Tomaz, an ex-soldier from an unnamed, conflict-torn country, now struggling to survive in squalid London. In his dreams, Tomaz is haunted by fable-like visions of the...
Offering yet further proof that the future of cutting-edge horror is female, British actor turned writer-director Romola Garai’s impressive feature debut, which won enthusiastic applause at FrightFest last year, is a moody, brooding chiller that goes from slow-boil creaks to rapturous, hallucinogenic madness. Set largely in a decrepit building whose mouldy walls mirror a creeping moral malaise within, Amulet plays adventurously with subversive sexual politics and reconfigured horror tropes, conjuring a heady parable rich in ritual and intrigue, built upon sturdy subtextual foundations.
The Romanian actor Alec Secareanu, who proved such an engaging screen presence in Francis Lee’s God’s Own Country, is Tomaz, an ex-soldier from an unnamed, conflict-torn country, now struggling to survive in squalid London. In his dreams, Tomaz is haunted by fable-like visions of the...
- 1/30/2022
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Garai’s first feature as director is a classy chiller where a haunted war veteran is offered uneasy solace by a twinkly-eyed nun
Actor-turned-director Romola Garai makes her feature debut with this accomplished upscale British horror with touches of Eraserhead and Alien; it’s that particular kind of crepuscular indie chiller which you could call “body horror”, where the body in question is every single manky, mouldy surface and inanimate object. The film might not fully absorb all its images and ideas, and the dynamic between the male lead and two different female co-stars in the story’s “past” and “present” sections feels in some ways like a slightly redundant duplication. But it’s stylish and well-acted, and leads up to a surreal image of evil.
Alec Secareanu plays Tomas, an ex-soldier from a central European war zone haunted by his memories. While in uniform, he had befriended a fugitive...
Actor-turned-director Romola Garai makes her feature debut with this accomplished upscale British horror with touches of Eraserhead and Alien; it’s that particular kind of crepuscular indie chiller which you could call “body horror”, where the body in question is every single manky, mouldy surface and inanimate object. The film might not fully absorb all its images and ideas, and the dynamic between the male lead and two different female co-stars in the story’s “past” and “present” sections feels in some ways like a slightly redundant duplication. But it’s stylish and well-acted, and leads up to a surreal image of evil.
Alec Secareanu plays Tomas, an ex-soldier from a central European war zone haunted by his memories. While in uniform, he had befriended a fugitive...
- 1/26/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Romola Garai has been illuminating the screen for several years now, as one of Britain’s best working-actors, and is now presenting her very first feature from behind the lens: Amulet. Starring Imelda Staunton, Carla Juri and Alec Secareanu, it’s a psychological horror movie that explores a whole myriad of themes, such as Ptsd, violence against women, the notion of forgiveness, and containing evil within the world.
When we had the pleasure of speaking to Garai to mark the film’s theatrical release, we spoke in depth about the themes at play, and about her own process as a director. She tells us why this is what she has always dreamt of doing, and discusses whether she could ever direct herself, and how she has got a newfound appreciation for acting off the back of this experience.
Watch the full interview with Romola Garai here:
Synopsis
An ex-soldier, living homeless in London,...
When we had the pleasure of speaking to Garai to mark the film’s theatrical release, we spoke in depth about the themes at play, and about her own process as a director. She tells us why this is what she has always dreamt of doing, and discusses whether she could ever direct herself, and how she has got a newfound appreciation for acting off the back of this experience.
Watch the full interview with Romola Garai here:
Synopsis
An ex-soldier, living homeless in London,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Amulet, the feature directorial debut of actor Romola Garai, has had an odd path to UK cinemas, first debuting at Sundance way back pre-covid in January 2020, and landing on the internet in almost every overseas territory in the 18 months since. Garai’s understated take on the genre nuts-and-bolts of possession horror has lead to a fairly muted rollout from press too, and not nearly as much online buzz as it might deserve. But with a stellar cast and some truly eye-popping effects work, this is very much worth a look; a bold, bloody and ultimately rather beautiful little genre release.
Former solider-turned-homeless labourer Tomaz (God’s Own Country’s Alec Secareanu) is swept up into a room in a crumbling old house, where he instantly connects with its only other resident, Magda (Carla Juri). But when weird, unhealthy-sounding noises from a back-room lead to Tomaz coming face-to-face with first a bat,...
Former solider-turned-homeless labourer Tomaz (God’s Own Country’s Alec Secareanu) is swept up into a room in a crumbling old house, where he instantly connects with its only other resident, Magda (Carla Juri). But when weird, unhealthy-sounding noises from a back-room lead to Tomaz coming face-to-face with first a bat,...
- 11/8/2021
- by Ben Robins
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Whatever you have to do... Do it for your family." Signature in the UK has released an official trailer for a British indie drama titled The Bike Thief, marking the feature debut of filmmaker Matt Chambers, who worked for years as a production assistant before finally directing this film. The Bike Thief is a "gritty British drama-thriller" that basically plays like a contemporary update on the classic Italian film Bicycle Thieves. The Rider is an ordinary, hard-working man. Everything he does is done to protect and support his family. He works as a delivery driver for a local Pizza restaurant, which happens to be owned & run by his landlord. When the Rider's moped is stolen, his world turns upside down and a race against time starts to recover the source of his livelihood. Starring Alec Secareanu (from God's Own Country) and Anamaria Marinca. I dig the look of this, two...
- 3/12/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Berlinale Competition entries from two actors turned directors, Maria Schrader and Daniel Brühl, were among titles on the Beta Cinema slate at the European Film Market to prove popular among international distributors.
Schrader, an Emmy Award winner as the director of “Unorthodox,” premiered comic-tragic tale “I’m Your Man,” starring Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), Maren Eggert and Sandra Hueller (“Toni Erdmann”), at the virtual market, and Eggert won the festival’s Silver Bear for leading performance. Brühl made his directorial debut with dark comedy “Next Door,” a chamber piece in which he starred alongside “Babylon Berlin’s” Peter Kurth.
“I’m Your Man” is leading the way with a flurry of sales to France (Haut et Court), Italy (Koch Media), Spain, Portugal and Latin America (Sun Distribution), Scandinavia (Edge Entertainment), Benelux (September Film), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Cis and Baltics (Volgafilm), Poland (Monolith), Hungary (Cirko Film), Czech Republic/Slovakia (Film Europe), former Yugoslavia (Discovery...
Schrader, an Emmy Award winner as the director of “Unorthodox,” premiered comic-tragic tale “I’m Your Man,” starring Dan Stevens (“Downton Abbey”), Maren Eggert and Sandra Hueller (“Toni Erdmann”), at the virtual market, and Eggert won the festival’s Silver Bear for leading performance. Brühl made his directorial debut with dark comedy “Next Door,” a chamber piece in which he starred alongside “Babylon Berlin’s” Peter Kurth.
“I’m Your Man” is leading the way with a flurry of sales to France (Haut et Court), Italy (Koch Media), Spain, Portugal and Latin America (Sun Distribution), Scandinavia (Edge Entertainment), Benelux (September Film), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Cis and Baltics (Volgafilm), Poland (Monolith), Hungary (Cirko Film), Czech Republic/Slovakia (Film Europe), former Yugoslavia (Discovery...
- 3/11/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
by Matt St Clair
The beauty in God’s Own Country, the marvelous directorial debut from Francis Lee whose newest film Ammonite has hit VOD, is not just in the luscious landscapes. It's also in the silence. The two lead actors use their facial glances and body language to confess their infatuation. Minus the ending, there’s no cathartic monologue spoken by either John (Josh O’Connor) or Gheorghe (Alec Secareanu). No 'I love you's because the words aren’t needed. Nor is this a typical “coming out” narrative present within the realm of queer cinema where the characters come to a gradual realization about their sexualities.
It’s clear when God’s Own Country begins that John is already aware of his sexuality. He engages in hedonistic hook ups for minor fulfillment. He acts out sexually but without intimacy and definitely without kissing. When Gheorghe arrives to help John and his family on their Yorkshire farm,...
The beauty in God’s Own Country, the marvelous directorial debut from Francis Lee whose newest film Ammonite has hit VOD, is not just in the luscious landscapes. It's also in the silence. The two lead actors use their facial glances and body language to confess their infatuation. Minus the ending, there’s no cathartic monologue spoken by either John (Josh O’Connor) or Gheorghe (Alec Secareanu). No 'I love you's because the words aren’t needed. Nor is this a typical “coming out” narrative present within the realm of queer cinema where the characters come to a gradual realization about their sexualities.
It’s clear when God’s Own Country begins that John is already aware of his sexuality. He engages in hedonistic hook ups for minor fulfillment. He acts out sexually but without intimacy and definitely without kissing. When Gheorghe arrives to help John and his family on their Yorkshire farm,...
- 12/6/2020
- by Matt St.Clair
- FilmExperience
"It seems your Mrs. Murchison has been able to... unlock something in you." Neon has unveiled one final trailer for indie British seaside lesbian romance film Ammonite, the second feature film written & directed by God's Own Country director Francis Lee. The film is now finally available on VOD in addition to select theaters, after initially opening in November. This final trailer is a reminder that it's available to watch at home right now. Set in 1840s England, an acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter named Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever. Starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, along with Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secareanu, and Fiona Shaw. This film originally premiered at TIFF and NYFF this year to mostly warm reviews (here's my own), even though it is a rather cold but charming story of pure love.
- 12/4/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Andy Heathcote and Ida the cow have a conversation as he shoots The Moo Man This week we're heading down on the farm for our Streaming Spotlight. A setting that has global appeal, it offers the opportunity to marry family friction to more macro politics. Also, with environmental husbandry increasingly in the international spotlight, there have been a number of documentaries looking at the changing practices on farms across the world. Here's a few of our recent favourites.
God's Own Country, YouTube, Amazon, from £1.99
Francis Lee's earthy Yorkshire-set debut about frustrated young farmer Johnny Saxby (Josh O'Connor), who finds his horizons and heart broadened by the arrival of seasonal worker Gheorghe Ionescu (Alec Secareanu) is an emotionally raw and turbulent tale leavened by sweetness. Lee's father is a farmer and it shows in the detail he brings to the drama, which is largely set against the backdrop of lambing season...
God's Own Country, YouTube, Amazon, from £1.99
Francis Lee's earthy Yorkshire-set debut about frustrated young farmer Johnny Saxby (Josh O'Connor), who finds his horizons and heart broadened by the arrival of seasonal worker Gheorghe Ionescu (Alec Secareanu) is an emotionally raw and turbulent tale leavened by sweetness. Lee's father is a farmer and it shows in the detail he brings to the drama, which is largely set against the backdrop of lambing season...
- 12/4/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Sean Durkin’s drama stars Jude Law and Carrie Coon.
Picturehouse Entertainment has secured UK distribution rights to Sean Durkin’s The Nest from US outfit FilmNation Entertainment, strengthening its slate of upcoming awards buzz titles.
The romantic drama, starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon, debuted at Sundance and went on to pick up a hat-trick of awards at the Deauville Film Festival. Picturehouse plans to release in 2021 but has yet to set a date.
Durkin’s second feature, after Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011, explores how life for an entrepreneur and his American family begins to take a twisted...
Picturehouse Entertainment has secured UK distribution rights to Sean Durkin’s The Nest from US outfit FilmNation Entertainment, strengthening its slate of upcoming awards buzz titles.
The romantic drama, starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon, debuted at Sundance and went on to pick up a hat-trick of awards at the Deauville Film Festival. Picturehouse plans to release in 2021 but has yet to set a date.
Durkin’s second feature, after Martha Marcy May Marlene in 2011, explores how life for an entrepreneur and his American family begins to take a twisted...
- 12/2/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
The UK drama received its world premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival last month.
Signature Entertainment has secured UK and Ireland rights to Matt Chambers’ The Bike Thief, starring God’s Own Country actor Alec Secareanu, from Munich-based powerhouse Beta Cinema.
The UK drama received its world premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival last month and was being shopped by Beta at the virtual AFM. Signature had previously seen the film at a private screening in London and plan to release the feature in 2021.
The Bike Thief marks the feature directorial debut of Chambers and centres on a nameless pizza delivery...
Signature Entertainment has secured UK and Ireland rights to Matt Chambers’ The Bike Thief, starring God’s Own Country actor Alec Secareanu, from Munich-based powerhouse Beta Cinema.
The UK drama received its world premiere at Tokyo International Film Festival last month and was being shopped by Beta at the virtual AFM. Signature had previously seen the film at a private screening in London and plan to release the feature in 2021.
The Bike Thief marks the feature directorial debut of Chambers and centres on a nameless pizza delivery...
- 12/2/2020
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
30 Years of The Film Foundation
Equally impressive as his towering career is Martin Scorsese’s dedication to restoring previously lost classics and championing underseen gems with The Film Foundation. Now celebrating 30 years, they’ve been given the spotlight on The Criterion Channel, featuring a wealth of highlights as well as a conversation between Scorsese and Ari Aster. The lineup of essentials includes The Broken Butterfly (1919), Trouble in Paradise (1932), It Happened One Night (1934), L’Atalante (1934), The Long Voyage Home (1940) The Chase (1946), The Red Shoes (1948), The River (1951), Moulin Rouge (1952), The Bigamist (1953), Ugetsu (1953), Senso (1954), The Big Country (1958), Shadows (1959), The Cloud-Capped Star (1960), Primary (1960), The Connection (1961), Salvatore Giuliano (1962), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), Once Upon a Time in the West...
30 Years of The Film Foundation
Equally impressive as his towering career is Martin Scorsese’s dedication to restoring previously lost classics and championing underseen gems with The Film Foundation. Now celebrating 30 years, they’ve been given the spotlight on The Criterion Channel, featuring a wealth of highlights as well as a conversation between Scorsese and Ari Aster. The lineup of essentials includes The Broken Butterfly (1919), Trouble in Paradise (1932), It Happened One Night (1934), L’Atalante (1934), The Long Voyage Home (1940) The Chase (1946), The Red Shoes (1948), The River (1951), Moulin Rouge (1952), The Bigamist (1953), Ugetsu (1953), Senso (1954), The Big Country (1958), Shadows (1959), The Cloud-Capped Star (1960), Primary (1960), The Connection (1961), Salvatore Giuliano (1962), The Masque of the Red Death (1964), Once Upon a Time in the West...
- 11/20/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The film world loves to discover a new director with a strong voice. That’s what Francis Lee created with “God’s Own Country,” a rare look at rural working-class men in love. Lee knew the terrain: He grew up gay in the Northern Yorkshire moors depicted in the film, and still lives there. Without being able to afford film school, he figured out that acting would be his best shot at breaking into writing and directing. “I did not have a great education or access to it,” he said.
Lee studied drama, struggled with an acting career (including two lines in Mike Leigh’s 1999 “Topsy-Turvy”), and worked at a junkyard as he figured out how to cobble together financing to make a series of shorts and then “God’s Own Country.” The movie broke out at Sundance 2017 and launched actors Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”) and Alec Secareanu (“Strike Back”) on the world stage.
Lee studied drama, struggled with an acting career (including two lines in Mike Leigh’s 1999 “Topsy-Turvy”), and worked at a junkyard as he figured out how to cobble together financing to make a series of shorts and then “God’s Own Country.” The movie broke out at Sundance 2017 and launched actors Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”) and Alec Secareanu (“Strike Back”) on the world stage.
- 11/10/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The film world loves to discover a new director with a strong voice. That’s what Francis Lee created with “God’s Own Country,” a rare look at rural working-class men in love. Lee knew the terrain: He grew up gay in the Northern Yorkshire moors depicted in the film, and still lives there. Without being able to afford film school, he figured out that acting would be his best shot at breaking into writing and directing. “I did not have a great education or access to it,” he said.
Lee studied drama, struggled with an acting career (including two lines in Mike Leigh’s 1999 “Topsy-Turvy”), and worked at a junkyard as he figured out how to cobble together financing to make a series of shorts and then “God’s Own Country.” The movie broke out at Sundance 2017 and launched actors Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”) and Alec Secareanu (“Strike Back”) on the world stage.
Lee studied drama, struggled with an acting career (including two lines in Mike Leigh’s 1999 “Topsy-Turvy”), and worked at a junkyard as he figured out how to cobble together financing to make a series of shorts and then “God’s Own Country.” The movie broke out at Sundance 2017 and launched actors Josh O’Connor (“The Crown”) and Alec Secareanu (“Strike Back”) on the world stage.
- 11/10/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
“The Bike Thief,” “Hello Again – a Wedding a Day” and “Karnawal” are among the hottest titles on Beta Cinema’s sales slate for the virtual version of the American Film Market, which starts Monday.
The Munich-based sales company will give Matt Chambers’ “The Bike Thief” its market premiere at AFM, following its world premiere this week in competition at the Tokyo Film Festival. Beta recently showed the film to select British buyers in a private screening in London and is now negotiating the U.K./Ireland deal.
The movie, starring Alec Secareanu (“God’s Own Country”) and Anamaria Marinca, explores the question of how far a father would go in present-day London to support his family when his only means to provide, his bike, is stolen.
“Hello Again – a Wedding a Day,” another completed title, is attracting strong interest too, Beta Cinema tells Variety. Hot on the heels of its appearance at Rome’s Mia market,...
The Munich-based sales company will give Matt Chambers’ “The Bike Thief” its market premiere at AFM, following its world premiere this week in competition at the Tokyo Film Festival. Beta recently showed the film to select British buyers in a private screening in London and is now negotiating the U.K./Ireland deal.
The movie, starring Alec Secareanu (“God’s Own Country”) and Anamaria Marinca, explores the question of how far a father would go in present-day London to support his family when his only means to provide, his bike, is stolen.
“Hello Again – a Wedding a Day,” another completed title, is attracting strong interest too, Beta Cinema tells Variety. Hot on the heels of its appearance at Rome’s Mia market,...
- 11/6/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
The pandemic has shown us, among other things, how insecure people can be economically; how little it can take to make the difference between getting by and not, but this is a problem that was with us long before Covid-19. This first feature from writer/director Matt Chambers is about a Romanian immigrant working as a pizza delivery driver to help support his wife Elena (Anamaria Marinca), teenage daughter Miri (Alexia Maria Proca) and baby son. One night after a shift, his moped is stolen and if he can’t find another he will lose his job and, because his boss is also his landlord, likely his home.
From the start, Chambers focuses in closely on his nameless lead (Secareanu is credited simply as ‘The Rider’). A substantial chunk of the running time is spent establishing the day to day reality of his grind: dropping his wife at her cleaning job,...
From the start, Chambers focuses in closely on his nameless lead (Secareanu is credited simply as ‘The Rider’). A substantial chunk of the running time is spent establishing the day to day reality of his grind: dropping his wife at her cleaning job,...
- 11/3/2020
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Amulet Review — Amulet (2020) Film Review, a movie directed by Romola Garai, and starring Carla Juri, Alec Secareanu, Imelda Staunton, and Angeliki Papoulia. People avoid introspection because they fear what it will uncover. The unknown can be terrifying, especially if it comes from within ourselves. But introspection also [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: Amulet (2020): Unsettling Dichotomies Are the True Source of Horror in Romola Garai’s Directorial Debut...
Continue reading: Film Review: Amulet (2020): Unsettling Dichotomies Are the True Source of Horror in Romola Garai’s Directorial Debut...
- 10/20/2020
- by Jacob Mouradian
- Film-Book
"She's unlocked something in you." Lionsgate UK has released an official UK trailer for the indie romance Ammonite, the second feature film written & directed by God's Own Country director Francis Lee. This just premiered at the Toronto and London Film Festivals this fall - read our review here. There's no date set for the UK yet, but it's still aiming to open in the US in November. Set in 1840s England, an acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter named Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever. Starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, along with Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secareanu, and Fiona Shaw. This film is a rather cold but charming story of pure love - about two people who finally brighten up after finding each other. Take a look. Here's the new official UK trailer...
- 10/15/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ahead of the Ammonite’s UK premiere, closing the BFI London Film Festival 2020, Lionsgate UK has debuted a new trailer.
In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught paleontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild and brutal Southern English coastline of Lyme Regis. The days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now hunts for common fossils to sell to rich tourists to support herself and her ailing widowed mother.
Related: Exclusive: “I obsess about class, gender and representation” – Francis Lee on his new film, Ammonite
When one such tourist, Roderick Murchison, arrives in Lyme on the first leg of a European tour, he entrusts Mary with the care of his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. Mary, whose life is a daily struggle on the poverty line, cannot afford to turn him down but, proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, she clashes with her unwanted guest.
In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught paleontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild and brutal Southern English coastline of Lyme Regis. The days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now hunts for common fossils to sell to rich tourists to support herself and her ailing widowed mother.
Related: Exclusive: “I obsess about class, gender and representation” – Francis Lee on his new film, Ammonite
When one such tourist, Roderick Murchison, arrives in Lyme on the first leg of a European tour, he entrusts Mary with the care of his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. Mary, whose life is a daily struggle on the poverty line, cannot afford to turn him down but, proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, she clashes with her unwanted guest.
- 10/15/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
New section introduced in response to Covid-19 travel restrictions will screen 32 films of which 25 are world premieres.
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the full line-up for its 33rd edition, including the 32 titles selected for its Tokyo Premiere section, introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and international travel restrictions.
Unlike many major festivals this year, TIFF will be going forward with in-person screenings at its usual venues, but has replaced three of its major sections – Competition, Asian Future and Japanese Cinema Splash – with the new Tokyo Premiere section.
The section, which includes 25 world premieres, “has a large focus on supporting young filmmakers,...
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has announced the full line-up for its 33rd edition, including the 32 titles selected for its Tokyo Premiere section, introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and international travel restrictions.
Unlike many major festivals this year, TIFF will be going forward with in-person screenings at its usual venues, but has replaced three of its major sections – Competition, Asian Future and Japanese Cinema Splash – with the new Tokyo Premiere section.
The section, which includes 25 world premieres, “has a large focus on supporting young filmmakers,...
- 9/29/2020
- by Matt Schley
- ScreenDaily
Neon has debuted the official trailer for Francis Lee’s upcoming ‘Ammonite’ featuring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan.
Set in 1840’s England, Winslet stars as the acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning who is forced to befriend Ronan’s young woman who is sent to convalesce by the sea and develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.
Directed by Lee, the film also stars Fiona Shaw, Alec Secareanu and Gemma Jones and will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September and close this year’s London Film Festival.
Also in trailers – Netflix release full trailer for ‘Enola Holmes’
The film is set to open in the US November 13th and in the UK in 2021.
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Set in 1840’s England, Winslet stars as the acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning who is forced to befriend Ronan’s young woman who is sent to convalesce by the sea and develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever.
Directed by Lee, the film also stars Fiona Shaw, Alec Secareanu and Gemma Jones and will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September and close this year’s London Film Festival.
Also in trailers – Netflix release full trailer for ‘Enola Holmes’
The film is set to open in the US November 13th and in the UK in 2021.
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- 8/26/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
From the director of God’S OWN Country, Francis Lee, comes his new film Ammonite.
In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught palaeontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild and brutal Southern English coastline of Lyme Regis. The days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now hunts for common fossils to sell torich tourists to support herself and her ailing widowed mother. When one such tourist, Roderick Murchison, arrives in Lyme on the first leg of a European tour, he entrusts Mary with the care of his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. Mary, whose life is a daily struggle on the poverty line, cannot afford to turn him down but, proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, she clashes with her unwanted guest. They are two women from utterly different worlds. Yet despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they...
In the 1840s, acclaimed self-taught palaeontologist Mary Anning works alone on the wild and brutal Southern English coastline of Lyme Regis. The days of her famed discoveries behind her, she now hunts for common fossils to sell torich tourists to support herself and her ailing widowed mother. When one such tourist, Roderick Murchison, arrives in Lyme on the first leg of a European tour, he entrusts Mary with the care of his young wife Charlotte, who is recuperating from a personal tragedy. Mary, whose life is a daily struggle on the poverty line, cannot afford to turn him down but, proud and relentlessly passionate about her work, she clashes with her unwanted guest. They are two women from utterly different worlds. Yet despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they...
- 8/25/2020
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ammonite Trailer Francis Lee‘s Ammonite (2020) movie trailer has been released by Neon and stars Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle, and Alec Secareanu. Plot Synopsis Ammonite‘s plot synopsis: “1840s England, acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, [...]
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Continue reading: Ammonite (2020) Movie Trailer: Paleontologist Kate Winslet’s Relationship with Saoirse Ronan May Alter Their Lives...
- 8/25/2020
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan star in the 19th-century romantic drama Ammonite, which released its first trailer on Tuesday. The film is an official 2020 selection at the Cannes, Telluride, and Toronto film festivals, and will premiere November 13th in theaters.
Set in 1840s England, Ammonite centers on the real-life fossil hunter Mary Anning, portrayed by Winslet, who was revered for her finds of Jurassic fossils along the cliffs of the English Channel. In the fictionalized version, some of her discoveries end up in renowned institutions like the British Museum, but...
Set in 1840s England, Ammonite centers on the real-life fossil hunter Mary Anning, portrayed by Winslet, who was revered for her finds of Jurassic fossils along the cliffs of the English Channel. In the fictionalized version, some of her discoveries end up in renowned institutions like the British Museum, but...
- 8/25/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
‘Ammonite’ Trailer: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan Ignite Slow-Burning Passion in First Look (Video)
Fans of the recent “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” will surely warm to Francis Lee’s “Ammonite,” another Neon film that stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan as two lonely women drawn to each other with a slow-burning passion.
This film isn’t the English language answer to “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” by any means, but it does have a similar premise and the same quiet energy.
“Ammonite” is set in 1840s England and follows a famed fossil hunter (Winslet) who is tasked with convalescing with a morose young woman suffering from melancholia (Ronan). As they walk by the sea, it’s not long until they form an intense bond.
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“I don’t want to go back to the life I had before you,” Ronan says to Winslet in the film. “What about my life,...
This film isn’t the English language answer to “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” by any means, but it does have a similar premise and the same quiet energy.
“Ammonite” is set in 1840s England and follows a famed fossil hunter (Winslet) who is tasked with convalescing with a morose young woman suffering from melancholia (Ronan). As they walk by the sea, it’s not long until they form an intense bond.
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“I don’t want to go back to the life I had before you,” Ronan says to Winslet in the film. “What about my life,...
- 8/25/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
"What t'is it?" "Somethin'... Nothin'." Neon has debuted the trailer for Ammonite, the second feature film from God's Own Country director Francis Lee, who also writes / directs this passionate love story. This was originally supposed to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this year, but will instead premiere at TIFF in the fall. Neon has also set a November release date in the US. Set in 1840s England, an acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter named Mary Anning and a young woman sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship, altering both of their lives forever. Starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, along with Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Alec Secareanu, and Fiona Shaw. First there was Carol, then Call Me By Your Name, then Portrait of a Lady on Fire, this film is next in this cinematic journey through LGBTQ romance. And it's looks exquisite! We've been patiently waiting...
- 8/25/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet are searching for ancient fossils and budding romance in the trailer for the upcoming film “Ammonite.”
Written and directed by Francis Lee, the film will be released by Neon in the United States and Lionsgate in the U.K.
Set in England in the 1800s, Winslet plays Mary Anning, a fossil hunter who works alone on the rugged coastline in the south of the country. With her days of making famous geological discoveries behind her, she now searches for common fossils to sell to tourists to support herself and her sickly mother. One day, a wealthy tourist pays a visit to Mary and asks her to take care of his ailing wife Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), who suffers from “melancholia.” Charlotte’s husband offers too much to turn down, and Mary has herself a new apprentice, albeit one who doesn’t “like the water.”
Mary...
Written and directed by Francis Lee, the film will be released by Neon in the United States and Lionsgate in the U.K.
Set in England in the 1800s, Winslet plays Mary Anning, a fossil hunter who works alone on the rugged coastline in the south of the country. With her days of making famous geological discoveries behind her, she now searches for common fossils to sell to tourists to support herself and her sickly mother. One day, a wealthy tourist pays a visit to Mary and asks her to take care of his ailing wife Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan), who suffers from “melancholia.” Charlotte’s husband offers too much to turn down, and Mary has herself a new apprentice, albeit one who doesn’t “like the water.”
Mary...
- 8/25/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
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