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Mary Queen of Scots Trailer – Saoirse Ronan & Margot Robbie get Elizabethan

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Synopsis: ‘“Mary Queen of Scots” explores the turbulent life of the charismatic Mary Stuart. Queen of France at 16 and widowed at 18, Mary defies pressure to remarry. Instead, she returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. But Scotland and England fall under the rule of the compelling Elizabeth I. Each young Queen beholds her “sister” in fear and fascination.

‘Rivals in power and in love, and female regents in a masculine world, the two must decide how to play the game of marriage versus independence. Determined to rule as much more than a figurehead, Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth’s sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both thrones – and change the course of history.’

Josie Rourke directs Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie in the movie, which is due in cinemas 18th January 2019. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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On Chesil Beach Trailer – Saoirse Ronan stars in the adaptation of Ian McEwan’s bestseller

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Synopsis: ‘It is summer 1962, and England is still a year away from huge social changes: Beatlemania, the sexual revolution and the Swinging Sixties. Florence (Saoirse Ronan) and Edward (Billy Howle) are just married and honeymooning on the dramatic coastline of Chesil Beach in Dorset. However, the hotel is old fashioned and stifling, and underlying tensions between the young couple surface and cast unexpected shadows over their long anticipated wedding night.

‘From the precise depiction of two young lovers, to the touching story of how their unexpressed misunderstandings and fears shape the rest of their lives, ON CHESIL BEACH is a tender story which shows how the entire course of a life can be changed, by a gesture not made or a word not spoken.

‘The film’s supporting cast features Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette), Adrian Scarborough (Vera Drake), Emily Watson (Testament of Youth) and Samuel West (Darkest Hour).

‘ON CHESIL BEACH will be released on 15 June 2018 through Lionsgate UK.’ [Read more…]

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Loving Vincent (DVD Review)

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Starring: Douglas Booth, Jerome Flynn, Chris O’Dowd, Saoirse Ronan, Helen McRory
Directed By: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Running Time: 94 mins
BBFC Certificate: 12
UK Release Date: February 12th 2018 (UK)

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Irrespective of anything else, Loving Vincent is an impressive achievement. It’s the world’s first animated movie that’s ‘fully painted’. In practice that means that the entire thing was filmed with actors and the using that footage it was later animated by a team of over 100 artists using oil paintings for both the characters and the background – and all done in the style of Vincent Van Gogh.

The film is set a year after Van Gogh’s death. Vincent’s friend from Arles, Postman Joseph Roulin (Chris O’Dowd), forces his slacker son, Armand (Douglas Booth), to hand deliver the artist’s final letter to his brother, Theo. After Armand discovers Theo is also dead, he travels on to the place where Vincent spent his final days, Auvers-sur-Oise, to see whether he should give the letter to the man who was supposed to be looking after him at the time, Dr. Gachet (Jerome Flynn). [Read more…]

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First Look At Saoirse Ronan & Margot Robbie In Mary Queen of Scots

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Margot Robbie and Saoirse Ronana are getting historical with Mary Queen Of Scots. Ronan is playing the title role, while Robbie is Queen Elizabeth I. Now the first images from the movie have arrived via EW.

As the title suggests, the movie with follow the Catholic Mary, who certainly led a dramatic life, with her first husband murdered and then marrying the murder accused of killing him. She was then forced to abdicate and fled to England. However, as Mary had previously claimed Elizabeth’s throne, she was captured and locked up. She was kept hidden away in various manors for over 18 years, becoming an increasing problem, especially as many English Catholics viewed her as the legitimate queen. Eventually she was implicated in a plot to overthrow Elizabeth and executed. Josie Rourke directs from a script by Beau Willimon (House Of Cards).

The film isn’t due out until November 2018, but you can take a look at the first pictures from the movie below. [Read more…]

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Margot Robbie Will Be Queen Elizabeth In Mary Queen of Scots

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Margot Robbie is planning to get into a bit of historical drama, as Variety reports she’s signed up to play Queen Elizabeth in Mary Queen Of Scots. Saoirse Ronan is already onboard to play the title role, with Josie Rourke directing.

As the title suggests, the movie with follow the Catholic Mary, who certainly led a dramatic life, with her first husband murdered and then marrying the murder accused of killing him. She was then forced to abdicate and fled to England. However, as Mary had previously claimed Elizabeth’s throne, she was captured and locked up. She was kept hidden away in various manors for over 18 years, becoming an increasing problem, especially as many English Catholics viewed her as the legitimate queen. Eventually she was implicated in a plot to overthrow Elizabeth and executed.

Beau Willimon (House Of Cards) wrote the script. The movie has yet to be greenlit, but assuming it is, it will shoot later this year.

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Brooklyn (Blu-ray Review)

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brooklyn-review-slideStarring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters
Directed By: John Crowley
Running Time: 111 mins
BBFC Certificate: 12
UK Release Date: February 29th 2016

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If you want Oscar nominations, you need to put Domhnall Gleeson in your movie. He was in four films released in 2015 that got multiple nominations. Brooklyn was one of those movies (alongside Star Wars, The Revenant and Ex Machina), although he doesn’t show up until the second half.

Based on Colm Toibin’s book, Brooklyn is about young Irish woman Eilis (Saoirse Ronan), whose sister Rose and a priest have organised for her to have a new life in New York, where they believe she will have more opportunities. After a difficult crossing, Eilis starts a new job at a department store while living at a boarding house in Brooklyn, and begins training to be a bookkeeper. [Read more…]

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