Tag: Lesley Manville

Movie Review: QUEER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 19, 2024

QUEER Director: Luca GuadagninoStarring: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Jason Schwartzman, Lesley Manville, Drew Droege, Omar Apollo Director Luca Guadagnino and screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes first worked together on the film Challengers which came out earlier this year. Now they’ve reunited for Queer, an adaptation of William S. Burrough’s novel of the same name. On the outside,…
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Movie Review: THE CRITIC

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 12, 2024

THE CRITIC Director: Anand TuckerStarring: Ian McKellen, Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Romola Garai, Lesley Manville The legendary Ian McKellen plays the kind of critic every actor hates in the aptly-titled new film The Critic. It’s London 1934 at a time when going to the theater was a formal affair where you dressed to…
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Movie Review: BACK TO BLACK

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 15, 2024

BACK TO BLACK Director: Sam Taylor-JohnsonStarring: Marisa Abela, Jack O’Connell, Lesley Manville, Eddie Marsan It was only a few months ago that audiences were treated to Bob Marley: One Love and now we’re getting another music biopic with Back to Black which shines a light on Amy Winehouse’s life. The story starts off with a…
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TV Review: CITADEL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 28, 2023

CITADEL Creator: David WeilStarring: Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Stanley Tucci, Lesley Manville, Ashleigh Cummings, Moira Kelly A good spy series or movie can be the perfect mental escape after a long day. The new Prime Video series Citadel should do just the trick. Citadel kicks off on a fast moving train in the Italian…
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THE CROWN Season 5 Interviews – Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 9, 2022

THE CROWN Season 5 Interviews – Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, Lesley Manville Audiences are in for another royal treat as The Crown is back for Season 5 with a whole new cast playing the Royal Family. I sat down with Imelda Staunton, Jonathan Pryce, and Lesley Manville to talk about how they brought Queen Elizabeth,…
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Movie Review: LET HIM GO

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 4, 2020

LET HIM GO Director: Thomas BezuchaStarring: Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Lesley Manville, Jeffrey Donovan, Booboo Stewart, Kayli Carter Kevin Costner and Diane Lane previously co-starred as Clark Kent’s parents in Man of Steel. They’re paired together again in a fight for their grandson in Let Him Go. They play George and Margaret Blackledge, a retired…
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Movie Review: PHANTOM THREAD

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 11, 2018

PHANTOM THREAD Writer/Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps, Harriet Sansom Harris When Daniel Day-Lewis announced he was planning on retiring, there was public outcry knowing that we would never see another performance from out of the greatest actors of our time. If that were indeed the case, than Day-Lewis’ turn…
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Movie Review: MALEFICENT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 4, 2014

MALEFICENT Director: Robert Stromberg Starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, Lesley Manville, Sam Riley, Brenton Thwaites We all have an idea of who Maleficent is from the tale of Sleeping Beauty. Disney has taken one of the most diabolical villains and put a fresh twist on a character we all…
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