Persuasion, the latest Jane Austen movie adaptation, finally has a release date – the film is arriving on Netflix on July 15. Based on the classic 19th Century novel of the same name, Persuasion follows Anne Elliot (Dakota Johnson), a young woman living with her snobby family who are on …
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“If it had been made up, it might have seemed a bit too much, actually,” Colin Firth tells Total Film. We’re discussing the real-life events that inspired the actor’s latest movie, Operation Mincemeat, a World War II story about two British intelligence officers, Ewen Montagu (Firth) and Charles Cholmondeley (Matthew …
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The Viking Age may have been over 1,000 years ago, but looking at popular culture over the past few years, it seems like our obsession with the seafaring warriors has never really stopped. You don’t have to look far to see them permeating books, TV, and games. We’ve had Michael …
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Netflix’s The Last Kingdom is bringing in rave reactions online – and people are even saying it’s better than Game of Thrones. The series is based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories novels and started out as a BBC show. It follows Uhtred, who is raised as a Dane after …
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The Crown may be getting a prequel series, according to Deadline (opens in new tab) – Netflix is reportedly in early discussions about a new series, although nothing is officially in development yet. There are set to be six seasons of the original series in total, with season 5 airing …
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A24 is lining up its next star-studded movie – The Governesses will feature Lily-Rose Depp, Squid Game’s Hoyeon, and The Worst Person in the World’s Renate Reinsve. The movie is set to center around three rebellious governesses who turn both the bohemian household they work in and the minds of …
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The first teaser trailer for Pistol, a limited series about the Sex Pistols, has dropped. Directed by Danny Boyle, the series is based on guitarist Steve Jones’ memoir, Lonely Boy: Tales From a Sex Pistol and charts the band’s rise to fame in ’70s London. Toby Wallace plays Jones, while …
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Blonde, Netflix’s upcoming Marilyn Monroe biopic starring Ana de Armas, has been officially rated NC-17. After months of speculation regarding the movie’s certificate, the Motion Picture Association has confirmed that it has landed the adults-only rating due to “some sexual content”. While Netflix has hosted a couple of NC-17 films …
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The first reactions to Robert Eggers’ The Northman are in, and the initial responses to the action-filled epic are overwhelmingly positive. Starring Björk, Claes Bang, Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman, Alexander Skarsgård and more, the movie is based on the same Scandinavian folk tale that inspired Shakespeare’s …
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Peaky Blinders season 6 Netflix release date is imminent. The series has finished airing on BBC in the UK, but if you’re overseas, you’re going to have to wait a little while longer. The latest – and final – series sees the return of Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby, while …
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