1/5 George MacKay stars in the film “Wolf.” File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 (UPI) — George MacKay said his training for the film Wolf, in theaters Friday, led to embarrassing situations in real life. MacKay plays a man who believes he is a wolf, and he practiced his … Read more
In Star Wars, Jedi Master Mace Windu is associated with his iconic purple lightsaber. However, this was almost not the case. According to Samuel L. Jackson, who played Windu in the prequel trilogy, he had to convince Star Wars creator George Lucas to let him keep the purple lightsaber. The purple lightsaber is unique to … Read more
There is still a sense that we are blinking into the sunlight. Two years ago George MacKay, one of the UK’s busiest young actors, attended the Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival that missed lockdown by days. “Yes, I remember when we arrived there were these stories about Covid being in China,” he says. “And … Read more
George MacKay stars in the film “Wolf.” File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 (UPI) — George MacKay said his training for the film “Wolf,” in theaters Friday, led to embarrassing situations in real life. MacKay plays a man who believes he is a wolf, and he practiced his wolf walk in a … Read more
True History of the Kelly Gang is a feature film based Peter Carey’s novel of the same name. The film is loosely based on the exploits of Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang of dress-wearing affiliates dodging authorities in the mid-19th century. While this is not the first time the story of Ned Kelly … Read more
As good an actor and personality as he is, George Clooney’s directorial efforts all seem to follow a certain formula: They’re well cast, but often underwhelming. That doesn’t make them bad movies — Ides of March is phenomenal, and Good Night and Good Luck is … well, it’s fine — but they do tend to … Read more
In “1917,” two soldiers must embark on a dangerous mission to save hundreds during the height of World War 1, and tensions are high in the second trailer as we watch the two men put themselves at risk. “I hoped today might be a good day — hope is a dangerous thing,” Benedict Cumberbatch’s character … Read more
For the public, George Sanders He will always be that man with the deep voice, the prototype of the British heartthrob, the cynical dandy, a movie villain like few others and one of the first Simon Templar, the hero of the first films of The Saint (long before Roger Moore or Val Kilmer). His life … Read more
In Sam Mendes’ World War I movie 1917, George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman star as young soldiers Scofield and Blake, respectively, who are tasked with bringing an important message to their fellow troops in order to avoid an ambush. Told in real-time and presented as being all one continuous shot, Mendes’ film is an ambitious … Read more
Michel Fau during rehearsals at Bouffes du Nord in August 2020. MARCEL HARTMANN The premiere of George Dandin, which inaugurates the celebrations of the Year Molière at the Royal Opera of Versailles. The musical comedy that the “two Baptists”, Molière and Lully, presented at court in 1668, took part in the Grand Royal Entertainment wanted … Read more