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Hammer announces The Quiet Ones casting
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Horror studio Hammer has announced that Mad Men and Fringe actor Jared Harris is to star in its latest film, The Quiet Ones. Harris will play Professor Joseph Coupland in the supernatural thriller/horror which is currently in pre-production and will start shooting in June 2012 in the UK. The film is being directed by…
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Stephen Fry to star in ITV Ian Rankin thriller
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ITV has commissioned a new drama based on the Ian Rankin thriller Doors Open and produced by Sprout Pictures, the company founded by Stephen Fry and Gina Carter. Fry will co-star in the two-hour drama in which a self-made millionaire, an art professor and a banker come together to undertake an audacious art heist. The…
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Phil Davis joins new independent British film
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Whitechapel star Phil Davis has joined the cast of independent British film Having You as Peter, the father of Jack, the film’s protagonist. The cast also includes Anna Friel, Romola Garai, Andy Buchan and Julie Deakin. Davis’ previous roles of note include critically and commercially successful films as Quadrophenia and Notes on a Scandal. Latterly…
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Eric Bana filming new thriller in UK
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Filming is underway in the UK on a new suspense thriller about two ex-lovers who find their loyalties tested and their lives at risk when they are joined together on the defence team in a terrorism trial. The untitled film stars Eric Bana and Golden Globe Award nominee Rebecca Hall as the couple and is…
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Curzon Cinemas harness On Demand to take brand beyond London
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London-based art house cinema chain Curzon is opening up its service to film-lovers outside the capital with its classy new Curzon On Demand streaming service. It’s important to note that Curzon isn’t trying to compete with Netflix of LOVEFiLM – you won’t find the Transformers smashing up America in their library of films. Instead, you…
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War Horse – shaping the tale to the medium
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With the big screen adaptation of War Horse set for a DVD and Blu-ray release next month, we take a look at the differences between the acclaimed tale’s book, cinema and stage incarnations. As with most adaptations from books and plays, there are some significant differences between the Spielberg movie version of War Horse and…