The past can come to life with great results.
The Pacific Rim filmmaker recalled a failed project of his in the midst of Godzilla Minus One's commercial success.
Andrew Garfield is officially for 40, and the Spider-Man star's comments on reaching the "midlife period" are raw.
Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher reflect on their film history together, and joke about how the two of them, and Mila Kunis were essentially "all making out" during this time.
IGN has the exclusive new trailer and poster for The Last Thing Mary Saw, a period folk horror film that's been compared to The Witch and that debuts exclusively on Shudder on January 20, 2022.
The King’s Man director, Matthew Vaughn, has said that he hopes to explore “the history of espionage” in a series of Kingsman prequel movies.
What time period will Patty Jenkins' Rogue Squadron take place in? Here are the most likely options.
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Keira Knightley is set to make a return to the world of television with a lead role in the Apple TV+ show The Essex Serpent. Knightley's past TV roles are minimal, appearing in 2002's Doctor Zhivago mini-series and the 2011 Syfy mini-series Neverland. [caption id="attachment_916293" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Shout! Studios[/caption] On Monday, we learned Knightley had been tapped to star in The Essex Serpent. Adapted from Sarah Perry's 2016 British Book Award-winning novel of the same name, the series will follow Cora (Knightley) "who, having being released from an …
The Secret Garden is technically a kids’ movie. It’s based on a novel for children, and it’s about children. But what we expect from children’s entertainment has changed drastically over the decades, especially as PG movies have evaporated and that audience gets shuttled over into PG-13 entertainment featuring superheroes. A brief glance at the merchandise that gets sold to kids shows you what they’re interested in and what they’re buying, and that makes Marc Munden's The Secret Garden a tough sell for today’s audience. It’s even tougher in the middle of …
The past has always been fruitful ground for storytelling, especially thanks to creators who dig into underexplored niches of history, finding unexpectedly human and complex stories to tell about characters who might not be famous legends. Whether real or fictional, shows like the new Nat Geo series Barkskins are at their strongest when they look beyond the sorts of stories we've heard before — featuring characters we don't often see spotlighted in period dramas. After all, period dramas are haunted by one undeniable trend: Heroes in stories not based on the works of Jane Austen are, more often than …
Hulu has released the first trailer for The Great, a satirical period piece from the Oscar-nominated co-writer of The Favourite, Tony McNamara. The series stars Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great, the outsider who maneuvered her way to becoming Russia's longest-reigning leader. This looks...a whole lot like The Favourite, down to the dances, rabbits hunts, and the inclusion of Nicolas Hoult. I know it's probably not the same house, but it also looks like they went and just used the same house. This is a good thing, by the way. The Favourite was one …
Growing up I believed lesbians were a myth, a universally known secret created by a male God catering to a male gaze in a male world. I came across these fictional characters at a young age – eight – when I loudly proclaimed in an AIM group chat that I was a lesbian to impress strangers. Immediately, a kind lad, the one God made us for, pulled me aside to ask if I liked kissing girls and charmingly explained the nuances of sexuality before asking for my school photo. No evidence existed for me to understand what everyone knew, the thing we …
A tease shared on Twitter suggests the Loki Disney+ series could have the God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston) return to the time of 2012's The Avengers.
Google has said very little about Stadia since its launch in mid-November and early adopters are becoming increasingly impatient with the process.
Written only months before Jane Austen’s death in 1817, Sanditon, which has been beautifully turned into an eight-part series for ITV and Masterpiece on PBS by screenwriter Andrew Davies, tells the story of Charlotte Heywood (Rose Williams), a spirited and impulsive young woman who finds herself at the would-be coastal resort of Sanditon, where she meets the charming but distant Sidney Parker (Theo James). While Charlotte is on her own path of self-discovery, she also finds herself on a journey to love. During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, British actress Rose Williams talked about …
Queen Elizabeth II agrees to a "period of transition" for Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle after they decide to step back from senior roles.
From Pulp Fiction to Scream, here are 10 beloved films that have gone on to become the perfect period pieces about the 1990s.
Period films are a fave for any history buff, from the authentic costumes to the story's cultural significance. Here are some recent hidden gems.
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