Patrick James Stephens

‘Andor’ Creator Tony Gilroy Gives the Interview He Couldn’t During Its Release While promoting his cautionary tale about fascism, Disney asked Gilroy to refrain from using the word. Nine months after it aired its finale, the 'Star Wars' series feels scarily prescient.

While promoting his cautionary tale about fascism, Disney asked Gilroy to refrain from using the word. Nine months after it aired its finale, the 'Star Wars' series feels scarily prescient.
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Happy #LetterboxdFriday! It’s been an interesting week 🙏🏻🔮🎥❤️ #LastFourWatched

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With After Hours now streaming on Netflix (US), revisit our interview with producers Griffin Dunne and Amy Robinson, who open up to Mitchell Beaupre about the enduring anxieties of Scorsese’s 1985 classic. ⏰

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Wuthering Heights is at its heart a story of class and race. Emerald Fennell has got it all wrong | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett By turning the novel into just a corset-heaving love story, the director has stripped it of what made it so boundary-pushing, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Wuthering Heights is at its heart a story of class and race. Emerald Fennell has got it all wrong | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Robert Duvall was a vigorous and subtle actor who always performed with passion and conviction From his steely self-effacing consigliere in The Godfather to his surf-crazed Wagner enthusiast in Apocalypse Now, just to see him on screen made me smile

Robert Duvall was a vigorous and subtle actor who always performed with passion and conviction via @peterbradshaw1.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

‘Heath Ledger knocked my tooth out jousting with a broom’: how we made A Knight’s Tale ‘The lances were made of balsa wood and filled with uncooked spaghetti – so that when they broke, there’d be an explosion of what looked like splinters’

“All you have to do is fake confidence for 15 minutes.” www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...

[Scene is a domestic kitchen. Night time. The room is all blue apart from warm orange-pink light streaming in from a streetlight outside. In the center of the room stands a woman named BRANDI, standing in pyjamas looking contemplative, the light cast dramatically on her face. At the doorway, leaning against the frame, her partner JOEL stands has woken up and found her in the kitchen.] JOEL: Honey… what are you doing? BRANDI: Can’t sleep Guess I just like standing in the kitchen at 3am thinking about the supernatural threat we temporarily defeated last year. While saying that out loud in a manner which sounds casually ironic but is actually just blatant exposition. JOEL: Brandi… you're talking strange... BRANDI: Dammit Joel. It’s time you knew. You're a Netflix character. [Joel looks shocked] BRANDI: Everybody you know has been forced to speak to you in second screen dialogue. Second screen dialogue helps the people scrolling their phones in front of the TV to follow the - JOEL: Stop explaining, Brandi! [Hands on head, emotional expression, warm pink light cast on his face against the cool blue darkness of the room]. JOEL: So that's why my entire life has looked so glossy and... BRANDI: Yep... Warm/cool colour graded. [Cut to a TV show TITLE SCREEN]: SECOND SCREEN - A Netflix original - [Ends]

Oscar-Nominated Casting Directors Celebrate Academy's New Category: 'People Really Don't Understand What We Do' | Video The Oscar-nominated casting directors of Sinners, One Battle After Another, Marty Supreme and The Secret Agent explain their craft

TheWrap Screening Series: The casting directors of “Marty Surpeme,” “One Battle After Another,” “The Secret Agent” and “Sinners” break down their craft www.thewrap.com/industry-new...

Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched 👩‍💻

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Wasteman was a tough watch at times but had stunning performances from David Jonsson and Tom Blyth and a fabulously tight script from Hunter Anderson and Eoin Doran. Tension builds to breaking point with a clever ending.

Happy #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched many thanks Odeon for the #Limitless early screening of ‘Wasteman’. Quite the debut 🙏🏻🔮🎥

‘One Battle After Another’ Director Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Top DGA Awards Prize; ‘The Pitt,’ ‘The Studio’ Lead TV (Full Winners List) "One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson won the top film prize at the 78th DGA Awards. "The Pitt" and "The Studio" were tops in TV.

“One Battle After Another” director Paul Thomas Anderson won the top prize on Saturday at the 78th annual DGA Awards. #BillyGoatisinthewind #DGA variety.com/2026/film/aw...

Manchester by the Sea (2016) ⭐ 7.8 | Drama 2h 17m | R

Ah, ‘Manchester by the Sea’ just an amazing film that so deserves more love. Fine choice. www.imdb.com/title/tt4034...

Happy #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched great #ScreamUnseen ,some research too & a Q&A with Director & DoP too. Wow (again) 🙏🏻❤️🎥 #FYC #DGA

Irish production spend hit record high of €544m in 2025 Spend was up 26% on the previous year.

Irish film and TV production spend rose 26% year-on-year to hit a record high of €544m in 2025, according to figures published today from Screen Ireland. www.screendaily.com/news/irish-p...

From incel culture to the White House: American Psycho’s dark hold on modern masculinity As the musical version of Bret Easton Ellis’s notoriously gory book returns to the stage, its tale of 80s yuppie nihilism feels more relevant than ever in the era of Andrew Tate, Trump and tech bros

From incel culture to the White House: American Psycho. As the musical version of the notoriously gory book returns to the stage, its tale of 80s yuppie nihilism feels more relevant than ever in the era of Andrew Tate, Trump and tech bros www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/j...

How Paul Feig’s ‘The Housemaid’ Became a $300 Million Box Office Wonder When No One Was Looking The female-skewing psychological thriller — starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried — has already passed up 'Bridesmaids' to become the top-grossing film of Feig's career in its original run.

How Paul Feig’s ‘The Housemaid’ Became a $300 Million Box Office Wonder When No One Was Looking
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How to eat like a Roman emperor Our politics are stuck in the ancient past. Thankfully our food isn't

“So I went to eat a menu inspired by the 1st century AD recipe writer Apicius… for research!” Not sure this meant what I thought 😂
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Happy #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched everything you need in a week of movie going! 🙏🏻❤️🎥 #FYC #DGA

You be the judge: should my husband stop quoting song lyrics during serious conversations? Randy thinks throwing in a line or two lightens the mood. Taylor says it’s an avoidance tactic. You decide who’s out of tune

You be the judge: should my husband stop quoting song lyrics during serious conversations?

David Siegel Dies: ‘The Hangover’ Films & ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Producer Who Worked On Dozens Of Movies Was 70 David Siegel, a producer on The Hangover trilogy, Final Destination Bloodlines and other films and a production manager on many others died January 8 at 70.

David Siegel, who served as a co-producer on The Hangover trilogy, executive produced Final Destination Bloodlines and worked on many other films and a production manager or line producer, has died. He was 70. #DGA #PGA
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‘Sinners’: Read The Screenplay For Ryan Coogler’s Fusion Of History, Music And Mysticism That Forged A Genre Blockbuster Warner Bros' Sinners was written and directed by Ryan Coogler who reteamed with Michael B. Jordan to create a genre-bending blockbuster.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the awards season’s most talked-about movies continues with Warner Bros‘ Sinners, written and directed by Ryan Coogler who reteamed with Michael B. Jordan for the genre-bending blockbuster. deadline.com/2025/12/sinn...

‘Blake’s 7’ Reboot In The Works From ‘The Last Of Us’ Director Peter Hoar & ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Exec Matthew Bouch A 'Blake's 7' reboot is coming from 'The Last Of Us' director Peter Hoar and Matthew Bouch and their Multitude Productions indie.

DEADLINE EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated The Last of Us director Peter Hoar has launched a production outfit and is working on a reboot of cult British sci-fi classic Blake’s 7. #Orac deadline.com/2026/01/blak...

‘Sentimental Value’ triumphs at European Film Awards with six prizes including best film 'Sirat' comes a close second with five awards, winning key craft prizes.

Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value triumphed at this year’s European Film Awards, winning six prizes including best European film. It was followed closely by Oliver Laxe’s Sirat, which took home five awards.

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Happy #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched what an awesome week! 🙏🏻❤️🎥 #FYC #DGA #ScreenUnseen

“Simpler, but also bolder and bloodier, than its predecessor, The Bone Temple is a more-than-worthy sequel.”

Alex Garland and Danny Boyle's zombie saga continues with Nia DaCosta's #28YearsLater: The Bone Temple – in UK cinemas tomorrow.

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When “what’s good for us” stops meaning "us" Wellness culture promises control and self-care — but what happens when it starts to hollow out our shared collective lives?

Been thinking a lot about how we are talking about health and society so I wrote down some thoughts about what happens when self-care replaces collective care, and why joy, connection, and shared spaces are as essential to a nation’s wellbeing as any diet

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