Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Broadway musicalIn the Heights has been adaptedfor the big screen and will bereleased nationwide by Warner Bros. Pictures on 18th June 2021. It’s the perfect summer movie that will lift our spirits.
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The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” have created this cinematic event, where the streets…
Going to a premiere these days seems like an extraordinary event. This week, I attended the premiere of independent movie Zebra Girl in the West End that made me forget for a few hours that we are still in pandemic times. It was good to be back in cinemas, although the film was a bit too scary and disturbing for my liking.
Zebra Girlis a psychological thriller with a bold streak of…
Today cinemas re-open after over a year in lockdown and what a cracker of a movie to go back to the big screen. This morning I attended a special press screening of Peter Rabbit 2 – whose release has been delayed for a year – starringRose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Margot Robbie and James Corden asPeterRabbit. A perfect mix of CGI and…
The Walt Disney Company has just released the very first teaser trailer for Academy Award® winning director Steven Spielberg’s new film adaptation of the musical West Side Story, which will open in UK Cinemas on 10 December 2021.
At a first look it looks spectacular and I look forward to watching this movie. December cannot come soon enough.
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Directed by Academy…
In February this year, while we were in lockdown, I watched an exclusive preview screening of Warner Bros’ latest movieJudas and the Black Messiah and attended a special talents’ gathering online to discuss this production. I immediately knew that I was watching a movie that would make an impact on film history.Judas and the Black Messiah is an insightful film that feels relevant…
If you are looking for a new DVD for your nights in, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, a Lionsgate production, might be the right choice as it is filled with my favourite ingredients for a relaxing comedy: Gags, romance, friendship and a villain’s evil plot.
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From the stars and writers of Bridesmaids (Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo) comesBarb & Star Go to…
Cinema Made in Italy 2021 returns this year for its 11th edition with a new digital edition, bringing cutting edge Italian cinema to a national audience for the first time, on the curated streaming service MUBI. From 16 – 29 April film fans will once more have the unique opportunity to take in a diverse array of the best recent Italian productions. Whereas in previous years the audience has been…
The Drifters is a love story about identity and place in a post-Brexit United Kingdom.Koffee, an African migrant, and Fanny, a French waitress, are two lost souls who attempt to find home in one another and escapethelabels that inevitably leavethem homeless. Its themes are extremely topical and touching. Find out what London Mums think about it in this review.
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A new trailer has been launched today for the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Broadway musicalIn the Heights. In The Heightswill be released nationwide by Warner Bros. Pictures on 25th June 2021. Judging from a first look, it looks really good but frankly I am not surprised considering Lin Manuel Miranda is behind this. His musical talent combined with his writing skills…
I am so excited about the forthcoming release of Disney’s Cruella planned for 28 May 2021. Fingers crossed this will go ahead. The trailer looks so good and Emma Stone in the punk role version of Cruella de Vil, the super villain in classic 101 Dalmatians,seems perfect.
Emma Stone’s big puppy eyes combined with the cruel grim dictated by the character as well as the…