Keira Knightley

It is a truth universally acknowledged that adapting a famous novel into a film comes with some difficulties. There have been many film variations of Austen’s novels. Just this year, another of her works, Emma, took in a worldwide…

Jean Luc Godard once said “Film is truth, 24 frames per second.” Now, I don’t know what that means, but I do know it's wrong. Atonement cannot be truth, because it's made of film, and truth is made of emotions or something. I also don’t…

Directed by Still Alice's Wash Westmoreland, Colette is a biographical drama about French author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, one of France's most renowned female authors. After moving to Paris in the late 19th century, Colette (Kiera…

“Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge" – Sun Tzu, The Art of War One day shortly after World War II, Winston…

LONDON, 16 SEPTEMBER, 2013: THE IMITATION GAME, which began principal photography in the UK yesterday, is a dramatic portrayal of the life and work of one of Britain's most extraordinary unsung heroes, Alan Turing. The pioneer of…

2012 is the year of apocalyptic films.  Stemming from the assumption that the world is going to end this year (well, we have just over two months to go), it seems that Hollywood has found a new angle to portray the end of the world, which…

You could be forgiven for assuming that Steve Carrell has a somewhat successful career, 40 Year Old Virgin was a break out performance and he has proved his acting chops in Little Miss Sunshine.  But take a look again through his…

Based on real events, A Dangerous Method explores the beginnings of psychoanalysis in Zurich and Vienna before the First World War by focussing on the tempestuous relationship between Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender) and Sigmund Freud (Viggo…

When it comes to sex and violence, Canadian maestro David Cronenberg embraces both as he made a name for himself with early horror works like Videodrome and his masterful remake of The Fly, as well as his controversial car-crashing drama…

Richard Curtis is, you could easily say, quite a giant figure in the modern British film and entertainment industry. His comic writing has provided audiences with a number of classic moments and when he created Four Weddings & A Funeral…