By Andrew Williams August 20, 2014 Television Revision is a weekly feature in which our tuned in TV critic trawls through the best the box has to offer, giving you a primer on some of history’s finest shows (and the rest). Now, this is a story all about how… Deeply troubled criminal profiler Will Graham […]
Continue reading
Tag Archives: mads mikkelsen
Blame game – The Hunt review
January 15, 2013 
0 Comments
The Hunt – Starring Mads Mikkelsen and Annika Wedderkopp. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. It seems questioning morality in the movies is the new ‘in’ thing. Lately I’ve been defending Django Unchained and Zero Dark Thirty in the wake of their individual controversies, and now comes Thomas Vinterberg‘s The Hunt, which […]
Continue readingInterview: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (A Royal Affair)
June 19, 2012 1 Comment
Interview: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (A Royal Affair). By Simon Miraudo. Danish actor Mikkel Boe Følsgaard makes his feature film debut in Nikolaj Arcel‘s A Royal Affair, starring as notorious King of Denmark Christian VII. Not only was he faced with the difficult task of portraying a historical figure dismissed today as simply “the mad king,” he also had to share the screen with […]
Continue readingLove fool – A Royal Affair review
June 18, 2012 0 Comments
A Royal Affair – Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Rated M. Originally published June 8, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Nikolaj Arcel‘s A Royal Affair doesn’t quite have the potency of a fleeting, passionate romance, so much as it mimics the drawn-out dissolution of a relationship. There are spurts of sordid sensuality and an intense, jaw-clenching climax, but […]
Continue readingInterview: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (A Royal Affair)
June 9, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard (A Royal Affair). By Simon Miraudo. Danish actor Mikkel Boe Følsgaard makes his feature film debut in Nikolaj Arcel‘s A Royal Affair, starring as notorious King of Denmark Christian VII. Not only was he faced with the difficult task of portraying a historical figure dismissed today as simply “the mad king,” […]
Continue readingLove fool – A Royal Affair review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 8, 2012 0 Comments
A Royal Affair – Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, and Mikkel Boe Følsgaard. Directed by Nikolaj Arcel. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. A Royal Affair plays the Sydney Film Festival on June 9 and 15. It opens in Australian cinemas June 21, 2012. Nikolaj Arcel‘s A Royal Affair doesn’t quite have the potency of a fleeting, […]
Continue readingMads Mikkelsen is your new Hannibal Lecter
June 5, 2012 1 Comment
Danish superstar and recent Cannes Best Actor prize winner Mads Mikkelsen has been cast as the cannibalistic Dr. Lecter in NBC’s new TV show Hannibal. According to Deadline, he will star opposite Hugh Dancy‘s FBI agent Will Graham in the series inspired by Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon. When the story begins, Graham enlists the help […]
Continue readingMichael Haneke’s Amour wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
May 28, 2012 0 Comments
Michael Haneke has claimed his second Palme d’Or, taking home the top prize at the 65th Cannes Film Festival for Amour. Haneke was previously awarded the trophy in 2009 for his black-and-white examination of festering evil in The White Ribbon. The 2012 jury – headed by Italian director Nanni Moretti – did not reach a unanimous […]
Continue reading
Quickflix 
You must be logged in to post a comment.