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From man to dragon – Coriolanus review

Coriolanus – Starring Ralph Fiennes, Brian Cox, and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Ralph Fiennes. Rated MA. Originally published March 6, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Coriolanus arrives on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia July 11, 2012. But what Ralph Fiennes really wants to do is direct. The Oscar nominated thesp makes his directorial debut with a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus­, featuring much of the […]

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From man to dragon – Coriolanus review

Coriolanus – Starring Ralph Fiennes, Brian Cox, and Vanessa Redgrave. Directed by Ralph Fiennes. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. But what Ralph Fiennes really wants to do is direct. The Oscar nominated thesp makes his directorial debut with a modern retelling of William Shakespeare’s Coriolanus­, featuring much of the Bard’s original prose intact. It must […]

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What’s in a name? – Anonymous review

Anonymous – Starring Rhys Ifans, Vanessa Redgrave and Rafe Spall. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Roland Emmerich is the doyen of historically inaccurate disasterpieces, the pre-eminent cinematic misinterpreter of scientific theories, and the gullible go-to-guy when it comes to half-baked conspiracy thrillers. Therefore, his Anonymous is as close as he’s ever […]

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Trailer Debut: Anonymous

The trailer for Roland Emmerich‘s Elizabethan thriller Anonymous has debuted online. The film suggests (as has long been rumoured) that the works of William Shakespeare were in actuality penned by Banksy, I mean, Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford. Now, Emmerich is not the first director you think of as prime candidate to bring […]

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