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Filming for the World War II film, Pressure, has gone underway in the U.K. Pressure comes from the production studios Working Title and StudioCanal and will depict the build-up to the historic Normandy Landings. Ripley and All of Us Strangers star Andrew Scott is set to star in the film alongside Kerry Condon, known for her work in The Banshees of Inisherin and In the Land of Saints and Sinners. Deadline now reports that Chris Messina of Sharp Objects, joins the film as U.S. meteorologist Irving P. Krick and Golden Globe and Emmy winner Damian Lewis, of Billions, has been cast as legendary British Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery.

The official synopsis reads,

“In the seventy two hours leading up to D-Day, all the pieces are in place except for one key element – the British weather. Britain’s chief meteorological officer James Stagg (Andrew Scott) is called upon to...

Prime Video To Remake South Korea’s ‘EXchange’ In Japan

Amazon Prime Video in Japan is remaking South Korean format EXchange, in which ex-couples live together in a house and attempt to build new relationships together via a series of missions. TVing’s show, which will be titled Love Transit in Japan, will launch next month on the streamer. The first season of the show was the most popular entertainment program on Cj Enm-launched Ott Tving in 2021, with the highest viewing hours, according to Cj Enm. “We are confident that the EXchange format will capture the hearts of the Japanese viewers,” said Cj SVP Content Business Jangho Seo. “While staying true to the essence of the original format, Love Transit incorporates elements that will appeal to the local market.”

‘Happy Valley’ & ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Actors Join ‘Sas Rogue Heroes’ Season 2

Happy Valley’s Con O’Neill and Bohemian Rhapsody actor Gwilym Lee...

Sunday’s (29th!) season premiere of The Simpsons transported viewers to a fantasy world where Hobbits are on the menu, Narnia‘s Aslan moonlights as a door-to-door evangelist and Genital Smurfs are among the fastest-spreading STDs in all the land.

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Even though this land’s version of Homer’s family goes by a different name — the Serfsons, a not-so-subtle nod to their low social standing — each member fulfills its usual role. Marge cooks whatever she can scrape up, including the occasional three-eyed...

Brian Cox as “Winston Churchill” in Churchill, directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. Photo courtesy of Cohen Media Group (c)

Brian Cox portrays Winston Churchill in a dramatization of the events just prior to the D-Day invasion of France by Allied forces during World War II in Churchill. Directed Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railway Man, BBC’s Indian Summers television series) from a script by historian Alex Von Tunzelmann, Churchill aims to get beneath the usual familiar image of Churchill as a gruff, cigar-chewing British bulldog to create a fuller human portrait of the man who grappled with deep depression and fears of failure while leading his country through its darkest hours.

It is an admirable aim but unfortunately the film falls far short of its goal. Led by an overheated performance by Cox, Churchill stages a last-minute attempt to stop the 1944 Normandy Invasion, gripped with fear that it would fail. Less than a week before D-Day,...

Of all the Prime Ministers in history, few have as much notoriety and acclaim as Winston Churchill. The dude had a bigger pair of balls on him than any other person ever. He was an alcoholic, a strategist, and a sarcastic asshole. But he also was the leader of the United Kingdoms in a time of great distress, and the new movie Churchill starring Brian Cox is deciding to focus on the latter, it appears.

The trailer looks so much like it wants an Oscar, it almost looks formulated, and I wonder if that will hurt it. Regardless, Brian Cox is a great choice to play Churchill as he has the right build and look. It requires very little to believe he's engulfed in the role. The trailer looks beautiful, and... safe. The cinematography and acting are all wonderful in the trailer as well. I love Churchill and his history...

As one of the most iconic, intimidating figures in world history, Winston Churchill has been depicted in film many times. Played by actors ranging from Richard Burton to Albert Finney; from Christian Slater to Michael Gambon – the former British Prime Minister is as recognizable in fictionalizations as he is in real, historical footage. Though interest in his story has never really waned, there has been a notable surge in Churchill-based projects recently, with two heading for theatres this year. One is the more high profile Darkest Hours, starring Gary Oldman, and the other is Churchill, starring Brian Cox, which has had a new trailer released this week.

By the time of his passing in 1965, Sir Winston Churchill had been a prominent and influential British politician for half a century. The former British Army Officer served his government in trade, home affairs, and defence – as well as having held the...

HollywoodNews.com: The dog days of summer are the best time of the year for movie fans as they turn on the air conditioning and park themselves on the couch for the latest edition of Turner Classic Movies’ (TCM) ultimate movie star showcase: Summer Under The Stars.

Now in its eighth year, the August festival dedicates each of its 31 days to one of Hollywood’s most enduring actors and actresses. This year’s roster is set to include such stars as Steve McQueen (Aug. 3), Ingrid Bergman (Aug. 6), Errol Flynn (Aug. 7), Bob Hope (Aug. 8), Walter Matthau (Aug. 11), Maureen O’Hara (on her 90th birthday, Aug. 17), Katharine Hepburn (Aug. 20), Paul Newman (Aug. 21), Lauren Bacall (Aug. 25), Olivia de Havilland (Aug. 27), Peter O’Toole (Aug. 28), Henry Fonda (Aug. 29) and Clint Eastwood (Aug. 31). Assembled from the network’s library of more than 5,000 films, this one-of-a-kind festival is an opportunity for viewers to enjoy a varied...

This week’s pick is Richard Attenborough’s A Bridge Too Far (1977) which was based on the Cornelius Ryan novel about the Allied airborne invasion of Holland in September 1944. A Bridge Too Far is a sprawling Hollywood epic, filmed in the same tradition as Ryan’s earlier adaptation The Longest Day (1962) which was based on the D-Day invasion in France. A Bridge Too Far has over thirty of the most acclaimed international stars of the seventies, and even today, as the military and civilian individuals involved in what was known as “Operation Market Garden.”

By September 1944, the German army was in full retreat from France and the low countries (Belgium & The Netherlands) as the allied push from Normandy and Belgium began advancing East towards the German frontier. Due to supply shortages having to be driven from the Normandy beach head, to over five hundred miles away, made the advances come...

This story was originally published in the Aug. 8, 2002, issue of Rolling Stone.

Operation Cherokee Sky begins after dark on June 29th when a Canadian reconnaissance or “reccy” platoon departs Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan. About a dozen troops aboard Toyota 4×4s set out on the seventy-five-mile journey to the town of Qalat, in the east, believed to be a secret Taliban stronghold. The reccy platoon’s job is to drive into the mountains north of the town and scout landing zones for a helicopter assault on two caves, dubbed...