Tag: joewright
Review: In CYRANO, Peter Dinklage Shines
Despite a prolific career stretching back almost two decades, the British-born Joe Wright (Anna Karenina, Hanna, Atonement) rarely comes up in conversations about generational best filmmakers. At minimum, Wright should be, but given his predilection for period adaptations and not...
Review: DARKEST HOUR Illuminates Wartime Anarchy in the UK
It’s often observed that moviemaking, large scale moviemaking in particular, is akin to orchestrating a war. That’s not to belittle or demean the very real horror and cost of true war; in filmmaking the severity of casualties don’t usually stem...
Review: PAN, Far From The Disaster You Might Want It To Be
Following his adaptations of Pride & Prejudice and Anna Karenina, Joe Wright next turns his attentions to J.M. Barrie's boy who never grew up. But instead of bringing the adventures of Peter, Wendy and Captain Hook to the big screen,...
Joe Wright Bringing Neil Gaiman's THE OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE To The Big Screen
Neil Gaiman's The Ocean At The End Of The Lane doesn't even hit store shelves until June 18 but that hasn't stopped Tom Hanks' Playtone and Focus Features from snapping up the rights pre-emptively and attaching Anna Karenina and Hanna...
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