#Peter Straughan

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CONCLAVE, 2024 dir. Edward Berger

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Peter Straughan, who adapted Hilary Mantel’s prize-winning historical novel “Wolf Hall” for screen has set the story of William Shakespeare’s first folio as his next project.

Produced by Bonafide Films and Runaway Fridge Productions with the support of Film4, “Folio” will recount how a collection of Shakespeare’s works were assembled seven years after his death and preserved for future generations.

“Four hundred years on from its original publication, ‘Folio’ follows the journey of Shakespeare’s former Kings Men colleagues – actors John Heminges and Henry Condell – as they embark on a picaresque road trip through an England on the brink of Puritanism and gather the material to keep their friend’s work and memory alive,” reads the logline.

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Frank (2014)

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Vijf jaar geleden: première van "The Goldfinch"

Vijf jaar geleden ging op het Filmfestival van Toronto “The Goldfinch” in première, de film naar het boek van Donna Tartt. Continue reading Vijf jaar geleden: première van “The Goldfinch”

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Masterpiece PBS and the BBC have released first look photos from Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, an adaptation of the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy.

Mark Rylance is reprising his role as Thomas Cromwell, while Damian Lewis is back as King Henry VIII. Also returning are Jonathan Pryce as Cardinal Wolsey, Kate Phillips as Henry VIII’s third wife Jane Seymour and Lilit Lesser as Princess Mary, the daughter of Henry and his first wife Catherine of Aragon.

The drama also stars Harry Melling as Thomas Wriothesley, Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Rafe Sadler, Timothy Spall as the Duke of Norfolk, Alex Jennings as Stephen Gardiner and Charlie Rowe as Gregory Cromwell.

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will trace the final four years of Cromwell’s life, completing his journey from self-made man to the most feared, influential figure of his time.

Mantel died in 2022 at aged 70 and at that point director Peter Kosminsky said The Mirror and the Light would proceed as a “memorial” to the celebrated British author. The previous two books in the trilogy, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, were adapted by Masterpiece and the BBC into one 2015 series.

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will be directed by Kosminsky (The Undeclared War, The State), adapted for television by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Frank), and produced by Playground (All Creatures Great and Small, The Undeclared War) and Company Pictures (Van Der Valk, Blood).

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will broadcast on Masterpiece on PBS and will be available to stream on the PBS App, the PBS Masterpiece Prime Video Channel and PBS.org.

A premiere date will be announced at a later date.

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Am back to watching the best! tutor-era show in existence: one Wolf Hall, adapted by the incomparable Peter Straughan because Thomas Cromwell, fundamental gutter-rat who'll fight dirtier than half the bastards in London even know is possible while having a veneer of polished civility is giving me the fiercest Ros Vortalis vibe my GOD. So, I thought I'd share the best fucking exchange from the show which is just Mark Rylance's Cromwell going absolutely fucking feral over dinner with the tiniest provocation over his surrogate dad Cardinal Wolsey. I can't find the YouTube clip, which is an absolute travesty because the dialogue alone will never do Mark's performance justice and any of you who haven't devoured this series find it by any means necessary and then come scream about it with me. But for now, let me show you the ambassadorial dinner no one fucking expected disgraced Tom Cromwell to have the balls to show up at:

[Tom, cool as a cucumber while everyone else freezes in horror since they have absolutely! been gossiping about him]: "Did you want to talk about me, Master More? You can speak while I'm here, I have a thick skin." [Thomas More's inner monologue: oh, fuck the crazy bastard who's been a hired mercenary! of all things! for our enemies the French! showed up oh he's _looking at me oh dear let me wipe the sweat from my brow with this napkin and give the master-class on everything you don't do to lie convincingly]: "No-one was talking of you." [Cromwell: inwardly rolling up sleeves. Oh, this will be fun!]: "Of the Cardinal, then?" [poor. poor host: I will salvage my dinner if it's the last thing I do. I simply must summon my power of manic cheer!] Thomas, this is Monsieur Chapuys, the Emperor's new ambassador here in London. Monsieur Chapuys, my friend, Thomas Cromwell. [poor new ambassador who doesn't understand what's about to happen to his polite society debut]: Enchanted. [after which he makes his evening's first and last mistake, leaning over to Thomas More to chat in Italian: "I have heard of this one. No one knows where he comes from. Like the wandering Jew." [poor bastard's new and dumb and fails to understand Cromwell isn't happy since Wolsey fell unless he eviscerates six people before bed] [Tom inwardly: oh, this is how we're gonna play it?] "I hardly know where I come from, myself. If you want to speak half-secretly, try Greek, Monsieur Chapuys." [host, staring between a gawp-mouthed new ambassador, sulking Thomas More and smug as a pig in shit Tom Cromwell: manic cheer aid me now! Upon which he says to More:] "My friend, you are looking at your herring as if you hate it." [Thomas More, making five-year-olds look like Zen masters of self-control by comparison]: "There's nothing wrong with the herring." [poor host, finally defeated]: "Ah." [More, who cannot let himself keep getting slapped around he's a man of importance I tell you!]: "But of Cardinal Wolsey, I'll say only this -he has brought his fall on himself. He's drawn all to himself - land, money and titles. He's always had a greed for ruling over other men. I think it's a little late to read the Cardinal a lesson in humility. His real friends have read it long ago and been ignored." [Cromwell inwardly: this stopped being fun and became the biggest crock of shit I've ever been priveleged to witness. Fuck civility.] "And you count yourself a real friend, do you? I'll tell him - and by the blood of Christ, Lord Chancellor, he'll find it a consolation as he sits in exile and wonders why you slander him to the King." [Host, genuinely scared they might fight with the butcher knives now and More is a weedy little thing Cromwell could take him without even breaking a sweat oh god what if he dies at my dinner? Because I invited Cromwell Thomas More is second-in-command to the king!] "Gentlemen..." [Cromwell, oblivious, having worked up his full glorious head o' steam]:" No, let's have this straight. Thomas here says, "I'd spend my life in the church, if I had a choice. I'm devoted to things of the spirit. I care nothing for wealth. The world's esteem is nothing to me." So how is it I come back to London and find you've become Lord Chancellor? What's that?" Three beats of aching, glorious silence. "A fucking accident?"

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"Conclave" Trailer

John Lithgow stars as Cardinal Tremblay, a Focus Features release. Credit: Philippe Antonello/Focus Features ©2024 All Rights Reserved. Edward Berger directed Conclave writtern for the screen by Peter Straughan based on the bestseller by Robert Harris. The story follows on of the most secretive and ancient events—selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence, played by Ralph Fiennes, has taken the…

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Bunlar arasında yönetmen Peter Kosminsky (İlan Edilmemiş Savaş) ve senarist Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) yer alırken, yapımcılığını Colin Callender's Playground üstlenecek. (Büyük ve Küçük Tüm Yaratıklar) ve Şirket Resimleri (Van Der Valk).Oyuncu kadrosunun çoğu da geri dönecek; Mark Rylance BAFTA ödüllü Thomas Cromwell rolüne, Damian Lewis Kral Henry VIII rolüne ve Jonathan Pryce Kardinal Wolsey rolüne geri dönüyor. Kate Phillips aynı zamanda Jane Seymour rolünde, Lilit Lesser ise Henry ve Aragonlu Catherine'in kızı Prenses Mary rolünde geri dönecek.Wolf Hall'da Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance). BBC/Company Productions Ltd/Ed MillerYeni sezonun resmi özeti şöyle diyor: "Mayıs 1536. Henry'nin ikinci eşi Anne Boleyn öldü. Balta düşerken Thomas Cromwell güç ve zenginliğe tırmanmaya devam etmek için kan gölünden çıkarken, müthiş ustası Henry ise , üçüncü kraliçesi Jane Seymour ile kısa süreli mutluluğa alışır."Sadece zekasına güvenebilecek bir adam olan Cromwell'in onu destekleyecek büyük bir ailesi ve özel bir ordusu yok. Bu acımasız ve kanlı zamanda güç kullanımına eşlik eden ahlaki karmaşıklıklar arasında kalan Cromwell, doğru olanı yap ve hayatta kalma içgüdüsü... Ancak VIII. Henry'nin kraliçesini idam etmesinden sonra kimse güvende değil.Devamını oku:"İçerdeki isyana, yurt dışında komplo kuran hainlere ve Henry'nin rejimini kırılma noktasına kadar sınayan işgal tehdidine rağmen, Cromwell'in güçlü hayal gücü geleceğin aynasında yeni bir ülke görüyor. İngiltere'nin tamamı onun ayaklarının dibinde, yenilik ve dini reform için olgunlaşmış durumda. Ancak kaderin çarkı döndükçe Cromwell'in düşmanları gölgelerde toplanıyor."Kaçınılmaz soru hala ortada: Henry'nin zalim ve kaprisli bakışları altında herhangi biri ne kadar süre hayatta kalabilir?"Bilgilerinizi girerek şunları kabul etmiş olursunuz: Şartlar ve koşullar Ve Gizlilik Politikası. Aboneliğinizi istediğiniz zaman iptal edebilirsiniz.Yönetmen Kosminsky şunları söyledi: "Ayna ve Işık tam olarak Wolf Hall'un bittiği yerden, Henry VIII'in ikinci eşi Anne Boleyn'in idam edilmesiyle devam ediyor."Wolf Hall için bir araya getirme şansına sahip olduğumuz, muhteşem Mark Rylance ve Damian Lewis liderliğindeki olağanüstü oyuncu kadrosunu, Gavin Finney (DOP), Pat Campbell'den (Tasarımcı) oluşan orijinal yaratıcı ekiple yeniden bir araya getirebildiğim için çok mutluyum. ve Joanna Eatwell (Kostüm Tasarımcısı).Buna benzer daha fazla"Hepimiz başladığımız işi tamamlamaya ve çağımızın en büyük edebiyatçılarından biri olan Hilary Mantel'in yazdığı son romanı onurlandırmaya kararlıyız."Bu arada BBC İçerik Sorumlusu Charlotte Moore şunları söyledi: "Hilary Mantel'in muhteşem romanlarının çarpıcı ve unutulmaz bir uyarlaması olan Wolf Hall, Birleşik Krallık ve çevresinde milyonlarca hayran izleyiciyle kısa sürede tüm zamanların en iyi televizyon dizilerinden biri haline geldi. Dünya."Neredeyse on yıl sonra, Mantel'in BBC'deki heyecan verici destanını tamamlamak üzere bu olağanüstü yaratıcı ekibi ve başrol oyuncu kadrosunu yeniden bir araya getirdiğimiz için mutluyuz."Drama kapsamımıza daha fazla göz atın veya neler olduğunu öğrenmek için TV Rehberimizi ve Yayın Rehberimizi ziyaret edin.Radio Times dergisini bugün deneyin ve yalnızca 10 £ karşılığında 10 sayı edinin – şimdi abone ol ve Doctor Who'nun 60. yılını Radio Times'ın özel sayısıyla kutlayın. TV'nin en büyük yıldızlarından daha fazlası için dinleyin Radyo Times Podcast'i.

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Bunlar arasında yönetmen Peter Kosminsky (İlan Edilmemiş Savaş) ve senarist Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) yer alırken, yapımcılığını Colin Callender's Playground üstlenecek. (Büyük ve Küçük Tüm Yaratıklar) ve Şirket Resimleri (Van Der Valk).Oyuncu kadrosunun çoğu da geri dönecek; Mark Rylance BAFTA ödüllü Thomas Cromwell rolüne, Damian Lewis Kral Henry VIII rolüne ve Jonathan Pryce Kardinal Wolsey rolüne geri dönüyor. Kate Phillips aynı zamanda Jane Seymour rolünde, Lilit Lesser ise Henry ve Aragonlu Catherine'in kızı Prenses Mary rolünde geri dönecek.Wolf Hall'da Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance). BBC/Company Productions Ltd/Ed MillerYeni sezonun resmi özeti şöyle diyor: "Mayıs 1536. Henry'nin ikinci eşi Anne Boleyn öldü. Balta düşerken Thomas Cromwell güç ve zenginliğe tırmanmaya devam etmek için kan gölünden çıkarken, müthiş ustası Henry ise , üçüncü kraliçesi Jane Seymour ile kısa süreli mutluluğa alışır."Sadece zekasına güvenebilecek bir adam olan Cromwell'in onu destekleyecek büyük bir ailesi ve özel bir ordusu yok. Bu acımasız ve kanlı zamanda güç kullanımına eşlik eden ahlaki karmaşıklıklar arasında kalan Cromwell, doğru olanı yap ve hayatta kalma içgüdüsü... Ancak VIII. Henry'nin kraliçesini idam etmesinden sonra kimse güvende değil.Devamını oku:"İçerdeki isyana, yurt dışında komplo kuran hainlere ve Henry'nin rejimini kırılma noktasına kadar sınayan işgal tehdidine rağmen, Cromwell'in güçlü hayal gücü geleceğin aynasında yeni bir ülke görüyor. İngiltere'nin tamamı onun ayaklarının dibinde, yenilik ve dini reform için olgunlaşmış durumda. Ancak kaderin çarkı döndükçe Cromwell'in düşmanları gölgelerde toplanıyor."Kaçınılmaz soru hala ortada: Henry'nin zalim ve kaprisli bakışları altında herhangi biri ne kadar süre hayatta kalabilir?"Bilgilerinizi girerek şunları kabul etmiş olursunuz: Şartlar ve koşullar Ve Gizlilik Politikası. Aboneliğinizi istediğiniz zaman iptal edebilirsiniz.Yönetmen Kosminsky şunları söyledi: "Ayna ve Işık tam olarak Wolf Hall'un bittiği yerden, Henry VIII'in ikinci eşi Anne Boleyn'in idam edilmesiyle devam ediyor."Wolf Hall için bir araya getirme şansına sahip olduğumuz, muhteşem Mark Rylance ve Damian Lewis liderliğindeki olağanüstü oyuncu kadrosunu, Gavin Finney (DOP), Pat Campbell'den (Tasarımcı) oluşan orijinal yaratıcı ekiple yeniden bir araya getirebildiğim için çok mutluyum. ve Joanna Eatwell (Kostüm Tasarımcısı).Buna benzer daha fazla"Hepimiz başladığımız işi tamamlamaya ve çağımızın en büyük edebiyatçılarından biri olan Hilary Mantel'in yazdığı son romanı onurlandırmaya kararlıyız."Bu arada BBC İçerik Sorumlusu Charlotte Moore şunları söyledi: "Hilary Mantel'in muhteşem romanlarının çarpıcı ve unutulmaz bir uyarlaması olan Wolf Hall, Birleşik Krallık ve çevresinde milyonlarca hayran izleyiciyle kısa sürede tüm zamanların en iyi televizyon dizilerinden biri haline geldi. Dünya."Neredeyse on yıl sonra, Mantel'in BBC'deki heyecan verici destanını tamamlamak üzere bu olağanüstü yaratıcı ekibi ve başrol oyuncu kadrosunu yeniden bir araya getirdiğimiz için mutluyuz."Drama kapsamımıza daha fazla göz atın veya neler olduğunu öğrenmek için TV Rehberimizi ve Yayın Rehberimizi ziyaret edin.Radio Times dergisini bugün deneyin ve yalnızca 10 £ karşılığında 10 sayı edinin – şimdi abone ol ve Doctor Who'nun 60. yılını Radio Times'ın özel sayısıyla kutlayın. TV'nin en büyük yıldızlarından daha fazlası için dinleyin Radyo Times Podcast'i.

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The Men Who Stare at Goats (2008)

Hey all, Please find my review on The Men Who Stare at Goats, starring George Clooney. Any likes/feedback is greatly appreciated! #movie #movies #moviereview #moviereviews #moviereviewer #film #films #filmreview #filmreviews #filmreviewer #like #share

Directed by Grant HeslovWriten by Peter Straughan, Jon Ronson (book) George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Lang, Stephen Root, Glen Morshower, Nick Offerman, Waleed Zuaiter, Rebecca Mader. Bob (McGregor) is journalist working at a low-grade paper, doing fluff pieces like interviewing a man who says he has psychic powers. Soon to be divorced, he…

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Who Wrote 'The Snowman' (2017 Film)

Who Wrote The Snowman

The Snowman (2017 Film) was written by Peter Straughan, Hossein Amini, and Søren Sveistrup. The story was based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø. The film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Val Kilmer, and J. K. Simmons, following inspector Harry Hole as he tracks a serial killer who builds snowmen at his crime scenes. Principal photography began on 18…

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The Goldfinch (2019)

If you squint, you can see what The Goldfinch wants to be. It’s a great story but it feels like we’re just dipping our toe into this contemplative piece about the value of art, the pain induced by trauma, false identities and life’s grand plan.

13-year-old Theodore Decker (Oakes Fegley) is visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City when a terrorist bombing kills his mother. In the ensuing chaos, he steals The Goldfinch, a painting by Carrell Fabritius. Having grabbed it out of confusion, and desperate to keep a piece of his mother with him, he decides to hold onto it.

There’s a lot more to this story than a boy accidentally stealing a priceless piece of art. After his mother’s death, Theo goes to live is briefly adopted by Samantha Barbour (Nicole Kidman). When he is ripped away from her and her family by his no-good father, (Luke Wilson), he strikes a friendship with another boy from a broken family, Boris (Aneurin Barnard as an adult, Finn Wolfhard as a teen). Growing up, Theo reconnects to pieces of his past and becomes a criminal, selling fake antiques through the business owned by James “Hobie” Hobart (Jeffrey Wright), the legal guardian of the girl (and later woman) Theo secretly loves, Pippa (Aimee Laurence and Ashleigh Cummings). There’s so much happening here that there’s always something for you to munch on… but it also shows the film's crippling flaw. Some of this stuff HAD to be cut out but screenplay writer Peter Straughan and director John Crowley are too in love with the source material to make the necessary sacrifices.

All the diverging and reconnecting storylines drive forward the idea of “bad things happening for a reason” but the bulky running time still can't distract you from questioning why this person just happened to be there right when their reunion coincides with some big dramatic turns for Theo. The overwhelming number of characters means relationships who should feel deep instead become manufactured. Just look at how many words I had to dedicate to explain to you what parts the stellar cast play! Ansel Elgort as the older version of Oakes Fegley is perfect. Same goes for Aneurin Barnard as the old version of Finn Wolfhard. I like their characters and was engaged overall… but there’s just too much happening. Once the dust has settled and you see where the film ended up, you start mentally going back to The Goldfinch with a big red marker, editing the story to make it leaner, more focused.

The characters of The Goldfinch are painted with lavish details - often, unnecessarily-, the story gives the actors ample opportunities to flex their dramatic muscles - though much of it could’ve been trimmed - and the journey is engaging - but resembles a Cliffsnotes of the novel instead of standing on its own. (Theatrical version on the big screen, September 23, 2019)

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Movie #34 of 2019: The Men Who Stare At Goats

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No matter how great the script, the actual film will only be a distant relative of it. It will never be an identical twin.

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Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, based on the final novel in the late Hilary Mantel’s award-winning trilogy, will begin filming shortly, MASTERPIECE PBS and the BBC announced on Monday morning.

Mark Rylance will reprise his role as Thomas Cromwell, whom he played in Wolf Hall‘s first season nearly nine years ago. Damian Lewis, Jonathan Pryce, Kate Phillips and Lilit Lesser are also confirmed to return, respectively playing King Henry VIII, Cardinal Wolsey, Henry VIII’s third wife Jane Seymour, and Princess Mary (daughter of Henry and first wife Catherine of Aragon).

Additional returning and new cast members will be announced at a later date.

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light will be directed by seven-time BAFTA award winner Peter Kosminsky (The Undeclared War, The State), adapted for television by Peter Straughan (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).

Novelist Hilary Mantel had been serving as a consultant on this concluding season at the time of her passing in September 2022.

“The Mirror and the Light picks up exactly where Wolf Hall ended, with the execution of Henry VIII’s second wife, Anne Boleyn,” the director shared. “I’m overjoyed to be able to reunite the extraordinary cast we were lucky enough to assemble for Wolf Hall, led by the brilliant Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis, with the original creative team of Gavin Finney (DOP), Pat Campbell (Designer) and Joanna Eatwell (Costume Designer).”

The Mirror and the Light opens in May 1536, with Anne Boleyn (previously played by Claire Foy) dead. Cromwell in turn “emerges from the bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry, settles to short-lived happiness with his third queen, Jane Seymour,” the synopsis reads.

“Cromwell, a man with only his wits to rely on, has no great family to back him, and no private army. Navigating the moral complexities that accompany the exercise of power in this brutal and bloody time, he is caught between his desire to do what is right and his instinct to survive. But in the wake of Henry VIII having executed his queen, no one is safe.

“Despite rebellion at home, traitors plotting abroad and the threat of invasion testing Henry’s regime to breaking point, Cromwell’s robust imagination sees a new country in the mirror of the future,” the synopsis says. “All of England lies at his feet, ripe for innovation and religious reform. But as fortune’s wheel turns, Cromwell’s enemies are gathering in the shadows. The inevitable question remains: how long can anyone survive under Henry’s cruel and capricious gaze?”