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Gwendoline Christie as Aura and Darcey Ewart as Robin in Robin and the Hoods (2024)

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Us vs. Them In UK Trailer For Robin And The Hoods Family Adventure

Sky Cinema have a film for the kids to enjoy this Summer, fantasy adventure Robin And The Hoods. Today check out the UK Trailer, which reminds us, it’s us vs. them! Playtime begins at the end of the month from Television/ short filmmaker Phil Hawkins and starring Darcey Ewart as Robin. In Robin And The Hoods she is a bright eyed 11 year old girl whose ‘magical kingdom’ is under threat from a…

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Robin And The Hoods | Official Trailer | Starring Naomie Harris, Darcey Ewart & Gwendoline Christie​ (youtube.com)

the first official trailer is out!!!

coming to sky cinema this summer

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To Olivia Movie Review

To Olivia reveals little or nothing about Roald Dahl’s creative process, his source of inspiration apparently being an imaginary child, who may or may not be an alcohol-induced hallucination. The movie, directed and co-written by John Hay, isn't very illuminating about Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) the person either; the film gives the impression that he was a deadbeat dad, a lousy husband, and an angry, schizophrenic alcoholic, but only the most naive of viewers would believe for even a second that any of this has the slightest connection to reality. Even the events portrayed in To Olivia that do correspond to the writer's real life receive a purely superficial treatment. For example, after the death of his daughter Olivia (Darcey Ewart), and following a meeting with a Church official, Dahl comes to view Christianity as a sham. However, Dahl did not come accross as having been a believer prior to this events, and at no point in the film does he appear to be particularly religious or irreligious. I guess this is what happens when someone makes a film about one person based on the biography of a different person. To Olivia was originally titled An Unquiet Life, and is based on Stephen Michael Shearer's biography of Patricia Neal (an American actress and Dahl's wife from 1953 to 1983, played here by Keeley Hawes) of the same name. And speaking of titles, Hay gets that wrong too. We see Dahl working, very briefly, on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (which spends more time being read than being written), and the implication is that that book is dedicated to Olivia's memory. However, it is James and the Giant Peach (1961) and The BFG (1982) that Dahl dedicated to his daughter. Here's a film that is presumably going to be of interest to Dahl's readers, but which patronizes the viewers by automatically assuming that they will only be familiar with the author's most popular novel. Who wants to see a movie whose director groundlessly underestimates his very target audience? It gets worse, though; specifically the intertitle that precedes the closing credits. 

Now, that’s the movie they should have made.

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To Olivia (2021) Review

To Olivia (2021) Review

The story of the marriage between actress Patricia Neal and writer Roald Dahl and how they struggling to connect following a tragedy. ⭐️⭐️ Continue reading

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To Olivia some ratings:

19th February 2021, Sky Cinema UK - Cast:

Hugh Bonneville, Keeley Hawes, Conleth Hill, Geoffrey Palmer, Sam Heughan, Darcey Ewart, Isabella Jonsson, Michael Jibson, Bobby O'Neill, Sam Phillips

-The first test-read with Paul Newman (a decent Sam Heughan, whom you might squint and genuinely mistake for the blue-eyed star) goes badly. Tim Robey, Film Critic 🎬 The Telegraph

-Then later, when Neal meets Newman (Sam Heughan), he coolly declines to engage in the ashen-faced condolences. Peter Bradshaw, Film Critic 🎬 The Guardian

-The same could be said for the film’s treatment of Paul Newman, here played by Outlander’s Sam Heughan. The piercing blue eyes and sharp jawline are all present and correct, but the film presents him more as a generic Hollywood blowhard than the genteel, thoughtful man he’s commonly described as. Clarisse Loughrey, Chief Film Critic 🎬 The Independent.

-While the reality of their situation seems to be skipped through with little fuss, a great deal of time is given to a strangely cold portrayal of Paul Newman (Sam Heughan) as someone whose only condolence to the family is: “S*** happens.” Jenny Desborough, 🎬 Daily Express (UK)

-Meanwhile, Patricia is trying to get her career back on track, much to Roald’s chargrin; and since she’s appearing in a film with Paul Newman, the brief appearance from Sam Heughan as the actor doesn’t seem to garner much of a true impression. Dom Robinson, 🎬 Editor DVDfever

-That proposition leads to several peculiar encounters between Neal and Sam Heughan's sexually suggestive Newman (pictured above), who looks on this strapping evidence as if he'd like to do rather more with Neal than just shoot pool. Matt Wolf, London theatre critic of The International New York Times 🎬 The Arts Desk-UK

-Indeed, the whole trip to Hollywood is packaged a bit too neatly, even if we do gain two charismatic turns from Conleth Hill and Sam Heughan. Additionally, while many of theperformances are muted, the score occasionally strays into being overbearing. Luke Walpole, 🎬 Arts and Entertainment HeyUGuys

-Dodgy, unconvincing trips to Hollywood are a further stumbling block: there are some toecurling scenes as Hawes finds a way to play her character for an audition with Paul Newman – a miscast Sam Heughans – amidst some unconvincing CGI backdrops. Keiron Self, 🎬Buzz Magazine-UK

-The scenes in Hollywood don’t convince. Poor Sam Heughan, though better-looking than you’ll ever be, is still not good-looking enough to convince as Paul Newman. Donald Clarke, Chief Film Correspondent 🎬 The Irish Times

This “role of a lifetime” is about 6 minutes of screen time. Paul Newman (Sam Heughan) presence at the film is while Patricia Neal contemplated a return to the screen for a new role in ‘Hud’ (1963) 👇 (the film that would win her an Oscar)

Some Top Critics didn't mention Sam in their comments: Helen O'Hara, 🎬 Empire Online. Dulcie Pearce, 🎬 The Sun or Charlotte O’Sullivan, 🎬 Evening Standard

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Movie Review - To Olivia (2021)

Movie Review – To Olivia (2021)

To Olivia, 2021. Directed by John Hay.Starring Hugh Bonneville, Keeley Hawes, Sam Heughan, Conleth Hill, Isabella Jonsson, Darcey Ewart and Bodhi Marsan. SYNOPSIS: Roald Dahl and his wife – actor Patricia Neal – struggle to reinvigorate their creative careers following the death of their eldest daughter. Roald Dahl is one of the most beloved children’s authors of all time and the characters he…

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Gwendoline Christie on the set of "Robin and the Hoods"

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AFM: Naomie Harris, Gwendoline Christie Team for Family Adventure ‘Robin and the Hood’

GFM Global Sales is shopping the film, produced by Silver Reel, that also stars Mark Williams and Darcey Ewart.

Naomie Harris, Gwendoline Christie and Harry Potter star Mark Williams (who played Arthur Weasley in the film franchise) have joined the ensemble cast of family adventure film Robin and the Hood alongside rising star Darcey Ewart (Prancer: A Christmas Tale, To Olivia).

The film, which completed principal photography over the summer, comes from director Phil Hawkins (Prancer: A Christmas Tale) and was written by Stuart Benson and Paul Davidson, with the script first optioned by Silver Reel in 2021. It’s set to debut as a Sky Original in the U.K. and Ireland on Sky Cinema, with GFM Global Sales handling the film at the AFM following a deal inked prior to the market.

Robin and the Hood follows the tenacious 11-year-old Robin (Ewart) and her loyal band of friends, called “The Hoods,” for whom the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom. Sticks and bin lids have become swords and shields, drones have become majestic eagles, and the hippy lady in the forest (Christie) is a terrifying witch. The only thing limiting their colorful imagination is the prospect of losing their kingdom forever. When the slippery property developer Clipboard (Harris) turns up and dazzles the parents of the area with promises of health spas and day-care facilities, Robin and The Hoods’ world is faced with an existential threat. Despite the children’s best efforts, their protests fall on deaf ears. When their parents can’t see the wood for the trees, Robin and her friends take matters into their own hands to defend their kingdom. 

The film is produced by Silver Reel’s Claudia Bluemhuber and Future Artists Entertainment’s Matt Williams. Alexander Jooss, Florian Dargel and Karol Griffiths (from Silver Reel) and Julia Stuart and Andrew Orr (Sky) will executive produce. 

“We were excited about Stuart and Paul’s script from the moment we encountered it – Robin and the Hood is a story with a big heart and plenty of laughter, which reminds us of the power and importance of imagination in a world that is swiftly losing it,” said Bluemhuber. “Landing the fantastic (quartet) of Naomie, Mark, Gwendoline and Darcey to lead our cast is a brilliant coup, and we’re thrilled that Sky, Future Artists and GFM are joining us on this adventure!”