#phyllida lloyd

[haveyouseenthismovie-poll]

[whynot-movies]

Mamma Mia! (2008)

[haveyouseenthisromcom]

[cantsayidont]

KIN: I also watched the 2021 first season of this gloomy Irish crime drama from RTÉ and AMC. It stars Clare Dunne, who's marvelous, and also has Ciarán Hinds, whom I'm always happy to see. Unfortunately, the show also forces me to look at Charlie Cox, whom I can't stand, and prominently features Aidan Gillen, playing an even more insufferable character than his usual, which is saying something; I can't say I was any too fond of Emmett Scanlan and his scraggly B.O. Plenty beard, either. The plot is an agglomeration of gloomy crime drama cliches too dull to be worth summarizing, executed competently but without a single moment of notable dramatic spark. I like Clare Dunne a lot, but her earlier stage roles in Phyllida Lloyd's all-female Shakespeare trilogy (in particular HENRY IV, where Dunne played Prince Hal as a kind of semiferal lesbian fuckboy) are far more edifying, and I'm not sure she's enough to make me want to sit through the second season.

[a-thief-with-patience]

MORE FEMALE FILMMAKERS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: (4/?)

Catherine Called Birdy (2022)

Directed by Lena Dunham

Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

Directed by Audrey Wells

Mamma Mia (2008) / Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (2018)

Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

Bird Box (2018)

Directed by Susanne Bier

[cantsayidont]

Various GIFs of Harriet Walter as Brutus in Phyllida Lloyd's 2018 all-female production of JULIUS CAESAR.

#THEPLAYSTHETHING2020 @harry-leroy

Day 1: Monologue Day        → Julius Caesar, Act 3 Scene 2

[heavenlycinema]

The Iron Lady 2011

Dir. Phyllida Lloyd

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become your character. And watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

[lascitasdelashoras]

Phyllida Lloyd - The iron lady

[denimbex1986]

'The Barbie and Oppenheimer (collectively known as Barbenheimer) phenomenon is currently the talk of the film industry. However, let’s go back to these movies’ predecessors whose success allowed Barbenheimer to happen in the first place.

On July 18, 2008, two films were released simultaneously – Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (this director’s movies have the best release-date partners!) and Phyllida Lloyd’s Mamma Mia!. Just like Barbie and Oppenheimer, both pictures went on to achieve immense commercial success.

The second installment of The Dark Knight trilogy has received critical acclaim, numerous awards and nominations, and fan love. The movie is still regarded as one of the best films of all time. Its box office numbers have only proved it further – Nolan’s dark superhero thriller has made $1.006 billion in theaters against a $185 million budget, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year.

While Mamma Mia! may not have been as huge of a deal at the time, it became an instant classic. The lighthearted musical rom-com has received mixed reviews from critics, but audiences have loved it. With a $52 million budget, the movie has managed to make an impressive $694.4 million.

How the times have changed, and yet not really. It is 15 years later, and a similar opposites-attract duo is dominating the box office and pretty much the Internet itself. Nolan’s Oppenheimer has reportedly taken home over $569 million, while Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has already crossed the $1.06 billion mark.

In 2008, people were seemingly more into the superhero genre and darker themes than soundtracked feminism and happy endings, judging by the box office. In 2023, audiences are choosing fantasy feminist satire over atomic biopics. Why, though?

Well, we’ve all heard about the superhero fatigue that has been settling in for years now, but more people have also been open to the conversation about feminism and are now even craving related content, hence Barbie’s popularity. Still, Oppenheimer is a great film even if it doesn’t rank first in ticket sales.

Hopefully, quality cinema will follow Barbenheimer’s success in the months (years?) to come.'

[cantsayidont]

GIFs from one of Lloyd's three all-female Shakespeare productions, featuring Harriet Walter as Brutus and Jade Anouka as Marc Antony, both dazzling, in an inventively staged production (also very effectively filmed, making it highly watchable on DVD in a way filmed plays often are not). Clare Dunne (who played Prince Hal in Lloyd's HENRY IV) plays both Portia and Octavius, although I ended up wishing she had been in a more prominent role. (She was exceptional in HENRY IV.) I haven't yet been able to see the third production, THE TEMPEST, but JULIUS CAESAR and HENRY IV are highly recommended.

Phyllida Lloyd's Julius Caesar, Donmar Warehouse (2018)

[kino-zoo]

Mamma Mia! (2008)

[thomas-querqy]

Quai d’Orsay, réalisé par Bertrand Tavernier (2012), avec Thierry Lhermitte, Raphaël Personnaz, Niels Arestrup... 😍

Revu pour la 3e fois, cette comédie me fait toujours autant rire

jusqu'au 29/06/23

La dame de fer, écrit par Abi Morgan et réalisé par Phyllida Lloyd, avec Meryl Streep... (2012) 😍

jusqu'au 12/07/23

Tous 2 vus chez Gabriel grâce à un VPN nous localisant virtuellement en France

[james-stark-the-writer]

favorite films tag

rules: name your 4 movies

appreciate the tag @black-cubes, and well, uh, i'll tell you what i said in my letterboxd bio, "don't just judge me by the top 4, bc 4 isn't nearly enough for me", so if you're really interested, here's my list of my current top 28 movies (well, 26 + 2 miniseries) on letterboxd. but if we have to just do top 4, it's:

1. In The Mood For Love, directed by Wong Kar-Wai

2. The Amazing Spider-Man 2, directed by Marc Webb

3. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, directed by Matt Reeves

4. Stalker, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

anyone can feel free to participate but uh i'll tag @radley-writes, @retroghosting, @ohgoditsyou-k, @mariahwritesstuff, and @bi-ace-mess.

[ayo-edebiri]

Mamma Mia! (2008) dir. Phyllida Lloyd

[stars-bean]

Mamma Mia! (2008) dir. Phyllida Lloyd

[manny-jacinto]

MAMMA MIA! 2008│dir. Phyllida Lloyd