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Earlier this week CultBox attended the press conference for The Imitation Game, which premiered on the opening night of the London Film Festival 2014. Out in UK cinemas on 14 November, The Imitation Game is a nail-biting race against time following Alan Turing (pioneer of modern-day computing and credited with cracking the German Enigma code) … >
Set alongside the events of Zack Snyder’s 2006 movie, the sequel to 300 focuses on Greek general Thermistokles as he tries to take down Persian forces led by god Xerxes and his right hand woman Artemisia. 300: Rise of an Empire continues the ultra violence and stylised visual effects that made 300 great. There’s probably … >
So that’s it. Silk has taken its last bow with an ending that wasn’t quite as conclusive as creator Peter Moffat had hinted. Clive is head of chambers, Jake is back at Shoe Lane, Billy’s secret is out, Mickey Joy is (presumably) sleeping with the fishes and Martha – well, who knows. She vanished in … >
Silk took a melodramatic turn when Martha represented former flame Sean McBride, who was on trial for murder. Whether last week’s events left a bitter taste in Martha’s mouth was completely ignored, and she continued to let her heart rule her head. Silk is a TV drama of course, a very entertaining one at that, … >
On Silk this week Martha had to defend a young Muslim man facing extradition to the US on terrorism charges. One couldn’t expect too much from this plot as its themes have been covered numerous times on television in recent years, but we finally got to see the potentially catastrophic result of Martha’s heart ruling … >
This week’s Silk episode dealt with the highly sensitive subject of assisted suicide. A mother was accused of murdering her severely disabled daughter in a case that pitted friends/lovers Martha and Clive against each other. Despite the tragic case, there was the sense that this was more about Martha and Clive’s rivalry than anything else. … >
Last week dealt with the murky underbelly of the police; this week it was the beautiful game. Martha’s compassion for her clients continued as she came to the defence of gay footballer Jordan Sinclair (a stellar Ukweli Roach), who was facing prison for breaking the jaw of a fellow player. The smear-campaign against Jordan by … >
Jed Mercurio’s police corruption drama Line Of Duty is back for a second series, starring Steve Toussaint as Chief Superintendent Ray Mallick.
Series 3 of Silk hit the ground running tonight. Within five minutes Martha Costello (complete with foxy new bob) lost a case, made a scene and kissed the face off of Clive Reader (Rupert Penry-Jones). Martha’s tendency to let her heart rule her head looks set to feature heavily over the next five episodes.
Jed Mercurio’s police corruption drama Line Of Duty returns to BBC Two for a second series later this month and CultBox was lucky enough to attend a recent screening of the opening episode in London, followed by a Q&A session with the show’s stars – Keeley Hawes, Jessica Raine, Martin Compston and Vicky McClure.