The Netflix series of The Gentlemen offers another slice of the world seen in Ritchie’s 2020 movie of the same name. Director Guy Ritchie loves his gangsters, doesn’t he? While he usually operates on the big screen, the director has pivoted towards streaming for his latest project. Partnering with Netflix, he’s serving up an eight-part … >
Disney Studios is looking ahead to a 2021 where we will once more be able to visit cinemas and see new films. They’ve set release dates for 21 movies, including those originally set for 2020. This includes Scarlett Johansson in Black Widow. According to Insider, Disney is looking at a whole range of titles, from February’s The … >
Sky Arts’ celebration of the birth of HG Wells concludes this week with ‘The Moth’ and ‘The Purple Pileus’, adapted from the author’s short stories. In ‘The Moth’ Rupert Graves (Lestrade in Sherlock) stars as Professor Hapley, an entomologist in the middle of a personal feud with Professor Pawkins. Hapley takes great delight in ridiculing … >
The first of two double-bills on Sky Arts marking the 150th anniversary of HG Wells’ birth treats us to atmospherically creepy adaptations of ‘The Late Mr Elvesham’ and ‘The Devotee of Art’, with Ray Winstone providing onscreen narration as the author. In ‘The Late Mr Elvesham’ we’re introduced to Edward George Eden, a poor medical … >
One man’s journey toward some semblance of redemption ends in this final instalment of ITV’s The Trials of Jimmy Rose, and while it’s a conclusion, it ain’t happy by any means. Well, it wouldn’t be happy viewing, would it? Nor would we expect it to be: Jimmy (Ray Winstone), in his desperation to keep his … >
Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman star in ITV’s new three-part drama of crime and passion. Written and created by Alan Whiting (Strike Back, Kingdom), The Trials of Jimmy Rose tells the story of the notorious armed robber, Jimmy Rose (Winstone), who throughout his lifetime has made crime pay. Redman (New Tricks) plays his wife Jackie. > … >
The Trials of Jimmy Rose is the kind of frustrating television that leaves me shouting at the people in it for making such terrible decisions. Jimmy (Ray Winstone) is frustratingly stubborn and, in spite of having had the living crap kicked out of him, seems to struggle mightily to learn anything from his experience. Somehow … >
Ray Winstone plays – in a career first – a gruff criminal in ITV’s The Trials of Jimmy Rose, tasked with readjusting to the world and his family after a long prison sentence. The show’s alternate title could probably be A Painfully Out-Of-The-Loop Older Gentleman Makes a Dog’s Breakfast of All The Things. Kingdom writer … >
ITV has released the first trailer for The Trials of Jimmy Rose, starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman. Written and created by Alan Whiting (Strike Back, Kingdom), the three-part drama tells the story of the notorious armed robber, Jimmy Rose (Winstone), who throughout his lifetime has made crime pay. Redman (New Tricks) plays his wife … >
ITV has unveiled a set of promotional photos for The Trials of Jimmy Rose, starring Ray Winstone and Amanda Redman. > Buy The Trials of Jimmy Rose on DVD on Amazon. Written and created by Alan Whiting (Strike Back, Kingdom), the three-part drama tells the story of the notorious armed robber, Jimmy Rose (Winstone), who … >