January films are often rather ghastly. Whether they be comedy, action, or otherwise, chances are you will have an unfortunate time in the theater when seeing a film in January, unless you are seeing the awards contenders from the previous year. Family
For decades Hugh Bonneville had a typical career for a working English actor. Roles on stage, radio plays, lots of TV shows and of course some movies including a terrific turn in “Notting Hill.” But of course that's all changed in the last few years
Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise may be divorced, but that doesn't mean they still can't enjoy each other's works. In fact, the iconic theme from Mission: Impossible pops up in Kidman's new children's movie, Paddington (in theaters now). The music sneaks
unfailingly polite, marmalade-munching English teddy from Darkest Peru—gets a gloriously whimsical big-screen debut that's closer to the madcap spirit of the Muppets and the lovingly rendered style of a Wes Anderson film than to standard multiplex
Perhaps that's one reason that the marketing campaign for the new Paddington film, produced by Heyday Films (which created the Harry Potter franchise) got off to such an inauspicious start, with the first trailer in June 2014.