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Empire of Light: Sam Mendes’ Valentine to Movie Houses Crowded But Captivating

Empire of Light: Sam Mendes’ Valentine to Movie Houses Crowded But Captivating

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 7, 2022Empire of Light, Sam Mendes, TIFF 2022, Olivia Colman, Colin FIrth, Toby Jones, Drama, 1980sComment

Original-Cin Q&A: The stars of Sam Mendes' 1917 talk about lengthy single shots, and carrying a war film on their shoulders

Original-Cin Q&A: The stars of Sam Mendes' 1917 talk about lengthy single shots, and carrying a war film on their shoulders

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekDecember 24, 20191917, Sam Mendes, Roger Deakins, Captain Fantastic, George MacKay, Game of Thrones, Dean-Charles Chapman, Krysty Wilson-Cairns, Single shot movie, War films, Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew ScottComment

1917: Heart-Stopping Drama Conjures the Sorrows and Horrors of the Great War

By Kim Hughes

ReviewDecember 23, 20191917, Sam Mendes, World War I, George MacKay, Colin FIrth, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dean-Charles Chapman, Roger DeakinsComment