HONOUR HAS A PRICE! SEE THE FIRST IMAGES FROM WW1 SET MOVIE THE FALLOW FEW WITH BRADLEY JAMES

    THE FALLOW FEW  

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM WW1 MOVIE

I have first images from a historical movie that is currently in post production for you today: THE FALLOW FEW which is both written and directed by JR Rappaport, who helms it as his directorial debut, starring our dearest Bradley James in a moving story set during the nightmares of the First World War. Tony Robinson, Louis Davison, Ashleigh Reynolds, Christopher Bonwell, Viktor Ilic also star in this moving war movie. We have not seen Bradley in anything since his short stint in Vikings: Valhalla series season two, so it will be nice to see him again at least on the big screen as he has nothing else set in his list of the upcoming roles.

  WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE MOVIE?

Based on a harrowing true story the movie has the story set in the cold days of December, 1916 over at the Western Front. A disillusioned soldier, tasked with guarding British deserters on death row, disobeys his superiors to save his latest charge's life at the eleventh hour. 

 

SEE TRAILER FOR TIDDLER ANIMATED MOVIE ADVENTURE WITH HANNAH WADDINGHAM AIRING THIS CHRISTMAS AT BBC

   TIDDLER TRAILER  

FOR NEW BBC FESTIVE ANIMATION

Airing these holidays over at BBC will be a half hour animated movie TIDDLER which includes Hannah Waddingham in the voice cast. Tiddler is the story of a small grey fish with a big imagination who gets lost in the deep wide ocean, until he’s saved by his own storytelling. Every day Tiddler tells a different story to his teacher and his friend Johnny Dory about why he’s late for school. His stories stretch from riding on seahorses or swimming around a shipwreck to being captured by a squid! His stories are so great that word of mouth helps them travel through the ocean and so, when Tiddler gets lost, he realises they may help him find a way home. 

SPOTLIGHT ON DECEMBER 2025 NEW CHRISTMAS FILMS WITH DAN JEANNOTTE, MARCUS ROSNER, BEAU MIRCHOFF, BRITANNY BRISTOW

 DECEMBER 2024 XMAS FILMS 

ALL I NEED FOR CHRISTMAS

All I Need for Christmas arrives December 12th

We start our spotlight on the festive movies you can catch on the telly this December with ALL I NEED FOR CHRISTMAS which arrives to Hallmark Mystery December 12th starring our dearest Dan Jeannotte. Female lead goes to Mallory Jansen who plays Maggie, a struggling singer and songwriter  feeling out of touch with modern technology, who meets tech-savvy entrepreneur Archer, who has come back to town to spend the holidays alone, during a Christmas stay on her family farm, and together they learn to blend tradition with innovation to overcome personal challenges and pursue their dreams. Mike Dopud and Kurt Long also star.

 

  ENGAGED BY CHRISTMAS

Engaged By Christmas arrives December 22nd

Meanwhile, over at Lifetime, just a few days before Christmas, December 22nd you can watch two fan favourites Britanny Bristow and Marcus Rosner in romantic holiday movie ENGAGED BY CHRISTMAS! Hoping to save her relationship before the holidays, Zoe seeks help from an advice columnist named Adora. However, when her boyfriend breaks up with her, Zoe tracks down Adora to confront her, only to discover he’s actually a man named Adam. Stafford Perry and Patrick Lynn also star in this new holiday movie.

 

CHRISTMAS ON THE ALPACA FARM

Alpacas arrive December 15th to Lifetime

If you want some furry delight in your Christmas movies, how about some adorable alpacas? CHRISTMAS AT THE ALPACA FARM will arrive to Lifetime December 15th with Kirsten Comerford and Matt Wells in the lead roles. Jess (Kirsten Comerford) the “Queen of Christmas Sweaters,” quits her job at the hottest fashion label in NYC, intent on winning a Christmas competition with her own line of sustainable luxury knits. Getting her hands dirty, she teams up with Andrew (Matt Wells), a single dad and struggling alpaca farmer, as she helps bring Christmas joy to the farm and love into both of their hearts.

 

THE FINNISH LINE

Hallmark is taking us over to Finland December 1st with THE FINNISH LINE with Beau Mirchoff in the lead role. Kim Matula is

The Finnish Line starts December 1st

Anya, who Inspired by her father’s acclaimed legacy in dog sled racing, decides to follow in his footsteps. After his passing, she heads to Finland to participate in the 40th annual Joulurauha race, her father’s final race where he fell short of the victory. Following an injury to her lead dog during the qualifying race, Anya finds herself partnered with a new canine companion owned by journalist and former racer Cole, who aims to pen a story about her journey. Struggling to build trust with her new dog and facing her father’s rival, Monty, Anya must navigate many challenges as she strives to win the race!

 

BBC ANNOUNCES TOUCHING NEW MINI TV SERIES BABIES WITH PAAPA ESSIEDU LEADING THE CAST

   PAAPA ESSIEDU TO LEAD  

NEW BBC MINI TV SERIES BABIES

The latest new TV series project to be announced by the British broadcaster BBC is BABIES, a six part series starring Paapa Essiedu, Siobhán Cullen, Jack Bannon and Charlotte Rileya. This warm and

Paapa Essiedu will take the lead role

touching drama explores the delicate tightrope of love and loss in a young couple's desire to become parents. Lisa (Cullen) and Stephen (Essiedu) are dealing with the painful struggle of pregnancy loss while life continues around them. However, despite facing dark times of grief and loneliness, they are finding their way through it with a burning sense of hope, humour, and love, realising the strength of their relationship, which will ultimately bring them closer than ever. The series is now shooting in London and will air sometime next year. BBC has also announced that they will be airing season two of SAS Rogue Heroes series during Christmas, while Channel 4 will have festive episodes of All Creatures Great and Small and The Good ship Murder during the holidays.

SEE SUPER FUN TRAILER FOR JACKIE CHAN'S NEW EPIC ADVENTURE MOVIE A LEGEND

    A LEGEND TRAILER  

FOR NEW JACKIE CHAN EPIC MOVIE

Straight from China comes the super epic trailer for new Jackie Chan's action movie A LEGEND, a

The movie will hit cinemas next January

mix of history and modern times which played in their cinemas last summer and will be hitting Northern American cinemas January 21st directed by Stanley Tong. It is interesting that special AI technology was used in the film to de-age Chan and make him look younger.

 

THIS IS A STORY
about a past life relationship, a sequel to The Myth. Professor Fang (Jackie Chan) unearthed a mysterious ancient Shaman jade during an archaeological excavation. It led Professor Fang and his assistant Wang Jing (Lay Zhang) back to the Western Han Dynasty in their

Jackie Chan leads the cast in the movie

dreams. They transformed into brave and skilled Han generals, fought in the boundless Hexi grasslands, led cavalry to fight against the Xiongnu to protect their country, and started a past life relationship with the Xiongnu princess Meng Yun (Gülnezer Bextiyar) that spanned thousands of years. To find the truth, Professor Fang and his assistant invited their good friend Lei Zhen (Li Chen) to go deep into the 10,000-year-old glacier to find the sacred place for offering sacrifices to heaven, to uncover this unknown legendary story. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think:

 

SEE FIRST IMAGES FROM BBC AND STAN'S PERIOD SET SERIES TEN POUND POMS SEASON 2

    TEN POUND POMS  

FIRST IMAGES FROM THE SECOND SEASON

BBC has sent us the first images from the second season of their period set series TEN POUND POMS which sees the return of Michelle Keegan as nurse Kate Thorne, and Faye Marsay and Warren Brown as Annie and Terry. The series will return sometime next year to BBC and also to Stan in Australia.

 

WHAT IS THE SECOND SEASON STORY?

After a challenging first year in Australia, series two follows nurse Kate Thorne (Michelle Keegan) and the Roberts family (Faye Marsay and Warren Brown) into 1957 on their adventure down under, each determined against all odds to achieve their slice of the Australian dream. As Kate, Annie and Terry settle into their new lives, they each struggle to reconcile their hopes for the life they were promised with the harsh realities they face at Galgownie. We will also be introduced to the Skinner family, who arrive in Australia from Ireland ready to enjoy their new lives in the sunshine, plus unscrupulous landlord Benny Bates, who makes Terry an offer he can’t refuse as he attempts to put down roots for his family.

 

NETFLIX RELEASES FIRST TRAILER FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE EPIC TV SERIES ADAPTATION

   100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE  

EPIC TRAILER FOR NEW NETFLIX TV SERIES

The series starts December 11th

After the first teaser that we got back in April, Netflix has sent us the first trailer for TV series adaptation of Gabriel Garcia Marquez' ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE which will arrive December 11th with the first eight of sixteen episodes following the Buendía family and the founding of the mythical town of Macondo. The most ambitious TV series in the history of Latin America was shot in a village on which construction more than 200 workers toiled for almost a year. More than 34,000 pieces of wardrobe were used during the production of this series.The novel from the Nobel Prize winner was translated

First part will have eight episodes

into more than 40 languages around the world and sold in over 50 million copies so far.

 MARRIED AGAINST THEIR PARENTS'

wishes, cousins José Arcadio Buendía (Marco Gonzalez) and Úrsula Iguarán (Susana Morales) leave their village behind and embark on a long journey in search of a new home. Accompanied by friends and adventurers, their journey culminates with the founding of a utopian town on the banks of a river of prehistoric stones that they baptize Macondo. Several generations of the Buendía lineage will mark the future of this mythical town, tormented by madness, impossible loves, a bloody and absurd war, and the fear of a terrible curse that condemns them, without hope, to one hundred years of solitude. 

FIRST LOOK AT MADFABULOUS 19TH CENTURY SET MOVIE WITH RUPERT EVERETT, CALLUM SCOTT HOWELLS, PAUL RHYS, TOM RHYS HARRIES

 MADFABULOUS PERIOD SET 

MOVIE UNVEILS FIRST IMAGES

In new period set movie directed by Celyn Jones the cast will have Callum Scott Howells alongside Rupert Everett, Ruby Stokes, Paul Rhys, Louis Hynes, Louise Brealey, Tom Rhys Harries and today you can see the first images from it. MADFABULOUS is a fantastical reimagining set in the late 19th Century inspired by the life of the fifth Marquess of Anglesey. The story follows the outrageous Henry Paget, a flamboyant character, so ahead of his time that he smashes through society’s protocols of elitism and gender. Known for his gregarious theatrical expressions, exuberant sense of fashion (he dressed in outrageously crazy outfits that would make Freddy Mercury proud), and lavish social life, Paget spent a multi-million-pound fortune before his untimely death at age 29.

JAMIE BELL JOINS RICHARD GADD IN BBC AND HBO SERIES HALF MAN

  HALF MAN BBC SERIES  

CASTS RICHARD GADD AND JAMIE BELL

BBC and HBO have revealed that joining Richard Gadd in their new six episode series HALF MAN will be Jamie Bell. It follows estranged ‘brothers’ Niall (Bell) and Ruben (Gadd). When Ruben shows up unexpectedly at Niall’s wedding, it leads to an explosion of violence that catapults us back through their lives. Spanning almost 40 years from the 1980s to the present day, this ambitious series will cover the highs and lows of the brothers' relationship, from them meeting as teenagers to their falling out as adults – with all the good, bad, terrible, funny, angry, and challenging moments along the way. Half Man will capture the wild energy of a changing city - a changing world, even - and try to get to the bottom of the difficult question... What does it mean to be a man?

MATTHEW GOODE, MARK BONNAR, JACK GREENLEES, KELLY MACDONALD TO STAR IN NETFLIX SERIES DEPARTMENT Q

  DEPARTMENT Q SERIES   

MATTHEW GOODE TO LEAD AT NETFLIX

Arriving sometime next year to Netflix is eight part series DEPARTMENT Q based on the novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen. The story revolves around Carl Morck, a former top-rated detective in Edinburgh assigned to a new cold case whilst wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralysed and another policeman dead. Carl Morck tackles the cold case while turning an Edinburgh basement office space into a well-oiled machine full of misfit officers dedicated to cracking whatever seemingly impossible cases come across their desks. Matthew Goode will lead the cast as Carl, Chloe Pirri will play a ruthless and ambitious prosecutor, Kelly MacDonald will play a police therapist, Mark Bonnar, our lovely Jack Greenlees, Clive Russell, Alexey Manvelov are just some of the names in a long list of the actors that will star in it.

FIRST IMAGES AND TRAILER FROM THE 18TH CENTURY IMPERIAL RUSSIA SET SERIES PAUL: THE FIRST AND THE LAST, ON THE SON OF CATHERINE THE GREAT

 PAUL: THE 1ST AND THE LAST 

NEW IMPERIAL EPIC RUSSIAN TV SERIES

While we are waiting for the series on tsar Alexander to arrive to the small screens, the latest one to join the series on Russian imperial rulers, after Catherine the Great and Elizaveta, is a historical series on Alexander's father tsar PAUL titled THE FIRST AND THE LAST which finished shooting earlier this year in August. Denis Vlasenko plays the tittle role in the series done for Russia 1, their national broadcaster. The cast also includes Natalia Surkova, Kirill Kyaro, Alexey Barabash, Vladimir Stekov, Artem Krylov, Alexander Chevychelov, Evgeny Kharitonov, Daria Koñyzheva, Olga Bodrova, Polina Filonenko, Sergey Barkovsky, Vladimir Khrabrov, Daria Ahpova and Mariana Kirsanova. The series on the unloved son of Catherine the Great, who did not manage to form a relationship with him because he was taken from her and raised by her mother in law tsarina Elizaveta, will have twelve episodes.

 WHAT IS THE STORY OF THE SERIES?

 Paul was called a tyrant and even a madman, but his character and history are much deeper than the mask that his descendants undeservedly bestowed on him. His mother’s alienation, rejection of the court and endless attempts to figure out who and why really killed his father formed a deeply tragic personality. Having become emperor after many years of waiting, Paul sought to get rid of the permissiveness of the nobility and improve the lives of serfs and ordinary soldiers. However, will he be able to realize his plans and retain power? Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.

 

ANDREW WALKER, TYLER HYNES, PAUL CAMPBELL ARE BACK TONIGHT IN HALLMARK'S THREE WISER MEN AND A BOY FESTIVE MOVIE SEQUEL

 HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIE 

THREE WISER MEN AND A BOY SEQUEL HITS THE SMALL SCREENS TONIGHT

Hallmark is continuing its Countdown to Christmas which started in October and will comprise of almost 50 new movies along with the old festive

Three Wisermen return this festive season

classics! Probably the biggest hit of all of them, out tonight Saturday evening November 23rd, is THREE WISER MEN AND A BOY sequel to their most popular Christmas movie ever Three Wise Men and a Baby which aired two years ago and became an instant favourite among the fans. 

 

THE STORY

now begins five years later with the Brenner brothers (Andrew Walker, Tyler Hynes and Paul Campbell) preparing for another memorable Christmas. In a crazy turn of events, possibly brought on accidentally by the brothers themselves, the director of Luke’s son Thomas’ school holiday musical steps down. Luke is desperate to make his son’s stage dreams come true, so he enlists the help of his brothers Taylor and Stephan. Meanwhile, the trio navigates meeting their mom Barbara’s new boyfriend and the brothers grapple with their own feelings about this relationship. In true Brenner brother fashion, they are all in for a Christmas they will never forget.

 

ZACHARY QUINTO JOINS GILDED AGE SET SERIES THE ARTIST WITH CLARK GREGG, DANNY HUSTON, MANDY PATINKIN, HANK AZARIA, JANET MCTEER

    ZACHARY QUINTO   

JOINS THE ARTIST GILDED AGE SERIES

The latest one to join the cast of free streamer The Network's Gilded age set mini series THE ARTIST is Zachary Quinto. Set in the twilight of the Gilded Age, it follows an ensemble of the era’s celebrities who meet at the home of Norman Henry, an eccentric and failing tycoon (Mandy Patinkin), and his wife Marian (Janet McTeer) which ends in his untimely demise. Quinto will play Delphin Delmas, a white shoe lawyer from San Francisco. Hank Azaria will be Thomas Edison, the esteemed inventor who visits Norman Henry (Patinkin) to pitch his latest technological device. Clark Gregg portrays Harry Kendall Thaw, the spoiled son of an American coal and railroad baron. Danny Huston is Edgar Degas, the celebrated and controversial French Impressionist artist. The series will stream next March.

CHRISTMAS GHOST STORY MOVIE WOMAN OF STONE FROM BBC CASTS CELIA IMRIE, EANNA HARDWICKE, MAWAAN RIZWAN, SEE THE FIRST IMAGE

    WOMAN OF STONE   

SHORT ADS CELIA IMRIE, EANNA HARDWICKE

Although his previous attempts in Christmas shorts have been a failure both by the critics and the audience, Mark Gatiss is doing a WOMAN OF STONE short movie this year as well based on Edith Nesbit's story Man-size in Marble. The chilling tale follows newlywed Victorians Jack and Laura as they settle into a small cottage in a quiet village and soon find their idyll overshadowed by the superstitious warnings of their housekeeper. And the legend of the two marble tomb effigies who are said to rise each year… and walk. Jack dismisses this is as mere folklore. But as the fateful night draws near, he makes a terrifying discovery. And back at the cottage, Laura is all alone. Éanna Hardwicke, Celia Imrie, Monica Dolan, Mawaan Rizwan and Phoebe Horn star in the film that will air on BBC Two during Christmas.

SEE MAGICAL TRAILER FOR OSCAR WINNER PAOLO SORRENTINO'S NEW MOVIE PARTHENOPE AN ODE TO HIS NATIVE CITY NAPLES

   PARTHENOPE TRAILER  

FOR NEW PAOLO SORRENTINO MOVIE

Currently scoring quite a success over in Italian cinemas is Paolo Sorrentino's new movie PARTHENOPE which was also written by the famous director. The film is a sort of a love letter to his

Parthenope will arrive in USA next February

native city Naples and will land in US cinemas next February and in France in January. Celeste Dalla Porta plays the titular role - Parthenope is another name for a woman who lives in Naples. The cast also includes Gary Oldman as an alcoholic American novelist John Cheever; Luisa Ranieri, Stefania Sandrelli, Silvio Orlando, Dario Aita, Marlon Joubert... The film which competed this year at Cannes is a magical realism story about a woman named Parthenope who bears the name of her city but is neither siren nor myth! Parthenope, born in the sea of Naples in 1950, searches for happiness over the long summers of her youth, falling in love with her home city and its many memorable characters. From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino comes a monumental and deeply romantic story of a lifetime. 

SEE AMERICA AFTER A NUCLEAR BOMB IN NEAL MCDONOUGH'S ACTION THRILLER THE HOMESTEAD MOVIE TRAILER

 HOMESTEAD TRAILER

WELCOME TO THE APOCALYPSE

Homestead is out this December

We have a trailer for a brand new apocalyptic movie HOMESTEAD directed  by Ben Smallbone and set to hit cinemas December 20th set during a rapid collapse of society within a rich man's mountain compound which struggles between the military compulsions of its veteran operators and the rural values of its member families. Neal McDonough leads the cast of the new movie from Angel Studios. Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think, will you be watching in theatres this Christmas even though it obviously is not a very festive movie?

 

 

Neal McDonough takes the lead role

WHAT'S THE STORY?
A nuclear bomb is detonated in Los Angeles, and the nation devolves into unprecedented chaos. Ex-Green Beret Jeff Eriksson (Bailey Chasse) and his family escape to The Homestead, an eccentric prepper's (Neal McDonough) fortress nestled in the mountains. As violent threats and apocalyptic conditions creep toward their borders, the residents of The Homestead are left to wonder: how long can a group of people resist both the dangers of human nature and the bloodshed at their doorstep? 

 

NETFLIX ANNOUNCES NEW 16TH CENTURY HISTORICAL ADVENTURE SERIES NERO WITH PIO MARMAI

    PIO MARMAI   

TO LEAD NERO PERIOD SET TV SERIES

Pio Marmai will lead the new series

One of the new period set international series set to stream over at Netflix in the upcoming 2025 is their French original NERO with one of France's biggest movie stars Pio Marmai in the lead role. The story of the new historical series is set in 1504 at the South of France. Nero is a cynical and surly assassin who is betrayed by his master and long-term ally. Running from the dangerous enemies now after him, he discovers his own orphaned daughter Perla. On their journey between vengeance and redemption, Nero will have to choose: saving himself or saving his daughter — and the world. Olivier Gourmet, Alice Isaaz, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Camille Razat also star in the cast next to Marmai.

FIRST TEASER TRAILER FOR HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON LIVE ACTION MOVIE ADAPTATION STARRING GERARD BUTLER

  HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 

1ST TEASER FOR LIVE ACTION ADAPTATION

The movie is out next June in cinemas

Dream Works has released the first teaser for their live action movie version of HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON in which Mason Thames and Nico Parker will be the lead stars in the roles of Hiccup and Astrid with Gerard Butler (who is quite unrecognisable in the teaser) as his father Stoick! The movie follows a young Viking as he aspires to hunt dragons, and how he becomes unexpectedly a friend of a young dragon. With Dean DeBlois directing, writing and producing, the movie should fly into cinemas June 13th, 2025 drawing audiences deep into the imaginative lore. Three super popular animated films have grossed over $1.6 billion around the world. Nick Frost will also star.

 

NETFLIX LAVISH ITALIAN 19TH CENTURY SICILY SET SERIES THE LEOPARD RELEASES STUNNING FIRST TRAILER

  THE LEOPARD SERIES  

NETFLIX RELEASES LAVISH FIRST TRAILER

Il Gattopardo will stream on Netflix next year

Netflix has revealed a rather lavish first trailer for their six episode  THE LEOPARD historical series which arrives next year directed by Tom Shankland.

 

WHAT IS THE STORY? 

 While Sicily is struggling in the turmoil of the Risorgimento in 1860, the Prince of Salina Fabrizio Corbera (Kim Rossi Stuart) reigns over his family and his possessions, convinced that even these disorders are destined to pass. He hasn’t come to terms with the idealism of young people like his nephew Tancredi (Saul Nanni), who joins the rebels risking his own life, or the ambitions of men like Sedara, a vulgar man who rides change by pandering to the nascent power of mafia criminal organizations and intends to use his beautiful daughter Angelica (Deva Cassel) to get what he wants. At Don Fabrizio’s side remains Concetta (Benedetta Porcaroli), his favourite daughter, who shares his intelligence and foresight. Her happiness will eventually be sacrificed in an attempt to ensure the survival of the power and of the name of the lineage.