The Bearded Trio

All The Money In The World Starring Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Charlie Plummer, Romain Duris, Timothy Hutton and Definitely Not Kevin Spacey Screenplay by David Scarpa Based on the book by John Pearson Driected by Ridley Scott Out of Four   Reviewed by Paul & Patrick Gibbs Ridley Scott's All The Money in The World is unique in the fact that its claim to fame is all about who who isn't in it: After two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey was disgraced in a sexual assault/harassment scandal, Scott raced to replace him in the already quickly made film with screen great Christopher Plummer, with only nine weeks to go until the scheduled release. That he managed to do this at all is impressive enough; that Scott and Plummer both managed to do Oscar-quality work in the process speaks to why the two 80-something artists have managed to stay near the top of their respective fields for decades. "I could play Frank Underwood, you k...

BLADE RUNNER 2049  Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Slyvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri,  Lennie James, Dave Bautista, Edward James Olmos and Jared Leto  Based on the novel "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Phillip K. Dick Story By Hampton Fancher Screenplay by Hampton Fancher and Michael Green  Directed by Denis Villeneuve  Reviewed by Paul & Patrick Gibbs   Out of Four If there are three words that we feel are most recklessly overused in hyping films, those words would be "visionary", "masterpiece" and "classic." Every time a studio wants to hype a filmmaker who has a sense of style but hasn't won an Oscar, we hear at least one of these words, and it is our opinion that this kind of hyperbole can be detrimental as it prematurely lifts directors and films to levels they that they can't live up to. Tyrell's Owl in the origina l Blade Runner (Image Cour...

The BFI and Radio Times today announce the full line-up for the  BFI & Radio Times Television Festival , celebrating the current golden age of TV with more than 40 events featuring some of the biggest names on the small screen. The new events announced today include the stars, writers and producers of some of the biggest TV shows of the year; including  The Crown ,  Victoria,   The Night Manager ,  Line of Duty ,  Poldark ,  Sherlock ,  Black Mirror  and  Strictly Come Dancing . Joining the line-up of TV stars is acclaimed director  Sir Ridley Scott , who will be in conversation following a screening on Saturday 8 April of  The Author of Beltraffio  (TF1 1974), a precious gem which has recently been rediscovered by the BFI National Archive, and was directed by Sir Ridley’s brother, the late  Tony Scott . This TV drama has been unseen since its UK transmission in 1976 and stars  Doctor Who’s  fourth T...