Olivia Colman as Edith Swan in ‘Wicked Little Letters’ Image: Parisa Taghizadeh. Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
Wicked Little Letters is one of those truth-stranger-than-fiction tales that remind us that people are weirder than we might think. Director Thea Sharrock opens her comedy/mystery tale with text informing us “more of this is true than you might think,” a comic mystery about on the sudden appearance of anonymous obscene letters sent to various residents of a quiet of early 1920s little British seaside town. The first victim is Edith Swan (Olivia Colman), prim and proper religious spinster who still lives with her parents, and who embodies the last-gasp of the Victorian era ideal of a quiet obedient woman against those uppity women demanding the vote. Suspicion quickly falls on Edith’s neighbor, a foul-mouthed new arrival from Ireland, Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley), who has a daughter Nancy (Alisha Weir), and...
Wicked Little Letters is one of those truth-stranger-than-fiction tales that remind us that people are weirder than we might think. Director Thea Sharrock opens her comedy/mystery tale with text informing us “more of this is true than you might think,” a comic mystery about on the sudden appearance of anonymous obscene letters sent to various residents of a quiet of early 1920s little British seaside town. The first victim is Edith Swan (Olivia Colman), prim and proper religious spinster who still lives with her parents, and who embodies the last-gasp of the Victorian era ideal of a quiet obedient woman against those uppity women demanding the vote. Suspicion quickly falls on Edith’s neighbor, a foul-mouthed new arrival from Ireland, Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley), who has a daughter Nancy (Alisha Weir), and...
- 4/5/2024
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
London, July 13 (Ians) India’s wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh will be playing for the London Spirit in the upcoming season of Women’s Hundred competition in England as a replacement for injured Australian player Georgia Redmayne.
Richa, who was not included in India’s ongoing tour of Bangladesh, will join captain Harmanpreet Kaur (Trent Rockets) and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (Southern Brave) as the third Indian player to play in the Women’s Hundred competition.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (Ecb) also announced that seam bowler Lauren Filer and UAE all-rounder Mahika Gaur, a young bowler who’s making waves in domestic cricket at Thunder, will be featured in Women’s Hundred for Spirit and Manchester Originals, respectively.
Oval Invincibles’ Tash Farrant and Trent Rockets’ Emma Jones have been replaced by Lizzie Scott and Cassidy McCarthy respectively, while Leah Dobson has replaced Phoebe Franklin at Northern Superchargers.
In the men’s Hundred competition,...
Richa, who was not included in India’s ongoing tour of Bangladesh, will join captain Harmanpreet Kaur (Trent Rockets) and vice-captain Smriti Mandhana (Southern Brave) as the third Indian player to play in the Women’s Hundred competition.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (Ecb) also announced that seam bowler Lauren Filer and UAE all-rounder Mahika Gaur, a young bowler who’s making waves in domestic cricket at Thunder, will be featured in Women’s Hundred for Spirit and Manchester Originals, respectively.
Oval Invincibles’ Tash Farrant and Trent Rockets’ Emma Jones have been replaced by Lizzie Scott and Cassidy McCarthy respectively, while Leah Dobson has replaced Phoebe Franklin at Northern Superchargers.
In the men’s Hundred competition,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Sophiena, known as @sophiena_official online, is launching a new podcast with leading production company Audio Always.
Soph’s been a standout star on TikTok giving total access to her young family alongside DIY hacks, air fryer recipes and her outfits of the day. She’s now amassed 125 million likes and 2.5 million followers on the video sharing app.
Soph’s now launching the Secret Mum Club podcast, as a place for all Mums to share all their secrets. From the silly to the serious, this is a totally anonymous place for parents to get things off their chest, because as we all know, we’re all in this together.
Joining Sophiena will be her Secret Queen co-host Emma Jones, who will be keeping Soph on her toes and revealing the stories listeners submit. Emma’s known to audiences across the UK as she reads the news every weekday morning on...
Soph’s been a standout star on TikTok giving total access to her young family alongside DIY hacks, air fryer recipes and her outfits of the day. She’s now amassed 125 million likes and 2.5 million followers on the video sharing app.
Soph’s now launching the Secret Mum Club podcast, as a place for all Mums to share all their secrets. From the silly to the serious, this is a totally anonymous place for parents to get things off their chest, because as we all know, we’re all in this together.
Joining Sophiena will be her Secret Queen co-host Emma Jones, who will be keeping Soph on her toes and revealing the stories listeners submit. Emma’s known to audiences across the UK as she reads the news every weekday morning on...
- 6/6/2023
- Podnews.net
Zac Efron Has to Skip High School Musical Singalong as He's 'Hunkered Down in the Middle of Nowhere'
Zac Efron appeared in The Disney Family Singalong special on ABC Thursday night, but fans were disappointed when he couldn’t sing with his former High School Musical co-stars.
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the singalong saw performances from Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Thomas Rhett and more singing classic Disney songs.
“Now just when you thought we couldn’t give you any more feels, I have a surprise for you,” Seacrest said before introducing Efron, 32, explaining that the actor didn’t have a good enough internet connection for a prolonged appearance. “This star is hunkered down in the middle of nowhere with patchy WiFi,...
Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the singalong saw performances from Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Christina Aguilera, Thomas Rhett and more singing classic Disney songs.
“Now just when you thought we couldn’t give you any more feels, I have a surprise for you,” Seacrest said before introducing Efron, 32, explaining that the actor didn’t have a good enough internet connection for a prolonged appearance. “This star is hunkered down in the middle of nowhere with patchy WiFi,...
- 4/17/2020
- by Ashley Boucher
- PEOPLE.com
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