In July, a panel of SoS TV editors and critics picked the best episodes of 2014 so far. Here are their picks for the best episodes of the second half of what has been another fantastic year for television.
The Honourable Woman, “The Empty Chair”
Written by Hugo Blick
Directed by Hugo Blick
Aired July 3, 2014
For anyone burnt out on Homeland‘s increasingly 24-esque take on international intrigue and perilous spycraft, Hugo Blick’s BBC/SundanceTV miniseries The Honourable Woman offers a respite, leaning harder on psychological and sociopolitical realism than overwrought action beats while tackling unrest in the Middle East and the repercussions of violence. Its first installment, “The Empty Chair,” is a case study in how to introduce both a complex story and complex characters without feeling like it’s needlessly dwarfing viewers in subplots just for the sake of it. Moreover, it works both as a sterling showcase...
The Honourable Woman, “The Empty Chair”
Written by Hugo Blick
Directed by Hugo Blick
Aired July 3, 2014
For anyone burnt out on Homeland‘s increasingly 24-esque take on international intrigue and perilous spycraft, Hugo Blick’s BBC/SundanceTV miniseries The Honourable Woman offers a respite, leaning harder on psychological and sociopolitical realism than overwrought action beats while tackling unrest in the Middle East and the repercussions of violence. Its first installment, “The Empty Chair,” is a case study in how to introduce both a complex story and complex characters without feeling like it’s needlessly dwarfing viewers in subplots just for the sake of it. Moreover, it works both as a sterling showcase...
- 12/26/2014
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
Laura Linney will reunite with Bill Condon and join Ian McKellen on Sherlock Holmes tale A Slight Trick Of The Mind. FilmNation handles international sales.
The fourth collaboration between Condon and Linney after Kinsey, The Fifth Estate and TV hit The Big C will see the actress portray the great detective’s housekeeper Mrs Munro.
Production is set to begin this summer in the UK. Producers are Anne Carey through her new Archer Gray Productions, as well as See-Saw Films.
Icon/AI Film CEO Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik are the executive producers with head of BBC Films Christine Langan and Archer Gray’s Amy Nauiokas. BBC Films is a co-financier.
Hattie Morahan, who can be seen in PBS’ Bletchley Circle and earned strong notices for her portrayal of Nora in A Doll’s House, has also joined the cast.
A Slight Trick Of The Mind finds Holmes in an unusually contemplative frame of mind in post-war...
The fourth collaboration between Condon and Linney after Kinsey, The Fifth Estate and TV hit The Big C will see the actress portray the great detective’s housekeeper Mrs Munro.
Production is set to begin this summer in the UK. Producers are Anne Carey through her new Archer Gray Productions, as well as See-Saw Films.
Icon/AI Film CEO Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik are the executive producers with head of BBC Films Christine Langan and Archer Gray’s Amy Nauiokas. BBC Films is a co-financier.
Hattie Morahan, who can be seen in PBS’ Bletchley Circle and earned strong notices for her portrayal of Nora in A Doll’s House, has also joined the cast.
A Slight Trick Of The Mind finds Holmes in an unusually contemplative frame of mind in post-war...
- 5/7/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Laura Linney will reunite with Bill Condon and join Ian McKellen on Sherlock Holmes tale A Slight Trick Of The Mind. FilmNation handles international sales.
The fourth collaboration between Condon and Linney after Kinsey, The Fifth Estate and TV hit The Big C will see the actress portray the great detective’s housekeeper Mrs Munro.
Production is set to begin this summer in the UK. Producers are Anne Carey through her new Archer Gray Productions, as well as See-Saw Films.
Icon/AI Film CEO Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik are the executive producers with head of BBC Films Christine Langan and Archer Gray’s Amy Nauiokas. BBC Films is a co-financier.
Hattie Morahan, who can be seen in PBS’ Bletchley Circle and earned strong notices for her portrayal of Nora in A Doll’s House, has also joined the cast.
A Slight Trick Of The Mind finds Holmes in an unusually contemplative frame of mind in post-war...
The fourth collaboration between Condon and Linney after Kinsey, The Fifth Estate and TV hit The Big C will see the actress portray the great detective’s housekeeper Mrs Munro.
Production is set to begin this summer in the UK. Producers are Anne Carey through her new Archer Gray Productions, as well as See-Saw Films.
Icon/AI Film CEO Aviv Giladi and Len Blavatnik are the executive producers with head of BBC Films Christine Langan and Archer Gray’s Amy Nauiokas. BBC Films is a co-financier.
Hattie Morahan, who can be seen in PBS’ Bletchley Circle and earned strong notices for her portrayal of Nora in A Doll’s House, has also joined the cast.
A Slight Trick Of The Mind finds Holmes in an unusually contemplative frame of mind in post-war...
- 5/7/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Actor will feature in piece written by Belarus Free Theatre and Laura Wade. Meanwhile, the latest short film in the series, Bed Trick, is released today
Jude Law will team up with the Belarus Free Theatre for the next in the series of short films coproduced by the Guardian and the Young Vic theatre.
Over the course of this year, the two organisations will present a series of four films created by the stars and creatives behind Young Vic productions, supported by Bloomberg.
Law, who played Christopher Marlowe's Dr Faustus at the Young Vic in 2002 and has supported Belarus Free Theatre for a number of years, will appear in a film the company has written in collaboration with Laura Wade, the playwright behind the Royal Court's hit Posh.
It will be followed by new short written and directed by Olivier award-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, who stars in Aimé Césaire...
Jude Law will team up with the Belarus Free Theatre for the next in the series of short films coproduced by the Guardian and the Young Vic theatre.
Over the course of this year, the two organisations will present a series of four films created by the stars and creatives behind Young Vic productions, supported by Bloomberg.
Law, who played Christopher Marlowe's Dr Faustus at the Young Vic in 2002 and has supported Belarus Free Theatre for a number of years, will appear in a film the company has written in collaboration with Laura Wade, the playwright behind the Royal Court's hit Posh.
It will be followed by new short written and directed by Olivier award-winning actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, who stars in Aimé Césaire...
- 5/16/2013
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
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