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‘Belfast’: Why Sound Designers Used the Roar and Whistle of a Train to Depict a Violent Mob Belfast

‘Belfast’: Why Sound Designers Used the Roar and Whistle of a Train to Depict a Violent Mob

“Belfast” opens, literally, with a bang. Kenneth Branagh’s memoir film of his childhood in Northern Ireland begins with a brief modern-day prologue and then thrusts us into the world of 9-year-old Branagh-avatar Buddy (newcomer Jude Hill). The date is August 15, 1969, and Buddy is playing with his friends in…
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January 6, 2022
From Inarritu To Elvis & Harry Styles To Frances McDormand: 30 Movies (And A TV Series) That Could Light Up Film Festivals In 2022 Belfast

From Inarritu To Elvis & Harry Styles To Frances McDormand: 30 Movies (And A TV Series) That Could Light Up Film Festivals In 2022

Film lovers roll up. Here’s our annual list of movies that could have festivals drooling in 2022. Our list kicked off last year with The Power of the Dog and The Tragedy of Macbeth and also included the likes of Belfast, Benedetta, The Hand of God and A Hero. Fair to say those…
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January 3, 2022
How Theater Veteran Kathryn Hunter Made Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Extra Spooky Belfast

How Theater Veteran Kathryn Hunter Made Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Extra Spooky

A version of this story about Kathryn Hunter first appeared in the Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.   One of the most delightful surprise of awards season so far came in the New York Film Critics Circle’s supporting-actress category. In a hugely competitive field that included Kirsten Dunst from “The…
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December 16, 2021
Golden Globes announce nominations amid Hollywood boycott Belfast

Golden Globes announce nominations amid Hollywood boycott

Kenneth Branagh’s childhood-inspired “Belfast” and Jane Campion’s dark Western “The Power of the Dog” topped Monday’s Golden Globes nominations, as the troubled awards seek to shrug off a Hollywood boycott over ethical lapses. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association—which votes on the Globes—has been under fire over allegations of racism, sexism,…
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December 13, 2021