Amanda Holden Edition: Bits & Pieces

16th April 2022

Amanda Holden Edition: Bits & Pieces – “Tehran” season two follows Tamar (Niv Sultan), a Mossad hacker-agent who infiltrates Tehran under a false identity to help destroy Iran’s nuclear reactor. But when her mission fails, Tamar must plan an operation that will place everyone dear to her in jeopardy. Two-time Emmy Award-winner and Academy Award-nominee Glenn Close joins season two,with Shaun Toub, Shervin Alenabi, Arash Marandi and Shila Ommi also returning.

When gentle Charlie and rugby-loving Nick meet at secondary school, they quickly discover that their unlikely friendship is blossoming into an unexpected romance. Charlie, Nick and their circle of friends must navigate the ever-relatable journey of self discovery and acceptance, supporting each other as they learn to find their most authentic selves.

THE NOVICE debuted at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won three awards including Best Actress for Fuhrman and Best US Narrative Feature Film. The film has also been nominated for five Film Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature, Best Director and Best Female Lead.

The propulsive new season of the alternate-reality series takes viewers to a new decade, moving into the early ‘90s with a high-octane race to a new planetary frontier: MARS. The Red Planet becomes the new front in the Space Race not only for the U.S. and the Soviet Union, but also an unexpected new entrant with a lot to prove and even more at stake. Our characters find themselves going head-to-head as their ambitions for Mars come into conflict and their loyalties are tested, creating a pressure cooker that builds to a climactic conclusion.

In this hour-long interview special, film critic Christina Newland speaks with Robert Eggers about his vision for the film and meets some of the all-star cast and talent that have brought this story to screen, including Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy and Björk as well as the remarkable creative talents who worked behind the scenes, director of photography Jarin Blaschke and costume designer Linda Muir.

It’s been six months since the Battle of Starcourt, which brought terror and destruction to Hawkins. Struggling with the aftermath, our group of friends are separated for the first time – and navigating the complexities of high school hasn’t made things any easier. In this most vulnerable time, a new and horrifying supernatural threat surfaces, presenting a gruesome mystery that, if solved, might finally put an end to the horrors of the Upside Down.

The latest work from acclaimed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, director of award-winning features Gamer and Nobody and a regular at major international film festivals, Rhino is a layered exploration of the dark side of human nature through the raw portrayal of a young man’s journey.

An original and highly tense psychological horror, The Innocents is the critically acclaimed feature written and directed by Eskil Vogt, writer of Academy and BAFTA nominated The Worst Person in the World, Thelma, Oslo, August 31st & director of award-winning Norwegian drama Blind. The film launched to great critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival & has won awards around the world, including at the Sitges Film Festival and Gérardmer International Fantasy Film Festival.

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