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In an act of huge pop culture consuming nerdery, I keep lists of movies and TV/streaming shows I’d like to watch.
I apologise for none of it because frankly with the sheer volume of content happily sliding down onto streaming platforms and into cinemas, it seems the only sensible way to keep track of at least some of it, and to have some hope in hell of getting to at least a sliver of the viewing options on offer.
It also instils a little hope that I will be able to watch many of shows and movies, the trailers of which make up posts just like this; they might seem informative, and yes, hopefully they are, but are also acts of hopefulness and expectation.
Who knows? I may even be able to see some of them!
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When the flamboyant Henry Paget arrives in 1890s North Wales to claim his aristocratic inheritance, his theatrical flair and defiant eccentricities send shockwaves through the upper-class elite, much to the amusement of the local townspeople. Alongside his spirited cousin, Lily, and loyal butler, Gelert, Henry tries to carve out his own identity as the Fifth Marquess, navigating suffocating traditions, scheming relatives, and the long shadow cast by his estranged father. Inspired by a true story, this riotous, uncompromising celebration of otherness, is led fearlessly by rising star and BAFTA nominee Callum Scott Howells (It’s a Sin, The Beautiful Game), joined by a stellar supporting cast of three-time BAFTA nominee Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince, An Ideal Husband), Ruby Stokes (Jay Kelly, Bridgerton), BAFTA winner Siobhán McSweeney (Derry Girls, Alice Through the Looking Glass), Louis Hynes (A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Great), Louise Brealey (Sherlock, Brian and Charles), Tom Rhys Harries (White Lines, The Gentlemen) and Paul Rhys (Wuthering Heights, Saltburn). (courtesy Film Hub Wales)
MadFabulous opened in UK and Ireland in June; eagerly awaiting some sign of an Aussie screening.
(courtesy IMP Awards)
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“No one can be trusted.” 🏴☠️ A high-stakes reinvention of the classic, Treasure Island follows teenager Jim Hawkins & his formidable mother Bess as they’re pulled into a deadly race for the treasure of infamous Captain Flint. Battling for control are Long John Silver—a ruthless survivor who is just as charming as he is cunning —and Aaron Graham, a revolutionary spy seeking to use the gold to upend colonial power. Set in 1788 across storm-battered Cornwall, treacherous seas, and a jungle island soaked in secrets, this is Treasure Island reimagined as a thrilling, immersive, and character-driven epic. This Treasure Island is a series created & showrun by writer Robert Murphy (Meadowlands, Shetland, DCI Banks, McDonald & Dodds). With episodes directed by Jeremy Lovering, William McGregor, Paul Walker. Produced by Mark Hedges. Made by Playground Entertainment, Fifth Season, Amazon MGM Studios. Exec produced by Colin Callender, David Stern, Scott Huff, Daniel Gratton, Robert Murphy, Jeremy Lovering. (courtesy First Showing)
Treasure Island debuts 11 October MGM+ and on Paramount+ in UK and Ireland the next day; no sign of an Australian streaming option yet.
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Via TIFF: “The latest from Oscar-nominated director John Madden. Tony (Rhys Ifans) is a schoolteacher. Emma (Laura Linney) is a composer & piano teacher. Both lead busy lives in their charming East Anglia village — and both find their status quo shattered upon learning they have Parkinson disease. They meet, minutes after hearing the news, in the health clinic lounge, and immediately start to compare symptoms & strategies: Emma suffers a tremor — she dubs herself ‘Emma with the tremma’ — while Tony does not. Emma resolves to raise awareness while Tony prefers to keep his condition on the down low, so as not to endanger his employment. But as time passes, those ‘five good years’ their neurologist prognosed, their lives increasingly intersect mostly at the Parkinson ballet class, where they find community & each other.”Onwards and Sideways is directed by Oscar-nominated English filmmaker John Madden, director of many other films including Ethan Frome, Golden Gate, Mrs. Brown, Shakespeare in Love, Captain Corelli’s Mandolin, Proof, Killshot, The Debt, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Miss Sloane, and Operation Mincemeat just before this. The screenplay is from Paul Mayhew-Archer. Produced by Hilary Bevan Jones and John Gore. This is premiering at the 2026 Toronto Film Festival this fall as one of their Gala Presentations. (courtesy First Showing)
Onwards and Sideways opens in UK on 6 November; no sign of an Australian screening date yet.
TRIO OF TRAILERS EXTRA EXTRA!
I am hoping to get to see Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom this week. In the meantime, loving these delightful behind the scenes featurette, courtesy of First Showing.
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