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Kit Harington says Henry V was the part he always wanted to play

He takes the title role previously played by the likes of Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh

Evening Standard

Tunisia Withdraws ‘Death on the Nile’ over Israeli Actress

Tunisia has withdrawn from cinemas a new Agatha Christie adaptation starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot, following protests over "normalization" with the Jewish state, officials said Wednesday. British director Kenneth Branagh's "Death on the Nile", already banned in Kuwait and Lebanon for the same reason, will no longer be shown in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

RTE drama Kin leads IFTA nominations as Belfast stars get nod after Oscar disappointment

The Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) announced the 2022 IFTA Nominations for the Irish Academy Awards across 25 categories in Film and Drama this morning

Irish Mirror

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New on DVD: Kenneth Branagh revisits tumultuous childhood with 'Belfast'

A semi-autobiographical black-and-white film about a boy growing up in Belfast amid The Troubles tops the DVD releases for the week of March 1.

Tribune News Service

Outlander's Caitríona Balfe nominated for BAFTA for new Belfast film

Caitríona Balfe - best known for her role as Claire Fraser on Outlander - has been nominated for a BAFTA award for her new movie Belfast starring Kenneth Branagh and Jamie Dornan.

Glasgow Live

How do you solve a problem like Poirot?

While strict fidelity isn't necessary for all adaptations, Branagh veers far away from the central puzzle at stake

Salon

The 5 Best Actors Who Have Played Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot is one of those literary heroes, like James Bond or Sherlock Holmes, whose image blazes brightly in the popular imagination.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Stars who have played Prime Ministers as Jonny Lee Miller takes on Sir John Major role

We take a look at some of the big names to portray political figures on screen over the years, as Trainspotting star Jonny Lee Miller looks unrecognisable playing the role of Sir John Major for the latest series of The Crown

Daily Mirror

‘Death on the Nile’ Tops a Quiet Box Office Weekend

Hollywood’s Super Bowl weekend largely fizzled with the muted debut of Kenneth Branagh’s long-delayed Agatha Christie whodunit, “Death on the Nile,” a tepid reception for the Jennifer Lopez romantic-comedy “Marry Me” and modest box-office bumps for Oscar nominees. “Death on the Nile,” Branagh’s follow-up to the 2017 hit “Murder on…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kenneth Branagh's Belfast: The streets and places that made up the actor's early life in the city

"He has all the finery in Hollywood but still it all started off in North Belfast."

Belfast Live

Death on the Nile: Everything to know about new Kenneth Branagh film

He may have received a few Oscar nominations for 'Belfast', but Kenneth Branagh's next film has already got its release

Belfast Live

Death on the Nile is a delightfully sumptuous and fanciful murder mystery

The sumptuous settings are central to the allure of Kenneth Branagh’s contemporary take on Death on the Nile – a classic Agatha Christie whodunnit.

The New Daily

MOVIE REVIEW: We detect whether 'Death on the Nile' is killer viewing

Pacing issues hinder Kenneth Branagh's second time sporting Hercule Poirot's majestic moustache

Daily Record

Death on the Nile Is a Lifeless, Plodding Take on Agatha Christie

Kenneth Branagh's murder mystery lacks glamour.

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The Guardian - UK

‘I just cried’: film stirs memories on Belfast street Branagh left behind

As director’s movie is nominated for seven Oscars, residents of Mountcollyer Street recall when the Troubles started

Irish Mirror

Irish stars won't have to show proof of Covid vaccination to attend Academy Awards

Belfast director Kenneth Branagh, Jessie Buckley and Van Morrison are all up for an Oscar at next month's ceremony

Belfast Live

'Belfast' film gets one-star review after man doesn't realise it's supposed to be in black and white

The reviewer said he went to ask staff if there was a technical issue

Daily Record

Belfast's Sir Kenneth Branagh on Outlander star Caitriona Balfe's Oscar snub

Sir Kenneth spoke of Caitriona's talent and said it won't be the last we've heard of her on the Oscar stage.

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Chicago Sun-Times

‘Death on the Nile’: Juicy Poirot whodunit, slow-moving but juicy, solves mysteries of a murder and a mustache

Gal Gadot plays an heiress hosting a deadly honeymoon cruise in the ‘Orient Express’ sequel

Irish Mirror

Jessie Buckley’s mum lifts lid on 'lovely' feeling seeing her 'little girl' get first Oscar nod after years of graft

Exclusive: “We all have an understanding of what it has taken for Jessie to get this far and that is a huge help to her.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Power of the Dog’ Tops Oscar Noms with 12; ‘Dune’ Nabs 10

After a pandemic year that hobbled movie theaters and saw streaming services make new inroads into Hollywood, the Academy Awards put its strongest support Tuesday behind two films made with big-screen grandeur that were also streamed into homes: Jane Campion’s gothic western “The Power of the Dog” and Denis Villeneuve’s…

The Guardian - UK

Oscar nominations triumph confirms The Power of the Dog’s classic status

Like Nomadland, Jane Campion’s western speaks to the American heartland, while Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is suffering from awards season backlash

Tribune News Service

Kenneth Branagh scores record seventh Oscar nomination in seventh category

Kenneth Branagh seems to be making his way through every Oscar category.

Tribune News Service

Movie review: 'Death on the Nile' a dull riverboat outing

Contemporary blockbuster filmmaking is all about the origin story, so naturally, in “Death on the Nile,” his follow-up to the 2017 Agatha Christie mystery “Murder on the Orient Express,” director/star Kenneth Branagh details the nascence of one of his most fascinating recent screen creations: Hercule Poirot’s mustache. In “Murder on…

Irish Mirror

Irish stars hit out as Oscar presenters 'butcher' Ciaran Hinds' name in live announcement

“It's maddening. Really shoddy work."

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