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Hudson Hawk: The Action-Comedy That Refused to Follow the Rules
By Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte — July 29, 2026Sometimes a movie bombs at the box office simply because audiences aren’t expecting what they get. That’s exactly what happened to Hudson Hawk (1991), a film that critics largely dismissed when it was released but has since developed a loyal cult following. If you’ve never seen it, do yourself a favor: give it a chance. Just don’t expect a typical Bruce Willis action movie.
Instead, expect something wonderfully strange.
Bruce Willis stars as Eddie “Hudson Hawk” Hawkins, a recently paroled master cat burglar who simply wants to enjoy a cappuccino and stay out of trouble. Naturally, the universe has other plans. Before long, Hawk finds himself caught between the Mafia, the CIA, and an eccentric billionaire couple obsessed with Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions and the promise of limitless wealth.
That description barely scratches the surface.
What makes Hudson Hawk memorable isn’t just its story—it’s the way it tells it. The film gleefully mixes action, slapstick comedy, musical timing, science fiction, historical mystery, and outright cartoon logic into something that shouldn’t work on paper but somehow does.
Perhaps the film’s most charming running gag involves Hawk and his partner, Tommy Five-Tone, played by Danny Aiello. Rather than using stopwatches during elaborate burglaries, they synchronize every move by singing classic songs together. Whether it’s “Swinging on a Star” or another familiar tune, every lyric marks another step in the operation. It’s absurd, it’s funny, and it becomes one of the movie’s defining trademarks.
The supporting cast is equally unforgettable. Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard steal nearly every scene as Darwin and Minerva Mayflower, a married pair of extravagantly wealthy villains whose performances are deliberately larger than life. Their theatrical style fits perfectly into the movie’s comic-book universe.
Andie MacDowell provides an excellent counterbalance as Anna Baragli, while James Coburn brings his usual commanding presence to the role of George Kaplan. David Caruso also appears in one of his early film roles, long before NYPD Blue and CSI: Miami made him a television star.
Bruce Willis deserves enormous credit for taking such a creative risk. Fresh off the success of Die Hard, he could have made another conventional action film. Instead, he helped create something that ignored Hollywood formulas almost entirely. Hudson Hawk refuses to take itself seriously for even a moment, and that’s exactly why many viewers have grown to love it over the years.
Not every joke lands, and not every scene makes perfect sense. That’s part of its charm. The film isn’t interested in realism. It’s interested in entertaining you for two hours with outrageous characters, impossible gadgets, ridiculous plot twists, and enough clever dialogue to keep you smiling.
Movies like Hudson Hawk are increasingly rare today. Studios often play it safe, relying on familiar franchises and proven formulas. Hudson Hawk took chances. Some audiences rejected it in 1991, but time has been kind to the film. Today, it’s remembered as one of the more unique action-comedies ever made.
If you’ve never seen it, find a copy, pour yourself a good cup of coffee—perhaps even a cappuccino—and settle in for one of Hollywood’s strangest adventures.
You may find yourself singing along before it’s over.
#BruceWillis #cultFilms #DannyAiello #HudsonHawk #movieReview #RichardEGrant #SandraBernhard -
Hudson Hawk: The Action-Comedy That Refused to Follow the Rules
By Cliff Potts, Editor-in-Chief
BAYBAY CITY, Leyte — July 29, 2026Sometimes a movie bombs at the box office simply because audiences aren’t expecting what they get. That’s exactly what happened to Hudson Hawk (1991), a film that critics largely dismissed when it was released but has since developed a loyal cult following. If you’ve never seen it, do yourself a favor: give it a chance. Just don’t expect a typical Bruce Willis action movie.
Instead, expect something wonderfully strange.
Bruce Willis stars as Eddie “Hudson Hawk” Hawkins, a recently paroled master cat burglar who simply wants to enjoy a cappuccino and stay out of trouble. Naturally, the universe has other plans. Before long, Hawk finds himself caught between the Mafia, the CIA, and an eccentric billionaire couple obsessed with Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions and the promise of limitless wealth.
That description barely scratches the surface.
What makes Hudson Hawk memorable isn’t just its story—it’s the way it tells it. The film gleefully mixes action, slapstick comedy, musical timing, science fiction, historical mystery, and outright cartoon logic into something that shouldn’t work on paper but somehow does.
Perhaps the film’s most charming running gag involves Hawk and his partner, Tommy Five-Tone, played by Danny Aiello. Rather than using stopwatches during elaborate burglaries, they synchronize every move by singing classic songs together. Whether it’s “Swinging on a Star” or another familiar tune, every lyric marks another step in the operation. It’s absurd, it’s funny, and it becomes one of the movie’s defining trademarks.
The supporting cast is equally unforgettable. Richard E. Grant and Sandra Bernhard steal nearly every scene as Darwin and Minerva Mayflower, a married pair of extravagantly wealthy villains whose performances are deliberately larger than life. Their theatrical style fits perfectly into the movie’s comic-book universe.
Andie MacDowell provides an excellent counterbalance as Anna Baragli, while James Coburn brings his usual commanding presence to the role of George Kaplan. David Caruso also appears in one of his early film roles, long before NYPD Blue and CSI: Miami made him a television star.
Bruce Willis deserves enormous credit for taking such a creative risk. Fresh off the success of Die Hard, he could have made another conventional action film. Instead, he helped create something that ignored Hollywood formulas almost entirely. Hudson Hawk refuses to take itself seriously for even a moment, and that’s exactly why many viewers have grown to love it over the years.
Not every joke lands, and not every scene makes perfect sense. That’s part of its charm. The film isn’t interested in realism. It’s interested in entertaining you for two hours with outrageous characters, impossible gadgets, ridiculous plot twists, and enough clever dialogue to keep you smiling.
Movies like Hudson Hawk are increasingly rare today. Studios often play it safe, relying on familiar franchises and proven formulas. Hudson Hawk took chances. Some audiences rejected it in 1991, but time has been kind to the film. Today, it’s remembered as one of the more unique action-comedies ever made.
If you’ve never seen it, find a copy, pour yourself a good cup of coffee—perhaps even a cappuccino—and settle in for one of Hollywood’s strangest adventures.
You may find yourself singing along before it’s over.
#BruceWillis #cultFilms #DannyAiello #HudsonHawk #movieReview #RichardEGrant #SandraBernhard -
Movie TV Tech Geeks #Exclusives #RichardEGrant #ClaireFoy 'The Celebrity Traitors' UK Season 2 Is Officially Coming Sooner Than Expected http://dlvr.it/TSvssn
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Sharon Horgan, Richard E. Grant, Claire Foy Among Stars at THR’s Studio at SXSW London
#MovieFeatures #Movies #ClaireFoy #International #RichardEGrant #SharonHorgan #SXSWLondon #SXSWLondon2026 #Unitedkingdom -
Sharon Horgan, Richard E. Grant, Claire Foy Among Stars at THR’s Studio at SXSW London
#MovieFeatures #Movies #ClaireFoy #International #RichardEGrant #SharonHorgan #SXSWLondon #SXSWLondon2026 #Unitedkingdom -
Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant: ‘There’s more to our film than rimming’
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Claire Foy Says Acting With Richard E. Grant In ‘Savage House’ Was Like “Constantly Teetering On The Edge Of Nervous Breakdown” — SXSW London
#News #ClaireFoy #DannyBoyle #Ink #RichardEGrant #SavageHouse #SXSWLondonhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/claire-foy-savage-house-richard-e-grant-sxsw-london-1236941038/
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Claire Foy Says Acting With Richard E. Grant In ‘Savage House’ Was Like “Constantly Teetering On The Edge Of Nervous Breakdown” — SXSW London
#News #ClaireFoy #DannyBoyle #Ink #RichardEGrant #SavageHouse #SXSWLondonhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/claire-foy-savage-house-richard-e-grant-sxsw-london-1236941038/
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Richard E Grant cringes he’s ‘said too much’ after being grilled on Celebrity Traitors
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Richard E Grant cringes he’s ‘said too much’ after being grilled on Celebrity Traitors
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‘Savage House’ Review: Putridly Funny Black Comedy Revels in Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant’s Decay
#Variety #News #Reviews #ClaireFoy #PeterGlanz #RichardEGrant #SavageHouse #SXSWLondonhttps://variety.com/2026/film/news/savage-house-review-claire-foy-1236766295/
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‘Savage House’ Review: Putridly Funny Black Comedy Revels in Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant’s Decay
#Variety #News #Reviews #ClaireFoy #PeterGlanz #RichardEGrant #SavageHouse #SXSWLondonhttps://variety.com/2026/film/news/savage-house-review-claire-foy-1236766295/
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Savage House review – Claire Foy and Richard E Grant sell it hard in bewigged 18th-century caper https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/04/savage-house-review-claire-foy-richard-e-grant #Film #PeriodAndHistoricalFilms #ComedyFilms #DramaFilms #ClaireFoy #RichardEGrant #Comedy #Culture
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Savage House review – Claire Foy and Richard E Grant sell it hard in bewigged 18th-century caper https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/04/savage-house-review-claire-foy-richard-e-grant #Film #PeriodAndHistoricalFilms #ComedyFilms #DramaFilms #ClaireFoy #RichardEGrant #Comedy #Culture
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Film Review: LADIES FIRST (2026): Rosamund Pike Shines in a Netflix Comedy That Runs Out of Steam Quickly
#BillPaterson #CharlesDance #CincoPaul #DaniMoseley #DannyAshok #EmilyMortimer #FionaShaw #JordanMetcalfe #KadiffKirwan #KathrynHunter #KatieSilberman #LadiesFirst #MaddieRice #MovieReview #NatalieKrinsky #Netflix #PaulChahidi #RichardEGrant #...
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Film Review: LADIES FIRST (2026): Rosamund Pike Shines in a Netflix Comedy That Runs Out of Steam Quickly
#BillPaterson #CharlesDance #CincoPaul #DaniMoseley #DannyAshok #EmilyMortimer #FionaShaw #JordanMetcalfe #KadiffKirwan #KathrynHunter #KatieSilberman #LadiesFirst #MaddieRice #MovieReview #NatalieKrinsky #Netflix #PaulChahidi #RichardEGrant #...
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Ladies First review – Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike come last in one-joke Netflix comedy https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/may/22/ladies-first-review-netflix-sacha-baron-cohen-rosamund-pike #SachaBaronCohen #Netflix #ComedyFilms #RosamundPike #RichardEGrant #Comedy #Culture #Film #EmilyMortimer #FionaShaw #KathrynHunter #CharlesDance
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Ladies First review – Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike come last in one-joke Netflix comedy https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/may/22/ladies-first-review-netflix-sacha-baron-cohen-rosamund-pike #SachaBaronCohen #Netflix #ComedyFilms #RosamundPike #RichardEGrant #Comedy #Culture #Film #EmilyMortimer #FionaShaw #KathrynHunter #CharlesDance
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‘Ladies First’ Review: Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike in a Netflix Comedy That’s High-Concept but Hopelessly Predictable
#MovieReviews #Movies #Charlesdance #EmilyMortimer #Netflix #RichardEGrant #RosamundPike #SachaBaronCohen -
‘Ladies First’ Review: Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike in a Netflix Comedy That’s High-Concept but Hopelessly Predictable
#MovieReviews #Movies #Charlesdance #EmilyMortimer #Netflix #RichardEGrant #RosamundPike #SachaBaronCohen -
‘Up to No Good’ First Look: Glenn Close Turns Elderly Killer in Channel 4 Drama as Richard E. Grant Among Names Rounding Out Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #Channel4 #GlennClose #RichardEGranthttps://variety.com/2026/tv/global/up-to-no-good-first-look-glenn-close-elderly-killer-1236745680/
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‘Up to No Good’ First Look: Glenn Close Turns Elderly Killer in Channel 4 Drama as Richard E. Grant Among Names Rounding Out Cast (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #Channel4 #GlennClose #RichardEGranthttps://variety.com/2026/tv/global/up-to-no-good-first-look-glenn-close-elderly-killer-1236745680/
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Richard E. Grant, Dominic West, James Nelson-Joyce and Emily Fairn Set for ‘The Man Who Stole Portugal’
#MovieNews #Movies #Cannes #Cannes2026 #CannesFilmFestival #DominicWest #International #RichardEGrant #Unitedkingdom -
Richard E. Grant, Dominic West, James Nelson-Joyce and Emily Fairn Set for ‘The Man Who Stole Portugal’
#MovieNews #Movies #Cannes #Cannes2026 #CannesFilmFestival #DominicWest #International #RichardEGrant #Unitedkingdom -
Richard E. Grant & Dominic West Among Cast Set For Dark Comedy ‘The Man Who Stole Portugal’ — Cannes Market
#News #BetaCinema #CannesMarket #DominicWest #RichardEGrant #TheManWhoStolePortugalhttps://deadline.com/2026/05/richard-e-grant-dominic-west-the-man-who-stole-portugal-1236884097/
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Richard E. Grant & Dominic West Among Cast Set For Dark Comedy ‘The Man Who Stole Portugal’ — Cannes Market
#News #BetaCinema #CannesMarket #DominicWest #RichardEGrant #TheManWhoStolePortugalhttps://deadline.com/2026/05/richard-e-grant-dominic-west-the-man-who-stole-portugal-1236884097/
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James Nelson Joyce, Richard E. Grant and Dominic West to Star in Dark Comedy ‘The Man Who Stole Portugal’
#Variety #Global #News #BetaCinema #CannesFilmFestival #DominicWest #RichardEGranthttps://variety.com/2026/film/global/james-nelson-joyce-the-man-who-stole-portugal-1236739743/
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James Nelson Joyce, Richard E. Grant and Dominic West to Star in Dark Comedy ‘The Man Who Stole Portugal’
#Variety #Global #News #BetaCinema #CannesFilmFestival #DominicWest #RichardEGranthttps://variety.com/2026/film/global/james-nelson-joyce-the-man-who-stole-portugal-1236739743/
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Celebrity Traitors ‘forced to double £1,000,000 budget to cater to A-list contestants’
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Celebrity Traitors ‘forced to double £1,000,000 budget to cater to A-list contestants’
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‘Celebrity Traitors’ Season 2 Full Cast: See the 21 Stars
#TV #TVNews #BBC #Bellaramsey #International #MichaelSheen #Myhala #RichardEGrant #TheTraitorshttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/celebrity-traitors-uk-season-2-full-cast/
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‘Celebrity Traitors’ Season 2 Full Cast: See the 21 Stars
#TV #TVNews #BBC #Bellaramsey #International #MichaelSheen #Myhala #RichardEGrant #TheTraitorshttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/celebrity-traitors-uk-season-2-full-cast/
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Official lineup confirmed for second series of The Celebrity Traitors https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/02/celebrity-traitors-contestants-cast-confirmed-second-series #Television #Culture #TelevisionRadio #UkNews #ClaudiaWinkleman #RichardEGrant #BellaRamsey #RupertMurdoch
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Official lineup confirmed for second series of The Celebrity Traitors https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/02/celebrity-traitors-contestants-cast-confirmed-second-series #Television #Culture #TelevisionRadio #UkNews #ClaudiaWinkleman #RichardEGrant #BellaRamsey #RupertMurdoch
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‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Gathers Star-Powered Cast Including Bella Ramsey, Michael Sheen & Richard E. Grant
#News #BBC #BellaRamsey #ClaudiaWinkleman #MichaelSheen #RichardEGrant #StudioLambert #TheCelebrityTraitorshttps://deadline.com/2026/05/the-celebrity-traitors-full-cast-bella-ramsey-1236878937/
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‘The Celebrity Traitors’ Gathers Star-Powered Cast Including Bella Ramsey, Michael Sheen & Richard E. Grant
#News #BBC #BellaRamsey #ClaudiaWinkleman #MichaelSheen #RichardEGrant #StudioLambert #TheCelebrityTraitorshttps://deadline.com/2026/05/the-celebrity-traitors-full-cast-bella-ramsey-1236878937/
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Christine Baranski to Make West End Debut Opposite Richard E. Grant in ‘Hay Fever’
#Arts #Lifestyle #ChristineBaranski #International #RichardEGrant #Theater #Unitedkingdom #WestEnd -
Christine Baranski to Make West End Debut Opposite Richard E. Grant in ‘Hay Fever’
#Arts #Lifestyle #ChristineBaranski #International #RichardEGrant #Theater #Unitedkingdom #WestEnd -
Christine Baranski to make West End debut alongside Richard E Grant in Hay Fever https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/apr/17/christine-baranski-west-end-debut-richard-e-grant-noel-coward-hay-fever #Theatre #WestEnd #NoelCoward #RichardEGrant #Stage #Culture #UkNews
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Christine Baranski to make West End debut alongside Richard E Grant in Hay Fever https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/apr/17/christine-baranski-west-end-debut-richard-e-grant-noel-coward-hay-fever #Theatre #WestEnd #NoelCoward #RichardEGrant #Stage #Culture #UkNews
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Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant to Star in New West End Production of ‘Hay Fever’
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Christine Baranski and Richard E. Grant to Star in New West End Production of ‘Hay Fever’
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‘Everyone thinks they could do it – but they don’t understand how good we have to be’: the hidden art of the casting director https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/12/everyone-thinks-they-could-do-it-but-they-dont-understand-how-good-we-have-to-be-the-hidden-art-of-the-casting-director #Oscars #AwardsAndPrizes #Culture #Film #RichardEGrant #WithnailAndI #JoshOconnor
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‘Everyone thinks they could do it – but they don’t understand how good we have to be’: the hidden art of the casting director https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/mar/12/everyone-thinks-they-could-do-it-but-they-dont-understand-how-good-we-have-to-be-the-hidden-art-of-the-casting-director #Oscars #AwardsAndPrizes #Culture #Film #RichardEGrant #WithnailAndI #JoshOconnor
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #JaneAusten #Britbox #RichardEGrant The Most-Anticipated Jane Austen Series of 2026 Gets First Official Trailer http://dlvr.it/TRJwqQ
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Nouveau sur CinéSam:
Nuremberg
http://cinesam.be/movies/nuremberg/Avis: 9/10
#cinesam #movie #moviereview #film #avis #JamesVanderbilt #dram #history #RussellCrowe #RamiMalek #MichaelShannon #LeoWoodall #JohnSlattery #RichardEGrant #ColinHanks #MarkOBrien #LotteVerbeek #WrennSchmidt
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David Yarnell, Veteran Producer on ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ and Early TV and Radio Shows, Dies at 96
#MovieNews #Movies #CanYouEverForgiveMe #MelissaMcCarthy #Obituaries #RichardEGrant -
David Yarnell, Veteran Producer on ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ and Early TV and Radio Shows, Dies at 96
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‘A cowardly, deluded drunken waster’: readers on their favourite unlikable movie characters https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/14/best-unlikable-movie-characters #Film #WithnailAndI #PulpFiction #TheSearchers #AubreyPlaza #RichardEGrant #SamuelLJackson #Culture
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‘A cowardly, deluded drunken waster’: readers on their favourite unlikable movie characters https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jan/14/best-unlikable-movie-characters #Film #WithnailAndI #PulpFiction #TheSearchers #AubreyPlaza #RichardEGrant #SamuelLJackson #Culture
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#NowWatching #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
#Nuremberg (2025)
WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring.
#RussellCrowe #RamiMalek #MichaelShannon
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#NowWatching #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
#Nuremberg (2025)
WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring.
#RussellCrowe #RamiMalek #MichaelShannon
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‘The Other Bennet Sister’ First Look: Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones Play Discerning Parents in ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Spinoff From BBC, BritBox (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #PrideandPrejudice #RichardEGrant #RuthJones #TheOtherBennetSister -
‘The Other Bennet Sister’ First Look: Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones Play Discerning Parents in ‘Pride & Prejudice’ Spinoff From BBC, BritBox (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #PrideandPrejudice #RichardEGrant #RuthJones #TheOtherBennetSister -
Christopher Walken – „The Outlaws“ (Serie, 2021)
Das ZDF greift auf den internationalen Fernsehmessen gerne in den internationalen Serienkorb. Und zwar so tief, dass es riskiert, dass nicht immer alles funktioniert oder beim Publikum zündet. Selbst beim Mutterschiff aller öffentlich-rechtlichen, der BBC, geht auch mal eine Serie schief. „The Outlaws“ ist aber definitiv mal wieder eine, die jedes Risiko wert war. Die Sendezeit ist natürlich unmöglich – und schon deshalb immer wieder eine Perle für die Mediathek! (ZDFneo, Wh.)
Zum Blog: https://nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/the-outlaws-bbc-serie-in-der-zdf-mediathek-2021/
