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Starz orders Tudor drama ‘Becoming Elizabeth’

Wednesday, 4 December 2019, 15:37 Moniek Bloks 4

Starz is going to explore the future Queen Elizabeth I’s younger years with a new show called “Becoming Elizabeth.” “The world of “Becoming Elizabeth” is visceral and dangerous – judgments are rendered quickly and no one is safe,” said Starz CEO Jeffrey A. Hirsch in a statement. “This series explores the Tudor reign and young Elizabeth, [read more]

Netflix releases final trailer before The Crown’s season 3 release tomorrow

Saturday, 16 November 2019, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Netflix has released a final trailer before The Crown’s season 3 release tomorrow. Who else is excited? Watch it below: We can’t be everything to everyone and still be true to ourselves. pic.twitter.com/SmqnE9G8jA — The Crown (@TheCrownNetflix) November 16, 2019

Anastasia The Musical Review

Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 1

Most will remember the 1997 film Anastasia in which Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia escapes from the clutches of an evil zombified Rasputin as the only one in her family. The story is based upon the legend that Anastasia somehow escaped the murder of her family (which we now know she didn’t) and the many [read more]

Downton Abbey Review – A royal visit

Thursday, 31 October 2019, 6:00 Moniek Bloks 0

My personal love for Downton Abbey had died a quiet death alongside Matthew Crawley after season 3’s Christmas Special. I finished the series, of course, but it was never quite the same without him. I had to see the movie, especially after the trailer showed the plot was based around a royal visit by King [read more]

“Sisi” novels to be adapted to TV-series

Monday, 21 October 2019, 15:48 Moniek Bloks 2

Allison Pataki’s “Sisi” novels, based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, are set to be adapted into a TV-series by Amy Jenkins, who is also a writer for Netflix’s The Crown. Allison Pataki has written two novels called “The Accidental Empress” (which I reviewed in 2015) and “Sisi: Empress on Her Own.” The [read more]

Dame Helen Mirren announces release date for Catherine The Great

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 16:51 Moniek Bloks 0

We’re under orders from Dame Helen Mirren. And now so are you. All episodes of brand new Sky Original #CatherineTheGreat are available 3 October starring Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Gina McKee and Rory Kinnear. pic.twitter.com/FcltemniPT — Sky Atlantic (@skyatlantic) August 27, 2019 See the full trailer below: