Kelly Macdonald Reviews, Interviews & More
Pixar has been waiting to take a beating for a while now. When you spend fifteen years making great movies, you're bound to disappoint, and their sequel-friendly attitude and Cars 2 has led some to suggest the glory days are over. But how is Brave? It's good. Maybe no masterpiece, but it does offer a subtle and clever variation on Disney's...
For the voice cast of Brave, making the movie is the easiest part. Kelly MacDonald, who voices the lead Merida, was on the film for eighteen months. That sounds like a long time, but the film was in production for seven years. She joined co-stars Craig Ferguson and Kevin McKidd to talk about the making of the film, and their characters.
When we saw the second trailer for Pixar's Brave in February, it showed one scene and one scene only, giving a sense of the characters and some of the stakes. It was a bold marketing decision, and was fresh and it was exciting. Now we've got a trailer that seems to throw so much at the screen at once that it's somewhate troubling. Take a look below.
Pixar may be the zenith for animation these days, but with their summer film Brave, they're shaking things up. For the first time in their twenty-plus year career, they're finally making a film that has a woman as its lead. There may be some cross pollination here, though, as their new main character (voiced by Kelly MacDonald) seems to be a Disney princess - but with...
Though Pixar has been making a number of sequels lately (and plan to make more), their next big film is an original adventure that goes full Disney by having a princess as its lead. Brave stars Kelly MacDonald as Princess Merida, a strong Scottish woman who is about to suffer an arranged marriage, but wants adventure for herself. Check out the trailer...
The first time we noticed Kelly Macdonald it was in Danny Boyle's cult classic Trainspotting. She was one of the many up and comers to appear in the film including Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, and Kevin McKidd. These days she's charming U.S. audiences with her role in HBO's runaway hit "Boardwalk Empire." Now that the first season is complete,...
The original advertisements for "Boardwalk Empire" made it look like Michael Pitt and Steve Buscemi would be on screen together very often, but with Jimmy in Chicago and Nucky in Atlantic City, that hasn't been the case. However, last night's episode suggested that there still might be room for these two talented actors to play off one another. Take a look at our review and...
"Boardwalk Empire" has been looking for its rhythm, and this week, the show just about found it. Each major character was dealing with enough drama to keep us interested, and there were a number of memorable moments. Check out the review to see what we thought...
Although she's had a lot of screentime on "Boardwalk Empire", the character of Margaret Schroeder has been so quiet and "well-behaved" that she always seemed to linger in the background. Well, last night was her time to prove that she's more than just a simple-minded young woman, and it made for a satisfying episode. Check out the review to see why she stood out...
Although a major character was missing in action this week, "Boardwalk Empire" delivered a solid hour of entertainment, thanks to a script which placed equal significance on each storyline. We got to find out what Jimmy's been up to, saw Michael Kenneth Williams channeling the spirit of his most iconic role, and were exposed to another side to Margaret Schroeder.
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Martin Scorsese directs the first episode of HBO's latest foray into the world of organized crime, bringing a cinematic style to a small screen venture. Featuring a stellar cast of quality thespians, "Boardwalk Empire" promises to thrill fans of old-school gangster pictures.
Lets see if it delivered with it's first episode, the most expensive pilot ever shot at $30...
