1 hour ago Kathryn Bigelow unveils political thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’ at Venice Film Festival

Kathryn Bigelow tackles geopolitics in her new film “A House of Dynamite.”

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11 h. ago Putin biopic with Jude Law as dictator has viewers claim star looks like another actor

The Wizard of the Kremlin, a satire following the rise of Mad Vlad, premiered at the Venice Film Festival over the weekend - but many were in hysterics over Jude Law's appearance

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15 h. ago Jude Law as Vladimir Putin and 7 more actors who transformed into politicians

Jude Law looks totally unrecognisable as Russian president Vladimir Putin in the new movie, The Wizard of Kremlin, which recently premiered at the Venice Film Festival

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15 h. ago Jude Law plays Vladimir Putin in new biopic but viewers make unexpected comparison

Jude Law has undergone a dramatic transformation to play Russian President Vladimir Putin in the upcoming biopic The Wizard of the Kremlin - but fans think he looks like someone else

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22 h. ago The Wizard Of The Kremlin review: Jude Law is riveting as a humiliated Putin in this razor sharp political thriller, raves BRIAN VINER

It is a riveting account of how political power evolved in Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and how it all ended up in the hands of a former KGB agent.

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30 h. ago BRIAN VINER reviews The Wizard Of The Kremlin: Jude's latest big screen tyrant... Putin (with a Sarf London twang)

BRIAN VINER: It is a riveting account of how political power evolved in Russia following the collapse of the Soviet Union, and how it all ended up in the hands of a former KGB agent.

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34 h. ago Jude Law avoids red carpet snaps with his wife Phillipa Coan as she makes rare public appearance at his premiere during Venice International Film Festival

The actor, 52, who tied the knot with Phillipa, 38, in 2019, appeared on the red carpet for The Wizard Of The Kremlin premiere, however he and his wife avoided being snapped together.

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36 h. ago No fears over playing ‘man without a face’ Putin, Jude Law says in Venice

Star of The Wizard of the Kremlin says he does not expect any repercussions from portraying Russian leaderHe has long been considered one of the leading heart-throbs of the silver screen, but for his latest role in Olivier Assayas’s political drama The Wizard of the Kremlin, Jude Law steps into the shoes of a far more forbidding figure: Vladimir Putin.Law has said he was unfazed by the prospect of playing Vladimir Putin and that he did not – he hoped “not naively” – fear any repercussions. Continue reading...

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37 h. ago The Wizard of the Kremlin review – Jude Law is Putin in adaptation of Kremlin spin doctor bestseller

Venice film festival The rise of Vladimir Putin, chillingly played by Law, is portrayed through the eyes of a wily insider, but Paul Dano’s protagonist cuts a one-note figureGiuliano da Empoli’s smash-hit satirical novel The Wizard of the Kremlin, about a Putin spin doctor called Vadim Baranov and based on shadowy Russian politician Vladislav Surkov, has now been converted into an exasperatingly laborious and literal-minded movie, burdened with endless dull voiceover. It has been written for the screen by its estimable director Olivier Assayas, working with the formidable author and reportage journalist Emmanuel Carrère; Carrère in fact has a cameo here, playing a supercilious French figure at a raucous Moscow student party in the early 90s, patronisingly informing the young people present that it was the communism they’ve just rejected that really believed in the arts.The action takes us through the 1990s decline of ailing president Boris Yeltsin and the promotion of FSB chief Vlad...

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38 h. ago Jude Law reveals ‘positive’ part of portraying Putin in The Wizard of the Kremlin

Law’s new film premiered at the Venice Film Festival

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39 h. ago The Wizard of the Kremlin, Venice review – Jude Law is an intense, torso

Olivier Assayas’s new film – starring Paul Dano as a fictional Russian politician – has some anarchic energy to it, but it lacks nuance and insight overall

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49 h. ago Jude Law debuts portrayal of Vladimir Putin in 'The Wizard of the Kremlin' at Venice Film Festival

Jude Law transforms into Vladimir Putin in “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” premiering Sunday at the Venice Film Festival

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53 h. ago SOLVED: The riddle of Kate and William's Greek island odyssey on 'opulent' £20million superyacht Lady Beatrice

Nothing much gets past Kefalonia's wily inhabitants but even the most razor-sharp were left in the dark about aspects of William and Kate's (pictured) recent holiday.

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6 d. ago Netflix unveils 'sharp and visceral' political thriller featuring Hamilton star

Netflix has shared a first look at A House of Dynamite, a new political thriller from Detroit director Kathryn Bigelow, and it features some huge names.

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6 d. ago Netflix shares first look at 'gripping' political thriller with The Night Agent and Luther stars

The film comes from Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow.

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8 d. ago Ashley Thomas' journey before Netflix's Hostage including award

Political thriller Hostage follows a fictional British prime minister as she navigates a crisis

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8 d. ago 'Unmissable' Netflix thriller hailed as 'gripping' by fans is the perfect binge watch this weekend

Netflix's newest five-part political thriller has been dubbed "unmissable" by viewers as it debuts on the streaming platform

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1 week ago Hostage Netflix cast from Outlander actor to Game of Thrones stars

Hostage is a new Netflix political thriller starring Suranne Jones and Julie Delpy

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1 week ago Netflix's Hostage cast from Hiftu Quasem to Vincent Perez and more

Netflix's new political thriller Hostage is an addictive watch

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1 week ago Netflix's Hostage creator opens up on finale 'death' as he teases show's future

New Netflix political thriller Hostage has proven to be an instant hit with TV fans, and now the show's creator has opened up about the tense ending

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