The PBS channel recently aired the British series Mr Bates vs The Post Office, based on a true story. Earlier this year, the project was released in its home country on the ITV channel, sparking a new wave of interest in the old but completely outrageous story.
A bug in Horizon's computer accounting system led to dozens of subpostmasters being accused of massive embezzlement. Taking on a huge civil service is difficult and frightening, but there is one small man with a big heart, Alan Bates, who is willing to take the risk.
To understand the essence of the story, it is first necessary to explain who subpostmasters are. They are the people who contract with the Post Office of Great Britain, get a franchise, and open a post office. In small towns, they are respected citizens who know all the locals – the real pillars of society.
What is...
A bug in Horizon's computer accounting system led to dozens of subpostmasters being accused of massive embezzlement. Taking on a huge civil service is difficult and frightening, but there is one small man with a big heart, Alan Bates, who is willing to take the risk.
To understand the essence of the story, it is first necessary to explain who subpostmasters are. They are the people who contract with the Post Office of Great Britain, get a franchise, and open a post office. In small towns, they are respected citizens who know all the locals – the real pillars of society.
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- 5/7/2024
- by zoe-wallace@startefacts.com (Zoe Wallace)
- STartefacts.com
Clockwise from top left: Armand, The Girl With The Needle, Kinds Of Kindness and The Apprentice Photo: Film I Vast, Searchlight Pcitures, Apprentice Productions Ontario Inc/Profile Productions 2Aps/Tailored Films Ltd 2023, After what was generally considered a vintage edition of the Cannes Film Festival last year with many of the titles in the official selection receiving awards and further acclaim in festivals and critically on release (including 26 Oscar nominations and three wins) Festival director Thierry Frémaux was facing an uphill task in trumping the achievement.
Thierry Frémaux Photo: Richard Mowe In the event it looks on paper at any rate as if he has a similar fertile formula for this year’s 77th edition over which Barbie’s Greta Gerwig will preside as president of the jury.
In addition to those already announced such as George Miller (Furiosa), Kevin Costner (Horizon) and George Lucas (honorary Golden Palm), some of...
Thierry Frémaux Photo: Richard Mowe In the event it looks on paper at any rate as if he has a similar fertile formula for this year’s 77th edition over which Barbie’s Greta Gerwig will preside as president of the jury.
In addition to those already announced such as George Miller (Furiosa), Kevin Costner (Horizon) and George Lucas (honorary Golden Palm), some of...
- 4/11/2024
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Kevin Costner has released the first full trailer for Horizon: An American Saga, his wildly ambitious, four-part post-Civil War Western epic that helped lure the actor away from his other Western — Paramount Network’s Yellowstone.
The trailer (below) has a sweeping, old-fashioned grandeur and is full of scenic vistas, gunfights, romance, wagon trains, and a clash of civilizations between calvary soldiers and Indigenous people. “There’s no army on this earth that are going to stop those wagons coming,” a character played by Danny Huston warns.
Costner co-wrote, directed and stars in the Horizon series. The first film will be released in theaters June 28, followed by its second chapter just two months later. The second two films haven’t yet been shot. The film has been a 30-year journey for Costner, who even took out a loan on his Santa Barbara home to help finance the picture (Costner notes...
The trailer (below) has a sweeping, old-fashioned grandeur and is full of scenic vistas, gunfights, romance, wagon trains, and a clash of civilizations between calvary soldiers and Indigenous people. “There’s no army on this earth that are going to stop those wagons coming,” a character played by Danny Huston warns.
Costner co-wrote, directed and stars in the Horizon series. The first film will be released in theaters June 28, followed by its second chapter just two months later. The second two films haven’t yet been shot. The film has been a 30-year journey for Costner, who even took out a loan on his Santa Barbara home to help finance the picture (Costner notes...
- 2/26/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nicole took the baby!
Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by Horizon from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum, to debate what Ej will do now, if Stephanie slept with Harris, will Holly continue to mess with Johnny and Chanel, and more!
And what was the most annoying moments in Salem this week? Read on to see what our round table team has to say.
Nicole took the baby! How do you think Ej will handle this?
Horizon: I think Ej will handle it with some sympathy. I don't see him changing course at this point.
Jack: Ej will protect Nicole. He'll probably assume this is another manifestation of mental illness and seek to ensure she doesn't get in trouble while also making sure the baby is returned to Sloan and Eric.
Christine: Yeah, Ej will likely sympathize with Nicole, but make sure the baby is...
Our TV Fanatics, Jack and Christine, are joined by Horizon from MyHourglass, a Days of Our Lives fan forum, to debate what Ej will do now, if Stephanie slept with Harris, will Holly continue to mess with Johnny and Chanel, and more!
And what was the most annoying moments in Salem this week? Read on to see what our round table team has to say.
Nicole took the baby! How do you think Ej will handle this?
Horizon: I think Ej will handle it with some sympathy. I don't see him changing course at this point.
Jack: Ej will protect Nicole. He'll probably assume this is another manifestation of mental illness and seek to ensure she doesn't get in trouble while also making sure the baby is returned to Sloan and Eric.
Christine: Yeah, Ej will likely sympathize with Nicole, but make sure the baby is...
- 12/17/2023
- by Christine Orlando
- TVfanatic
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