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22 Sep

WandaVision: Is Kathryn Hahn Playing Agatha Harkness?

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Kathryn Hahn’s appearance in the WandaVision trailer was a bit of a surprise, to say the least. We’ve known she was going to be in the show for some time now, but the trailer seemed to give away the game on who she was, and her character is really bad news for Wanda, if the speculation is true. Hahn appears to be playing Agatha Harkness. Harkness has a somewhat complicated history, par for the course for anyone mentoring a reality manipulator. But reality warpers are something of a specialty for her – her first appearance in the comics wasn’t as…
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14 Jul

Agatha Christie: Easter Eggs and Symbolism in the BBC Adaptations

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‘Everything is the story,’ says screenwriter Sarah Phelps. That’s why the stage directions in her scripts are so finely detailed. ‘The story isn’t just what comes out of people’s mouths, the story is what’s in the room.’ ‘How high are the ceilings? Are the windows large or small? What does the air smell of? Is it cold? Is everything always slightly damp? Is there enough food on the table? Is there a fly buzzing somewhere? What can you see out of the window? Can you hear traffic? Can you hear your next-door neighbours? Is there a dog that barks incessantly?’…
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08 Jul

Sarah Phelps interview: Agatha Christie is Always Asking ‘Are You Paying Attention?’

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‘You ordinary bitch!’ snarls Sarah Phelps, ‘put your cheap knickers on and get out of my house!’ The interview hasn’t taken a strange turn; she’s laughing down the phone, quoting along with memorable lines from her BBC One Agatha Christie adaptations.  ‘Oh, it brings me so much joy. It’s like The Witness for the Prosecution’s Romaine screaming in court ‘You fucking men! You fucking men!’ and then hissing at Mayhew like a cat!’ One of Phelps’ friends downloaded Andrea Riseborough’s hiss in that scene to use as her text message alert. ‘I get such a thrill out of it.’  Phelps’ screenwriting is built on thrill.…
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20 Feb

St. Agatha

Max SchindlerMovie reviews
It's the 1950's in small town Georgia, a pregnant con woman on the run seeks refuge in a convent hidden in deafening isolation. What first starts out as the perfect place to have a child turns into a dark lair where silence is forced, ghastly secrets are masked, and every bit of will power Agatha has is tested. She soon learns the sick and twisted truth of the convent and the odd people that lurk inside its halls. Agatha must now find a way to discover the unyielding strength needed to escape and save her baby before she's caged behind…
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