I've been hearing really good things about Amit Gupta's anti-war drama, Resistance, for quite a while. The Guardian gave us a trailer two months ago that seemed to confirm everything I'dheard: well written, well acted, grim and thought-provoking. It's a drama set in an alternate Britain in which D-Day has failed and the country is under Nazi occupation. In 1944 a group of women in an isolated Welsh village (the setting of the novel and the film is The Olchon, a real valley in the Welsh borders) wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished. 

In the clip, Albrecht (Tom Wlaschiha), the commanding officer of the German mission in the valley, tries to convince scared, yet defiant, Sarah (Andrea Riseborough), for whom he has grown to care, to let him help her to leave the village, even as he tells her the there is no hope for the other women.

Resistance, adapted by Owen Sheers from his own novel, stars Riseborough (rapidly becoming one of my new favorite British actresses. Brighton Rock, W.E.), Wlaschiha, Michael Sheen (whom I adore), Kimberly Nixon (Black Death with Sean Bean), Iwan Rheon, Stanislav Ianevski and Anatole Taubman.

Resistance was just released in the UK, but for some unfathomable reason, still has not been picked up for a US release. (paging Sony Classics…The Weinstein Company? GK Films? IFC?…anyone…Bueller?)

Now this looks intense! I've been hearing about Amit Gupta's Resistance for some time now and have been eagerly awaiting a trailer or news or something…   So finally, thanks to The Guardian, we get a trailer and it would seem to confirm everything I've heard about the film: well written, well acted, grim and thought-provoking. It's a drama set in an alternate Britain in which D-Day has failed and the country is under Nazi occupation. In 1944 a group of women in an isolated Welsh village ( the setting of the novel and the film is The Olchon, a real valley in the Welsh borders) wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished. 

Screenwriter Owen Sheers adapted his own novel. Resistance stars Michael Sheen (of whom I am a big fan. It's tough to see him like that), Andrea Riseborough (rapidly becoming one of my new favorite British actresses. Brighton Rock, W.E.),  Kimberly Nixon, Iwan Rheon, Stanislav Ianevski, Tom Wlaschiha and Anatle Taubman.

Resistance is set for release in the UK 25th November. I hope that someone picks it up for US distribution (paging Sony Classics…The Weinstein Company? IFC?…anyone…Bueller?)

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Rachel McAdams went “public” with her relationship with actor Michael Sheen last night at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of their new movie, Midnight in Paris.

Nothing shocking about that. The pair, who met on the set of the film, have been spotted together periodically over the last few months, but have previously kept their relationship quiet. Both are veterans of high-profile relationships. McAdams had a famous on again/off again fling with her Notebook co-star, Ryan Gosling for years. Sheen slightly less famously had a long term relationship with Kate Beckinsale, with whom he shares a daughter.

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What seems to be shocking to some people is the age difference between the two. McAdams, who looked STUNNING in a red silk organza Marchesa dress last night, is 32 while Sheen, who in my opinion looked pretty damn good in a Dolce & Gabbana tux, is 42.  Big deal. So there’s some grey in his beard, big deal. Some of us adore a little salt in the pepper. Some of us also know that talent is sexy and Mr. Sheen is massively talented.

What I find most amusing is that there are other actors in the same age range as Sheen *coughGerardButlercough*, for whom dating a 32 year old might be seen as a step in the right direction.

Photos: WENN

Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, and Helena Bonham Carter attend the rainy premiere of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland at the Odeon in London, England today. There could be a hurricane and you can bet the fans would still come out in droves to see Johnny Depp.

Johnny’s children have seen the film he tells the press:

“My kids actually saw the film because I send them out there in the frontlines. They saw it – and they loved it.”

And don’t worry it’s not scary:

“They absolutely adored it. They loved every character. They weren’t freaked out by it whatsoever.”

And you must look at how sexy Avril Lavigne looked at the premiere.  Love that dress on her!

Will you be seeing Alice in Wonderland?  I think the trailers lo0k freaking awesome!

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