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Ralph Fiennes and Carey Mulligan rethink their safety protocols in The Dig THE DIG (Simon Stone). 112 minutes. Available to stream Friday (January 29) on Netflix Canada. Rating: NNNN Not very much happens in The Dig, the new Netflix period drama about an archaeological excavation in Suffolk just before the start of the Second World War. There is a dig, obviously, undertaken by Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) at the behest of Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan), a widowed mother convinced that the ancient mounds on her land are hiding something of historical value. And over the course of a summer, as B...

The Dig - Mulligan and Fiennes shine in gentle period drama James City A.M.'s film editor and a regular on both TV and radio discussing the latest movie releases The true story of the Sutton Hoo excavation gets the Netflix treatment in a handsome period drama The Dig, an awards hopeful that quietly works its way into your affections.  The story takes place in idyllic Suffolk in 1939. Wealthy widow Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires softly spoken excavator Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to investigate a series of mounds on her estate. Eschewing the involvement of the local muse...

HBO Hires New Showrunner for The Nevers Following Joss Whedon Departure ✖ The Nevers due to the "level of commitment" and "physical challenges" that would be required to make the show amid the ongoing COVID0-19 pandemic. HBO has now named a successor to Whedon, with Variety reporting that writer Philippa Goslett has been tapped to serve as the new showrunner and executive producer for the series. The first half of the season was reportedly completed in 2020 under Whedon's watch with Goslett set to oversee the second half very soon. "I am genuinely exhausted, and am stepping back to martial...

CST_ Netflix presents a film directed by Simon Stone and written by Moira Buffini, based on the novel by John Preston. Rated PG-13 (for brief sensuality and partial nudity). Running time: 112 minutes. Opens Friday at Landmark Century Centre and on Netflix. Based on a 2007 novel by John Preston that was inspired by the incredible true story of one of the most significant British archaeological finds ever, “The Dig” maintains a dignified and restrained approach, even when the material gets a little salacious in the form of not one but two “forbidden” romances. Melodramatic relat...

Johnny Flynn and Lily James in The Dig. Photo by Larry Horricks/Netflix When archaeologists appear in movies, it’s almost always as part of some treasure-hunting adventure. From Indiana Jones to Lara Croft to The Mummy, the story tends to forgo the actual process of finding ancient relics and focus instead on the danger that characters must go through in order to get them. A very different type of archaeologist is at the center of The Dig. In 1939, Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) is hired by Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) to excavate mounds on her English country estate, Sutton Hoo. Both s...