#emma holly jones

[olemisekunst]

Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022) dir. Emma Holly Jones

#Mr. Malcolm's List #Zawe Ashton #dailyflicks #perioddramaedit #doyouevenfilm #moviegifs #filmgifs #cinemaedit #filmedit #Emma Holly Jones #movies #gifs #my gifs

[adaptationsdaily]

Mr. Malcolm's List (2022) dir. Emma Holly Jones

#perioddramaedit #mr malcolm's list #emma holly jones #literature #suzanne allain #ours #by hana #perioddramasource #gifshistorical #diversehistorical #periodedits #onlyperioddramas #userperioddrama #filmedit #filmgifs #dailyflicks #cinematv #userbbelcher #chewieblog #mr. malcolm's list

[fuckyeahwomenfilmdirectors]

My Top 10 of 2022

Fire of Love dir. Sara Dosa

Aftersun dir. Charlotte Wells

Happening dir. Audrey Diwan 

The Woman King dir. Gina Prince-Bythewood

Neptune Frost dir. Anisia Uzeyman & Saul Williams

Emily dir. Frances O’Connor 

Corsage dir. Marie Kreutzer

Bodies Bodies Bodies dir. Halina Reijn

Hawa dir. Maïmouna Doucouré

Mr. Malcolm's List dir. Emma Holly Jones

Honourable mention:

Catherine Called Birdy dir. Lena Dunham, Causeway dir. Lila Neugebauer, Don't Worry Darling dir. Olivia Wilde, The Eternal Daughter dir. Joanna Hogg, Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul dir. Adamma Ebo

#top 10 #52 Films by women #directed by women #women directors #Fire of Love #Sara Dosa #Aftersun #Charlotte Wells #Happening #Audrey Diwan #The Woman King #Gina Prince Bythewood #Emily #Frances O’Connor #Corsage #Marie Kreutzer #Bodies Bodies Bodies #Halina Reijn #Mr. Malcolm's List #Emma Holly Jones #Catherine Called Birdy #Lena Dunham #Causeway #Lila Neugebauer #Don't Worry Darling #Olivia Wilde #The Eternal Daughter #Joanna Hogg #Honk for Jesus save your soul #Adamma Ebo

[insanityclause]

I was looking at the Cinema for Gaza auction after I heard Jonathan Glazer signed posters for it, and Zawe contributed with a signed Malcolm's List poster! It's #20 on the site.

Interesting - when I looked at the auction a couple of days ago, I saw the item, but it didn't mention Zawe. I took a screenshot of it anyway.

But now it's been updated, and she and Emma Holly Jones are the donors!

You can bid here: https://uk.givergy.com/cinemaforgaza/?controller=lots&action=showLot&id=20

#zawe ashton #mr malcolm's list #emma holly jones #medical aid for palestine auction

[angelstills]

Mr. Malcolm's List (2022)

#Mr Malcolms List #2020s #2022 #Film #Zawe Ashton #Theo James #this has been cropped #Emma Holly Jones

[folditdouble]

Women in Film Challenge 2022: [76/52] Mr. Malcolm’s List, dir. Emma Holly Jones (USA/UK/Ireland, 2022)

Love cannot be planned so carefully, my dear. It will stir things up a bit. That is part of its charm.

#mr malcolm's list #emma holly jones #women directors #women in film #*mine

[justzawe]

emmahollyjones Rigging your period set with hidden surprise speakers and playing 80s music to keep the waltz’s alive 🪩 🍿 #mrmalcolmslist

#mr. malcolm’s list #zawe ashton #oliver jackson cohen #theo james #emma holly jones #video #behind the scenes

[general-dar-benn]

Mr. Malcolm's List (2022) Dir. Emma Holly Jones

#Zawe Ashton #freida pinto #Sope Dirisu #theo james #Emma Holly Jones #suzanne allain #mr malcolm's list #film #Period romance

[zawescource]

Emma's instagram post (04/20/2023)

#zawe ashton #emma holly jones #oliver jackson cohen #theo james #mr. malcolm's list #behind the scenes #photos f

[ojcobsessed]

GQ: In the New York Post, you called yourself “the go-to guy for toxic men.” Was any part of you hesitant about playing another rich San Francisco jerk just a couple of years after The Invisible Man?

Oliver Jackson-Cohen: Not really, because I think that there's something really interesting in the complexities of these men. There are so many layers to them that you get to explore. I don't know if I've ever made a decision, specifically in the past, like four or five years, that has been about, "Oh God, how's this going to look?" I'd rather play someone like James than play the friendly neighbor, do you know what I mean?

The season really puts James through the wringer. I think we see him both cry and seem like he might kill someone in every episode. You've spoken about having a hard time closing the door on roles that are emotionally wrenching like this. Was that the case with Surface?

I think so. I'm probably a therapist's dream because there is a part of me that's like, "If it doesn't hurt, it doesn't count." I'm not interested in faking it. It probably sounds incredibly clichéd and probably a little bit fucked up, but I feel like I learn so much about myself by going through these emotional turmoils. I guess this one was taxing, but then every job is taxing to a certain extent.

TV shows don’t generally shoot in the order that we see. Given how much it changes over the season, what were the challenges for you and Gugu and keeping your characters’ relationship straight from day to day?

We actually managed to shoot most of the season in order, apart from Episode 6, where we just went away for three weeks, but even that was kept in sequence. It's the episode where James is telling Sophie everything about their lives [before the start of the series], and they were so generous that, by this point, I’d made all the decisions about the backstory, all of the little things that they'd done and that happened to them. And they let me just sit in front of Gugu, and they put two cameras on us, and they filmed us for, like, 45-minute takes.

I just improvised this whole story, but it was all the story that I knew. And it was the first time for her, hearing it. So that was incredible, to be able to start at the beginning — not too dissimilar to this documentary called Tell Me Who I Am, which inspired the show.

That level of collaboration is unusual in TV or film.

Yeah. I mean, I've watched the season once, like this [partially covering his eyes], but what was quite remarkable is that they've kept so much of all the stuff that we improvised as well. Working with people like that, who embrace what you bring to the table as much as being respectful of what you need to bring on their end, it’s very lucky.

Luke, your character in Hill House, has issues with substance abuse, and you've said you wanted to avoid clichés about it that tend to appear in pop culture. What research did you do with or around the recovery community to make sure that what you and Mike Flanagan created together was truthful?

Well, quite a lot. It was an interesting prep period, for Luke. When they offered it to me, I watched a bunch of documentaries. Then I thought, "No, no, no, this isn't the right way. I don't want to play an addict, because these are people." Playing Luke was not about playing a heroin addict. It was about playing someone that had been so deeply traumatized that he had no choice but to end up in this place, and that it wasn't his fault. No one fucking wakes up one morning and goes, "I know what I want to do.”

Let’s stay in the horror realm with The Invisible Man. It’s amazing how much I felt not just that there's a presence in the room with [Elisabeth Moss’s] Cecilia, but that it is specifically Adrian — it still seemed like you even when you're not on screen. Because it’s not always just special effects or a stand-in: you were there!

In that sexy green suit, yep. Lizzie is such an incredible talent and I just wanted to support that as much as I could. I mean, she's more than capable of doing it without me, but it just felt like the right thing to do all the stuff that I could do. I mean, some of the stuff were [stunt performers] doing it. I'm glad that you say that: we did want this constant looming threat, so I'm glad that it's achieved.

But that sexy green suit was horrific. Never ever say yes to green spandex. Ever.

You did a similar thing on The Haunting Of Bly Manor, in the scenes where Miles [Benjamin Evan Ainsworth] is possessed by your character, Peter. Do you ever get stressed out working with children, particularly on something that scary?

I think there's always a concern when you are working with kids: you don't want them exposed to anything. Ben and Amelie [Bea Smith, who plays Miles’s sister Flora] were just so incredible, and their moms were with them the whole time. We tried to make their experience as uplifting and as fun as possible. But with Ben, I would sit on set with him, and I would do the scene, and then he would copy what I did. Then I would just sit by the monitor, in his eye line. I mean, kids at that age, they're such brilliant mimics, you know what I mean?

Apparently I love to do stuff like that offscreen. Maybe I shouldn't be an actor. It felt very, very important for the story, as with Invisible Man. Whether or not people will notice that, I don't care, but I feel like all this minutiae hopefully adds up to something in the end.

When I was going back through your older press, it was impossible not to notice the dates on all those pieces about The Invisible Man: it really was the last big movie to come out pre-COVID, and your first big splashy Hollywood movie. What was it like for you to have the movie and lockdown happen right on top of each other?

It was mad. Like, it was really quite mad. I remember getting home from the press tour and then four days later the world shut down. But it was exciting in a weird way. Even as quarantine was happening, I remember Universal pivoting quite quickly to say, "We are going to release this at home and people are going to stream it for like 700 bucks.” It became this thing that people were doing, watching at home even though it had just come out.

So I feel so proud of that movie. But my dad just had passed away, and three days later I went on a press tour for The Invisible Man. The whole press tour, it was like, "What is happening?"

Then I got home. The movie was this huge success. My family was a mess. And then the world shut down. From March to September was such a bizarre time — for everyone, of course. That's why when the quarantine lifted in September and I went and did The Lost Daughter, it came at such an important time for me personally, with what had happened that year. It was life-affirming stuff, being in Greece with all these people that I respect so much and just having a laugh — and being with any people when we hadn't been for so long.

Your director on The Last Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal, is, of course, a prolific actress. Leigh Whannell also has a background in acting. How does it change your process when you and your director can relate as peers in that way?

It's like a completely different language that's spoken, because there's such an understanding. Maggie’s a phenomenal actor, but I think an even more phenomenal director and writer. She said this very early on: "I hire people that I trust. So whatever it is that you are going to do, it's going to work, but what flavors do we want to bring?" On set, she's like, "Why don't we do this? Why don't we do this? This is nuts, but why not?" And so it becomes this playful thing, this quite fun exercise.

One day on set — it's a small thing, but it was post-lockdown. My dad bod was in full swing. And then I got to Greece and was like, "Oh, shit." And I was like, "No, I feel like my character just, like, wears tank tops all the time." And then we got to set and Maggie was like, "You look great. Why don't we try it without that? You look great." She's been in this situation so many times, and knows what it feels like. And so she’s able to approach her actors with such care, which is not always the case, you know?

I think we've covered all your darkest roles, so let's move to a very light one: Mr. Malcolm's List, which is out now. You had previously played the same character, Lord Cassidy, in a short film version. Had you followed the project’s journey from that iteration to feature film?

[Director] Emma Holly Jones I'd met because she was a hostess at a bar in L.A. when I was living there. I was like, "Oh my God, you're English. Right, let's be friends." I was 22. We were babies. And so she called me in 2018 and said, "Listen, there's this movie that I'm trying to make, it's just a short, will you come and help me out?" Of course. And then she was like, "We're making it into a movie." And I feel like you hear this quite a lot: "No, we're going to make it into a movie." And then she fucking did. I'm so incredibly proud and happy to be a part of it. I think it's important to champion first-time directors, and specifically first-time female directors.

Is Regency rom-com a genre that you spend a lot of time with as a viewer or a reader?

Not really, but I think that was the appeal. I've done this Emily Brontë movie, which comes out later in the year. I knew nothing about Emily Brontë or Wuthering Heights — or very little. It’s the same with something like Mr. Malcolm's List. I'm familiar with it all, but it's not in my wheelhouse. So there was something very exciting about jumping into those worlds, and they're so fun.

Given the rough stuff that you do most of the time, how did it feel knowing this was coming up on your schedule?

I loved it. Like, I really, really loved it. Because I went from The Lost Daughter to Malcolm's List and then went into this Emily Brontë thing, which is pretty harrowing. So it was this magical moment. There's something really incredible about being able to go to set every day, and your main focus is to figure out what makes you laugh the most. Working with Zawe Ashton, who I think is comedic perfection, it was just such a joy building that dynamic [with her character, Julia] of utter co-dependence — these two cousins who need each other but hate each other.

#oliver jackson-cohen #oliver jackson cohen #mr. malcolm's list #zawe ashton #lord cassidy #adrian griffin #the invisible man #emily movie #james ellis #emma holly jones #maggie gyllenhaal #the lost daughter #leigh whannell #luke crain #the haunting of hill house #the haunting of bly manor #peter quint

[olemisekunst]

Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022) dir. Emma Holly Jones

#Mr. Malcolm's List #Zawe Ashton #perioddramaedit #dailyflicks #doyouevenfilm #moviegifs #filmgifs #cinemaedit #filmedit #Emma Holly Jones #movies #gifs #my gifs

[ojacksonscohen]

As I come to my end on this movie’s journey, I wanted to thank the hundreds of people (and animals) who brought Mr. Malcolm’s List to life over the years, I wish I had photos of you all! Also to all the people who have supported, reached out and watched our film, thank you. I hope it continues to bring a smile to those who find it. But for now as I put my baby to bed, I wanted leave you with a glimpse of how we made this film over 27 incredibly humbling, special days 🎥 See you on the next one (here’s to hoping with less masks 😉) Thank you ❤️ Love Emma x

#mr. malcolm's list #mr malcolm's list #freida pinto #sope dirisu #zawe ashton #oliver jackson cohen #theo james #emma holly jones #ashley park #video #who else is giving us a 4 minute sildeshow of bts photos...... #id die for her

[filmpalette]

Mr. Malcolm’s List (2022) dir. Emma Holly Jones

#mr. malcolm's list #emma holly jones #2022 #freida pinto #zawe ashton #sope dirisu #2020s

[storytime-reviews]

Mr Malcolm’s List Movie Review

When she fails to meet an item on his list of requirements for a bride, Julia Thistlewaite (Zawe Ashton) is jilted by London's most eligible bachelor, Mr. Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù). Feeling humiliated and determined to exact revenge, she convinces her friend Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto) to play the role of his ideal match. Soon, Mr. Malcolm wonders whether he's found the perfect woman...or the perfect hoax.

Well...at least it wasn’t as boring as the book. This time, the characters weren’t bland, though I cannot say that I particularly enjoyed most of them. And the storyline is only as good as the investment you feel with the characters.

 At first I liked Selina, but then felt she became a little insufferable. Lord Cassidy and Captain Ossory were quite fun and injected some great humour into the film, although I must admit that Julia was by far the standout in Mr Malcolm’s List. Zawe Ashton did an incredible job with a character that could very easily have appeared as a kind of one dimensional cartoonish villain. Instead, whilst Julia makes many questionable decisions, she is also immeasurably amusing and also someone I could sympathise with. For the most part, it is the fun she has that keeps the narrative from dragging too much, and I really enjoyed her scenes with Lord Cassidy and Captain Ossory. I felt that out of all the characters, those three had the most chemistry with each other. I just didn’t feel connected to any of the other relationships, whether platonic or romantic because I don’t think they had any chemistry.

Mr Malcolm was by far the worst character of them all. Every time he was onscreen I felt like I was enduring something painful. Not only did I not feel any chemistry between him and Selena, I found him to be a truly unbearable character. And unlike Julia, I don’t feel like there were any positives to make up for it. He appeared arrogant, rude, selfish, egotistical and condescending. With the way Julia acted I perhaps shouldn’t have felt so sorry for her, and yet I did. At no point did I feel bad for Malcolm. Not to mention that Selina could’ve done way better.

I think I disliked this version of Mr Malcolm more that I did in the book, but for the most part, I preferred the film. Whilst largely lacking in wit and romance, it was much easier to finish the film than the book, though it could have done a bit more on the satire side of things. The dialogue didn’t make me roll my eyes and immediately wish I was reading Austen instead as opposed to the book, and the narrative was somewhat well constructed. However, again, I found myself thinking that this particular idea could have been improved by a better writer.

I wouldn’t say I regret watching Mr Malcolm’s List, but it’s certainly not a film I’d bother revisiting.

My review of the book here           

#mr malcolm's list #booklr #suzanne allain #emma holly jones #zawe ashton #freida pinto #theo james #movie review

[angelstills]

Mr. Malcolm's List (2022)

#Mr Malcolms List #2020s #2022 #Film #Zawe Ashton #Emma Holly Jones

[screenshothaven]

Mr. Malcolm's List (2022)

#Mr. Malcolm's List #2022 #period drama #Emma Holly Jones #Zawe Ashton #Sope Dirisu #Oliver Jackson-Cohen #Freida Pinto #Doña Croll