Tag: Tom Felton
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Fackham Hall Review: Downton Abbey Meets Agatha Christie
– Damian Lewis: Memorable and Delightful Performance – by Maggie Lovett | Collider | December 3, 2025 Earlier this year, as summer waned, moviegoers reacquainted themselves with the satire genre as The Naked Gun took critics and audiences by storm, reminding them that it’s perfectly fun to laugh at the genres we love. Now, as winter approaches, Fackham Hall is…
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Julian Fellowes Meets Monty Python in a Period Drama Spoof That Commits to the Bit
– The Film is Bursting With Witticisms – by Elaina Patton | IndieWire | December 3, 2025 The British satirical film about an aristocratic family eager to save their ancestral home succeeds on comedic timing and meticulous design detail. “Committed to the bit” may be the perfect way to describe “Fackham Hall,” the new satirical historical comedy written by brothers Jimmy and…
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Naked Gun-Style Spoof Of Downton Abbey Proves British High Society Is Fertile Ground For Laughs
– Damian Lewis Living It Up as Befuddled Lord Davenport – by Pete Hammond | Deadline | December 3, 2025 When you consider the success of spoof movies like Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Scary Movie and countless others, and then throw in homages to the likes of Monty Python, Mel Brooks, the Carry On movies and other masters of…
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Damian Lewis and Katherine Waterston Lead Disposably Fun Downton Abbey Spoof
– Damian Lewis is a Hoot – by Frank Scheck | Hollywood Reporter | December 3, 2025 The longer it went on, and especially when it transferred to the big screen, Downton Abbey almost seemed to become a parody of itself. This presents a challenge for the creators of Fackham Hall, a loving send-up that attempts to do…
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Fackham Hall Gets New York Premiere
– US Premiere – The premiere of Fackham Hall was held at the Metrograph in New York City on December 2, 2025. Those in attendance included Director Jim O’Hanlon, Tyler Dinapoli, Kent Sanderson, Kris Thykier, Taylor Richardson, Perri Gillon, Sterling Jones, Sarah Cline, Morgan Lily, Keeley Hazell, Angela Trimbur, and leading ladies Emma Laird, Thomasin…
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Fackham Hall Actors, Director Preview Parody Film
– Imitation is the Biggest Form of Flattery – by Trevor Cox | WTHR | December 2, 2025 Audiences across the world have an affinity for period dramas like “Downton Abbey,” “The Gilded Age,” “Bridgerton” and “Pride & Prejudice.” Cross those with spoof classics “Airplane!”” and “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and you’d get “Fackham…
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Fackham Hall Director Reveals Why The Film Spoof Removed Four Great Jokes
– Hundreds of Gags – by Peter Larsen | Los Angeles Daily News | December 2, 2025 In director Jim O’Hanlon’s comedy Fackham Hall, everything on screen is a picture-perfect recreation of classic English period dramas such as “Downton Abbey,” “Gosford Park,” or “Upstairs, Downstairs.” Except for the dialogue and occasional sight gags, which hilariously parody the…
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Fackham Hall: A Wildly Irreverent Period-Drama Parody Set to Shake Up the Genre
– A Riotous, Regency-Style Romp – by James de Pope | Vocal Media | December 2, 2025 Every few years, a film arrives that takes a familiar genre, flips it upside down, shakes out all the seriousness, and leaves audiences both howling with laughter and wondering why no one did it sooner. Fackham Hall, set…