Emma Thompson knows that she has nothing left to prove when it comes to acting. She showed her acting skills with an ...

The two-time Oscar winner plays an ice fisher who's being hunted by a rifle-toting Judy Greer in a satisfying movie about some very desperate people.

In a life full of noise, bustle, and rush, sometimes we can’t help but wish to escape to a remote place, surrounded only by nature, peace, and quiet. But as Brian Kirk’s Dead of Winter proves, even ...

Like a virus, desperation thrives in the unforgiving cold of Northern Minnesota in “Dead of Winter.” The environment heightens the largely engrossing kidnapping thriller, which is in theaters this ...

Emma Thompson doesn't kick enough butt. Actually, let me clarify that: Emma Thompson kicks a lot of butt, but it would be nice if she got to do it literally, and more often. Brian Kirk's nail-biting ...

At Locarno Film Festival on Friday, Emma Thompson will be honored and her latest film, Brian Kirk’s thriller “Dead of Winter,” will have its world premiere. Variety spoke to the co-chiefs of ...

In 2008, Liam Neeson’s career took an unexpected turn when he starred in “Taken,” a standard but well-executed thriller about a former CIA agent who sets out to rescue his kidnapped daughter. The ...

A 66-year-old two-time Oscar winner who’s still near the height of her powers and has presumably made enough money for her grandkids to retire at birth, Emma Thompson could spend the rest of her life ...