Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was based on the 1970s novel of the same name and directed by Tomas Alfredson. The 2011 film is also set around the 1970s, and saw Gary Oldman playing veteran MI6 agent ...

The question at the heart of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" is simplicity itself: Is there a Soviet secret agent at the very highest echelons of British intelligence? Getting to the answer, however, ...

I haven’t read Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, John le Carré’s iconic novel of Cold War espionage and—if this sleek, elegant film has it right—repressed male emotion. So I wasn’t already keyed in to who ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. When people think of movie spies these days, they generally picture ...

Actor Gary Oldman starred as George Smiley in the 2011 film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and was keen to appear in a sequel - FILM STILLS John le Carré’s sons have blocked Gary Oldman from appearing in a ...

After a strong opening weekend at the box office that saw Woody Harrelson’s new movie take #1, the film has already passed ...

KPCC film critics Peter Rainer and Claudia Puig join Larry to review the week’s new film releases including Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Young Adult, We Need to Talk About Kevin, W.E., In Darkness and ...

Alec Guinness starred in the 1979 BBC adaptation of John le Carre's novel Tinker, Tailor Soldier, Spy. The series has just been re-released on DVD in anticipation of the release of a new film version ...

Well, 2012 is getting off to a slow start where Hollywood is concerned. Only two major releases open Friday (Jan. 3) in New Orleans-area theaters: the spy thriller "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and ...

John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, the 1974 spy novel generally regarded as the writer’s finest, is predicated on a pair of enigmatic personalities: the colorless bureaucratic master-spook ...

From The Night Manager to The Little Drummer Girl, there are plenty of spy shows that are as easy to binge as the beloved Apple TV+ series. Recent Oscar winner ‘Spotlight’ has proved to be one of the ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Set in the early 1970s with the Cold War shaping the characters' mindsets, the film adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy begins with ...