Archive for the Tag 'Colin Firth'

A SINGLE MAN – Reviewed by Alex

Tom Ford is a power player in the world of fashion, having previously chaired the houses of Yves Saint-Laurent and Gucci, as well as his own fashion line. With his self-funded film adaptation of Christopher Isherwood’s novel A Single Man he makes his directorial debut.

POLL QUESTION – Colin Firth

He was nominated for an Oscar for his work in A Single Man (out this week on DVD and Blu-Ray), but the British actor has been the highlight of a lot of his films to date. Our poll question this week is:
What is Colin Firth’s best performance on screen?
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EASY VIRTUE – Reviewed by Will

Stephan Elliott’s Easy Virtue, based on Noel Coward’s 1925 play, offers further evidence that the peculiar world of affluent country life in Britain between the First and Second World Wars persists as an object of both fascination and scorn. Elliot has certainly produced a much closer adaptation than the 1928 silent version (the second film [...]