When I first heard this project was in the works, I groaned. I’m not a Beatles fan, never have been. The first time I saw a picture of the group I immediately recognized Paul McCartney as the guy who tried to steal Michael Jackson’s girl, but thought that whoever this other band was they were [...]
0 comments Friday 28 Jan 2011 | blogadmin | drama, movie reviews, recommendations
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 [...]
0 comments Friday 18 Sep 2009 | blogadmin | comedy, movie reviews, romance
This was the must-see at The Telluride Film Festival in 2008 – even more so than was Slumdog Millionaire. I was fortunate to see it at the Opera House on opening night – I spoke with more than a few fellow patrons who were turned away from packed houses, some repeatedly.
And it was a terrific [...]
0 comments Thursday 05 Mar 2009 | blogadmin | drama, movie reviews, recommendations
