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Darkest Hour
The American Academy of Motion Pictures may want to think about adding another category for the Oscars this year for best prosthetics. Following hot on the heels of Woody Harrelson’s latex face as LBJ, we now have Gary Oldman’s face totally submerged under Kazuhiro Tsuji’s masterful make up as Winston Churchill. Whatever happened to the…
Forgotten Man
This intriguing wee drama is the feature film debut of Canadian writer/director Arran Shearing and its main attribute is that it is a wonderful visual look at London’s East End. It’s a drama about a drama that gets a little messy along the way but still has enough fine points to recommend it. It’s…
Palace of Fun
Brit filmmaker Eadward Strong’s directorial feature is produced by his brother David and stars another …. George, who was also the co-writer … in this dark thriller that shows their obsession with old black and white movies that surface a great deal in this movie with its thunderous old-fashioned soundtrack. It’s the story of…
Against The Law
There has been a wonderful plethora of LGBT films and TV programs to mark the 50th Anniversary of the partial decriminalization of homosexuality in the U.K. that have yet to make their way across the Pond. One has, however, and has just opened in the US and is currently playing the LGBT Film Festival…
