For his directorial debut two time Oscar Winner Dustin Hoffman got himself an Oscar Winning Writer, Ronald Harwood (‘The Pianist’), a veritable who’s who of the cream of British actors led by two time Oscar Winner Dame Maggie Smith and yet all he could produce was a disapointing dud of a movie. Such a waste of … Continue reading
The surprising element of Michael Winterbottom’s new bio-pic on the life of Paul Raymond the self styled ‘King of Soho’ in London in the swinging sixties, is that he has chosen to present him as a lovable rogue who deserves our sympathy as ‘sex’ made him very rich but extremely unhappy. After all Raymond was … Continue reading
FDR was evidently quite the whizz at fooling a lot of people a lot of the time, and yet when he was found out, it appears he was always forgiven. Eventually. With the co-operation of the media who never photographed him a wheelchair most of the American general public never knew that they were re-electing … Continue reading
Rene is a lonely grumpy 70 year old man who has alienated the few people in his life with his caustic comments and his decidedly unfriendly attitude. He lives alone in a shabby house in a small provincial town in the Philippines, and he is just waiting to die. It’s not that he is ill, … Continue reading
Quentin Tarantino’s movie making is sporadic to say the least : this is only his 8th feature film since he exploded onto our screens with ‘Reservoir Dogs’ some 21 years ago. But love him or hate him, each movie is totally unforgettable ….. and very bloody, and far too long! This latest one is his … Continue reading