Judi Dench
Can Blithe Spirit really be as bad as the UK critics insist?
Poor Noel Coward would be turning over in his grave if he could read all the reviews of the latest movie adaption of his classic play (and real gay favorite) Blithe Spirit. It had all the possibilities (on paper) of being a big hit especially as it starred Academy Award Winner Dame Judi Dench…
Red Joan: Judi Dench plays a spy in this rather leaden drama
The most traitorous act about this British spy story would be to admit that one didn’t like (Dame) July Dench’s performance as the octogenarian widow suddenly arrested by the Authorities for what she got up to at University in the 1940’s. The hesitation is not a reflection of her in anyway, but in the…
Dame Judi Dench : a shoo-in for another Oscar.
Dame Judi Dench looks certain to be one of the first shoo-in nominations for next year’s Best Actress Academy Award with this new stunning portrayal of Queen Victoria. This highly unusual tale Victoria & Abdul is based on a real life story when the veteran Queen takes a real shine to Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal), a…
