Category: Film

Posted in Film Shakespeare Theatre

DVD Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (RSC 1996)

“Thou art translated” Perhaps at the time, this 1996 RSC adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by…

Posted in Film Shakespeare Theatre

DVD Review: The Tempest (Julie Taymor)

“Behold the wronged Duchess of Milan, Prospera” Julie Taymor’s film of The Tempest sank from view rather…

Posted in Digital Film Short Films

Review: Backstage Pass (pilot) Inside Fanny

“You’ve got to feed your fanny” Ain’t Twitter grand. All sorts of randomness appears on Twitter, peccadilloes…

Posted in Alan Bennett Film

Film Review: The Madness of King George (1994)

“Do you think that you are mad?” I remember very little of this film, having not seen…

Posted in Film

DVD Review: The King’s Speech

“When I see the common man in the street, I’m struck by how little I know of…

Posted in Film

Film Review: The Duchess (2008)

“As they say, the Duke of Devonshire is the only man in england not in love with…

Posted in Film

Film Review: The Young Victoria (2009)

“Do you ever feel like a chess piece being moved around in a game against your will”…

Posted in Film Terence Rattigan

Film Review: The Deep Blue Sea

“Hester, what have they done to you?” 2011 marked the centenary of the birth of Terence Rattigan…

Posted in Andrew Haigh Film Film & TV awards Kenneth Branagh London Film Critics Circle Awards Martin McDonagh

London Film Critics Circle Awards 2011 nominees

Film of the Year The Artist Drive A Separation Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy The Tree of Life…