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Napalm d’Or

Posted on August 19, 2020 by leslie

Napalm d’Or Bill Hartley, on Apocalypse Now It’s possible to dress like Captain Willard. There are online retail outlets which stock his tiger stripe camouflage uniform. Whilst the world’s armies long ago abandoned this exotic style, out in the virtual … Continue reading →

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Kubrick’s Final Film

Posted on September 7, 2019 by leslie

Kubrick’s Final Film Ilana Mercer grabs more shut-eye Stanley Kubrick’s farewell film, Eyes Wide Shut, has turned 20. I reviewed it for a Canadian newspaper on August 9, 1999, and found it not only pretentious and overrated, but something of a … Continue reading →

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Humphrey Jennings – ‘poet’ of the British Cinema

Posted on July 30, 2018 by leslie

Humphrey Jennings – ‘poet’ of the British Cinema by Stuart Millson Just a few years after the Second World War, a small film company – Wessex Film Productions Ltd. – issued a “short” – an information film (for the Central … Continue reading →

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2001, Revisited

Posted on March 19, 2018 by leslie

2001, Revisited On the fiftieth anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mark Wegierski reassesses this epoch making film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) brought together Stanley Kubrick, one of the most accomplished directors of the cinema, with renowned science fiction writer … Continue reading →

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The Darkest Hour

Posted on March 1, 2018 by leslie

The Darkest Hour Main Cast: Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill Kristin Scott Thomas as Clementine Churchill Ben Mendelsohn as George VI Lily James as Elizabeth Layton Ronald Pickup as Neville Chamberlain Stephen Dillane as Edward Wood, 3rd Viscount Halifax Nicholas … Continue reading →

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The Death of Stalin

Posted on January 11, 2018 by leslie

The Death of Stalin A film directed by Armando Iannucci, based on the comic book Death of Stalin, by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin, reviewed by ROBERT HENDERSON Main Cast  Jeffrey Tambor as Georgy Malenkov – Deputy General Secretary Steve Buscemi … Continue reading →

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The Reluctant Saint

Posted on August 25, 2017 by leslie

The Reluctant Saint  Film directed by Edward Dmytrk, reviewed by Thomas O Meehan  A few days ago watching Turner Classic Movies I caught the film The Reluctant Saint (1962). It was strikingly like the religious films of my youth in its poor … Continue reading →

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Churchill

Posted on August 19, 2017 by leslie

Churchill Cast: Brian Cox as Winston Churchill Miranda Richardson as Clementine Churchill John Slattery as Dwight D. Eisenhower James Purefoy as King George VI Julian Wadham as General Bernard Montgomery Danny Webb as Field Marshall Alan Brooke Jonathan Aris as … Continue reading →

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Dunkirk

Posted on August 19, 2017 by leslie

Dunkirk Cast: Fionn Whitehead as Tommy, a British Army private Tom Glynn-Carney as Peter, Mr Dawson’s son Mark Rylance as Mr Dawson, a mariner and Peter’s father Jack Lowden as Pilot Officer Collins, a Royal Air Force Spitfire pilot Harry … Continue reading →

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The Big Short

Posted on August 11, 2016 by leslie

  The Big Short Film review by Robert Henderson Director: Adam McKay Main cast Christian Bale as Dr. Michael Burry, a fund manager running Scion Capital Steve Carell as Mark Baum, the manager of Wall Street hedge fund, Front Point … Continue reading →

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