Tag Archives: Beethoven

Film review | A Late Quartet – Beautiful playing from a classy foursome (shame about the odd false note)

Posted on 2 April 2013 by Jason Best

Set in the rarefied world of chamber music, A Late Quartet is a film that exudes elegance and class. And it finds four superb actors at the top of their game, fully inhabiting their characters and pulling off the difficult … Continue reading →

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Five Easy Pieces – Jack Nicholson’s restless drifter takes flight in 1970 US classic

Posted on 12 August 2010 by Jason Best

Bob Rafelson’s cult 1970 film Five Easy Pieces returns to the big screen this month – gloriously restored by Sony Pictures for its 40th anniversary. Boasting a career best performance by Jack Nicholson in the lead role, Rafelson’s movie is … Continue reading →

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Pooch pics for Crufts week

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings Since that world famous dog show Crufts starts tomorrow, I thought it would be fun to take a look at some pooch pics I expected to be compiling quite a short list, but I’ve discovered that movie-land … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Roll Over Beethoven: Ludwig van B gets the biopic treatment in Immortal Beloved

Posted on 2 February 2009 by Jason Best

Back in the mid-1990s British director Bernard Rose attempted to do for Beethoven what Amadeus did for Mozart. Yet whereas Milos Forman’s 1984 Mozart movie was almost universally feted, scooping up a slew of Oscars and millions at the box … Continue reading →

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