Tag Archives: David Thewlis

Film review | The Lady – Aung San Suu Kyi: orchids in her hair and iron in her will

Posted on 30 December 2011 by Jason Best

A physically slight woman with a core of steel; a thorn in the side of authority; an implacable opponent of male violence: no, this is not a description of Stieg Larsson’s fantasy tattooed girl but of a heroine living in … Continue reading →

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Film review | Anonymous – Where there’s a Will: Roland Emmerich’s dubious costume romp debunks the Bard

Posted on 28 October 2011 by Jason Best

Like the notions that the US faked the Apollo moon missions or that terrorist planes couldn’t have toppled the World Trade Centre, the belief that William Shakespeare didn’t write the plays ascribed to him is one of those enduring conspiracy … Continue reading →

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Film review | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – Dark, gripping and absolutely magical

Posted on 15 July 2011 by Jason Best

After ten years and eight films, Harry Potter’s cinematic saga has finally reached its conclusion – and it’s spellbinding. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 grips from the start. The end of JK Rowling‘s intricately plotted series is … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Naked – it might be grim but it makes me grin

Posted on 5 November 2010 by Beth Williams

So, continuing my week of Mike Leigh pickings, I’m going Naked today. Calm down, I don’t mean literally. I wouldn’t inflict that on anyone besides my nearest and dearest! I’m talking Mike Leigh‘s Naked, which is the bleak tale of … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Posted on 8 October 2009 by Beth Williams

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas may be a family drama, but do bear in mind that the film has a shock ending that is truly horrific. Being a film about the Holocaust, that’s probably not a surprise. However, as … Continue reading →

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Movie Talk spy Bathsheba spots Colin Farrell on the streets of London (Boulevard)

Posted on 23 July 2009 by Movie Talk

We’ve had word from Bathsheba, who runs the blog Stockwell News, that Colin Farrell was spotted last night on location for the film London Boulevard. This riff on Sunset Boulevard themes also stars Kiera Knightley (that’s her on the poster … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Big Daddy, The Fall, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas: and what they all have in common

Posted on 1 April 2009 by Beth Williams

Child actors! I normally shy away from films that feature children. In my experience, these are either films aimed at kids (and I’m no longer one of those), films aimed at childish adults (and I like to think I’m not … Continue reading →

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The Omen – the remake

Posted on 18 December 2008 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings On Film4 tonight at 9pm Since this remake of the 1976 satanic thriller is almost an exact replica, it seems rather pointless that they bothered to update it. However, it makes sense when you remember what year … Continue reading →

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The Best View – The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Posted on 12 September 2008 by Jason Best

Can you make a children’s film about the Holocaust? Isn’t the very idea obscene? Surely the Nazi genocide of European Jews is not a fit subject for family entertainment? Well, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is just such a … Continue reading →

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