Tag Archives: Ralph Fiennes

At the Cinema | The Reader

Kate Winslet is on top form in The Reader, a compelling story of love and shame, guilt and reconciliation set in the shadow of the Holocaust. She plays tram conductor Hannah, a woman with a dark past who has a … Continue reading

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The Best View – The Duchess

Why does Keira Knightley arouse such loathing? Type the words ‘I hate Keira Knightley’ into Google and blog after blog pops up to denounce her for being too skinny, for sounding too posh, for pouting too much, for having funny … Continue reading

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The Best View – In Bruges & Son of Rambow

Two films that made a splash – a year apart – at the Sundance Film Festival are released on DVD today. Playwright turned filmmaker Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges, the opening night film at Sundance this January, is a gleefully dark … Continue reading

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Trailer Trash – The Duchess

Keira Knightley in period drama shocker! That’s right, the Oscar-nominated pouter* is set to play the Duchess of Devonshire in the imaginatively titled, The Duchess. Set in the 18th century, the film is based on the true story of celebrated … Continue reading

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