Tag Archives: Romola Garai

Film review | Having You – Muddle and heartbreak for Andrew Buchan, Anna Friel & Romola Garai

Posted on 4 May 2013 by Jason Best

No sooner has recovering alcoholic Jack (Andrew Buchan) finally proposed to long-term girlfriend Camilla (Romola Garai) than Anna Friel’s single mum turns up to tell him he has a seven-year-old son from their boozy one-night fling. And that’s not all … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Glorious 39

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Jason Best

Better known for such TV dramas as The Lost Prince and Perfect Strangers, Stephen Poliakoff returns to the big screen for the first time in almost two decades with Glorious 39, a Hitchcockian thriller about a political conspiracy to keep … Continue reading →

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Win Stephen Poliakoff Box Sets on DVD

Posted on 27 November 2009 by Jason Best

This competition has now closed. To celebrate the release of Stephen Poliakoff’s tense new thriller, Glorious 39, we’re giving you the chance to re-visit some of his best work by giving away 4 Stephen Poliakoff Box Sets on DVD, courtesy … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | Angel

Posted on 2 February 2009 by Jason Best

  French director François Ozon’s first film in English is an overripe period drama starring Romola Garai as a as a young woman in turn-of-the-20th-century England who dreams of becoming a great author. Despite her lack of talent, Angel’s florid … Continue reading →

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The Best View – Angel

Posted on 29 August 2008 by Jason Best

François Ozon is playing a risky game with his new movie, Angel. It’s a lush period melodrama about the rise and fall of a bestselling Edwardian novelist and seems, on casual viewing, to be a compendium of clichés, gaffes and … Continue reading →

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