Tag Archives: Ron Howard

Awards Season | The Oscars – Who will win? Who should win?

Posted on 20 February 2009 by Jason Best

If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash Player from Adobe. So do you reckon Slumdog Millionaire is a shoo-in for this year’s … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Frost/Nixon

Posted on 23 January 2009 by Jason Best

Ron Howard has skilfully opened out Peter Morgan’s hit play based on the historic 1977 TV interview by British TV personality David Frost (played by Michael Sheen) and disgraced former US president Richard Nixon (Frank Langella), but he’s kept the … Continue reading →

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BFI 52nd London Film Festival – The Best view from the red carpet at the Frost/Nixon World Premiere

Posted on 16 October 2008 by Jason Best

  If you are a ‘civilian’, to use Liz Hurley’s notorious description of the non-famous, then attending a movie premiere is a strange experience. At last night’s gala screening of Frost/Nixon, the London Film Festival’s opening film, I rolled along … Continue reading →

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BFI 52nd London Film Festival – Stars in Leicester Square… and above Nelson’s Column

Posted on 8 October 2008 by Jason Best

There are just seven days to go before this year’s Times BFI London Film Festival gets underway with the world premiere of Frost/Nixon, the screen version of Peter Morgan’s hit play about the historic 1977 encounter between disgraced US president … Continue reading →

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