Tag Archives: Rosamund Pike

Film review | Wrath of the Titans – Clashing swords and accents in an epically crass adventure

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Jason Best

Back in action as strapping demigod Perseus in Wrath of the Titans, the inevitable sequel to 2010’s inane Clash of the Titans remake, Sam Worthington again struggles to convince us that he’s a bona fide star. He wields his hero’s … Continue reading →

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Film review | Johnny English Reborn – More hit-and-miss spy jinks with Rowan’s 00 disaster zone

Posted on 7 October 2011 by Jason Best

Rowan Atkinson’s bumbling secret agent is back in spy comedy sequel Johnny English Reborn, but the espionage game has changed while he’s been away, nursing his wounded pride in Tibetan exile after cocking up a mission in Mozambique. MI7 is … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | An Education – Carey Mulligan’s Jenny learns lessons in life & love

Posted on 8 March 2010 by Jason Best

Rising star Carey Mulligan won a well-deserved Bafta and an Oscar nomination for her pitch-perfect performance as the teenage protagonist of sharp, smart, witty coming-of-age drama An Education. Scripted by Nick Hornby from the memoir by journalist Lynn Barber, the … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | An Education

Posted on 30 October 2009 by Jason Best

Journalist Lynn Barber, known as Demon Barber for her razor-witted interviews, caused quite a stir when the memoir of her teenage years in early-60s London appeared in Granta magazine in 2003 and revealed her seduction as a 16 year old … Continue reading →

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BFI 53rd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

Posted on 14 October 2009 by Jason Best

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson’s screen version of Roald Dahl’s much-loved children’s story. Hollywood royalty will be turning out in force at the gala screening in Leicester … Continue reading →

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