Tag Archives: Stephen Daldry

Film review | Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close – Extremely awkward and incredibly whimsical more like

Posted on 17 February 2012 by Jason Best

After tackling the Holocaust in his last film, The Reader, director Stephen Daldry takes on the trauma of 9/11 with this adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s bestselling novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Precocious 10-year-old Oskar (newcomer Thomas Horn) lost … Continue reading →

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Out on DVD | The Reader – Oscar-winning Kate Winslet plays a woman with a dark past

Posted on 25 May 2009 by Jason Best

Kate Winslet won her long-awaited Oscar for her role 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 … Continue reading →

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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 | The Reader

Posted on 2 January 2009 by Jason Best

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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