Man Watches Film

Another almost-obsolete format, DVDs – like CDs – are cheaper than ever in charity shops. One pound or 50p for two hours of entertainment represents amazing value for money. Here are my brief reviews of some of the films I saw...

Showing posts with label Starring: Helen Mirren. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Starring: Helen Mirren. Show all posts

Last Orders (2001)

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Written and directed by Fred Schepisi, this is a disappointing adaptation of Graeme Swift‘s Booker Prize-winning novel.  When Alex (Michael ...

Eye in the Sky (2015)

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Interesting thriller about drone warfare. The story dwells on one single operation in Kenya – primarily focusing on the moral questions rega...

The Queen (2006)

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Drama directed by Stephen Frears about the Queen’s reaction to the death of Princess Diana in 1997, and the new Prime Minister’s role in her...

The Debt (2010)

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Remake of a 2007 Israeli film called Ha-Hov .  In 1965, three young Mossad agents attempt to capture a Nazi war criminal called Dieter Vogel...

State of Play (2009)

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Thriller adapted from a BBC TV series.  Russell Crowe plays a Washington Globe journalist investigating a series of deaths that are linked...

Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)

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Dire. Had the feel of a stilted TV movie. Unbearable, despite the presence of Helen Mirren and Helena Bonham Typecast . The latter has gone...
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My blogs cover exotic objects found on the street (Abandoned CDs, Abandoned London, Abandoned Tickets) and in charity shops (Charity Shop Diary). They also detail the books I enjoy (London Reader), the plays and DVDs I see (I Went to the Theatre..., Man Watches Film), and the walks I have taken (Totteridge Walker). Click on the CD for the direct links.
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