The Tale of an Icon of French New Wave : SEBERG
(press play before you start reading) Kristen Stewart is unquestionable an immensely talented actress, which is very fortunate for the filmmakers of SEBERG as she single-handedly has to make something out of their rather pedestrian biopic. It is based on the true story of Jean Seberg an American actress who became an Icon in … Continue reading
The Theory of Everything
The remarkable life story of the world renowned physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking who was diagnosed with motor-neurone disease at the age of 21 years and defying medical prognosis of an imminent death went on to publish world-changing theories of relativity and quantum mechanics, turns out to be one of the most tender and romantic … Continue reading
The Trip To Italy
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon who are like a contemporary Brit ‘Odd Couple’, are back together again reprising their roles of touring enthusiastic amateur gastronomes whilst verbal sparring and trying to out ‘impersonate’ each other. This pair of comic actors pretend to irritate each other with their quick-witted jibes whilst charming the pants of audiences … Continue reading
The Two Faces of January
After a overly long gestation period this lesser-known psychological thriller from novelist Patricia Highsmith finally makes it to the big screen. The year is 1962 and the story opens on the sunny steps of the Acropolis where two American tourists, Chester McFarland and his much younger bride Collette, are having fun enjoying the splendor of the … Continue reading
THE UNKNOWN KNOWN
Oscar winning filmmaker and documentarian extraordinaire Errol Morris’s latest ‘subject’ makes for compelling viewing even though he is best summed up by two very simple words ‘smug’ and ‘arrogant’. Donald Henry Rumsfeld seems to have more lives than a cat since he first burst into the public arena in 1962 when he was elected to Congress … Continue reading