Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideBut not such good spirits for the family or the guests in this vacuous trite period British costume drama that never rose above being anything other than grossly irritating and very tiresome indeed. The year is 1923 and its a glorious early Fall day at the Thatcham’s Family’s large Country House. It’s just a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideI discovered this amusing parody of all those Merchant/Ivory British period costume dramas when researching the work of late great Peter Ustinov, and it rather tickled me to be reminded of how very silly Brit comedies can be. This one is like an EM Forster novel (with a nod to Thomas Mann’s ‘Death in … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideVeteran actress Charlotte Rampling is in great demand these days averaging three new movies a year. Like fellow Brit Kirstin Scott Thomas, Ms Rampling successfully flits back and forth to Europe and is equally at home making both French and English movies. It would be interesting to know what criteria she uses to make her … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideThe late great Kenneth Williams could easily be described as Britain’s own Charles Nelson Reilly. Both men were celebrated classical trained actors who worked with all the major stars of their day, but they actually found their own fame with their outrageously camp and genius comic humor which made them both much loved national treasures. … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideA new movie from acclaimed British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom is always a highly anticipated event for avid cinephiles, and even when like ‘TRISHNA’ his last one, they are far from perfect they are still streets ahead of so many other independent movies. And an added joy is the fact that one is never sure what … Continue reading
