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Bend it Like Beckham

meh. How this thing didn’t go Straight To Video is beyond me. Well, except for “girls in sports bras.”

Posted 15 June 2003 § Movie & Show Reviews ‡ Comments Off °

Gosford Park

Maggie Smith. Jeremy Northam. Kristin Scott Thomas. Clive Owen. Helen Mirren. Michael Gambon. Emily Watson. Ryan Phillipe. Stephen Fry. While it would be a logical conclusion to assume that I’ve just listed off the stars of ten upcoming period pieces, this is just the star-studded (and mostly British) cast of Gosford Park. While you may [...]

Posted 26 January 2002 § Movie & Show Reviews ‡ Comments Off °

Charlotte Gray

It wouldn’t be awards season without the arrival of a few World War II movies; this year, Charlotte Gray helps fill the slate. Adapted from what I understand is a superb novel by Sebastian Faulks, the movie tells the tale of a young woman who becomes a spy in the French resistance movement after her [...]

Posted 26 January 2002 § Movie & Show Reviews ‡ Comments Off °