Tag Archives: British cinema

dangerous relationships (film: Notes on a Scandal – Richard Eyre, 2006)

Posted on November 23, 2024 by admin

I’m not sure why the creators of the film ‘Notes on a Scandal‘ (2006) insisted on adding a disclaimer at the end of the credits that claims that ‘any resemblance to real people or events is coincidental’. The disclaimer is … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged British cinema, Cate Blanchett, inspired by a novel, inspired by true events, Judy Dench, Notes on a Scandal, Richard Eyre, social drama, Zoë Heller | Leave a comment

a pub and an end of the world (film: Shaun of the Dead – Edgar Wright, 2004)

Posted on November 1, 2024 by admin

How many times have you said ‘It’s not the end of the world!’ lately? Next time you do, be careful, because there might even be a version of the end of the world happening beyond the walls of the room … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged British cinema, comedy, Edgar Wright, horror movies, original script, Simon Pegg, zombies movies | Leave a comment

Love Story 2024 (film: We Live in Time – John Crowley, 2024)

Posted on October 24, 2024 by admin

Since the first scenes of ‘We Live in Time‘, the 2024 film by the Irish director John Crowley, I had a feeling of ‘déjà vu’. After about a quarter of an hour in the movie, I suddenly remembered. Of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Andrew Garfield, British cinema, John Crowley, Lee Braithwaite, melodrama, original script, romantic drama, romantic films, We Live in Time | Leave a comment

superb Londonian crime drama (film: The Long Good Friday – The Long Good Friday, John Mackenzie, 1980)

Posted on July 29, 2024 by admin

The two very good reasons to see (or re-watch) ‘The Long Good Friday‘ (1980) are Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren. The two actors play the two main roles, and these roles seem to be their first consistent roles in feature … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Barrie Keeffe, Bob Hoskins, British cinema, film noir, Helen Mirren, John Mackenzie, mob movies, original script, Pierce Brosnan | Leave a comment

another movie about the Boleyn sisters (film: The Other Boleyn Girl – Justin Chadwick, 2008)

Posted on July 11, 2024 by admin

One does not learn the history of Verona from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ – neither from Shakespeare’s play, nor from Zeffirelli’s film, nor from Prokofiev’s ballet. This is what historical treatises are written and read for. Likewise, the story of the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Benedict Cumberbatch, British cinema, British movies, Eric Bana, film based on a novel, historical drama, Justin Chadwick, Kristin Scott Thomas, Mark Rylance, Natalie Portman, period films, Scarlett Johansson, The Other Boleyn Girl | Leave a comment

Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson were still here (film: The Great Escaper – Oliver Parker, 2023)

Posted on July 10, 2024 by admin

As I get older, it becomes more and more difficult for me to watch movies starring the great actors who have accompanied my life of a cinephile and who have reached venerable ages. The feelings are mixed. On the one … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged British cinema, Danielle Vitalis, films about old age, Glenda Jackson, John Standing, melodrama, Michael Caine, Oliver Parker, The Great Escaper, William Ivory, ww2 movies | Leave a comment

the pink panther saves the world (film: The Pink Panther Strikes Again – Blake Edwards, 1976)

Posted on June 4, 2024 by admin

‘The Pink Panther Strikes Again‘ (1976) is the fifth film in the original series of films directed and written (most of them) by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau. I can forgive the Edwards-Sellers couple anything, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged action comedy, Blake Edwards, British cinema, cinema series, comedy, cops movies, Herbert Lom, Omar Sharif, original script, Peter Sellers, police comedy, The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Leave a comment

the mean streets of London (film: Legend – Brian Helgeland, 2015)

Posted on May 30, 2024 by admin

Brian Helgeland‘s 2015 film ‘Legend‘ is a biopic of the Kray twin brothers, two gangsters who dominated the London underworld from the late 1950s until 1968 when they were both arrested, tried and sentenced to life in prison for separate … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged based on a book, Based on a True Story, Brian Helgeland, British cinema, Emily Browning, film noir, gangster movies, international movies production, Legend, movies filmed in London, original script, Tom Hardy | Leave a comment

from Casablanca to Vienna (film: The Third Man – Carol Reed, 1949)

Posted on April 21, 2024 by admin

Were the 1940s the best years in cinema history? The top three films on my personal list were made at the beginning of that decade. One of them is – you guessed it! – ‘Casablanca’. If we can say that … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Alida Valli, Anton Karas, British cinema, Carol Reed, Graham Greene, Joseph Cotten, original script, Orson Welles, Robert Krasker, The Third Man, thriller movies, Trevor Howard | Leave a comment

a softer Amy Winehouse (film: Back to Black – Sam Taylor-Johnson, 2024)

Posted on April 16, 2024 by admin

Amy Winehouse is the latest personality in a select and tragic list that includes Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones. They were all extraordinarily talented musicians. They all led intense lives marked by phenomenal creativity but … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Amy Winehouse, Back to Black, biopic, British cinema, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville, Marisa Abela, Matt Greenhalgh, movies about music, musical movies, original script, Sam Taylor-Johnson | Leave a comment