Tag Archives: Emma Thompson

mansion of discord (film: Howards End – James Ivory, 1992)

Posted on September 22, 2022 by admin

‘Howards End‘, James Ivory‘s 1992 film, opens with a scene that takes place in nature. We see, filmed from behind, a woman running. She is wearing a long dress, which clearly hinders her movements. Clothes get dirty from grass and … Continue reading →

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verbose and predictable (Film: Late Night – Emma Thompson, 2019)

Posted on August 10, 2019 by admin

Night time TV shows are an American invention, brought to the level of art by the likes of Ed Sullivan, Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, David Letterman. This is also a very masculine world, there almost were no presenters of such … Continue reading →

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a laughing punch in the face (Film: Johnny English Strikes Again – Rowan Atkinson, 2018)

Posted on February 13, 2019 by admin

We live in a divided world. There are two categories of inhabitants of the planet between which there can be no compromise of any kind. There are those who like comedies with Rowan Atkinson (and with Jerry Lewis, Lous de … Continue reading →

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My Lady (Film: The Children Act – Emma Thompson, 2017)

Posted on January 16, 2019 by admin

When BBC appears as the producing house of a long feature film viewers may expect a few things – a good and articulated script of a story taking place in England now or then, professional acting performances but also some … Continue reading →

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a melodrama about the making of a melodrama (Film: Saving Mr. Banks – Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, 2013)

Posted on December 3, 2016 by admin

Here is an interesting situation. I love cinema and I like the ‘movies about movies’ genre which I believe has provided some of the best films in the history of the seventh art. Saving Mr. Banks is however a film about … Continue reading →

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MIB are back … they actually never left us … so what?

Posted on May 27, 2012 by admin

Men In Black are back. 15 years after the first (and best) film in the series Hollywood tries to squeeze some more dollars from the same idea.Sequels are never easy to do. You need both to ensure continuity and bring … Continue reading →

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