Reviewed By: Freda Cooper Release Date: 6 May Director: Nicholas Ray Starring: Joan Crawford, Sterling Hayden, Mercedes McCambridge Confession time. It’s not fashionable, I know, but...
By: Freda Cooper So many of the cast from Captain America: Civil War rocked up to the film’s press conference in London this week, it would...
Reviewed By: Freda Cooper Release Date: 29 April Director: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Junior, Scarlett Johansson Oh, per-lease! It’s only two...
Reviewed By: Freda Cooper Release date: 22 April Director: James Watkins Starring: Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly, Charlotte Le Bon It’s hard to avoid Idris...
Reviewed By: Freda Cooper Release Date: 15 April Director: Jon Favreau Starring: The vocal talents of Bill Murray, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Christopher Walken Jon Favreau...
Reviewed By: Freda Cooper Release date: 15 April Director: Gavin Hood Starring: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Barkhad Abdi It’s almost inevitable that Gavin Hood’s...
Written By: Freda Cooper How many films are based on Shakespeare? Coincidentally, given that it’s the 400th anniversary of his death this year, more than 400. ...
Reviewed By: Freda Cooper Release date: 1 April Director: Akira Kurosawa Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Jinpachi Nezu, Mieko Harada It’s hard to escape this year’s 400th anniversary...
Release date: 25 March Director: Byron Howard, Rich Moore Starring: Voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba Sometimes Disney’s sense of timing is immaculate –...
Release date: 25 January Director: Maya Forbes Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Zoe Saldana Fans of Mark Ruffalo, rejoice! The week begins and ends with him. Friday sees...
Release date: 18 January Director: Alain Resnais Starring: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada Often quoted as one of the most influential films of modern cinema, “Hiroshima Mon...
Somebody mentioned that there’s some little sci-fi film opening in a week or so. You may have heard of it. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. OK,...
Time to stock up on those tissues! The 70th anniversary re-issue of “Brief Encounter” may be causing more than a few snuffles, but this November is...
Release date: 13th November Director: Nicholas Hytner Starring: Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam Maggie Smith’s acid-tongued duchess is such a familiar feature on our screens...
Release date: 6 November Director: David Lean Starring: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway The grit in the eye. The swirling piano music. The cut glass English tones. It...