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If you’re working with great material, what else do you need to do as a director other than recruit the right actors and shoot it well? Although Roman Polanski won’t blow your mind with a radical re-imagining of Oliver Twist, he will draw you in to savour the richness of Charles Dickens’ classic story so effortlessly that you might not even notice how brilliantly skillful a film-maker he really is. Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Burton has a bright and bubbly personality, and his delightful new musical Sweeney Todd, will leave you smiling and laughing for days after you see it…. NOT!!!! Read the rest of this entry »
OK, how old is Keira Knightley? 23 or something? And how many films has she racked up now? Surely she is one of the hardest working actresses in the world – she seems to be in a new movie every few weeks! In Saul Dibb’s period drama, The Duchess, she has found a role substantial enough to stretch her ability more than usual, and she comes through with flying colours.
