Articles tagged "judi dench"

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The Anton Chekhov Collection

by Jennifer Kelly

[25.Sep.08] :. A superbly acted, exhaustively complete summary of the great Russian’s dramas that provides real depth of insight into the plays and their possibilities.

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Notes on a Scandal (2006)

by Jarrett Berman

[17.Apr.07] :. Oscars – like secrets – can be seductive, and this little film means to tempt us. Dame Judi gives an absolutely pulverizing performance.

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Wetherby (1985)

by Kevin Jagernauth

[26.Jan.05] :. Crippled by their past and unable to function in the present, these characters represent what David Hare calls 'the part-emotional landscape that is England.'"

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The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Jun.04] :. The return of Riddick (Vin Diesel) begins with lots of noise.

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Die Another Day (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[29.Nov.02] :. Bond's issues have to do with self-identity.

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The World Is Not Enough (1999)

by Beth Armitage

I can't help it; whenever I hear that opening theme music to a James Bond film, I get a tingle. I can't help but to hope for the best. This time out, my hopes were raised by a great opening sequence to The World Is Not Enough, which involves a thrilling highspeed boat chase. What's more, TWINE gives us the premise for a most excellent villain.

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The Shipping News (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

Quoyle is yet another of Kevin Spacey's damaged souls, but a nice one.

 

Iris (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

PULL.

 

Chocolat (2000)

by Dale Leech

If Lasse Hallström’s Chocolat were a Disney film, it would be Beauty and the Beast. Both are set in quaint mountainside hamlets filled with close-minded people who are led by...

 
 
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