Friday, October 21 2011
The World’s Favourite Parlour Game: The Quite Interesting Brilliance of ‘QI’
We rarely equate television game shows with admirable life philosophies, but the BBC's QI with host Stephen Fry pulls it off by making us think as well as laugh.
Thursday, August 19 2010
Take a Look at ‘Last Chance to See’
Comedian Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine travel the globe to check in on various endangered species. Komodo dragons, blue whales and Aye-ayes. Oh, my!
Wednesday, May 27 2009
Jeeves and Wooster
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are a perfect pair as the beloved and hilarious Jeeves & Wooster in this eight disc, complete series set.
Wednesday, October 8 2008
Alfresco
The inconsistent early '80s British comedy sketch show, while not quite an embarrassment to all concerned, is of interest only to fans of the actors or '80s comedy completists.
Wednesday, August 2 2006
V for Vendetta (2006)
"He's a pretty complex man," says Hugo Weaving of V. "He's been imprisoned and tortured and abused mentally and physically... and then burnt in fire."
Friday, March 17 2006
V for Vendetta (2006)
The Natalie Portman film is an earnestly angry, vaguely philosophical, but ultimately generic action movie.
Friday, October 15 2004
Bright Young Things (2004)
Stephen Fry can't throw us any curveballs because he's got to stick close to Waugh, so he subjects us to formulaic depravity for three-quarters of the film, with minor variations.
Thursday, August 7 2003
Le Divorce (2003)
Like previous Merchant-Ivory productions, Le Divorce concerns culture clashes, disruptive expatriates, and squabbles over stuff.
Thursday, June 27 2002
Gosford Park (2001)
It is clear about what it is, a study of affect that is also affected.
