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movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Jun 01

Fri, Jun 01, 2018
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Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen are friskily inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey; and more…

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Allied movie review: movie spies with delicious old-fashioned mystique

Mon, Nov 21, 2016
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An elegant potboiler that judiciously balances psychological and physical suspense, one that feels like a romantic drama from WWII only recently rediscovered.

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from Facebook: Marion Cotillard, not a feminist *grrr*

Tue, Sep 29, 2015
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87th Academy Awards: the Oscar nominees (and winners) for 2015

Mon, Feb 23, 2015
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Now with winners indicated.

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Two Days, One Night movie review: on the coins of a dilemma

Wed, Feb 11, 2015
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A genuine horror story, sweaty with a palpable ring of truth about the unending fear that accompanies life on the knife edge of financial despair.

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Blood Ties trailer: should I be depressed, or optimistic?

Fri, Jan 24, 2014
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Great cast, but maybe it’s the same-old sameness that’s keep this from getting a major release? Could that be a reason to hope?

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those Asylum mockbuster people have stepped on the wrong hairy hobbit toes (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri, Nov 09, 2012
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Stuff my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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Rust and Bone (De rouille et d’os) (London Film Festival review)

Tue, Nov 06, 2012
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The rather depressingly realistic approach to adult relationships is, perhaps ironically, the best reason to see this hard-edged drama…

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Rust and Bone (trailer)

Tue, Oct 23, 2012
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I always love when trailers for non-English-language films feel like they need to distract viewers from the reality that they will have to read subtitles…

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London photo of the day: cleaning up after the Batman

Thu, Jul 19, 2012
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The aftermath of the Dark Knight Rises premiere in Leicester Square earlier this evening.

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