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"Recently, at age 50, Emma Thompson became a first-time blogger –– a term which, according to her, “as a computer illiterate, I get confused with ‘snog’ (British slang for kissing) and ‘shog’ (Shakespearian word used by Pistol in Henry V meaning ‘leave’) neither of which – I realize – is the correct interpretation.” The email missive posted by Melissa Silverstein was part of Thompson’s promotion for Last Chance Harvey, an older-woman-meets-even-older-m an romance co-starring Dustin Hoffman (ah, but for the days of Mrs. Robinson!) The still-radiant Thompson expresses relief that maturity has given her the freedom to let it all hang out rather than nip and tuck it all back in, but she ain’t got nothing on a few women a decade and more older whose sex appeal (plastic surgery aside) is decidedly more French Riviera than Fort Lauderdale. So to w "
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"It’s more difficult to be convincing as a real person when acting on film than on the stage. The camera can get closer and your image ends up projected many times larger than life size. So, despite giving a Tony Award-winning performance as Richard Nixon in the theater version of Frost/Nixon, Frank Langella was not initially thought of as worthy to reprise the role in Ron Howard’s movie adaptation of the play. Part of it was that he’s not a big name, but another reason was that he looks nothing like Tricky Dick. Ultimately, Langella did get the part, and while he doesn’t resemble the former president, he apparently does a bang up job in the role. But the transition could easily have been as awkward as Ralph Bellamy’s reprisal of his Tony-winning portrayal of Franklin Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello. In the film version of that play, Bellamy’s vocal impersonation comes off more like a Scottish brogue (he sounds exactly like Sean Connery, in fact) than FDR’s signature “Locust Valley "
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"It happened last year for Cate Blanchett. The actress starred in a biopic that critics ripped to shreds, a film that basically bombed at the (American) box office, and yet she managed to score a Best Actress nomination for her reprised performance as the titular monarch of Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Additionally, Blanchett earned another nomination for Best Supporting Actress the same year, for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in I’m Not There. Now Josh Brolin could achieve a similar feat this year, not just by earning separate nominations for playing the titular president of W. and portraying politician-turned-assassin Dan White in Milk, but also by overcoming the difficulty of earning recognition in a lead category for a film that otherwise is not very well regarded. Are Brolin’s hurdles higher than Blanchett’s, though? With all the praise he’s rece "
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""The Queen", director Stephen Frears' Oscar nominated film, details the days after Princess Diana's death as billed, but it does something else: it showcases the perpetual tug-of-war between the office of the Prime Minister and the largely figurehead position of the monarchy. The titular character, Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren), is said to be in a state of shock after Diana's death. More shocking, though, to her son, the prime minister and the British people is the callous disregard toward the death. She battles different figures within her country at every turn to try and keep Diana from looming over the royal family any longer. She initially forbids Prince Charles from taking the royal plane to retrieve the body; she and Prince Philip adamantly refuse to fly a flag at half-mast at the palaces; and for the life of her, Elizabeth can't understand why the British people mourn Diana as they do. In her eyes, the people have always been strong, dating back to World War II. The ro ... "
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"Despite my love of British culture I had only thought about their monarchial government enough to decide that I didn't like it. Why do you need Queens and Princes in the modern age, when they are clearly no better than anyone else? A French person once told me that she found it odd that the Brits are among the most cynical of all Western people to their leaders- often holding up their MP's and Prime Ministers up to public ridicule, but will respond with patriotic fervor whenever the Queen, who has little real power, is attacked. As I understand, insulting the Queen is to the average Brit like someone burning an American flag to us. Stephen Frears' wonderful new film is about a short period in 1997 when the Royal Family had suddenly gone from being the nation's mascots to being despised as being what, frankly, people from most other countries seeing them as- cold and elitist. Almost everyone can remember the surprising media fervor and worldwide grief when Princess Diana, her boyfri ... "
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"I was 16 when Princess Diana was killed in Paris. I remember how I felt that that the whole matter had been distorted, and that by doing so it had killed the real tragedy; that the underbelly of people's wanton curiosity had killed its own quarry. But I didn't know that the outcome of her death would ultimately show the changing face of a nation. Stephen Frears did when he made The Queen, one of the most superb films I've seen this year.The film starts off with the election of Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen). On Election Day, Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren) doesn't seem too concerned about this new politician and his labor party. When they meet after his victory, she sizes him up by mentioning her first Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. These scenes are quietly funny, as Blair feels unprepared to deal with royalty, which will ultimately one of his important tasks. The Queen believes that modernization is a fad that will quickly go away. Blair understand ... "
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"The Queen (2006) is not a historical recreation of the week following Princess Di’s death. It has it’s own plot and it’s own theme. If you miss these, you’ll think the film nothing more than a news reel. One of my favourite film critics, James Berardinelli, unfortunate writes, “There’s not much plot to speak of, but it gives actors an opportunity to shine.” Well, “plot” usually means action, but if the story is one of character development, then the plot becomes the change in the character(s). The plot here is how the Queen painfully shifts from her traditional approach to Di’s death and funeral to a modern approach. The theme of the movie is to ask whether this is a good thing. Technically, the Queen is absolutely right in her original position. Diana was no longer a member of the royal family; consequently, the funeral was a private matter, not a public event. The flag was not flying over the palace because the flag was ... "
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"THE QUEEN brings so many relevant issues to the table. The growing pains of the British Monarchy can be seen as a metaphor for larger struggles that all governments face to remain relevant in a world increasingly driven by the media and the insurmountable tidal wave of of public opinion that it can create.Among the questions raised (or implied) in this movie are...What balance can a Monarchy maintain in tandem with the people's government and how do both institutions serve the public good? What is the importance of tradition in modern society when such tradition may not be in step with sensibilities of the present? To what degree is compromise a necessity in such modern relationships? Finally, to what degree does the media control and perhaps create all public perception throughout the world today? (Does it serve the public or control it by forcing all parties to acknowledge the media rather than follow their own hearts and minds?)THE QUEEN is a character drama and rather ... "
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"Last night watched a 'British Royalty' double feature. We had just received 'The Queen' the other day in the mail from Netflix, and I noticed that 'The Madness of King George' was also available on our 'in demand' listing from our local cable company, so sat down with both Monarchs yesterday evening. Both films were similar in the way they both touched on the idea of the 'Monarchy in decline', and both handled their subjects in less of an Awestruck manner, instead touching on the more down to earth humanity of these poor clowns trapped in a positions of power (well, sort of) simply by the accident of their birth.Nigel Hawthorne gives a marvelous performance, truly moving at times, of a man who has just enough grasp on his sanity to be aware of how it is slipping away, and just enough presence of mind to pull off a reasonable semblance of normality in order to reclaim his throne when it was in danger of being snatched from under him. Helen Mir ... "
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