Harriet Walter Archives

At 83 Ridley Scott is still pushing boundaries, but this thrilling true story needs more of a woman’s point of view.

Joyce Glasser reviews The Last Duel (October 15, 2021) Cert. 18, 152 mins. Whether tackling the future (The Martian, Alien, Blade Runner) the past (Gladiator) or giving a feminine twist to the America ...

andrew 142 views 0 likes Oct 15, 2021

Highlights of the 64th London Film Festival

The cinema industry is in dire straits, and big screen lovers must pray for its survival. Fortunately, the British Film Institute is determined that the show must go on and the 64th London Film Festiv ...

andrew 1467 views 0 likes Oct 9, 2020

Robert Tanitch reviews Talking Heads on BBC iPlayer.

The success of Alan Bennett’s monologue, A Woman of No Importance, with an award-winning performance by Patricia Routledge in 1982, encouraged Bennett to write more monologues for television. TALKING ...

andrew 812 views 0 likes Jul 2, 2020

Daniel Day-Lewis’s breakthrough performance came in 1985

Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs My Beautiful Laundrette (BFI). Daniel Day-Lewis has announced his retirement. This is the film which made his name in 1985. He played a punk, ex-National Front l ...

Mark 1869 views 0 likes Aug 18, 2017