Too late to be funny
It might seem surprising that with so many duds for every one hit, producers are still trying to make films out of television series. HBO moguls clearly had a point if they thought Entourage (the Mov ...
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1,000 mile hike with Cheryl Strayed and Reece Witherspoon
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs WILD (Fox). Cheryl Strayed walked 1,000 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail all alone. Rather her than me. She did it in order to get over a broken marriage and the ...
Timothy Spall’s performance as Turner is something special
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs Mr TURNER (Entertainment One). Mike Leigh’s improvised and poetic portrait of a great artist (1795-1855) often looks like paintings by Turner. The film covers th ...
It must be one of the wittiest musicals ever written
Robert Tanitch reviews City of Angels at Donmar Theatre, London WC2 This 1989 award-winning Broadway musical is a parody of a Raymond Chandler 1940s film noir and is remarkable for its witty pastiche ...