5.2
Solid intentions, some decent messaging, and a couple of admittedly well-earned tearjerkers, aren’t able to rise up out of the pile of bewildering casting decisions, soulless presentation, and a stale
During a three decade movie career, critical acclaim has been elusive for Jennifer Lopez, but now her starring role in Kiss of the Spider Woman promises to change everything –
8.2
...a great example of a filmed stage musical.
As discussed in our previous piece in this series, the cinematic output of the Rank Organisation declined in the 1960s. However, in 1964 it was decided that the increasing profits
A 1938 George Wallace comedy
A 1938 Ken G. Hall musical melodrama
Writer/Director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters, Chicago) adapts Terrence McNally's musical of the 1976 novel, which of course was previously adapted for the 1985 Hector Babenco film starring Raul Julia,
9
… an absolute hoot.
Stephen Vagg’s series on forgotten British movie moguls looks at the second part of Nat Cohen’s career (for part one, see here). In our previous piece on Nat Cohen, we
7.5
… does more to enhance and enrich its predecessor than most Disney remakes, helped by its cultural framework that emphasises the importance of history and storytelling, giving its existence a