Summerland (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Jessica Swale
Starring: Gemma Arterton | Gugu Mbatha-Raw | Penelope Wilton | Tom Courtenay
45 Years (2015)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Andrew Haigh
Starring: Charlotte Rampling | David Sibley | Dolly Wells | Geraldine James | Sam Alexander | Tom Courtenay
Bruce says: “Haigh’s feature follow-up to the critically acclaimed WEEKEND (not counting the ill-fated TV series, LOOKING), demonstrates his artistic consistency. Charlotte Rampling is nothing short of sensational as a wife whose 45th wedding anniversary celebration is skewered by ghosts
Read the review...Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Bille August
Starring: August Diehl | Bruno Ganz | Jack Huston | Jeremy Irons | Lena Olin | Martina Gedeck | Mélanie Laurent | Tom Courtenay
Jason says: “Sometimes, there are things that the written word can do that a film can’t. In NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON, Raimund Gregorius (Jeremy Irons) tells how certain sentences in the book at the film’s center had a profound effect
Read the review...Quartet (2013)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Dustin Hoffman
Starring: Billy Connolly | Maggie Smith | Michael Gambon | Pauline Collins | Sheridan Smith | Tom Courtenay
Thom says: “Hoffman’s professional and unobtrusive direction is all that more powerful as his only other time spent behind the camera was STRAIGHT TIME (1978) that he co-directed with Ulu Grosbard. This love inspiration film takes place at a large
Read the review...Gambit (2012)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 1.75
Director: Michael Hoffman
Starring: Alan Rickman | Cameron Diaz | Cloris Leachman | Colin Firth | Stanley Tucci | Tom Courtenay
Jason says: “It’s a horrible thing when a caper movie doesn’t come off. The great ones are casual and precise in a way that seems to come as much from alchemy as chemistry, and when that doesn’t happen, it seems
Read the review...Last Orders (2002)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Bob Hoskins | Helen Mirren | Michael Caine | Tom Courtenay
Ellen says: “A group of men go on a road trip to fulfill the final wishes of their deceased friend. Along the way, we are treated to flashbacks that show how the different men are interconnected. The film had excellent
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