The Iron Lady (2011)
The Iron Lady (2011) – Meryl Streep just won her third Oscar (and first in 29 years, out of 17 nominations) for The Iron Lady. Good for her. A teacher of mine told me that there are actually a lot of younger actors who feel that Meryl Streep is all technique and no heart. I … Continue reading
The Deal (2003)
The Deal (2003) — I like political behind-the-scenes stories because they have backroom deals and treachery of Shakespearean magnitude. Not being overly familiar with the United Kingdom’s system of government was a bit of a hindrance watching this film, but I found it all interesting as hell anyway. Again Michael Sheen was great as Tony … Continue reading
The Special Relationship (2010)
The Special Relationship (2010) — So this is the third of writer Peter Morgan’s “Tony Blair Trilogy” (after The Deal and The Queen) starring Michael Sheen as Blair. I didn’t see those other two movies though so I went in free of expectation. I thought Sheen was great and can see why they keep asking … Continue reading
Persistence of Vision 