The Entertainer (1960)
TONY RICHARDSON Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBBB. United Kingdom, 1960. Woodfall Film Productions. Screenplay by John Osborne, Nigel Kneale, adaptation by John Osborne, based on his play. Cinematography by Oswald Morris. Produced by … Continue reading
Tom Jones
BBBB (out of 5) Deliciously bawdy adaptation of Henry Fielding’s popular 19th-century novel about a handsome rogue (Albert Finney) who runs amok seducing women and infuriating jealous husbands. Along the … Continue reading
Scrooge
BB.5 (out of 5) Charles Dickens’ best known story is adapted into a big, colourful musical starring a mid-thirties Albert Finney hamming it up as the old miser who hates the … Continue reading
Washington Square
BBB.5 (out of 5) Marvelously costumed, faithful adaptation of Henry James’ 19th-century novel is not as powerful as The Heiress thanks mainly to an overly-awkward performance by Jennifer Jason Leigh as … Continue reading
Shoot The Moon
ALAN PARKER Bil’s rating (out of 5): BBB. Family troubles are at the centre of this moderately enjoyable drama that borrows liberally from similar films like Ordinary People. Albert Finney … Continue reading
The Bourne Ultimatum
BBBB (out of 5) The thing I love about action movies it that they take movie stars, people who basically spend their time off getting their hair washed with Evian … Continue reading
