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Director Peter K Smith’s 1985 film No Surrender is a tough, dark-shaded comedy from writer Alan Bleasdale, who is after a metaphor for the Irish troubles in his tale of a murky Liverpool nightclub where […]
Director Josie Rourke’s modern re-interpretation of the tragic historical story of Mary Queen of Scots is vivid and ambitious. Unfortunately, it is not a happy, feel-good story, and the film is more on the interesting […]
The Secret Scripture is a bit manipulative and melodramatic, but still enjoyable. It is very romantic and glossy, with sweet performances from a very classy cast. Vanessa Redgrave and Rooney Mara star as the older […]
La Reine Margot [Queen Margot] is a riveting French historical melodrama that has its centrepiece as the 24 August 1572 St Barthomew’s Day Massacre, which is chillingly and magnificently staged like the mass revenge slayings in The Godfather. […]
Producer-writer-director D W Griffith’s 1916 classic epic silent film Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages celebrated the 100th birthday of its US release on 5 September 2016. It advertised ‘colossal spectacle’, and that’s exactly what […]
Director Shekhar Kapur’s splendid 1998 historical thriller stars Cate Blanchett, ageing and maturing convincingly through a long reign in a scaldingly exciting performance as the steely Queen Elizabeth I, crowned Queen at 25. Winning the […]
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