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Tag Archives: Dustin Hoffman
Quartet (2012) – reviewed by George
An exceptional film dealing with life’s final chapters, in this case specifically with retired musicians and singers who clearly have the joie de vivre to perform, but find their audiences dwindling as the years creep on. Beecham House is home … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Connolly, Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Smith, Pauline Collins, Quartet, Ronald Harwood, Tom Courtenay
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Outbreak (1995) – reviewed by George
If you know someone who can’t be bothered with a mask, show him or her this movie. And be sure they see the quote at the beginning.“The single biggest threat to man’s continued dominance on the planet is the virus.” … Continue reading
The Tale of Despereaux (2008) – reviewed by George
In this animated soon-to-be classic, narrated by Sigourney Weaver, Despereaux (voice of Matthew Broderick) is a smallish mouse with hugely oversized ears who lives as part of a colony of mice in the palace of the King. He firmly believes, … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Shaughnessy, Chris Discardi, Christopher Lloyd, Ciaran Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson, Frances Conroy, Frank Langella, Gary Ross, Kate DiCamillo, Kevin Kline, Matthew Broderick, Richard Jenkins, Rob Steven Hagen, Robbie Coltrane, Sam Fell, Sigourney Weaver, Stanley Tucci, The Tale of Despereaux, Tony Hale, Tracey Ullman, Will McRobb, William H. Macy
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“Agatha” (1978) and “Agatha and the Truth of Murder” (2018) – reviewed by George
Agatha Miller was born in 1890. She wrote 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections, and, as Mary Westmacott, 6 romance novels. She married Colonel Archibald Christie on Christmas Eve 1914, and gave birth to her only child Rosalind in … Continue reading
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Tagged Agatha, Agatha and the Truth of Murder, Agatha Christie, Arthur Hopcraft, Bebe Cave, Celia Gregory, Colonel Archie Christie, Dean Andrews, Dustin Hoffman, Joshua Silver, Kathleen Tynan, Liam McMahon, Luke Pierre, Mary Westmacott, Michael Apted, Michael McElhatton, Nancy Neele, Pippa Haywood, Rosalind Christie, Ruth Bradley, Stacha Hicks, Terry Loane, Tim McInnerny, Timothy Dalton, Tom Dalton, Vanessa Redgrave
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TV Quote # 33 – The Graham Norton Show – Series 16, Episode 8
Graham added Dame Judi Dench and Dustin Hoffman to a couch that already boasted Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, and Olly Murs, and, as the conversation got going again, said, “Talking of awards, Dustin Hoffman, you gave Dame Judi one recently.” … Continue reading
