Tag: Judi Dench
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Review Round Up: Belfast
We round up the reviews for Kenneth Branagh’s latest film out now in cinemas… The Guardian: ***** “There is a terrific warmth and tenderness to Kenneth Branagh’s elegiac, autobiographical movie about the Belfast of his childhood: spryly written, beautifully acted and shot in a lustrous monochrome, with set pieces, madeleines and epiphanies that feel like […]
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Review Round Up: Blithe Spirit
Edward Hall directs this latest film based on Noel Coward’s play – but how did critics react to it? The Guardian: * “Despite the heavyweight cast, the film’s production values are those of a kids’ TV show that might go out on a weekday afternoon.” The Financial Times: * “Hall recycles the set-up as pure […]
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NEWS: Lockdown Theatre Announces For One Knight Only
The company in association with Acting for Others have announced For One Knight Only, a special evening of intimate conversation with British acting legends Dame Judi Dench, Sir Derek Jacobi, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Maggie Smith hosted by Sir Kenneth Branagh. This live Q&A will take place through Zoom on Sunday 29th November at 7pm and there will be opportunities for audience members to […]
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NEWS: Orange Tree Theatre to Stream Dame Judi Dench in Conversation
It has been announced that Richmond’s Orange Tree Theatre will stream an exclusive conversation with Judi Dench hosted by Gyles Brandreth. Filmed live at the Orange Tree Theatre in 2017, this is an exclusive 90 minute in conversation with Dame Judi Dench which will be available online from 3pm on Sunday 26 April. It is a […]
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Review Round Up: All is True
Kenneth Branagh’s latest film focuses on the final year’s of Shakespeare’s life. Here is what critics have had to say about it… The Independent: **** “Kenneth Branagh and Ben Elton might have played fast and loose with the truth, but they have created something bold and contemporary.” Irish Times: **** “There has never before been an oddity quite like this agreeable film.” Empire Online: *** “this is a contemplative drama, with more talking than conflict […]
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Review Round Up: Murder on the Orient Express
Kenneth Branagh directs and stars as Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery is brought to the big screen with an all star cast. Here, Love London Love Culture rounds up the reviews… Empire: *** “The mystery that Branagh has to solve as director (and leading man) is how to recount a murder story from 1934 in […]