When Barbara Covett (Dame Judi Dench), a domineering and solitary teacher at a decaying state-run secondary school in London meets the school's new art teacher, Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchette) her world is turned upside down. Sheba appears to be the kindred spirit and loyal friend Barbara has always been seeking. But when she .. Read more
| Starring | Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench, Tom Georgeson, Michael Maloney |
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| Director | Richard Eyre |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama |
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The race for prizes at the next British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) is being heading by Control, the critically-acclaimed biopic portrayal of the troubled Joy Division front-man Ian Curtis, it has emerged. Control was co-produced by the wife of the late artist Deborah Curtis and has picked up a total of ten award nominations, including in the best director category, while male lead Sam Riley will be up for best actor. Meanwhile, established favourites of many an award panel Judi Dench and... Read more
What is it Judi Dench says in Notes on a Scandal? 'Teaching is just crowd control - we should be a branch of social services.' Imelda Staunton echoes those sentiments here, as an initially sympathetic school principal who becomes increasingly irritated by the dedication and enterprise of new teacher Ellen Gruwell (Hilary Swank). It's not that dedication is a no-no in itself, but Gruwell's devotion to her class of multi-ethnic 14-year-old no-hopers includes working two part-time jobs to... Read more
Awards season continued in full swing this weekend, with Sunday seeing the Evening Standard British Film Awards take place. United 93, the harrowing story of a hijacked plane on September 11th 2001, took the prize for best film, while Peter Morgan was awarded best screenplay for his efforts on The Queen and The Last King of Scotland. Dame Judi Dench pipped Dame Helen Mirren to the post for the best actress award, being recognised for her role as an obsessive teacher in recent cinema release... Read more
Eager fans waiting for the new instalment of the Indiana Jones adventures might be excited to hear that the forthcoming film will be called Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Announced over the weekend, the title is one of few titbits of information about the movie which have surfaced during its production. In the works for a number of years, the next chapter in the saga stars Harrison Ford as the wisecracking hero and is directed by Steven Spielberg, who previously helmed... Read more
The movies have always been a valuable source of information for impressionable young minds eager to discover the secrets of the opposite sex, and, even more importantly, how to attract them. With Valentine's coming up and romance in the air, we thought it was high time to collect the best insights Hollywood has to offer on finding your perfect mate, dating do's and don'ts, setting the mood, and getting (more) serious. No matter what your current romantic predicament, you can be sure the... Read more
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