Tag Archives: George Fenton

Film Review Brief: Trevor Nunn’s ‘Red Joan’

Posted on April 19, 2019 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Trevor Nunn’s slightly old-fashioned espionage drama ‘Red Joan’, which opens in the United Kingdom today, won’t set any box-office records but it is an absorbing drama. Sophie Cookson (pictured above with Stephen Campbell Moore) is … Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW: The LSO: A Life in Film at the Barbican

Posted on October 12, 2012 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – The London Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 70-plus years making music for movies with a sold-out concert at Barbican Hall on April 4 that ended with an enthusiastic standing ovation. The warm response was sparked not … Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW: David Arnold’s ‘Concert for Care’

Posted on November 2, 2010 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – The richness and range of modern film scores were on display Monday at London’s Royal Albert Hall as James Bond composer David Arnold’s Concert for Care International showcased some of the best of today’s movie … Continue reading →

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George Fenton Q&A to kick off LSO concert at Barbican

Posted on June 6, 2009 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Director Stephen Frears will join composer George Fenton for a conversation with film music expert Tommy Pearson ahead of the London Symphony Orchestra concert of Fenton’s movie scores at the Barbican on Sunday. The Q&A begins … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Ken Loach’s ‘It’s a Free World’

Posted on September 2, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – Few countries have a handle on matters of immigration, but a combination of free market profit-seeking and nanny-state regulations has resulted in a singular mess in Great Britain, as Ken Loach illustrates in his tough-minded slice-of-life picture … Continue reading →

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MUSIC REVIEW: George Fenton and ‘Blue Planet’ in Hyde Park

Posted on September 16, 2002 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – They call Hyde Park the lungs of London and on Sunday evening there, 10,000 people took a collective deep breath and metaphorically plunged into the ocean depths to experience the marvels of “The Blue Planet.” … Continue reading →

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