Tag Archives: Jeremy Irons

TIFF FILM REVIEW: Gemma Arterton in ‘Their Finest’

Posted on September 14, 2016 by admin

By Ray Bennett TORONTO – Lone Scherfig’s “Their Finest” is a crowd-pleasing British World War II comedy that tells of a hapless group of filmmakers at work on a morale-boosting movie with outstanding performances by Gemma Arterton and Bill Nighy … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: Jeremy Irons in ‘Never So Good’

Posted on April 4, 2008 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Jeremy Irons gives a masterful performance as an old-school politician grappling with a rapidly changing world in “Never So Good” at London’s National Theatre, but the play itself offers biography more than great drama. Irons … Continue reading →

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VENICE FILM REVIEW: Lasse Hallstrom’s ‘Casanova’

Posted on September 4, 2005 by admin

By Ray Bennett VENICE – Movies with the name Casanova in the title have almost always been stinkers so it’s bold of Lasse Hallstrom to call his film simply “Casanova”, but it turns out to be a welcome exception to … Continue reading →

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