Tag Archives: Patrick Stewart

Mike Hodges: a brilliant filmmaker and great company

Posted on December 21, 2022 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Mike Hodges, who has died aged 90, was one of the greatest British filmmakers but producers often didn’t know what to do with him. He made only nine feature films but they include four splendid … Continue reading →

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Cheers to our Will, not sorry old George

Posted on April 23, 2019 by admin

By Ray Bennett Today is St. George’s Day named for the patron saint of several places  such as Aragon, Catalonia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Lithuania, Palestine, Portugal and Russia. Oh, and England. We English, of course, don’t mark April 23 in … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: McKellen and Stewart in ‘Waiting for Godot’

Posted on May 7, 2009 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – So much portentous meaning has been read into Samuel Beckett’s play “Waiting for Godot” that it’s pleasure to be reminded by Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart what an entertaining show it is. The two “X-Men” … Continue reading →

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THEATRE REVIEW: Patrick Stewart in ‘Macbeth’

Posted on September 29, 2007 by admin

By Ray Bennett LONDON – Seldom can Shakespeare’s murky Scottish tragedy “Macbeth” been have staged with so much clarity and emotional punch as in Rupert Goold’s exhilarating production at London’s Gielgud Theatre. It stars Patrick Stewart in probably the finest performance of … Continue reading →

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