Late British Deejay John Peel’s Legendary Radio Sessions Are Findable Again by Brad Balfour Back when I was a rebel-rock whippersnapper, the British/UK scene – and by association, that meant Ireland and Scotland as well – were considered pop culture highlands that one wanted to visit and climb. Going to England was the idea; to … Continue reading
DOWNTON ABBEY (2019) Starring Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, Laura Carmichael, Joanne Froggatt, Brendan Coyle, Kevin Doyle, Matthew Goode, Harry Hadden-Paton, David Haig, Geraldine James, Robert James-Collier, Simon Jones, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Stephen Moore, Lesley Nicol and Kate Phillips. … Continue reading
BURT BACHARACH – A LIFE IN SONG (2016) Starring Burt Bacharach, Michael Grade, Alfie Roe, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Shaun Escoffery, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Heyward, Michael Kiwanuka, Laura Mvula, Joss Stone, Josie James, Donna Taylor, John Pagano, The Burt Bacharach Band and Senbla Concert Orchestra. Directed by Richard Valentine. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 111 minutes. Not … Continue reading
Rob Lowe and Iain Hollands Rob, Iain and the Apocalypse by Jay S. Jacobs What if the end of the world was coming, and it was the best thing to ever happen to you? That is the premise of British scribe Iain Hollands’ new television series You, Me and the Apocalypse, the story of a … Continue reading
Chimpanzee’s Filmmakers Tell A True Tale of Loss and Bonding by Brad Balfour While Marvel’s The Avengers is tentpole cinema’s paean to superhero glory, DisneyNature salutes a different sort of heroics through the true primate story told in Chimpanzee. British directors/producers Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield have fashioned this rousing drama out of three hard … Continue reading
EARTH (2009) Narrated by James Earl Jones. Written by Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield and Leslie Megahey. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. Distributed by DisneyNature. 90 minutes. Rated G. Disney Nature’s Earth has some of the most majestic, awe-inspiring shots you will ever see on screen. Earth is actually a shortened version of an 11-hour BBC documentary … Continue reading
BEYOND THE GATES (2007) Starring John Hurt, Hugh Dancy, Dominique Horwitz, Claire-Hope Ashitey, David Gyasi, Steve Toussaint, Nicola Walker, Louis Mahoney, Susan Nalwoga, Victor Power, Jack Pierce and Musa Kasonka Jr. Screenplay by David Wolstencraft. Directed by Michael Caton-Jones. Distributed by IFC Films. 111 minutes. Not Rated. The genocide that occurred in Rwanda in 1994 – … Continue reading
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