TEA WITH THE DAMES (2018) Featuring Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Joan Plowright and Dame Eileen Atkins. Directed by Roger Michell. Distributed by IFC Films. 83 minutes. Not Rated. For the nostalgic, Tea with the Dames seems like a fabulous premise for a documentary – four friends, all with the British Honor of … Continue reading
Mia Wasikowska Walking on Jane Eyre by Jay S. Jacobs It’s really saying something when a young actress plays two iconic literary roles before she hits her 22nd birthday. However, Australia-born Mia Wasikowska isn’t just any young actress. In just the past year, she starred as the title character in Tim Burton’s Alice In Wonderland, played the daughter … Continue reading
Cate Blanchett Rewrites the Book On Scandal by Brad Balfour In Notes on a Scandal, a high-school teacher Sheba Hart (Cate Blanchett) starts an affair with one of her students, Steven (Andrew Simpson), and is discovered and emotionally blackmailed by her colleague Barbara (Judi Dench, receiving a Best Actress Oscar nomination for this film). As adapted … Continue reading
