Ladies in Lavender Mini-Film Review

On a whim, I watched Ladies in Lavender on my Netlix Watch Instantly queue this weekend.  I adore Judi Dench and Maggie Smith in almost anything, and they were both wonderful playing off each other as spinster sisters living in a cottage in Cornwall right before WWII.

They find a young Polish man washed up on the beach, and take him in to recover from his broken ankle.  The pleasant surprise is that the young man is played by Daniel Brühl who was Frederick Zoller in Inglourious Basterds.

There's not a ton of drama, but both women's hearts are set aflutter by the young man and his musical talents.  Then again, I could probably watch Judi Dench recite the phone book, and be entertained.  It's a sweet little English period piece.  Two and a half stars.  Watch the trailer here.

Jane Eyre Trailer!

Oooh, I've been waiting for this one. Fassie as Rochester! This looks wonderfully gothic and creepy. Mia Wasikowska from Alice in Wonderland I've been watching since her excellent turn on the first season of In Treatment. She's a wonderful actress and this will give her a chance to show more of that potential on screen than she did in Alice.

Bless My New Plaid Pants for posting some screen caps of the trailer:



See more screen caps here.

Dame Judi

Dame Judi Dench was crossing Shaftesbury Ave in London on her way to rehearsal for a new project on Tuesday and was almost run down by a speeding taxi. The taxi driver shouted to her out of the window, 'You stupid c**t!". Dame Judi's fast reply- ”That's Dame C**t to you!”

She's such a gem!

Hat tip: Perez

Nine ((HD)) Trailer 2009

Holy Moly! How many Oscar winners can you fit in one movie!!

NINE is a vibrant and provocative musical that follows the life of world famous film director Guido Contini (Daniel Day-Lewis) as he reaches a creative and personal crisis of epic proportion, while balancing the numerous women in his life including his wife (Marion Cotillard), his mistress (Penelope Cruz), his film star muse (Nicole Kidman), his confidant and costume designer (Judi Dench), an American fashion journalist (Kate Hudson), the whore from his youth (Fergie) and his mother (Sophia Loren). The film is directed by Rob Marshall (CHICAGO). The original 1982 Broadway production of NINE, with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston, won five Tony Awards including Best Musical.