Hollywood Move Over, Great British TV Is Tops!
Great Britain is called Great Britain because it is just that, Great! Britain has a beautiful and diverse countryside with beautiful changing seasons. Great Britain has long since abandoned its “stiff upper lip” and are much more of an open-minded, flexible, well educated “go-getters”. For proof you only have to look at our 100 Nobel Prize winners which is a sure testament to the achievements of some of Britain’s best scientists, writers, economists and peace-makers.
When it comes to entertainment and the arts you can’t beat Britain. We have a great history for creating the very best music, think the Beatles. Britain is truly a nation of drama lovers and don’t forget this is the country that brought you Shakespeare. Britain hosts some of the best and most varied theatres in the entire world. London’s westend houses 40 theatres showing all of the top glitzy musicals.
Some of the best TV shows are written and created in the UK. Some of the top TV shows are getting serious critical acclaim recently. Downton Abbey is a period drama set in the early 1900′s. The series is produced by the British media company Carnival Films for the ITV network. The show is gaining in popularity all the time and is a great success in the USA. Very recently it has won 6 Emmys for its writing by Julian Fellowes, directing by Brian Percival, acting by Maggie Smith, Cinematography by David Katznelson and Costumesby Susannah Buxton. Read the rest of this entry »
Movie Review of Warrior
If you’ve seen the previews for ‘Warrior’, you may have already decided that if you aren’t a big fan of UFC and/or Mixed Martial Art fighting, this movie isn’t for you. Don’t make that mistake. There’s a much deeper storyline here, and it’s absolutely worth your time to experience it.
THE GOOD: I am not by any stretch of imagination a fan of fighting as entertainment; if my husband only had a dollar for every time I’ve walked out of the room when he was watching UFC… but this movie is just so much more than a modern day Rocky. The story centers around two brothers, Brendan and Tommy, whose lives have taken completely opposite directions, after a wretchedly dysfunctional childhood leaves them estranged from their father-and each other. Both find themselves with their own personal dilemmas and demons that bring them to the ring, and the audience is left to decide whose battle is greater-and whose intentions are less self serving. Yes, it’s obvious from the beginning of the movie that these two will inevitably end up facing each other in the finals. But it shows the true merit of the overall story that you can know a lot about what’s going to happen, yet you are still eager to find out HOW it’s going to happen. And the way in which the entire family dynamic unfolds leaves you with an emotional attachment of sorts to each character. The cast in this film-which includes Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy, and Joel Edgerton –is surprisingly first rate, and I would be absolutely dumbfounded if this doesn’t at least end up being nominated for an Oscar. Yes, I believe it’s THAT good. Read the rest of this entry »