Including Frost/Nixon and Defiance.
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NATIONAL RELEASES
Frost/Nixon (Universal): A historical drama based on the play by Peter Morgan, writer of The Queen and The Last King of Scotland, which dramatises the 1977 televised Frost/Nixon interviews. Directed by Ron Howard, it stars Michael Sheen as David Frost and Frank Langella as Richard Nixon. I was lucky enough to catch the stage version in London in November 2006 and [...]
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FRIDAY 1st JANUARY 2009
The Spirit (12A) Lionsgate UK / Vue West End & Nationwide
FRIDAY 2nd JANUARY 2009
Che: Part One (15) Optimum Releasing / Odeons Camden, Covent Gdn, Curzon Soho & Nationwide (Previews 1 Jan)
Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (18) Park Circus / BFI Southbank & Key Cities
The Reader (15) Entertainment / Vue West End & [...]
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As in previous years this list of the best films of the year is presented in alphabetical order. (2007 titles which got a UK release during 2008 can be found in last year’s updated list).
THE BEST FILMS OF 2008
Che (Dir. Steven Soderbergh)
This long gestating biopic of Che Guevara from director Steven Soderbergh got a mixed [...]
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The film version of Peter Morgan’s play about the Nixon interviews conducted by David Frost in 1977 made me a little nervous.
As someone who was a huge admirer of the London stage production back in 2006, I had concerns that many of qualities that made it work so brilliantly on stage could be ironed out for [...]
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