Quote of the week: Lily Tomlin in Grandma
Aren’t end-of-the-year highlights lists useful? These days, I can never remember which films I’ve seen (apart from the most recent), so I like a good round-up.
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Seventies inspiration from Grey Gardens and Ladybird Books
With Grey Gardens the musical on at Southwark Playhouse in January, the grown-up reissues of Ladybird books selling faster than cut-price TVs on Black Friday and Gucci, Prada and Marni playing maximal...
Maggie Smith is The Lady in the Van
I can’t think of anyone who could play The Lady in the Van better than Maggie Smith. She’s brilliant and funny as Miss Mary Sheperd the homeless woman who moved her camper van into writer ...
The True Cost: a fashion documentary to make you think
I was deeply moved by the London premiere of The True Cost, this week. And not just because Colin Firth was on the red carpet.
Two Good Films
Driving Miss Kylie In the last week I’ve seen two brilliant films. The feelgood movie Pride, (based on a true story about a lesbian and gay support group raising funds during the 1984 min...
My film of the summer: Boyhood
Richard Linklater is fast becoming my favourite director. I love the Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight trilogy and the idea of following the same actors on-screen over the years, watching their re...
Nebraska: No Damp Squibb
Wouldn’t it be fantastic if 84-year old June Squibb won an award for Nebraska? One of the best films I’ve seen for a while, this road movie, of sorts, is beautifully shot in black and whit...
Quote of the week: Bill Cunningham
I cried at the Bill Cunningham New York movie (which opened in London this weekend). Here’s a gentleman – and Cunningham is a real gent – who’s been riding up and down the stre...