Daily Archives: June 23, 2024

Classic Film Review: “Young Winston,” a staid, stately warm-up for Attenborough’s “Gandhi”

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Roger Moore

“Young Winston,” an epic of the “Patton” and “A Bridge Too Far” era, was a big hit in 1972 Britain, where nostalgia for “The War” was nearing its peak and the memory of the titanic figure, Winston Churchill, was still … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview: Michael Fassbender, Irish hoodlums turned Gaelic singers and activists — “Kneecap”

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Roger Moore

This “true story” caper comedy set on the rough side of the music business in Northern Ireland is sung and joked mostly in Gaelic, the Mother Tongue of Ireland. Fassbender trying comedy again? This looks daft enough to play, and … Continue reading →

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