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The Heart is a Lonely Hunternew
Judi Dench writes herself into a corner.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
02-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Notes on a Scandal, Richard Eyre
Bright Spot in Dismal Oscar Seasonnew
"Worst. Oscars. Ever." The admirably concise e-mail from a critic friend handily summed up my own reaction to last week's announcement of the Academy Award nominations.
Mad About the Boynew
Notes is a very clever film, but in a curious way, smaller than the novel.
Tags: Notes on a Scandal, Richard Eyre
Bad Educationnew
Notes on a Scandal serves up a slick catfight.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
01-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Notes on a Scandal, Richard Eyre
A Certain Qualitynew
This movie with Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett is a hothouse psychodrama, full of outrageous and florid sentiments that are made semipalatable by the quality of the craftsmanship involved.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
01-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Notes on a Scandal, Richard Eyre
Losing Score
A potentially intriguing film gets drowned in musical melodrama in Notes on a Scandal.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
01-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Notes on a Scandal, Richard Eyre
Acting the Partnew
Victor/Victoria meets Shakespeare in Love at A Star Is Born in this gender-bending backstage story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
11-04-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Eyre, Stage Beauty
From TV to Stage: Claire Danes at the Toronto Film Festivalnew
TV-trained Claire Danes tackled formidable thespian challenges when she was cast as a 17th century Englishwoman who breaks a sexual barrier.
Boston Phoenix |
Gerald Peary |
10-22-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sex Change: Stage Beauty Isn't Just Skin Deepnew
Richard Eyre's Stage Beauty lives up to its terrific subject: the moment in theatrical history where women were finally permitted to act on the professional stage.
Boston Phoenix |
Steve Vineberg |
10-22-2004 |
Reviews
Gender Pretendernew
Beneath its historical leanings and classic veneer, this new film is utterly gaga for girls who love boys who love boys. However, it's also marvelous entertainment: witty, wry, insightful, and universal -- like Shakespeare in Love, with more vogueing and buttocks-clenching.
East Bay Express |
Gregory Weinkauf |
10-20-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Eyre, Stage Beauty
