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REACHING FOR THE MOON

Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Bruno Barreto Stars: Miranda Otto, Gloria Pires, Nancy Middendorf, Treat Williams, Marcello Airoldi, Lola Kirke. Elizabeth Bishop is a Pulitzer Prize winning author regarded as one of the four greatest female poets of all time, but she is a writer who I had never heard of before. Reaching For The… Continue Reading »

REACHING FOR THE MOON – interview with Miranda Otto

by GREG KING For his Movies At Dusk program and the Good The Bad The Ugly Film Show, Greg King spoke to Australian actress Miranda Otto about playing revered poet Elizabeth Bishop in her latest film, the drama Reaching For The Moon. To hear the interview, click on the link below: https://www.mediafire.com/listen/w74b71i7xqejeej/190630_003.MP3

JEANNE DU BARRY

JEANNE DU BARRY Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Maiwenn Stars: Maiwenn, Johnny Depp, Melvil Poupard, Benjamin Lavernhe, Pierre Richard, Pauline Pollmann, Thibault Bonenfant, Noemie Lvovsky, Pascal Greggory, Diego Le Fur, Loli Bahia. A visually sumptuous and lavish costume drama this film depicts the life of the eponymous Jeanne Du Barry, who rose from a peasant… Continue Reading »

ABIGAIL

ABIGAIL Reviewed by GREG KING Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Oplin and Tyler Gillett Stars: Dan Stevens, Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, William Catlett, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito. Abigail is a gory and blood-soaked hybrid of crime drama, horror and comedy with a black streak of humour, and proves to be one of the guilty… Continue Reading »

CHALLENGERS

CHALLENGERS Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Luca Guaganigmo Stars: Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O’Connor. Italian filmmaker Luca Guaganigmo doesn’t repeat himself, but most of his films deal with connections. Whether it be the relationship between Elio and Oliver in the gay themed Call Me By Your Name, the various characters in the sundrenched setting of… Continue Reading »

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