In 2007 I know watched The Golden Compass with Dakota Blue Richads (Skins), Nicole Kidman (Paddington, Railway, Sleep) & Daniel Craig (Spectre) - who in my mind was Hugh Jackman. I remember liking the film enough but at the same time I knew that there wouldn't be a sequel. This time around Enola Holmes' screenwriter … Continue reading TV Review: His Dark Materials (S1) | Deft and Skill in Book Adaptation
Loosely based on the lives of Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener, The Danish Girl tells the story of Transgender pioneer, Einar Wegener , in 1926 Copenhagen. Going in I only new three things about the cast and crew, Les Miserables and The King’s Speech Tom Hooper directed it, and that Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander starred in it. … Continue reading The Danish Girl | Movie Review
Review: 2015 is really the year of the transgender so this movie is in the zeitgeist. I never had a doubt that Redmayne could do it because his performances are usually intricate and riddled with subtleties so it was a pleasure to see some of that in the trailer. The real surprise for me was to … Continue reading The Danish Girl | Trailer review
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