Stanley Tucci
LFF Review: Supernova
Anyone who has experience of a friend or relative suffering from dementia will know what an absolutely horrendous condition it is. It’s an illness which comes in all shapes and sizes but its impact is never less than devastating. Seeing someone you love gradually (or rapidly) fade away is traumatic. As scientific breakthroughs allow us …
Film Review: Night Hunter
Zack Snyder’s Justice League film is as memorable for the controversy around the digital removal of Henry Cavill’s moustache as whatever happened in it. The British actor made his name playing Superman but outside of that ‘universe’ it’s fair to say that his career has otherwise stuttered. Thrust into leading roles, he’s seemingly struggled to …
DVD Review: Final Portrait
Geoffrey Rush is no stranger to portraying great artists on the big screen. His breakout role came in Scott Hick’s Shine. His depiction of pianist David Helfgott was deservedly rewarded with an Oscar. His third Academy Award nomination was for his portrayal of the Marquis de Sade in Quills. Other notable historical beneficiaries of the …
Film Review: Wild Card
FADE IN: INT. LIVING ROOM OF TERRACED HOUSE, SHEFFIELD SMILING BOBBY is watching Neighbours on the television. The phone rings. SMILING BOBBY mutes the television and answers the phone. SMILING BOBBY Hello. EXT. HOTEL POOLSIDE, LOS ANGELES – DAY FILM EXEC Hey Smiling Bobby! How you doin’? INTERCUT PHONE CONVERSATION SMILING BOBBY Fine, fine, …